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North Plainfield Borough lead-safe certification for rentals (2026)

Somerset 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
$120 per unit Lead Inspection Administration Fee, in addition to the $100 per unit Rental Certificate of Occupancy (RCO) inspection fee; separate from the mandatory $20/unit state fee
Registration
yes — Rental Certificate of Occupancy (RCO) required, and lead certificate/dust-wipe results must be submitted before RCO issuance
Contact phone
908-769-2913
Program / contact page
https://northplainfieldnj.gov/departments/property-maintenance-zoning
Research completeness
filled
Last verified
2026-09-23

Notes

Dust wipe sampling results must be submitted prior to Rental Certificate of Occupancy issuance, consistent with the state-assigned Dust Wipe Sampling method for this borough. Contact is Inspector Ken Capobianco, Property Maintenance/Zoning; unclear whether the borough itself performs sampling or only administers/collects results from an owner-hired certified contractor.

Statewide 3-year certification rule applies here too

Regardless of North Plainfield 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

North Plainfield'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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