Brown's new initiatives for lead in drinking water testing come one day after the Buffalo Common Council passed legislation aimed at addressing chipping and peeling lead paint
hazards in rental units following two years of reporting by Investigative Post on Buffalo's serious lead poisoning problem.
The Common Council passed legislation Tuesday to address chipping and peeling lead paint
hazards in rental units following years of reporting by Investigative Post on Buffalo's serious lead poisoning problem.
Not exact matches
In that city, housing inspectors check some 12,000
rental units a year for lead
hazards.
The regulations, announced March 6, call for disclosure of known lead - based paint
hazards in connection with the sale or
rental of dwelling
units built before 1978.
When a landlord renovates occupied
rental units or common areas
in buildings constructed before 1978, EPA regulations require that current tenants receive lead
hazard information within 60 days of the date the renovation will begin.