{
 "name": "Lead-safe inspection fees, Hudson County, New Jersey",
 "description": "Municipal lead-based paint inspection fees, filing offices and code citations for all twelve Hudson County, NJ municipalities, read from the primary municipal codes.",
 "license": "https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/4.0/",
 "attribution": "LeadSafe Hudson — https://leadsafehudson.com/data/",
 "last_verified": "August 27, 2026",
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   "municipality": "Bayonne",
   "county": "Hudson",
   "state": "NJ",
   "inspection_method": "Visual",
   "who_inspects": "City-retained contractor or private",
   "local_fee_published": "$250 + $25 city filing + $20 state ( § 17-33.2g )",
   "local_fee_min_usd": 250,
   "local_fee_max_usd": 250,
   "state_fee_usd": 20,
   "code_citation": "§ 17-33.2g",
   "has_local_lead_ordinance": true,
   "files_to": "City Clerk / Housing & Community Development",
   "notes": "Paid in advance; reinspection $295 per unit",
   "source_code_url": "https://ecode360.com/BA0570",
   "our_page_url": "https://leadsafehudson.com/service-areas/bayonne/",
   "last_verified": "August 27, 2026"
  },
  {
   "municipality": "East Newark",
   "county": "Hudson",
   "state": "NJ",
   "inspection_method": "Visual",
   "who_inspects": "Private licensed contractor",
   "local_fee_published": "$20 state only",
   "local_fee_min_usd": null,
   "local_fee_max_usd": null,
   "state_fee_usd": 20,
   "code_citation": "",
   "has_local_lead_ordinance": false,
   "files_to": "Borough Clerk",
   "notes": "No lead provisions in the borough code",
   "source_code_url": "https://ecode360.com/EA1832",
   "our_page_url": "https://leadsafehudson.com/service-areas/east-newark/",
   "last_verified": "August 27, 2026"
  },
  {
   "municipality": "Guttenberg",
   "county": "Hudson",
   "state": "NJ",
   "inspection_method": "Visual",
   "who_inspects": "Town contractor, Building Dept. official or private",
   "local_fee_published": "$50 + $20 state ( § 13-13 )",
   "local_fee_min_usd": 50,
   "local_fee_max_usd": 50,
   "state_fee_usd": 20,
   "code_citation": "§ 13-13",
   "has_local_lead_ordinance": true,
   "files_to": "Town Clerk",
   "notes": "Paid in advance; the fee rises to $100, $200 then $300 if you delay 30, 60 or 90 days after the town's notice",
   "source_code_url": "https://ecode360.com/50383669",
   "our_page_url": "https://leadsafehudson.com/service-areas/guttenberg/",
   "last_verified": "August 27, 2026"
  },
  {
   "municipality": "Harrison",
   "county": "Hudson",
   "state": "NJ",
   "inspection_method": "Visual",
   "who_inspects": "Town-designated firm or private",
   "local_fee_published": "$250 + $25 filing + $20 state ( Ord. 1514 )",
   "local_fee_min_usd": 250,
   "local_fee_max_usd": 250,
   "state_fee_usd": 20,
   "code_citation": "Ord. 1514",
   "has_local_lead_ordinance": true,
   "files_to": "Town Clerk",
   "notes": "Reinspection $295 per unit. A private inspector certified by the NJ DCA is expressly allowed instead of the town contractor. Ordinance 1514, adopted August 6, 2024",
   "source_code_url": "https://www.townofharrison.com/",
   "our_page_url": "https://leadsafehudson.com/service-areas/harrison/",
   "last_verified": "August 27, 2026"
  },
  {
   "municipality": "Hoboken",
   "county": "Hudson",
   "state": "NJ",
   "inspection_method": "Visual",
   "who_inspects": "Municipal program or private contractor",
   "local_fee_published": "$125–$200 municipal + $20 state ( § 125-15 )",
   "local_fee_min_usd": 125,
   "local_fee_max_usd": 200,
   "state_fee_usd": 20,
   "code_citation": "§ 125-15",
   "has_local_lead_ordinance": true,
   "files_to": "Municipal Inspector + Municipal Clerk, City Hall",
   "notes": "20-day written notice before a turnover; book & pay ≥24h ahead; refusing entry counts as a failed inspection",
   "source_code_url": "https://ecode360.com/15251778",
   "our_page_url": "https://leadsafehudson.com/service-areas/hoboken/",
   "last_verified": "August 27, 2026"
  },
  {
   "municipality": "Jersey City",
   "county": "Hudson",
   "state": "NJ",
   "inspection_method": "Visual",
   "who_inspects": "Municipal inspector or private contractor",
   "local_fee_published": "$200 + $20 state ( § 160-1 )",
   "local_fee_min_usd": 200,
   "local_fee_max_usd": 200,
   "state_fee_usd": 20,
   "code_citation": "§ 160-1",
   "has_local_lead_ordinance": true,
   "files_to": "Division of Housing Preservation",
