A real estate development or neighborhood in which the property
is burdened by servitudes requiring property owners to contribute
to maintenance of commonly held property or to pay dues or assessments
to an owners' association that provides services or facilities
to the community.
A person certified by the New Jersey Department of Community
Affairs to perform lead inspection and risk assessment work pursuant
to N.J.A.C. 5:17- 1.1, et seq. This includes the ability to perform
dust wipe sampling.
Any condition that causes exposure to lead from lead- contaminated
duct or lead-contaminated paint that is deteriorated or present in
surfaces that would result in adverse human health effects.
A certification which confirms that a lead-based paint inspection
was performed and that no lead-based paint exists in the dwelling
unit or that all lead-based paint hazards have been fully abated.
A certification which confirms that a lead-based paint inspection
was performed and no lead-based paint hazards were found. This certification
is valid for two years from the date of issuance.
The owner and/or landlord of every single-family, two-family, and
multifamily rental dwellings located within the Borough of Haddonfield
shall cause their property to be inspected for lead based paint hazards
through visual assessment in accordance with the Act. The owner and/or
landlord, in lieu of having the dwelling inspected by the Borough's
Lead Inspector, may directly hire a private lead inspector to perform
the lead-based paint inspection. All inspections will otherwise be
performed by the Borough's Lead Inspector.
An initial inspection for lead-based paint hazards shall occur before
July 22, 2024, or at tenant turnover, whichever is earlier. Thereafter,
all such dwelling units shall be inspected at Tenant Turnover, or
every two years, whichever is earlier.
In accordance with the Act, a dwelling unit in a single-family, two-family,
or multifamily rental dwelling shall not be subject to inspection
and evaluation for the presence of lead-based paint hazards if the
swelling unit:
Is in a multiple dwelling that has been registered with the
New Jersey Department of Community Affairs as a multiple dwelling
for at least 10 years, either under the current or a previous owner,
and has no outstanding lead violations from the most recent cyclical
inspection performed on the multiple dwelling under the Hotel and
Multiple Dwelling Law, P.L. 1967, c. 76 (N.J.S.A. 55:13A-1, et seq.);
Is a single-family or two-family seasonal rental dwelling which
is rented for less than six months duration each year by tenants that
do not have consecutive lease renewals; or
If a lead-based paint hazard is identified upon inspection, the owner
and/or landlord of the dwelling unit, at his or her own cost, shall
remediate the hazards through abatement or lead-based paint hazard
control mechanisms which have been approved in accordance with the
Act. Upon the remediation of the lead-based paint hazard, the Borough's
Lead Inspector or the owner and/or landlord's private lead inspector,
shall conduct an additional inspection of the dwelling unit to certify
that the hazard no longer exists.
If no lead-based paint hazard is identified, then the Borough's
Lead Inspector or the owner and/or landlord's private lead inspector
shall provide a lead safe certification on a form prescribed by the
New Jersey Department of Community Affairs; the certification shall
be valid for two years from the date of issuance.
In accordance with the Act, the owner and/or landlord of every single-family,
two-family, and multifamily rental dwelling located within the Borough
shall:
Provide a copy of a current lead-safe certification and the
most recent tenant turnover to the Borough at the time of registration
and renewal of the certificate.
Provide a copy of current lead-safe certification to new tenants
of the property at the time of tenant turnover and shall affix a copy
of such certification as an exhibit to the tenant's or tenants'
lease.
Maintain a record of the lead-safe certification which shall
include the name(s) of the dwelling unit's tenant(s) if the inspection
was conducted during a period of tenancy.
Fees. The fees to be paid by the owner and/or landlord for a lead-based
paint inspection performed by the Borough's Lead Inspector shall
be as follows:
Alternatively, a dwelling owner or landlord may directly hire a private
lead evaluation contractor who is certified to provide lead paint
inspection services by the Department of Community Affairs to satisfy
the requirements in which case no additional lead-based paint inspection
fee shall be paid. The fee for the filing of a lead-safe certification
or lead-free certification from a private lead evaluation contractor
shall be $55.
In accordance with N.J.S.A. 52:27D-437.16(h), an additional fee of
$20 per dwelling unit inspected by the Borough's Lead Inspector
or the owner and/or landlord's private lead inspector shall be
assessed for the purposes of the Act, unless the owner and/or landlord
demonstrates that the New Jersey Department of Community Affairs has
already assessed an additional inspection fee of $20. The fees collected
pursuant to this subsection shall be deposited into the Lead Hazard
Control Assistance Fund.
If an owner and/or landlord has failed to conduct the required inspection
or initiate any remediation efforts, the owner and/or landlord shall
be given 30 days to cure the violation.
If the owner and/or landlord has not cured the violation after 30
days, the owner and/or landlord shall be subject to a penalty not
to exceed $1,000 per week until the required inspection has been conducted
or remediation efforts have been initiated.