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LEAD-SAFE CERTIFICATION

Which lead inspection
does your town require?

New Jersey’s Lead-Safe Certification law (P.L. 2021, c.182) makes every pre-1978 rental unit get inspected at tenant turnover or at least every three years. Each municipality is assigned one of two methods: a visual assessment, or dust-wipe sampling. Find your town below.

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Visual assessment · an inspector checks every painted surface in the unit for deterioration. most towns

Dust-wipe sampling · wipe samples from floors and window sills go to an accredited lab. Required where the town has a higher share of children with elevated blood lead levels. about 50 towns

Source: NJ DCA municipal lead-safe method assignments.

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What we do

Smart Choice Inspections is certified for New Jersey lead inspections. We perform the method your town assigns, issue the lead-safe certificate when the unit passes, and explain exactly what to correct when it doesn’t. Visual certificates are $200 per building (1 to 4 units); dust-wipe sampling is $300 for the first unit and $200 for each additional unit.

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Lead-safe inspection methods by town

Browse the municipal assignments used by this tool. Confirm the current requirements and any property-specific exemptions with your municipality before arranging an inspection.

Atlantic County 23 municipalities
MunicipalityInspection method
Absecon CityVisual assessment
Atlantic CityVisual assessment
Brigantine CityVisual assessment
Buena BoroughVisual assessment
Buena Vista TownshipVisual assessment
Corbin CityDust-wipe sampling
Egg Harbor CityDust-wipe sampling
Egg Harbor TownshipVisual assessment
Estell Manor CityVisual assessment
Folsom BoroughVisual assessment
Galloway TownshipVisual assessment
Hamilton TownshipVisual assessment
Hammonton TownVisual assessment
Linwood CityVisual assessment
Longport BoroughVisual assessment
Margate CityVisual assessment
Mullica TownshipVisual assessment
Northfield CityVisual assessment
Pleasantville CityVisual assessment
Port Republic CityVisual assessment
Somers Point CityVisual assessment
Ventnor CityVisual assessment
Weymouth TownshipVisual assessment
Bergen County 70 municipalities
MunicipalityInspection method
Allendale BoroughVisual assessment
Alpine BoroughDust-wipe sampling
Bergenfield BoroughVisual assessment
Bogota BoroughVisual assessment
Carlstadt BoroughVisual assessment
Cliffside Park BoroughVisual assessment
Closter BoroughVisual assessment
Cresskill BoroughVisual assessment
Demarest BoroughVisual assessment
Dumont BoroughVisual assessment
East Rutherford BoroughVisual assessment
Edgewater BoroughVisual assessment
Elmwood Park BoroughVisual assessment
Emerson BoroughVisual assessment
Englewood CityVisual assessment
Englewood Cliffs BoroughVisual assessment
Fair Lawn BoroughVisual assessment
Fairview BoroughVisual assessment
Fort Lee BoroughVisual assessment
Franklin Lakes BoroughVisual assessment
Garfield CityVisual assessment
Glen Rock BoroughVisual assessment
Hackensack CityVisual assessment
Harrington Park BoroughVisual assessment
Hasbrouck Heights BoroughVisual assessment
Haworth BoroughVisual assessment
Hillsdale BoroughVisual assessment
Ho-Ho-Kus BoroughVisual assessment
Leonia BoroughVisual assessment
Little Ferry BoroughVisual assessment
Lodi BoroughVisual assessment
Lyndhurst TownshipVisual assessment
Mahwah TownshipVisual assessment
Maywood BoroughVisual assessment
Midland Park BoroughVisual assessment
Montvale BoroughDust-wipe sampling
Moonachie BoroughVisual assessment
New Milford BoroughVisual assessment
North Arlington BoroughVisual assessment
Northvale BoroughVisual assessment
