NYC Property Compliance Center
Local Law 31: Lead Paint Testing
If you own or manage an NYC residential structure built before 1960, active compliance is a strict legal requirement. The statutory five-year inspection window has officially closed. Uninspected properties are actively accumulating risk and severe HPD fines.
Key Mandates:
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Mandatory XRF Testing: All applicable residential rental units and common areas must undergo non-destructive X-Ray Fluorescence (XRF) testing.
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Certified Records: Process must be executed by an independent, EPA-certified lead professional.
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Escalated Fines: Failure to produce certified records triggers immediate HPD violations with fines up to $5,000 per violation.
Local Law 1: Tenant Lead Tracking
Local Law 1 dictates the day-to-day lead risk management required for all pre-1960 residential buildings. HPD heavily penalizes landlords who fail to maintain proactive, documented annual tenant inquiries.
Key Mandates:
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Annual Notice Distribution: Landlords must distribute statutory notices every January to identify units where a child under six resides or regularly visits.
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Turnaround Testing Trigger: Discovering a resident child under six or onboarding a new tenant immediately triggers a mandatory requirement for certified visual checks and dust wipe clearance testing.
Local Law 111: Common Area XRF Mandates
Local Law 111 expands on traditional unit testing by making lead safety evaluation mandatory across all shared, non-residential spaces within pre-1960 multi-family structures.
Our Certified Scope:
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Comprehensive Facility Scanning: We deploy advanced XRF analyzer instrumentation to execute targeted testing across primary ingress and egress paths, including building lobbies, hallways, stairwells, and elevator shafts.
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Violation Shielding Documentation: Discovering uninspected or deteriorated paint matrices in public pathways triggers immediate Class C high-hazard enforcement actions. We provide the certified testing data required to verify structural compliance across your entire building footprint.
Local Law 123: Friction Surface & Turnover Abatement
Under Local Law 123, municipal enforcement timelines have accelerated significantly. Property owners are subject to strict, mandatory deadlines to execute permanent lead paint abatement on high-friction architectural elements where young children reside.
Our Certified Scope:
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Pre-Remediation Risk Mapping: We systematically analyze door frames, window channels, and cabinet slides to identify which specific friction surfaces harbor underlying lead matrices, protecting landlords from executing unnecessary, costly structural removals.
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Post-Abatement Clearance Protocols: Following structural interventions by an abatement crew, we deploy rigorous visual inspections and precision lead dust-wipe clearance testing to legally certify the space has passed compliance limits and is completely safe for occupancy.
Local Law 55: Asthma-Free Housing
Local Law 55 mandates that owners of multiple dwellings (3+ residential units) proactively investigate and keep properties entirely free from indoor allergen hazards, specifically toxic mold and pest infestations.
Key Mandates:
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Proactive Annual Inspections: Landlords must perform and document physical mold and moisture checks across all units annually.
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Independent Assessor Mandate: For any identified mold growth exceeding 10 square feet, owners are legally required to hire a licensed, independent NYS Mold Assessor to write the remediation scope.
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Severe Civil Penalties: Fines range from $250 up to $10,000 per unit for initial violations.