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NYC Admin Code › Chapter 2: Housing Maintenance Code › Subchapter 2: Maintenance, Services, and Utilities › Article 14: Lead Poisoning Prevention and Control

§ 27-2056.6.1 Violation in a common area

The existence of lead-based paint in any common area of a multiple dwelling where a child of applicable age resides shall constitute a class C immediately hazardous violation if such paint is peeling or is on a deteriorated subsurface.The existence of lead-based paint in any dwelling unit in a multiple dwelling where a child of applicable age resides shall constitute a class C immediately hazardous violation if such paint is peeling or is on a deteriorated subsurface.

Source
NYC Admin Code, as published by American Legal Publishing, the City's official publisher
Last amended
Effective June 8, 2024
Checked
Matched the official code on October 1, 2026

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