Norwood BoroughVisual assessment
Oakland BoroughVisual assessment
Old Tappan BoroughVisual assessment
Oradell BoroughVisual assessment
Palisades Park BoroughVisual assessment
Paramus BoroughVisual assessment
Park Ridge BoroughVisual assessment
Ramsey BoroughVisual assessment
Ridgefield BoroughVisual assessment
Ridgefield Park VillageVisual assessment
Ridgewood VillageVisual assessment
River Edge BoroughVisual assessment
River Vale TownshipVisual assessment
Rochelle Park TownshipVisual assessment
Rockleigh BoroughVisual assessment
Rutherford BoroughVisual assessment
Saddle Brook TownshipVisual assessment
Saddle River BoroughVisual assessment
South Hackensack TownshipVisual assessment
Teaneck TownshipVisual assessment
Tenafly BoroughVisual assessment
Teterboro BoroughVisual assessment
Upper Saddle River BoroughVisual assessment
Waldwick BoroughVisual assessment
Wallington BoroughVisual assessment
Washington TownshipVisual assessment
Westwood BoroughVisual assessment
Wood-Ridge BoroughVisual assessment
Woodcliff Lake BoroughVisual assessment
Wyckoff TownshipVisual assessment
Burlington County 40 municipalities
MunicipalityInspection method
Bass River TownshipVisual assessment
Beverly CityVisual assessment
Bordentown CityVisual assessment
Bordentown TownshipVisual assessment
Burlington CityDust-wipe sampling
Burlington TownshipVisual assessment
Chesterfield TownshipVisual assessment
Cinnaminson TownshipVisual assessment
Delanco TownshipVisual assessment
Delran TownshipVisual assessment
Eastampton TownshipVisual assessment
Edgewater Park TownshipVisual assessment
Evesham TownshipVisual assessment
Fieldsboro BoroughDust-wipe sampling
Florence TownshipVisual assessment
Hainesport TownshipVisual assessment
Lumberton TownshipVisual assessment
Mansfield TownshipVisual assessment
Maple Shade TownshipVisual assessment
Medford Lakes BoroughVisual assessment
Medford TownshipVisual assessment
Moorestown TownshipVisual assessment
Mount Holly TownshipDust-wipe sampling
Mount Laurel TownshipVisual assessment
New Hanover TownshipVisual assessment
North Hanover TownshipVisual assessment
Palmyra BoroughVisual assessment
Pemberton BoroughDust-wipe sampling
Pemberton TownshipVisual assessment
Riverside TownshipVisual assessment
Riverton BoroughDust-wipe sampling
Shamong TownshipVisual assessment
Southampton TownshipDust-wipe sampling
Springfield TownshipVisual assessment
Tabernacle TownshipVisual assessment
Washington TownshipVisual assessment
Westampton TownshipVisual assessment
Willingboro TownshipVisual assessment
Woodland TownshipVisual assessment
Wrightstown BoroughVisual assessment
Camden County 36 municipalities
MunicipalityInspection method
Audubon BoroughVisual assessment
Audubon Park BoroughVisual assessment
Barrington BoroughVisual assessment
Bellmawr BoroughVisual assessment
Berlin BoroughVisual assessment
Berlin TownshipVisual assessment
Brooklawn BoroughDust-wipe sampling
Camden CityVisual assessment
Cherry Hill TownshipVisual assessment
Chesilhurst BoroughVisual assessment
Clementon BoroughVisual assessment
Collingswood BoroughVisual assessment
Gibbsboro BoroughVisual assessment
Gloucester CityDust-wipe sampling
Gloucester TownshipVisual assessment
Haddon Heights BoroughVisual assessment
Haddon TownshipVisual assessment
Haddonfield BoroughVisual assessment
Hi-Nella BoroughDust-wipe sampling
Laurel Springs BoroughVisual assessment
Lawnside BoroughVisual assessment
Lindenwold BoroughVisual assessment
Magnolia BoroughVisual assessment
Merchantville BoroughVisual assessment
Mount Ephraim BoroughVisual assessment
Oaklyn BoroughVisual assessment
Pennsauken TownshipVisual assessment
Pine Hill BoroughVisual assessment
Runnemede BoroughDust-wipe sampling
Somerdale BoroughVisual assessment
Stratford BoroughVisual assessment
Tavistock BoroughVisual assessment
