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Jersey City lead-safe certification for rentals (2026)

Hudson 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
$200/unit municipal inspection fee (Ord. 23-018) + $20/unit state fee
Registration
yes - Ord. 23-018 (amending Ch. 254 ยง254-81) requires covered rental properties to register with the Division of Housing Preservation (owner/lessor/tenant info) and update within 20 days of tenant turnover
Contact phone
201-547-4821
Program / contact page
https://www.jerseycitynj.gov/cityhall/housinganddevelopment/housingpreservation
Research completeness
filled
Last verified
2026-09-23

Notes

Division of Housing Preservation (Three Jackson Square, 342 MLK Dr.) runs the program; applications through the city permit portal (jcnj.org/permitportal). A $250 rate appeared in an amendment draft, but the adopted ordinance text found says $200.

Statewide 3-year certification rule applies here too

Regardless of Jersey City's specific process above, the certificate itself is valid three years statewide (P.L.2024, c.74) โ€” 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

Jersey City's rent control page →

Email me before my lead-safe certificate expires

We'll send a one-time confirmation email first (double opt-in) โ€” 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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