NYC Local Laws · Defined
Local Law 1 of 2004: Residential lead-paint hazard prevention
Establishes NYC’s residential lead-based paint hazard prevention framework, including owner responsibilities for covered housing.
New York City jurisdiction · Sources checked September 15, 2026. Law numbers repeat by year. These educational summaries are not legal advice or a complete compliance checklist. Later amendments, agency rules, building characteristics, and effective dates determine the requirements for a particular property. Use the linked City sources to confirm current obligations.
Why it matters
Building age, known lead paint, child occupancy, turnover work, and subsequent amendments affect the obligations. An intact painted surface is not evidence that no lead is present. Review required investigations, notices, work practices, testing, and records rather than relying only on a visual property walkthrough.
In practice
A project example
A buyer of older rental housing requests lead records and turnover documentation and commissions the appropriate specialist review where the records do not establish what has been tested or corrected.
Technical references
General educational guidance from KOW Building Consultants. Examples are illustrative, not project records. The applicable contract, standard, program, and jurisdiction control the requirements for a specific assignment.