In October of last year, Justice Louis York struck down the new law, ruling in favor of the Coalition, who had brought the lawsuit against the city. Justice York ruled that the city did not properly address the bill's environmental impact before voting on it. Chachere feels that there is almost no chance the decision will be overturned. Frank Ricci, the director of government affairs with the Rent Stabilization Association , sees things differently. He believes that most critics of Local Law 38 are trial lawyers who are afraid that, under this new law, they would have has a much higher burden of proof when bringing cases against landlords.
Some advocates are very sincere, but trial lawyers are often masquerading in sheep's clothing.
That's as plain a truth as you're going to get. Even more disturbing, according to Goldberg, is that the new law did not address lead dust as a potential hazard. It is the only way of knowing if an area is safe. Instead, the new law contained provisions for a limited clearance test, to be done only if work was done on windows or doors. Finally, Goldberg explains that who actually performs the lead abatement is an extremely important issue .