How will properties be inspected for lead?
Residential rental units built before 1978 requiring Certificates of Occupancy, in all areas of the City, will be covered by the general provisions outlined in Section §90-58 of the ordinance. This means that deteriorated paint, both on the interior and exterior of the unit, will be required to have protective covering and must be repaired using Lead Safe Work Practices. Deteriorated paint will continue to be cited as it currently is during inspections conducted by NSC inspection staff, known as Neighborhood Conservation Officers. Property owners now have certain obligations to their tenants and neighboring residents when work is conducted in that unit as defined in Section §90-58, lead-safe hazard reduction and control. Protections are afforded to occupants of property within the City before, during and after work is conducted in any unit. Section §90-59 gives property owners the conditions by which a work site must be prepared, and provides occupants recourse to end a lease agreement
