Free Download – NYC Annual Notice: Protect Your Child From Lead Poisoning & Window Falls (2026 Version)

Required Form for All NYC Building Owners
English & Spanish Included — HPD & DOHMH Compliance

Product Description:
This FREE downloadable Annual Notice (“Protect Your Child From Lead Poisoning and Window Falls”) is required by New York City law for all owners of residential buildings with rental units. Under HMC § 27-2043.1 and Chapter 11 of Title 28 RCNY, building owners must distribute this notice every year and collect it back from each tenant by February 15.

This official form informs tenants about lead-based paint hazards, peeling paint reporting requirements, and window-guard laws. It also asks tenants to indicate whether a child under 6 (for lead rules) or child under 11 (for window guards) resides in the home. Owners must comply with all responses received — and must physically inspect any unit where a tenant fails to return the notice.

Owner Responsibilities Under NYC Law

By law, the building owner must:

Lead-Based Paint – Owner Duties

• Provide every tenant with the Annual Notice and the official DOHMH lead-safety pamphlet:

  • English: Protect Your Child from Lead Poisoning and Window Falls

  • Spanish: Proteja a su niño del envenenamiento por plomo y de las caídas por las ventanas

• Include a lead disclosure notice with each new lease and lease renewal.

• Inspect units annually for peeling paint and other lead hazards in any unit where a child under age 6 lives or spends 10+ hours per week.

• Perform repairs using lead-safe work practices.

• Keep written documentation of inspections and corrections for 10 years.

Window Guard Requirements

Owners must install window guards:

• In any unit where a child 10 years or younger resides.

• Even if no child resides in the unit, any tenant who requests window guards must receive them.

• Air conditioners must be permanently installed without creating gaps.

• Window guards must protect openings greater than 4½ inches.

• Owners must repair or replace any missing or defective guards immediately.

Mandatory Distribution

This notice must be provided:

• Every January, to every tenant in a multiple dwelling (3+ apartments).

• In English and Spanish, regardless of tenant preference.

• With every new lease and lease renewal.

Tenants must complete and return the form by February 15 each year.
If a tenant does not return the form, the owner must physically inspect the unit to determine if a child resides there (per RCNY §11-03).

Legal Reference

• HMC § 27-2043.1 – Annual Notice Requirements

• RCNY Title 28, Chapter 11 § 11-03 – Owner inspection obligations

• NYC Lead-Based Paint Hazard Reduction Law (“Local Law 1”)

What’s Included in This Free Download

• ✔ Official 2026 NYC Annual Notice form

• ✔ Ready-to-print PDF

• ✔ English version

• ✔ Spanish version

• ✔ Complies with HPD, DOHMH & NYC Housing Maintenance Code

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