Raza Environmental
Property owners

Lead and mold inspections that clear.

If you own or manage property in New York and you're facing an HPD violation, a Local Law deadline, a unit turning over, or a tenant complaint — this is what we do every week. You deal with us directly, not a call center.

NYC DEP Certified Asbestos Investigator EPA Certified Lead Inspector & Risk Assessor NYS DOL Licensed Asbestos Personnel AIHA-Accredited Laboratories
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Why owners call us

You want it done once, and done right.

Lead and mold work in New York carries real exposure — fines, liability, and violations that do not close on their own. An inspection that has to be redone, or a report an agency will not accept, costs far more than the inspection itself ever did.

Most of our asbestos work is with architects, engineers, contractors, and expediters on permitted construction. Owners and managing agents get the same firm and the same standard — a licensed inspector on site, accredited lab results, filings handled on our end, and someone who will explain in plain English what the report means.

A real firm

There is a firm behind your inspection.

Most inspection outfits in this business run out of a house, off a cell phone. We are one of the few that hold real offices — a place a client can walk into, and a number that gets answered when you call it.

That matters more than it sounds. If the company that signed your report is gone in eighteen months, so is your documentation, your inspector, and anyone who can speak to the work when an agency or an attorney asks.

We work with owners and managing agents who want a real firm behind their inspections — and who intend to still be able to reach that firm years after the invoice is paid.

The Raza Environmental office in Hartsdale, New York
Our office · 111 North Central Park Avenue, Suite 350, Hartsdale

An office, not a kitchen table

A staffed office in Hartsdale that clients are welcome to visit. Records, equipment, and people in one place.

A phone that gets answered

Call and you get a person who knows the job, not a voicemail box and a callback next week.

Still here in five years

Licensed, insured, and permanent. When a report gets questioned two years from now, there is still someone here to call.

What we handle

Common situations.

Open HPD violation

A lead or mold violation has been issued and needs to be corrected and certified. We inspect, document, and give you what you need to close it out.

Local Law lead testing

XRF testing and recordkeeping for Local Law 1, 31, and 111 obligations, on the schedule the law requires, with records you can produce on request.

Unit turnover

Turnover inspection and dust-wipe clearance between tenants, scheduled around your painter and your move-in date.

Tenant complaint

An independent, licensed assessment of a mold or moisture complaint — including finding the source, not just testing the air.

Before you buy or renovate

Know what is in the building before you close, or before you open a wall. Lead, mold, and asbestos screening on one visit.

Portfolio inspection programs

Recurring inspection schedules across multiple buildings, with records kept centrally so nothing lapses.

An inspection is only worth as much as the firm standing behind it.
Why owners come back to us
What to expect

Simple, start to finish.

01

Tell us the situation

Call or email with the address and what prompted it. We quote a flat price before we come out.

02

We come out

A licensed inspector on site, scheduled around your tenants. Occupied units and evening or weekend access are routine for us.

03

Accredited testing

Samples analyzed at AIHA-accredited laboratories, with expedited turnaround when a deadline is close.

04

Report and next steps

A report you can hand to an agency, plus a call to walk you through what it says and what, if anything, you need to do next.

Services for owners

Lead-based paint

  • EPA-certified XRF testing and paint-chip sampling
  • Local Law 1, 31, and 111 testing and recordkeeping
  • Vacancy turnover inspections and clearance
  • Dust-wipe clearance for turnover and post-abatement work
  • HPD lead violation resolution support
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Services for owners

Mold

  • Licensed mold assessment and moisture investigation
  • Written remediation protocol for your contractor
  • NYC DEP receipt filing handled on every project
  • Post-remediation verification and clearance testing
  • Air and surface sampling with accredited analysis
  • HPD compliance documentation
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New York requires an independent assessor for mold

The firm that assesses the mold cannot be the firm that remediates it. We only assess and clear — which means we have no reason to find a bigger problem than you have. Be cautious of any company offering to test and then fix it themselves.

Talk to us before the deadline.

Tell us the address and what prompted the inspection. We'll tell you exactly what is required, what it costs, and when we can be there — no obligation, no sales call.