Voorhees TownshipVisual assessment
Waterford TownshipVisual assessment
Winslow TownshipVisual assessment
Woodlynne BoroughVisual assessment
Cape May County 16 municipalities
MunicipalityInspection method
Avalon BoroughVisual assessment
Cape May CityVisual assessment
Cape May Point BoroughVisual assessment
Dennis TownshipVisual assessment
Lower TownshipVisual assessment
Middle TownshipVisual assessment
North Wildwood CityVisual assessment
Ocean CityVisual assessment
Sea Isle CityVisual assessment
Stone Harbor BoroughVisual assessment
Upper TownshipVisual assessment
West Cape May BoroughVisual assessment
West Wildwood BoroughVisual assessment
Wildwood CityDust-wipe sampling
Wildwood Crest BoroughVisual assessment
Woodbine BoroughDust-wipe sampling
Cumberland County 14 municipalities
MunicipalityInspection method
Bridgeton CityDust-wipe sampling
Commercial TownshipVisual assessment
Deerfield TownshipVisual assessment
Downe TownshipVisual assessment
Fairfield TownshipVisual assessment
Greenwich TownshipVisual assessment
Hopewell TownshipVisual assessment
Lawrence TownshipDust-wipe sampling
Maurice River TownshipVisual assessment
Millville CityDust-wipe sampling
Shiloh BoroughVisual assessment
Stow Creek TownshipVisual assessment
Upper Deerfield TownshipVisual assessment
Vineland CityVisual assessment
Essex County 22 municipalities
MunicipalityInspection method
Belleville TownshipVisual assessment
Bloomfield TownshipVisual assessment
Caldwell BoroughVisual assessment
Cedar Grove TownshipVisual assessment
City of Orange TownshipDust-wipe sampling
East Orange CityDust-wipe sampling
Essex Fells BoroughVisual assessment
Fairfield TownshipVisual assessment
Glen Ridge BoroughVisual assessment
Irvington TownshipDust-wipe sampling
Livingston TownshipVisual assessment
Maplewood TownshipVisual assessment
Millburn TownshipVisual assessment
Montclair TownshipVisual assessment
Newark CityVisual assessment
North Caldwell BoroughVisual assessment
Nutley TownshipVisual assessment
Roseland BoroughVisual assessment
South Orange Village TownshipDust-wipe sampling
Verona TownshipVisual assessment
West Caldwell TownshipVisual assessment
West Orange TownshipVisual assessment
Gloucester County 24 municipalities
MunicipalityInspection method
Clayton BoroughVisual assessment
Deptford TownshipVisual assessment
East Greenwich TownshipVisual assessment
Elk TownshipVisual assessment
Franklin TownshipVisual assessment
Glassboro BoroughVisual assessment
Greenwich TownshipVisual assessment
Harrison TownshipVisual assessment
Logan TownshipVisual assessment
Mantua TownshipVisual assessment
Monroe TownshipVisual assessment
National Park BoroughVisual assessment
Newfield BoroughVisual assessment
Paulsboro BoroughDust-wipe sampling
Pitman BoroughVisual assessment
South Harrison TownshipVisual assessment
Swedesboro BoroughVisual assessment
Washington TownshipVisual assessment
Wenonah BoroughVisual assessment
West Deptford TownshipVisual assessment
Westville BoroughDust-wipe sampling
Woodbury CityVisual assessment
Woodbury Heights BoroughVisual assessment
Woolwich TownshipVisual assessment
Hudson County 12 municipalities
MunicipalityInspection method
Bayonne CityVisual assessment
East Newark BoroughVisual assessment
Guttenberg TownVisual assessment
Harrison TownVisual assessment
Hoboken CityVisual assessment
Jersey CityVisual assessment
Kearny TownVisual assessment
North Bergen TownshipVisual assessment
Secaucus TownVisual assessment
Union CityVisual assessment
Weehawken TownshipVisual assessment
West New York TownVisual assessment
Hunterdon County 26 municipalities
MunicipalityInspection method
Alexandria TownshipVisual assessment
Bethlehem TownshipVisual assessment
Bloomsbury BoroughVisual assessment
Califon BoroughVisual assessment
Clinton TownVisual assessment
Clinton TownshipVisual assessment
