Lead Paint Insights
Compliance guides, safety tips, and NYC regulation updates from our EPA-certified team.
NYC owners of 3+ unit buildings must register with HPD every year by Sept 1. Fees, who must register, how PROS works, and why it blocks violation removal.
Most children with lead poisoning show no symptoms. Learn the signs, when NYC requires blood lead tests, and what to do if your child's level is high.
Typical NYC lead paint inspection costs: XRF testing per apartment, dust wipe clearance, and risk assessments, plus what changes the price.
Encapsulation seals lead paint and usually costs less than removal, but it does not work on doors, windows, or floors. When each method is right in NYC.
File an HPD complaint for peeling paint by calling 311 or using 311 online. What to say, what happens next, and how to track the complaint.
How NYC owners certify an HPD violation was fixed: the Certificate of Correction, the dust wipe proof needed for lead, deadlines, and common rejections.
Plain-English guide to NYC lead paint law: who Local Law 1 covers, Local Law 31 XRF testing, turnover rules, the 0.5 mg/cm² standard, and record keeping.