The Lead-Painted Apartments in NYC
Publisher |
WNYC Studios
Media Type |
audio
Categories Via RSS |
Daily News
News
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Politics
Publication Date |
May 17, 2024
Episode Duration |
00:15:18

NYC passed a law in 2004 requiring landlords to remove lead paint hazards, but in the last 20 years some landlords have been cited over and over for violations without enforcement. Jaclyn Jeffrey-Wilensky, data reporter at WNYC and Gothamist, explains what loopholes have allowed the violations to continue and the new city laws going into effect this year to close them.

In the last 20 years, some landlords have been cited over and over for lead paint violations without enforcement.

NYC passed a law in 2004 requiring landlords to remove lead paint hazards, but in the last 20 years some landlords have been cited over and over for violations without enforcement. Jaclyn Jeffrey-Wilensky, data reporter at WNYC and Gothamist, explains what loopholes have allowed the violations to continue and the new city laws going into effect this year to close them.

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