Chipping Away at Lead

$12.00

A guide for NYC tenants that explains how to identify lead hazards in their home and hold their landlord accountable for repairs.

Chipping Away at Lead explains:

  • How to identify lead hazards in your apartment/building

  • What your landlord is required to do under the NYC Childhood Lead Poisoning Prevention Act

  • How to hold your landlord accountable to making repairs

The guide follows a fictional family through their building to show where lead hazards are commonly found and what the repair process will look like. It also shows what activities you can take with your neighbors to put pressure on your landlord.

—————

Made with: WE ACT for Environmental Justice

Designed by: Dennis Madamba

Size: 8.5” x 11” booklet

Language(s): English and Spanish

About this Resource

Free Download

A guide for NYC tenants that explains how to identify lead hazards in their home and hold their landlord accountable for repairs.

Chipping Away at Lead explains:

  • How to identify lead hazards in your apartment/building

  • What your landlord is required to do under the NYC Childhood Lead Poisoning Prevention Act

  • How to hold your landlord accountable to making repairs

The guide follows a fictional family through their building to show where lead hazards are commonly found and what the repair process will look like. It also shows what activities you can take with your neighbors to put pressure on your landlord.

—————

Made with: WE ACT for Environmental Justice

Designed by: Dennis Madamba

Size: 8.5” x 11” booklet

Language(s): English and Spanish

About this Resource

Free Download