NJ A581

Municipalities must inspect all single-family and two-family rental dwellings for lead-based paint hazards at least every five years, or every two years if encapsulation was used for remediation.

Municipalities with a permanent local inspection agency would use that agency; those without must hire a DCA-certified lead evaluation contractor to conduct inspections.

Property owners must register tenant-occupied single-family and two-family rentals with the municipal clerk rather than the state Department of Community Affairs.

Inspecting agencies must annually report inspection numbers and high-risk lead exposure areas to DCA, which will publish searchable data online and submit annual reports to the Governor and Legislature.

An additional $20 per-unit fee applies to inspections, deposited into the Lead Hazard Control Assistance Fund, with exemptions for properties certified lead-free, built in 1978 or later, or rented seasonally for less than six months.