The New Jersey Lead Safe law is approaching its 3-year birthday on July 22, 2025. Since its inception, two sets of law changes have taken place. The law has extended the deadline one year (to July 22, 2025) and made some tweaks to the inspection area.
The more impactful change was decided in February 2025, when the inspection requirements for 53 towns had their inspections requirements changed.
Ten (10) New Jersey towns (1.8%) moved from visual inspection to dust wipe sampling, a more intensive inspection.
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Forty-three (43) towns, down from the current 84, (7.6%), moved from dust wipe sampling to visual inspection, a less intensive lead inspection.
Any town with dust wipe requirements means that a percentage of children had an elevated lead blood level. Lessening the number of New Jersey towns that require dust wipe sampling underscores the success of the NJ Lead Safe Law.
Fifty-three towns are a small percentage of all the municipalities in New Jersey, and this change impacts 9.4% of towns, and most of those have moved to an easier, less costly lead methodology. The lead law change was not provided to the companies that perform the inspection, but rather the municipalities, meaning sites were inspected improperly. This change shows just how hard it is to keep track of the NJ Lead Safe Law.
The lead law is evolving, and compliance with the lead law and the liability when units fail is a headache for landlords. Curren Environmental has been consulting on environmental issues for over 27 years. Our team can help you with compliance with environmental matters, including lead.
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