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NY S04069

Bill

Status

Introduced

1/31/2025

Primary Sponsor

Rachel May

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Origin

Senate

2025-2026 General Assembly

AI Summary

  • Requires municipalities conducting lead tests to notify property owners and tenants within five days of a positive result, including remediation requirements, abatement resources, and consequences of non-compliance

  • Mandates that notices be translated into non-English languages commonly spoken in the municipality

  • Requires municipalities to provide at least ten days advance notice to tenants and property owners before conducting code enforcement lead testing, with acknowledgement of receipt from tenants

  • Obligates municipalities to inform tenants and owners when lead levels may render a property uninhabitable and to advise them of their rights under social services law

  • Requires municipalities to notify tenants that children cannot be removed from parents solely for failing to provide adequate housing when the Department of Children and Family Services is informed of a positive lead test

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 GOVERNMENT

1/7/2026

Committee Referrals

Local Government1/31/2025

Full Bill Text

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