10. Reference in this section to a bureau or department of real estate
or to a commissioner or chief executive of a bureau or department of
real estate of a municipality, when used in connection with or affecting
either a receiver or a multiple dwelling in the city of New York, shall
be construed to mean the department or commissioner of housing
preservation and development or the department or commissioner of
buildings, or both such departments or commissioners, as the case may
be, of the city of New York.
11. a. Notwithstanding any other provision of law, where a repair has
been made by the department pursuant to this section, or any other law,
to abate a hazardous condition or correct any violation of this chapter,
or any other state or local law, which arises from the existence of lead
based paint, the department may, in whole or in part, waive its right to
a lien on the affected premises and repayment of such expenses and
disbursements as were necessary to abate such hazardous conditions or
correct such violation of law. The department shall promulgate rules
setting forth the standards for such waivers.
b. Notwithstanding any other provision of law, where there is a
hazardous condition or violation of this chapter or other state or local
law which arises from the existence of lead based paint, the department
may make grants or loans to owners for the expenses, in whole or in
part, of abating such hazardous condition or correcting such violation
of law. The department shall promulgate rules setting forth the
standards for such grants or loans.