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NY A08203
Bill
Status
5/5/2025
Primary Sponsor
Sarahana Shrestha
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AI Summary
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Requires municipalities that conduct lead testing to notify property owners and tenants within five days of a positive lead finding, including required remediation steps, available lead abatement programs and grants, and potential consequences for non-compliance
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Mandates that tenants and property owners receive at least ten days advance notice before code enforcement lead testing, with municipalities required to obtain acknowledgement of receipt from tenants
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Requires notices to inform tenants of their rights and be translated into non-English languages commonly spoken in the municipality
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Obligates municipalities to notify tenants and owners if lead levels may render a property uninhabitable and to inform them of relevant social services law protections
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Requires municipalities to clarify that children cannot be removed from parents solely for failing to provide adequate housing when notifying the Department of Children and Family Services about positive lead tests
Legislative Description
Requires any municipality which conducts lead testing to provide notices to the owner and any tenants of a residence upon a positive test and inform the owner and any tenants of lead abatement programs and other resources; requires municipalities to notify tenants of lead testing.
Last Action
referred to local governments
1/7/2026