Do rental units need to be registered for lead-safe certification in West New York Town?

unclear - no general rental registration found. Chapter 260 Art. II requires landlords of apartment houses (more than 2 units) to file a landlord's dwelling unit occupancy certification with the Division of Housing Inspection within 30 days of a new tenancy. A separate apartment certificate of occupancy is also required before leasing to a new tenant.

West New York Town lead-safe certification for rentals (2026)

Q: What lead-safe inspection method does West New York Town use?

Visual assessment. No lead-safe ordinance in the town's eCode360 code (a search for 'lead' returned only unrelated hits). The Building, Code Enforcement and Health pages on the town site say nothing about the lead program. The Building Department (Town Hall, 428-60th St) covers Building, Zoning, Code Enforcement and Housing. Its phone is a general number, not lead-specific.

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: Not on file — check the ordinance
Municipal fee: Not on file — check the ordinance
Registration: unclear - no general rental registration found. Chapter 260 Art. II requires landlords of apartment houses (more than 2 units) to file a landlord's dwelling unit occupancy certification with the Division of Housing Inspection within 30 days of a new tenancy. A separate apartment certificate of occupancy is also required before leasing to a new tenant.
Contact phone: 201-295-5170
Program / contact page: https://www.westnewyorknj.org/departments/building-department/
Research completeness: filled
Last verified: 2026-09-23

Notes

No lead-safe ordinance in the town's eCode360 code (a search for 'lead' returned only unrelated hits). The Building, Code Enforcement and Health pages on the town site say nothing about the lead program. The Building Department (Town Hall, 428-60th St) covers Building, Zoning, Code Enforcement and Housing. Its phone is a general number, not lead-specific.

Statewide 3-year certification rule applies here too

Regardless of West New York Town'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

West New York'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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