Delaware TownshipVisual assessment
East Amwell TownshipVisual assessment
Flemington BoroughDust-wipe sampling
Franklin TownshipVisual assessment
Frenchtown BoroughVisual assessment
Glen Gardner BoroughVisual assessment
Hampton BoroughVisual assessment
High Bridge BoroughDust-wipe sampling
Holland TownshipVisual assessment
Kingwood TownshipVisual assessment
Lambertville CityDust-wipe sampling
Lebanon BoroughVisual assessment
Lebanon TownshipVisual assessment
Milford BoroughDust-wipe sampling
Raritan TownshipVisual assessment
Readington TownshipVisual assessment
Stockton BoroughVisual assessment
Tewksbury TownshipVisual assessment
Union TownshipVisual assessment
West Amwell TownshipVisual assessment
Mercer County 12 municipalities
MunicipalityInspection method
East Windsor TownshipVisual assessment
Ewing TownshipVisual assessment
Hamilton TownshipVisual assessment
Hightstown BoroughVisual assessment
Hopewell BoroughVisual assessment
Hopewell TownshipVisual assessment
Lawrence TownshipVisual assessment
Pennington BoroughVisual assessment
PrincetonVisual assessment
Robbinsville TownshipVisual assessment
Trenton CityDust-wipe sampling
West Windsor TownshipVisual assessment
Middlesex County 25 municipalities
MunicipalityInspection method
Carteret BoroughVisual assessment
Cranbury TownshipVisual assessment
Dunellen BoroughVisual assessment
East Brunswick TownshipVisual assessment
Edison TownshipVisual assessment
Helmetta BoroughVisual assessment
Highland Park BoroughVisual assessment
Jamesburg BoroughVisual assessment
Metuchen BoroughVisual assessment
Middlesex BoroughVisual assessment
Milltown BoroughVisual assessment
Monroe TownshipVisual assessment
New Brunswick CityVisual assessment
North Brunswick TownshipVisual assessment
Old Bridge TownshipVisual assessment
Perth Amboy CityVisual assessment
Piscataway TownshipVisual assessment
Plainsboro TownshipVisual assessment
Sayreville BoroughVisual assessment
South Amboy CityVisual assessment
South Brunswick TownshipVisual assessment
South Plainfield BoroughVisual assessment
South River BoroughVisual assessment
Spotswood BoroughVisual assessment
Woodbridge TownshipVisual assessment
Monmouth County 53 municipalities
MunicipalityInspection method
Aberdeen TownshipVisual assessment
Allenhurst BoroughVisual assessment
Allentown BoroughVisual assessment
Asbury Park CityDust-wipe sampling
Atlantic Highlands BoroughDust-wipe sampling
Avon-by-the-Sea BoroughDust-wipe sampling
Belmar BoroughVisual assessment
Bradley Beach BoroughVisual assessment
Brielle BoroughVisual assessment
Colts Neck TownshipVisual assessment
Deal BoroughVisual assessment
Eatontown BoroughVisual assessment
Englishtown BoroughVisual assessment
Fair Haven BoroughVisual assessment
Farmingdale BoroughVisual assessment
Freehold BoroughVisual assessment
Freehold TownshipVisual assessment
Hazlet TownshipVisual assessment
Highlands BoroughVisual assessment
Holmdel TownshipVisual assessment
Howell TownshipVisual assessment
Interlaken BoroughVisual assessment
Keansburg BoroughVisual assessment
Keyport BoroughVisual assessment
Lake Como BoroughVisual assessment
Little Silver BoroughVisual assessment
Loch Arbour VillageVisual assessment
Long Branch CityVisual assessment
Manalapan TownshipVisual assessment
Manasquan BoroughVisual assessment
Marlboro TownshipVisual assessment
Matawan BoroughVisual assessment
Middletown TownshipVisual assessment
Millstone TownshipVisual assessment
Monmouth Beach BoroughVisual assessment
Neptune City BoroughVisual assessment
Neptune TownshipVisual assessment
Ocean TownshipVisual assessment
Oceanport BoroughVisual assessment
Red Bank BoroughVisual assessment
Roosevelt BoroughVisual assessment
Rumson BoroughVisual assessment
Sea Bright BoroughVisual assessment
Sea Girt BoroughVisual assessment
Shrewsbury BoroughVisual assessment
