(10) "Peeling" shall mean that the paint or other surface-coating material is curling, cracking, scaling, flaking, blistering, chipping, chalking or loose in any manner, such that a space or pocket of air is behind a portion thereof or such that the paint is not completely adhered to the underlying surface.
(11) "Remediation" or "Remediate" shall mean the reduction or elimination of a lead-based paint hazard through the wet scraping and repainting, removal, encapsulation, enclosure, or replacement of lead-based paint, or other method approved by the commissioner of health and mental hygiene.
(12) "Resides" shall mean to routinely spend 10 or more hours per week within a dwelling unit.
(13) "Rule" or "rules" shall mean a rule or rules promulgated pursuant to section 1043 of the New York city charter.
(14) "Turnover" shall mean the occupancy of a dwelling unit subsequent to the termination of a tenancy and the vacatur by a prior tenant of such dwelling unit.
(15) "Underlying defect" shall mean a physical condition in a dwelling or dwelling unit that is causing or has caused paint to peel or a painted surface to deteriorate or fail, such as a structural or plumbing failure that allows water to intrude into a dwelling or dwelling unit.
(16) "Window" shall mean the non-glass parts of a window, including but not limited to any window sash, window well, window jamb, window sill, or window molding.
(Am. L.L. 2019/066, 4/14/2019, eff. 6/13/2019; Am. L.L. 2019/064, 4/14/2019, eff. 8/12/2019; Am. L.L. 2021/039, 4/18/2021, eff. 10/18/2022)
Editor's note: For related unconsolidated provisions, see Appendix A at L.L. 1999/038, L.L. 2004/001and L.L. 2019/064