   "notes": "Pay only after the city reviews the request and invoices you; reinspection $25",
   "source_code_url": "https://library.municode.com/nj/jersey_city/codes/code_of_ordinances",
   "our_page_url": "https://leadsafehudson.com/service-areas/jersey-city/",
   "last_verified": "August 27, 2026"
  },
  {
   "municipality": "Kearny",
   "county": "Hudson",
   "state": "NJ",
   "inspection_method": "Visual",
   "who_inspects": "Town or private contractor",
   "local_fee_published": "$120 + $20 filing ( § 15-5.9 )",
   "local_fee_min_usd": 120,
   "local_fee_max_usd": 120,
   "state_fee_usd": 20,
   "code_citation": "§ 15-5.9",
   "has_local_lead_ordinance": true,
   "files_to": "Town Clerk",
   "notes": "No town inspection fee if you hire your own DCA-certified contractor",
   "source_code_url": "https://ecode360.com/45484096",
   "our_page_url": "https://leadsafehudson.com/service-areas/kearny/",
   "last_verified": "August 27, 2026"
  },
  {
   "municipality": "North Bergen",
   "county": "Hudson",
   "state": "NJ",
   "inspection_method": "Visual",
   "who_inspects": "Township-contracted inspector or private",
   "local_fee_published": "$20 state; no local fee published",
   "local_fee_min_usd": null,
   "local_fee_max_usd": null,
   "state_fee_usd": 20,
   "code_citation": "",
   "has_local_lead_ordinance": false,
   "files_to": "Bureau of Housing Inspectors, 1116 43rd St",
   "notes": "No local lead ordinance published; township bid the work out in 2024",
   "source_code_url": "https://www.northbergen.org/",
   "our_page_url": "https://leadsafehudson.com/service-areas/north-bergen/",
   "last_verified": "August 27, 2026"
  },
  {
   "municipality": "Secaucus",
   "county": "Hudson",
   "state": "NJ",
   "inspection_method": "Visual",
   "who_inspects": "Private licensed contractor",
   "local_fee_published": "$20 state only",
   "local_fee_min_usd": null,
   "local_fee_max_usd": null,
   "state_fee_usd": 20,
   "code_citation": "",
   "has_local_lead_ordinance": false,
   "files_to": "Town Clerk",
   "notes": "Local lead chapter repealed 5-27-2026 by Ord. 2026-23",
   "source_code_url": "https://ecode360.com/SE1046",
   "our_page_url": "https://leadsafehudson.com/service-areas/secaucus/",
   "last_verified": "August 27, 2026"
  },
  {
   "municipality": "Union City",
   "county": "Hudson",
   "state": "NJ",
   "inspection_method": "Visual",
   "who_inspects": "City employee or private contractor",
   "local_fee_published": "$120/unit (≤4 units) or $220/unit (>4), state fee included ( § 273-8 )",
   "local_fee_min_usd": 120,
   "local_fee_max_usd": 120,
   "state_fee_usd": 20,
   "code_citation": "§ 273-8",
   "has_local_lead_ordinance": true,
   "files_to": "City Clerk / Dept. of Housing Inspection",
   "notes": "Owner pays relocation and evacuation costs if a hazard is found (§ 273-2)",
   "source_code_url": "https://ecode360.com/15745909",
   "our_page_url": "https://leadsafehudson.com/service-areas/union-city/",
   "last_verified": "August 27, 2026"
  },
  {
   "municipality": "Weehawken",
   "county": "Hudson",
   "state": "NJ",
   "inspection_method": "Visual",
   "who_inspects": "Private licensed contractor",
   "local_fee_published": "$20 state; no local fee in the code",
   "local_fee_min_usd": null,
   "local_fee_max_usd": null,
   "state_fee_usd": 20,
   "code_citation": "",
   "has_local_lead_ordinance": false,
   "files_to": "Township Clerk / Building Department",
   "notes": "No local lead ordinance; abatement permit $140 + clearance $28 are construction fees",
   "source_code_url": "https://ecode360.com/WE0487",
   "our_page_url": "https://leadsafehudson.com/service-areas/weehawken/",
   "last_verified": "August 27, 2026"
  },
  {
   "municipality": "West New York",
   "county": "Hudson",
   "state": "NJ",
   "inspection_method": "Visual",
   "who_inspects": "Private licensed contractor",
   "local_fee_published": "$20 state; no local fee in the code",
   "local_fee_min_usd": null,
   "local_fee_max_usd": null,
   "state_fee_usd": 20,
   "code_citation": "",
   "has_local_lead_ordinance": false,
   "files_to": "Building Department (Code Enforcement and Housing)",
   "notes": "No lead chapter in the codified ordinances",
   "source_code_url": "https://ecode360.com/7054418",
   "our_page_url": "https://leadsafehudson.com/service-areas/west-new-york/",
   "last_verified": "August 27, 2026"
  }
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}