New Jersey law (P.L. 2021, c. 182) requires that a certified lead evaluation contractor perform inspections of certain single-family, two-family, and multifamily residential rental dwellings for lead-based paint hazards. The dwelling owners/landlords are required by state law to have the inspection performed by either an inspector retained by the Township or by directly hiring a certified lead evaluation contractor for this purpose. The fee for an inspection by a Township-retained inspector is set forth in Chapter
152, §
152-48.
All single-family, two-family, and multiple rental dwellings
must be inspected except for the following dwellings, which are exempt:
A. Dwellings that were constructed during or after 1978.
B. Single-family and two-family seasonal rental dwellings which are
rented for less than six months' duration each year by tenants
that do not have consecutive lease renewals.
C. Dwellings that have been certified to be free of lead-based paint
pursuant to N.J.A.C. 5:17-3.6(b).
D. Multiple rental dwellings that have been registered with the Department
of Community Affairs for at least 10 years and have no outstanding
lead violations from the most recent cyclical inspection performed
on the multiple dwelling under the Hotel and Multiple Dwelling Law
(N.J.S.A. 55:13A-1 et seq.).
E. Dwellings with a valid lead-safe certificate issued pursuant to P.L.
2021, c. 182. Lead-safe certificates are valid for two years from
the date of issuance.