Lead-Safe Inspections in Weehawken, NJ
August 6, 2026Weehawken rentals built before 1978 need a lead-safe certificate; the DCA-listed method is visual. The township is small, and its rental stock is mostly rowhouses and small multifamily buildings from the early 1900s, with a strip of newer waterfront development that is often exempt by age.
Two very different halves
Up on the Palisades, Weehawken is rowhouses, brownstones, and 2-to-4-family buildings; 56% of the township's housing units were built before 1980 (U.S. Census, ACS table B25034). Down on the waterfront, Port Imperial-era construction is post-1978 and typically exempt by certificate of occupancy date. Which half your building is in usually answers the exemption question by itself.
For the older half: painted stoops, original trim, and wood windows are the usual attention points. Intact paint passes; fix any peeling before the visit.
Where the certificate gets filed
Certificates are filed with the township clerk's office; confirm the current procedure and any local fee when you book. If we handle your inspection, filing is included.
Weehawken questions
No certificate is needed for post-1978 buildings. Keep the CO date handy in case a tenant or agent asks.
Yes, it is a rental unit like any other, including its share of common areas.
Booked within 48 hours, inspected in under an hour, certificate filed after. See the process.