Lead Hazard Reduction and Healthy Homes Program

The City of Elmira's Lead-Based Paint Hazard Control Program is a federally funded grant program. Elmira has been awarded financial assistance for the Department of Housing and Urban Development to help eligible grantees with no expectation that the funds will be paid back. Once you submit an application and supporting documents the staff will review and verify to determine eligibility.

The City of Elmira Lead-Based Paint Hazard Control Program Manager conducts a site visit and develops a scope of work for the home. The Program Manager will conduct testing to find all possible lead hazards in the property. The results from the site visit will show contractors where the lead hazards are located throughout the property and determine the level of effort necessary. This will allow the contractors to understand what work needs to be completed on the property. Work will begin within 30 days after the scope of work has been approved.

Once the risk assessment and scope of work are completed by the Program Manager and approved by the Program Director, the residents of the property may need to be relocated for approximately 10 days while rehabilitation takes place, depending on the conditions of the property. Landlords will need to participate in the relocation process.

A certified lead abatement contractor will be selected to fix all lead hazards in your home. The furnishings and belongings in the work area will be protected or relocated prior to the start of work. The work areas will be prepared to prevent the migration of dust and construction debris using plastic sheeting. Once the lead areas are treated, then a specialized cleaning is performed by the contractor.

Clearance of the work area is performed by a state-certified lead paint inspector or risk assessor. Copies of lead testing, scope of work, Certificate of Clearance, and Contractor Copies of the report are shared with the owner and tenant.

City of Elmira Lead Safe Housing Registry

The City of Elmira Lead-Safe Housing Registry is provided to inform the renting community of housing units that have been cleared of lead-based paint hazards. The rental units are made available for families with a pregnant woman or a child under age 6 living in the house. The following units were determined to be lead-safe following their participation in the Lead Hazard Reduction Program Grant (January 2020-January 2022) funded by the U.S. Department of Housing and Urban Development's Office of Healthy Homes and Lead Hazard Control.

Important Advisories

The units listed below were deemed lead-safe based on a lead evaluation on the date shown. "Lead-safe" means that there was no deteriorated lead-based paint, no lead-contaminated dust, and no exposed lead-contaminated soil identified at the time of the lead evaluation. This does not mean the property is "lead-free."

This list does not mean that the units listed are vacant or available at this time. Other units at a given property that are not listed here may or may not be lead-safe. The City of Elmira makes no warranties as to the current condition of the property, nor is the City of Elmira endorsing or recommending these units for occupancy. Normal deterioration or activities of the owner, tenant, or others may have created lead hazards since the lead evaluation date.

The City of Elmira's Lead-Based Paint Hazard Control Program is a federally funded grant program. Elmira has been awarded financial assistance for the Department of Housing and Urban Development to help eligible grantees with no expectation that the funds will be paid back. Once you submit an application and supporting documents the staff will review and verify to determine eligibility.