What does lead-safe certification cost in Ridgefield Park Village, NJ?

$110 lead hazard abatement fee and $35 clearance certificate fee per the Village Building Department fee schedule (these read as abatement/clearance fees rather than a base inspection fee — the initial inspection fee itself was not separately confirmed)

Ridgefield Park Village lead-safe certification for rentals (2026)

Q: What lead-safe inspection method does Ridgefield Park Village use?

Visual assessment. See caution note on the separate 'ridgefield' row: this Village of Ridgefield Park is distinct from Ridgefield Borough. Fee figures sourced from the Village's Building Department Fees schedule on ecode360; verify whether these apply to the base lead inspection or only to abatement/clearance follow-up.

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: Not on file — check the ordinance
Municipal fee: $110 lead hazard abatement fee and $35 clearance certificate fee per the Village Building Department fee schedule (these read as abatement/clearance fees rather than a base inspection fee — the initial inspection fee itself was not separately confirmed)
Registration: unclear
Contact phone: 201-641-4950 ext. 4
Program / contact page: https://www.ridgefieldpark.org/199/Building-Department
Research completeness: filled
Last verified: 2026-09-23

Notes

See caution note on the separate 'ridgefield' row: this Village of Ridgefield Park is distinct from Ridgefield Borough. Fee figures sourced from the Village's Building Department Fees schedule on ecode360; verify whether these apply to the base lead inspection or only to abatement/clearance follow-up.

Statewide 3-year certification rule applies here too

Regardless of Ridgefield Park Village'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

Ridgefield 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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