Norwalk, CT Building Safety: Lead Paint (2026)

Section 59-4G of the Housing Code prohibits lead paint or other potentially hazardous material on interior surfaces of any dwelling unit, rooming unit or rooming house, or on fixtures and objects in such a facility, when the facility is subject to letting or occupancy by children. The prohibition expressly reaches windowsills, window frames, doors, door frames, walls, ceilings, and stair rails and spindles, along with all other interior appurtenances. Section 59-1 defines LEAD PAINT as any pigmented, liquid substance applied by brush, roller or spray in which the total nonvolatile ingredient contains more than 1% lead by weight, calculated as metallic lead.

Compliance with § 59-4G is one of the minimum standards a dwelling must meet before anyone may occupy it or let it to another person; a unit that fails it can be found unfit for human habitation and condemned and placarded by the Director of Public Health under § 59-10 if the hazard creates a serious risk to occupants. The Director of Public Health enforces the standard through inspections under § 59-2, and any resulting violation notice moves through the Code Enforcement Committee's notice-and-hearing procedure under § 59-3, including the option for the property owner to request a variance or extension.