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Local Law 31: Childhood Lead Poisoning Prevention Act (LL31 / 2020)
LL31 lead-paint compliance for NYC owners: annual notice window, XRF inspection cycle, turnover rules, EPA RRP overlap, and HPD Class C penalty math.
~750,000 pre-1960 NYC dwelling units potentially covered
— Monitor this automatically
ViolationWatch tracks Local Law 31 status and deadlines automatically per-building. 60/30/7-day reminders routed to whoever owns the filing. Included in every plan.
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- Applies to
- Pre-1960 multi-unit (Class A) buildings — and pre-1978 buildings if the owner has actual knowledge of lead — where a child under 6 resides
- Cycle / deadline
- Annual notice (Jan 5–Feb 15) + XRF inspection within 1 year + at every unit turnover
- Qualified by
- EPA-certified lead-paint inspector or risk assessor (XRF) + HPD-registered owner agent
- Penalty for missing
- $1,500–$5,000 per offense; daily $250–$500 accruing for un-cured Class C lead violation
Classifications & outcomes
The three results of a LL31 review.
Annual notice on file, XRF complete, turnover inspections logged. No outstanding lead violations.
Annual lead-paint notice filed after Feb 15. HPD penalty $1,500 first offense, escalating per unit.
Lead-paint Class C violation un-cured past 21 days. Daily penalty + HPD emergency repair lien.
The cost of missing
LL31 penalties compound fast.
LL31 enforcement is largely administrative — DOB runs compliance sweeps based on filing status, not complaint volume. Once you're flagged, penalties apply until the underlying filing or condition is resolved.
Missed filing
$1,500–$5,000 per offense; daily $250–$500 accruing for un-cured Class C lead violation
Compliance failure
Class C "immediately hazardous" HPD violation; 21-day cure; HPD emergency repair billed back to owner
Deadline pattern: DOH-NYC Form HPD-LL31 annual notice between Jan 5 and Feb 15. XRF inspection of all pre-1960 units with a child under 6 within 1 year of LL31 effective date and every 3 years thereafter. Turnover inspection at every vacancy.
What we monitor
How ViolationWatch tracks Local Law 31 for every building in your portfolio.
01
Auto-mapping per BIN
We resolve every building you add to its BIN, BBL, block, and lot — and check whether LL31 applies automatically.
02
Deadline calendar
Annual notice (Jan 5–Feb 15) + XRF inspection within 1 year + at every unit turnover is computed and calendared per building. Visible in the dashboard; reminders fire at 60, 30, and 7 days.
03
Filing status
We surface any existing LL31 filings on record, so you know before you start whether the building is current, due, or already in arrears.
04
Routing by role
LL31 reminders go to whoever owns compliance filings at your portfolio — property manager, asset manager, legal counsel, or the super.
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Related violations
LL31 non-compliance commonly generates downstream DOB violations. When one appears, we correlate it to the underlying law automatically.
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Portfolio rollup
See your entire portfolio's LL31 state at once — compliant vs due vs overdue — in a single dashboard view.
— Your Local Law 31 deadline is coming
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