Talia Williams, 2, stands at the entrance to her toy room, where paint has chipped off the walls. The house was condemned by codes inspectors on Aug. 3, 2023, for lead paint violations, among other problems. Since this photo was taken, Talia's mother, Lakeshia Harper, has locked the door to the playroom to keep her daughter away from the paint chips. (Douglass Dowty | Syracuse.com) Douglass Dowty | Syracuse.com
A year ago, Syracuse created a new weapon to fight childhood lead poisoning. City government enacted a law that makes peeling paint a code violation as serious as faulty wiring or broken porch steps. Property owners could be fined if they don’t seal in the lead by painting over it. Garage Door Weather Seal
A year later, the city has made some progress. Code enforcement officers have issued more than 3,000 lead violations and brought more than 1,600 properties into compliance. That’s a drop in the ocean in a city of 9,000 rental properties — but it’s a start.
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