Lead-Safe Inspections Across Hudson County, NJ
We connect landlords with NJ-certified lead inspectors in all twelve Hudson County municipalities. Per the NJ DCA method list, every one of them requires a visual inspection for pre-1978 rentals. Inspections are booked within 48 hours, and certificates stay valid for two years.
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Brownstones and railroad flats; municipal program under city code Chapter 125, Article II; book and pay at least 24 hours ahead.
The county's largest rental stock; the Division of Housing Preservation runs the program at $200 per unit, non-refundable.
Densest city in the U.S.; mostly 2-to-4-family frame housing built long before 1978.
Dense pre-war walk-ups and frame multifamilies along Bergenline Ave.
Small township on the Palisades; 56% of its housing units were built before 1980 (ACS).
Township with a mixed frame housing stock; ask the Bureau of Housing Inspectors, which runs inspections through a contractor.
Peninsula of 2-to-4-family frame houses and rowhouses; certificates file with the city.
Two-family houses and older frame blocks; the town charges $120 per unit, and nothing at all when you hire your own DCA-certified contractor.
Ordinance No. 1514 sets $250 per unit for the visual inspection and $150 per unit for an XRF lead-free inspection.
The cheapest municipal rate in the county at $50 per unit, paid up front, rising to $300 if the town's notice runs 90 days.
The only town in the county to repeal its lead chapter; since May 2026 the state rule and the $20 state fee are all that apply.
The smallest borough in the county: 826 housing units, 86% of them built before 1980, and no lead chapter of its own.
Not sure what your town requires? Compare filing offices, fees, and methods side by side in the Hudson County requirements table, or see how much a lead inspection costs in Hudson County. The legal background lives in our guide to New Jersey's lead-safe law.