S 4069: 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.
The bill requires municipalities that conduct lead testing to provide notice to the owner and any tenants of a residence if the test is positive for lead. This notice must include information on required remediation, lead abatement programs, and tenants' rights. Tenants and property owners must be notified at least ten days prior to code enforcement lead testing, and municipalities must demonstrate that they have successfully conveyed notice to tenants. Municipalities must also notify tenants and property owners if lead levels may render the property uninhabitable or if they may be reported to the department of children and family services. This notice must include information on tenants' rights under the social services law and any municipal laws or policies that may lead to the department of children and family services being notified. The provisions of the bill apply to all testing c…
| Jan. 07, 2026 | REFERRED TO LOCAL GOVERNMENT |
| Mar. 17, 2025 | AMEND AND RECOMMIT TO LOCAL GOVERNMENT |
| Mar. 17, 2025 | PRINT NUMBER 4069A |
| Jan. 31, 2025 | REFERRED TO LOCAL GOVERNMENT |
STATE OF NEW YORK ________________________________________________________________________ 4069 2025-2026 Regular Sessions IN SENATE January 31, 2025 ___________ Introduced by Sen. MAY -- read twice and ordered printed, and when printed to be committed to the Committee on Local Government AN ACT to amend the general municipal law, in relation to requiring any municipality which conducts lead testing to provide certain notices to the owner and any tenants of a residence upon a positive test The People of the State of New York, represented in Senate and Assem- bly, do enact as follows: 1 Section 1. The general municipal law is amended by adding a new 2 section 139-f to read as follows: 3 § 139-f. Notice to owners and tenants of residences where lead is 4 present. 1. Any municipality or political subdivision thereof which 5 conducts tests for the presence of lead shall provide notice to the 6 owner and any tenants of a residence if such residence tests positive 7 for lead. Such notice shall include: 8 (a) A description of the legal duties of the property owner and infor- 9 mation regarding the entity responsible for enforcing such duties; 10 (b) Information on resources regarding the impacts of lead on children 11 and adults, including but not limited to: 12 (i) information on the impacts and responses of lead poisoning in 13 children, as published by the department of health; 14 (ii) a list of local health resources for children who have tested 15 positive for lead poisoning; and 16 (iii) a list of local resources for legal assistance regarding 17 tenants' rights; 18 (c) Information regarding tenants' rights and possible next steps; and 19 (d) If a non-English language is commonly spoken in the municipality, 20 a translation of such notice in such language shall be provided. 21 2. The provisions of this section shall apply to all testing conducted 22 pursuant to section thirteen hundred seventy-seven of the public health 23 law. EXPLANATION--Matter in italics (underscored) is new; matter in brackets [] is old law to be omitted. LBD08689-01-5S. 4069 2 1 § 2. This act shall take effect immediately; provided, however, that 2 if section 2 of part T of chapter 57 of the laws of 2023 shall not have 3 taken effect on or before such date then subdivision 2 of section 139-e 4 of the general municipal law as added by section one of this act shall 5 take effect on the same date and in the same manner as such chapter of 6 the laws of 2023, takes effect.