State guide
New York
New York’s statutes create a State Police meth-lab data repository for law-enforcement use, but I did not find a public state contaminated-property registry. For property transactions, New York has both a broad seller Property Condition Disclosure Statement and a separate rule stating felony-site history is not a material defect for sale or lease.
Checked against official sources on October 4, 2026. Rules and links change; confirm with the office listed before you act.
- Contaminated property list
- No public New York state meth-property registry was found; the State Police repository in Executive Law § 221-c is for law-enforcement use, so use the DEA National Clandestine Laboratory Register for a public list.
- Official property list
- Official page →
- Seller and landlord disclosure
- For sales, New York’s Property Condition Disclosure Act requires the seller’s disclosure statement, which includes hazardous-substance release/testing questions; separately, RPL §443-a says a prior or suspected felony-site history is not a material defect for sale or lease.
- Cleanup standard
- Not published by an official source we could verify. Ask the office.
- State program
- Not published by an official source we could verify. Ask the office.
Official resources in New York
Official source for the Property Condition Disclosure Act text and the current residential disclosure form.
Official statute stating that a felony-site history is not a material defect or fact relating to property offered for sale or lease.
Official statute requiring the Division of State Police to maintain a statewide repository of meth-lab data for law enforcement agencies.
Official statute requiring law enforcement to notify the Division of State Police, and State Police to notify DEC, when an unlawful methamphetamine laboratory is discovered.
Public federal register to check meth-lab incident addresses when New York does not publish a public state list.
Key facts for New York
- State Police must maintain a statewide repository of meth-lab data for law enforcement agencies.
- When law enforcement finds a meth lab, it must notify the Division of State Police.
- State Police must then notify the Department of Environmental Conservation.
- RPL §443-a says a property’s suspected felony-site history is not a material defect for sale or lease.
- New York’s seller disclosure form asks about hazardous or toxic substance releases and testing.
What to do next
- For a home purchase, get the seller’s Property Condition Disclosure Statement and look closely at the environmental questions on spills, hazardous substances, and testing.
- If meth-lab history matters to your decision, ask in writing during negotiations; under §443-a the seller may choose whether to respond.
- Because New York does not appear to publish a public state meth-property list, check the DEA register and local records as part of due diligence.
Looking for your city or county in New York?
No program-level official pages for New York yet. Try these, in order:
- General Start with the statewide information above.
- Closest verified Nearest places where we have verified local data (distance from New York's population center, for comparison only):
- Connecticut local health agencies finder, Connecticut · about 90 miles
- Environmental and Occupational Health Assessment Program, Connecticut · about 100 miles
- DNREC Remediation Section, Delaware · about 136 miles
- Call to confirm Ask the official office.NYS Department of State – Real Estate License Law / Property Condition Disclosure Act
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