Update on Deadline for Lead Testing under NYC Local Law 31 of 2020
Supplementing our August 6, 2024 Title Tuesday which discussed the lead testing and reporting requirements set forth in NYC Local Law 31 of 2020 (“LL 31”) and NYC Local Law 111 of 2023 (“LL 111”), we wanted to take this opportunity to remind you that the deadline to complete the XRF testing for all covered properties and to report results is due by August 9, 2025 (the “Effective Date”). Please note that LL 31 requires all Residential Apartments in covered properties to be tested for lead utilizing an X-Ray Fluorescence (XRF) analyzer (unless an Apartment qualifies for a specific Exemption), and NYC Local Law 111 of 2023 (“LL 111”) supplements LL-31 and requires that all Common Areas of covered buildings be tested in similar fashion by the Effective Date.
LL 31 defines a covered properties as all “multiple dwelling” buildings built prior to 1960 (as well as for buildings built between 1960 and 1978 with known lead-based paint). Note - the law now also applies to tenant-occupied, one- and two-family dwellings and Cooperative and Condominium Units that are not occupied by the Shareholder, Unit Owner or their immediate family members (i.e.. rental units in such Cooperative or Condominium).
Below is a link to our August 6, 2024, Title Tuesday which discussed the requirements of LL31 and LL111 in more detail.
https://www.homeabstractcorp.com/bulletin/2025-deadline-alert-nycs-expanded-lead-paint-testing-requirements-for-buildings
Please note that HPD will require submission of documented evidence of XRF lead testing in accordance with LL 31 and LL 111 as part of any attempt to clear Lead Paint Violations issued after August 9, 2025.
We have also included a link to HPD’s website with additional important information regarding the current state of NYC’s Lead Paint testing requirements.
https://www.nyc.gov/site/hpd/services-and-information/lead-based-paint.page
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