Do rental units need to be registered for lead-safe certification in Irvington Township?

yes - annual landlord/rental property registration filed Jan-Mar each year with the Dept. of Housing & Building Construction (broader ordinance, separate from the lead program)

Irvington Township lead-safe certification for rentals (2026)

Q: What lead-safe inspection method does Irvington Township use?

Dust-wipe sampling. Sparse online documentation; no dedicated lead-safe rental program page (program_url is the Health Dept page). Municipal code requires owners to give access to the 'Township of Irvington Lead Inspector/Risk Assessor' and the Health Dept has in-house lead inspectors, which suggests (but does not confirm) a municipal-inspector model. A separate 2020 'Lead-Safe Irvington' income-qualified remediation grant exists and is distinct from the mandatory inspection program. No municipal per-unit fee found.

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

Summary

Inspection method: Dust-wipe sampling (state 2025-26 list: "Dust Wipe Sampling")
Who inspects: Not on file — check the ordinance
Municipal fee: Not on file — check the ordinance
Registration: yes - annual landlord/rental property registration filed Jan-Mar each year with the Dept. of Housing & Building Construction (broader ordinance, separate from the lead program)
Contact phone: 973-399-6647
Program / contact page: https://irvingtonnj.gov/health-and-senior-services/
Research completeness: filled
Last verified: 2026-09-23

Notes

Sparse online documentation; no dedicated lead-safe rental program page (program_url is the Health Dept page). Municipal code requires owners to give access to the 'Township of Irvington Lead Inspector/Risk Assessor' and the Health Dept has in-house lead inspectors, which suggests (but does not confirm) a municipal-inspector model. A separate 2020 'Lead-Safe Irvington' income-qualified remediation grant exists and is distinct from the mandatory inspection program. No municipal per-unit fee found.

Statewide 3-year certification rule applies here too

Regardless of Irvington Township'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

Irvington's rent control page →

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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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