Shrewsbury TownshipVisual assessment
Spring Lake BoroughVisual assessment
Spring Lake Heights BoroughVisual assessment
Tinton Falls BoroughVisual assessment
Union Beach BoroughVisual assessment
Upper Freehold TownshipVisual assessment
Wall TownshipVisual assessment
West Long Branch BoroughVisual assessment
Morris County 39 municipalities
MunicipalityInspection method
Boonton TownVisual assessment
Boonton TownshipVisual assessment
Butler BoroughVisual assessment
Chatham BoroughVisual assessment
Chatham TownshipVisual assessment
Chester BoroughVisual assessment
Chester TownshipVisual assessment
Denville TownshipVisual assessment
Dover TownVisual assessment
East Hanover TownshipVisual assessment
Florham Park BoroughVisual assessment
Hanover TownshipVisual assessment
Harding TownshipVisual assessment
Jefferson TownshipVisual assessment
Kinnelon BoroughVisual assessment
Lincoln Park BoroughVisual assessment
Long Hill TownshipVisual assessment
Madison BoroughVisual assessment
Mendham BoroughVisual assessment
Mendham TownshipVisual assessment
Mine Hill TownshipVisual assessment
Montville TownshipVisual assessment
Morris Plains BoroughVisual assessment
Morris TownshipVisual assessment
Morristown TownVisual assessment
Mount Arlington BoroughVisual assessment
Mount Olive TownshipVisual assessment
Mountain Lakes BoroughVisual assessment
Netcong BoroughVisual assessment
Parsippany-Troy Hills TownshipVisual assessment
Pequannock TownshipVisual assessment
Randolph TownshipVisual assessment
Riverdale BoroughVisual assessment
Rockaway BoroughVisual assessment
Rockaway TownshipVisual assessment
Roxbury TownshipVisual assessment
Victory Gardens BoroughVisual assessment
Washington TownshipVisual assessment
Wharton BoroughVisual assessment
Ocean County 33 municipalities
MunicipalityInspection method
Barnegat Light BoroughVisual assessment
Barnegat TownshipVisual assessment
Bay Head BoroughVisual assessment
Beach Haven BoroughVisual assessment
Beachwood BoroughVisual assessment
Berkeley TownshipVisual assessment
Brick TownshipVisual assessment
Eagleswood TownshipVisual assessment
Harvey Cedars BoroughVisual assessment
Island Heights BoroughVisual assessment
Jackson TownshipVisual assessment
Lacey TownshipVisual assessment
Lakehurst BoroughVisual assessment
Lakewood TownshipVisual assessment
Lavallette BoroughVisual assessment
Little Egg Harbor TownshipVisual assessment
Long Beach TownshipVisual assessment
Manchester TownshipVisual assessment
Mantoloking BoroughVisual assessment
Ocean Gate BoroughVisual assessment
Ocean TownshipVisual assessment
Pine Beach BoroughVisual assessment
Plumsted TownshipVisual assessment
Point Pleasant Beach BoroughVisual assessment
Point Pleasant BoroughVisual assessment
Seaside Heights BoroughVisual assessment
Seaside Park BoroughVisual assessment
Ship Bottom BoroughVisual assessment
South Toms River BoroughVisual assessment
Stafford TownshipVisual assessment
Surf City BoroughVisual assessment
Toms River TownshipVisual assessment
Tuckerton BoroughVisual assessment
Passaic County 16 municipalities
MunicipalityInspection method
Bloomingdale BoroughVisual assessment
Clifton CityVisual assessment
Haledon BoroughVisual assessment
Hawthorne BoroughVisual assessment
Little Falls TownshipVisual assessment
North Haledon BoroughVisual assessment
Passaic CityVisual assessment
Paterson CityDust-wipe sampling
Pompton Lakes BoroughVisual assessment
Prospect Park BoroughDust-wipe sampling
Ringwood BoroughVisual assessment
Totowa BoroughVisual assessment
Wanaque BoroughVisual assessment
Wayne TownshipVisual assessment
West Milford TownshipVisual assessment
Woodland Park BoroughVisual assessment
Salem County 15 municipalities
MunicipalityInspection method
Alloway TownshipDust-wipe sampling
Carneys Point TownshipVisual assessment
Elmer BoroughDust-wipe sampling
