N.Y. Labor Law 933 – Exemptions
§ 933. Exemptions. The following persons shall not be required to obtain a license as provided in this title in order to perform mold assessment, remediation, or abatement:
Terms Used In N.Y. Labor Law 933
- Mold: means any indoor multi-cellular fungi growth capable of creating toxins that can cause pulmonary, respiratory, neurological or other major illnesses after minimal exposure, as such exposure is defined by the environmental protection agency, centers for disease control and prevention, national institute of health, or other federal, state, or local agency organized to study and/or protect human health. See N.Y. Labor Law 930
- Mold assessment: means an inspection or assessment of real property that is designed to discover mold, conditions that facilitate mold, indicia of conditions that are likely to facilitate mold, or any combination thereof. See N.Y. Labor Law 930
1. a residential property owner who performs mold inspection, assessment, remediation, or abatement on his or her own property;
2. a non-residential property owner, or the employee of such owner, who performs mold assessment, remediation, or abatement on an apartment building owned by that person that has not more than four dwelling units;
3. an owner or a managing agent or a full-time employee of an owner or managing agent who performs mold assessment, remediation, or abatement on commercial property or a residential apartment building of more than four dwelling units owned by the owner provided, however, that this subdivision shall not apply if the managing agent or employee engages in the business of performing mold assessment, remediation, or abatement for the public; and
4. a federal, state or local governmental unit or public authority and employees thereof that perform mold assessment, remediation, or abatement on any property owned, managed or remediated by such governmental unit or authority.