Greenwich, CT Building Safety: Lead Paint (2026)

Article 11, adopted by the Board of Health on September 27, 2012, gives Greenwich's Director of Health local enforcement authority over lead hazards in dwellings, tied directly to the state Regulations of Connecticut State Agencies (RCSA) Section 19a-111-1 et seq., the Lead Poisoning Prevention and Control Regulations, and related Connecticut General Statutes sections. Under Section 4-137, once an authorized agent identifies or verifies a lead hazard in a dwelling, the Director of Health may order the owner, at the owner's expense, to engage a State of Connecticut Licensed Lead Consultant Contractor to conduct comprehensive paint, dust, soil, and potable-water testing; where a child resides, that comprehensive testing is mandatory.

The owner must submit the resulting report to the Director within a Director-set timeframe. Section 4-138 imposes a stricter, faster track whenever the Director receives a report that a child has a confirmed blood lead level of fifteen micrograms per deciliter or more: the Director may again order owner-funded testing, followed by an owner-funded abatement or lead management plan designed by a Certified Lead Planner-Project Designer under Section 4-139, and a post-abatement inspection with clearance dust wipes before the Director will approve re-occupancy. Section 4-141 gives any person aggrieved by a Director's order the right to appeal to the State Commissioner of Health under Connecticut General Statutes Section 19a-229.

Violating any Article 11 requirement, including an owner's failure to comply with a testing or abatement order, is punishable under Section 4-142 by a fine of not more than $100 for each violation, with each day of continued noncompliance treated as a separate offense and abatement ordered by the Director.