Elsinboro TownshipVisual assessment
Lower Alloways Creek TownshipVisual assessment
Mannington TownshipVisual assessment
Oldmans TownshipVisual assessment
Penns Grove BoroughDust-wipe sampling
Pennsville TownshipVisual assessment
Pilesgrove TownshipVisual assessment
Pittsgrove TownshipVisual assessment
Quinton TownshipVisual assessment
Salem CityDust-wipe sampling
Upper Pittsgrove TownshipDust-wipe sampling
Woodstown BoroughDust-wipe sampling
Somerset County 21 municipalities
MunicipalityInspection method
Bedminster TownshipVisual assessment
Bernards TownshipVisual assessment
Bernardsville BoroughVisual assessment
Bound Brook BoroughVisual assessment
Branchburg TownshipVisual assessment
Bridgewater TownshipVisual assessment
Far Hills BoroughVisual assessment
Franklin TownshipVisual assessment
Green Brook TownshipVisual assessment
Hillsborough TownshipVisual assessment
Manville BoroughVisual assessment
Millstone BoroughDust-wipe sampling
Montgomery TownshipVisual assessment
North Plainfield BoroughDust-wipe sampling
Peapack and Gladstone BoroughDust-wipe sampling
Raritan BoroughVisual assessment
Rocky Hill BoroughVisual assessment
Somerville BoroughVisual assessment
South Bound Brook BoroughVisual assessment
Warren TownshipVisual assessment
Watchung BoroughVisual assessment
Sussex County 24 municipalities
MunicipalityInspection method
Andover BoroughVisual assessment
Andover TownshipVisual assessment
Branchville BoroughVisual assessment
Byram TownshipVisual assessment
Frankford TownshipVisual assessment
Franklin BoroughVisual assessment
Fredon TownshipVisual assessment
Green TownshipVisual assessment
Hamburg BoroughVisual assessment
Hampton TownshipVisual assessment
Hardyston TownshipVisual assessment
Hopatcong BoroughVisual assessment
Lafayette TownshipDust-wipe sampling
Montague TownshipVisual assessment
Newton TownVisual assessment
Ogdensburg BoroughVisual assessment
Sandyston TownshipVisual assessment
Sparta TownshipVisual assessment
Stanhope BoroughDust-wipe sampling
Stillwater TownshipVisual assessment
Sussex BoroughVisual assessment
Vernon TownshipVisual assessment
Walpack TownshipVisual assessment
Wantage TownshipVisual assessment
Union County 21 municipalities
MunicipalityInspection method
Berkeley Heights TownshipVisual assessment
Clark TownshipVisual assessment
Cranford TownshipVisual assessment
Elizabeth CityVisual assessment
Fanwood BoroughVisual assessment
Garwood BoroughVisual assessment
Hillside TownshipVisual assessment
Kenilworth BoroughVisual assessment
Linden CityVisual assessment
Mountainside BoroughVisual assessment
New Providence BoroughVisual assessment
Plainfield CityDust-wipe sampling
Rahway CityVisual assessment
Roselle BoroughVisual assessment
Roselle Park BoroughVisual assessment
Scotch Plains TownshipVisual assessment
Springfield TownshipVisual assessment
Summit CityVisual assessment
Union TownshipVisual assessment
Westfield TownVisual assessment
Winfield TownshipVisual assessment
Warren County 22 municipalities
MunicipalityInspection method
Allamuchy TownshipVisual assessment
Alpha BoroughVisual assessment
Belvidere TownDust-wipe sampling
Blairstown TownshipVisual assessment
Franklin TownshipVisual assessment
Frelinghuysen TownshipVisual assessment
Greenwich TownshipVisual assessment
Hackettstown TownVisual assessment
Hardwick TownshipVisual assessment
Harmony TownshipVisual assessment
Hope TownshipVisual assessment
Independence TownshipVisual assessment
Knowlton TownshipVisual assessment
Liberty TownshipVisual assessment
Lopatcong TownshipVisual assessment
Mansfield TownshipVisual assessment
Oxford TownshipVisual assessment
Phillipsburg TownDust-wipe sampling
Pohatcong TownshipDust-wipe sampling
Washington BoroughDust-wipe sampling
Washington TownshipVisual assessment
White TownshipVisual assessment