What investigations are required under the Act?

Municipalities are authorized to conduct investigations and issue penalties to enforce a property owner’s failure to comply with the requirements of P.L.2021, c.182. If a municipality determines that a property owner has failed to comply with the requirements of this law, the property owner must be given 30 days to cure any violation by ordering the necessary inspection or by initiating remediation.

When a complaint is filed with the Department of Community Affairs, or of the Commissioner’s own accord, the Commissioner is authorized to conduct investigations and issue penalties against a municipality for its failure to comply with the requirements of P.L.2021, c.182. The Department will give the municipality 30 days to undertake necessary inspections and provide proof in the form of valid lead-safe certifications or notification that lead-based paint hazards exist in a dwelling.

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1. What is lead and its associated hazards?
2. What dwellings are required to be inspected and what dwellings are exempt?
3. What are the requirements of property owners under P.L. 2021, c. 182?
4. What are the requirements of municipalities under P.L. 2021, c. 182?
5. What are the penalties for failure to comply with the Act?
6. What investigations are required under the Act?
7. How does one identify lead-based paint hazards?
8. What is the periodic inspection procedure?
9. What are dust wipe samplings?
10. What is a visual assessment?
11. What does interim controls mean?
12. What does abatement mean?
13. Who can perform lead evaluation?
14. Who can perform lead remediation work?
15. What is required for municipal record keeping to be in compliance with the Act?