What does lead-safe certification cost in Cliffside Park Borough, NJ?

$20 administrative fee per unit (plus separate $20/unit state Lead Hazard Control Assistance Fund fee)

Cliffside Park Borough lead-safe certification for rentals (2026)

Q: What lead-safe inspection method does Cliffside Park Borough use?

Visual assessment. Borough retains and dispatches its own Certified Lead-Based Paint Inspectors for rental unit inspections; Building Department located at 525 Palisade Avenue.

Bergen County — lead-safe rental certification under P.L.2021, c.182, as amended by P.L.2024, c.74.

Summary

Inspection method: Visual assessment (state 2025-26 list: "Visual Inspection")
Who inspects: Municipal inspector
Municipal fee: $20 administrative fee per unit (plus separate $20/unit state Lead Hazard Control Assistance Fund fee)
Registration: Not on file — check the ordinance
Contact phone: Not on file — check the ordinance
Program / contact page: https://www.cliffsideparknj.gov/departments/building_department/index.php
Research completeness: filled
Last verified: 2026-09-23

Notes

Borough retains and dispatches its own Certified Lead-Based Paint Inspectors for rental unit inspections; Building Department located at 525 Palisade Avenue.

Statewide 3-year certification rule applies here too

Regardless of Cliffside Park Borough's specific process above, the certificate itself is valid three years statewide (P.L.2024, c.74) — not the two years some older DCA guidance still states. See the lead-safe hub for the full statewide timeline, deadlines, and landlord checklist.

Sources

Cliffside Park's rent control page →

Email me before my lead-safe certificate expires

We'll send a one-time confirmation email first (double opt-in) — no reminder is sent until you click the link in it. There's no scheduled reminder sender wired up yet on our end beyond that confirmation, so treat this as staking a place in line; see the disclaimer below.

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