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FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE<\/strong>
\r\nAugust 3, 2023
\r\nContact: Chris Dobens, chris@weact.org, 718-679-8542<\/p>\r\n

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NEW YORK<\/strong> \u2013 WE ACT for Environmental Justice applauds the New York City Council for today passing three bills we have been advocating for to help reduce the threat of childhood lead poisoning. All three bills supplement Local Law 1 of 2004, which requires building owners to test for and abate lead-based paint on friction surfaces – such as door and window frames, two major sources of lead paint dust – whenever an apartment with children under age 6 is vacated. However, random audits by the New York City Department of Housing Preservation and Development (HPD) indicate widespread non-compliance. This non-compliance was the impetus of this new legislation:<\/p>\r\n

Intro 0006-2022<\/strong><\/a>\u00a0\u2013 Abatement of Lead Paint on Friction Surfaces<\/strong>
\r\nThis bill will require inspections and abatement, including the removal of lead-based paint on friction surfaces, to be completed in all applicable dwelling units where a child under the age of 6 resides by July 1, 2027. If an owner fails to comply, they are subject to a Class C violation.<\/p>\r\n

Intro 0005-2022<\/strong><\/a>\u00a0\u2013 <\/strong>Automatic Audits of Landlord Self-Inspections Upon Issuance of Peeling\u00a0Lead\u00a0Paint Violations<\/strong>
\r\nThis bill will trigger an automatic audit of landlords\u2019 self-inspection records anytime HPD finds peeling\u00a0lead\u00a0paint.<\/p>\r\n

Intro 0750-2022<\/strong><\/a>\u00a0\u2013 <\/strong>Proactive Identification and Inspection of Dwellings Where Children Are at Risk of\u00a0Lead\u00a0Poisoning<\/strong>
\r\nDespite the City having extensive data on the buildings where children are most likely to be poisoned by\u00a0lead, an audit by the New York City Comptroller found that inspections only occur as the result of tenant complaints, and many tenants are reluctant to do so fearing potential retaliation. This bill will mandate HPD and the New York City Department of Health and Mental Hygiene to develop a program for proactive inspections of high-risk buildings even if there are no tenant complaints.<\/p>\r\n

Due to loopholes and a lack of enforcement of Local Law 1 of 2004, 2,557 children in New York City\u00a0still tested positive for elevated blood lead levels as recently as 2021<\/a>. Lead poisoning produces life-long impacts, which include permanent neurological disorders, kidney and hearing damage, and concentration problems as well as lower IQs. And\u00a0studies<\/a>\u00a0show that Black children living below the poverty line are twice as likely to suffer from lead poisoning as poor white children.<\/p>\r\n

\u201cWe thank Council Member Diana Ayala and the other sponsors of these bills for their leadership, and we urge Mayor Eric Adams to sign all three into law. Childhood lead poisoning is completely preventable, and this legislation will help protect our children,\u201d explained Lonnie Portis, New York City Policy and Advocacy Manager at WE ACT for Environmental Justice.<\/p>\r\n

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WE ACT for Environmental Justice\u00a0<\/strong>is a Northern Manhattan membership-based organization whose mission is to build healthy communities by ensuring that people of color and\/or low-income residents participate meaningfully in the creation of sound and fair environmental health and protection policies and practices. WE ACT has offices in New York and Washington, D.C. 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