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Statewide

A Flooded Private Well Needs Testing Before Normal Use

After floodwater reaches a private well, use bottled or disinfected water until the well is restored, disinfected, and tested.

Statewide

Flood Insurance Usually Has a Waiting Period

Flood insurance is usually not a same-day storm fix, so owners and renters should review coverage before heavy-weather season.

Statewide

HEAP Applications Depend on the Benefit Window and Local District

HEAP has regular, emergency, repair, and cooling paths, so applicants should check what is open and which local office handles them.

New York City

DOB Checks Often Need Both DOB NOW And Old BIS

For a Brooklyn building question, check DOB NOW for newer records and BIS for older filings before assuming the permit history is empty.

Western New York

Erie Lead Checks Belong Before Older-Home Work

Erie County's LeadSAFE pages help families, landlords, and contractors ask the right lead questions before work starts.

Statewide

Lead Service Line Inventories Are Worth Checking Before You Buy

For homes on public water, check the water system's service-line inventory instead of assuming the pipe material is known.

Regional shelves

Adirondacks 1 notes -> Adirondacks & North Country 20 notes -> Capital Region 21 notes -> Catskills 2 notes -> Central New York 23 notes -> Finger Lakes 38 notes -> Hudson Valley 59 notes -> Long Island 26 notes -> Mohawk Valley 19 notes -> New York City 47 notes -> North Country 7 notes -> Southern Tier 20 notes -> Statewide 8 notes -> Upstate New York 28 notes -> Western New York 33 notes ->

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