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NY S04069
Bill
Status
1/31/2025
Primary Sponsor
Rachel May
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AI Summary
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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
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Mandates that notices be translated into non-English languages commonly spoken in the municipality
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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
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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
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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