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Fort Lee Borough lead-safe certification for rentals (2026)

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
Either (municipality or owner-hired contractor)
Municipal fee
$220/unit for inspection by the Borough Fire Prevention Bureau, inclusive of the $20 state fee (Property Maintenance Code Ch. 312 §312-21)
Registration
yes - rental registration with the Rent Leveling Board required within 60 days of a new tenancy (Ch. 321 / Ch. 324)
Contact phone
201-592-3500 ext. 1502 (Fire Prevention Bureau)
Program / contact page
https://www.fortleenj.org/676/Lead-Based-Paint-Hazards
Research completeness
filled
Last verified
2026-09-23

Notes

Unusual: the Fire Prevention Bureau (not health or building) administers and performs lead inspections. Landlords may instead hire their own DCA-certified lead evaluation contractor. $220 flat fee includes the state $20.

Statewide 3-year certification rule applies here too

Regardless of Fort Lee 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

Fort Lee'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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