N.J. DCA Landlord/Tenant Information Series — (English)

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N.J. DCA Landlord/Tenant Information Series — (English)
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New Jersey (state)
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https://www.nj.gov/dca/codes/publications/pdf_lti/t_i_r.pdf ↗

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that the lease agreement includes a federal disclosure
form. On the form, the landlord must state whether they are aware of the presence of any lead-
based paint or lead based hazards in the property. If the landlord has a lead evaluation report of
the property, the report must be attached to the form.
The federal regulations only require landlords to disclose known lead hazards. They do not
require landlords to conduct any investigations to determine whether there are lead-based paint
hazards in their rental properties. Therefore, the fact that the landlord is unaware of a lead hazard
does not mean that one does not exist. Lead-based paint hazards may still be present and, if they
are, young children residing in those buildings are at risk of childhood lead poisoning.
Housing for the elderly or persons with disabilities are exempt from the lead paint
disclosure requirement unless a child under the age of six (6) resides with the tenants. For specific
questions about childhood lead poisoning or single copies of the pamphlet titled, “Protect Your
Family from Lead in Your Home,” forms and rules, call the National Lead Information Center
(NLIC) at (800) 424-5323 (LEAD). Requests can be faxed to (585) 232-3111, and information can
also be found on the HUD Office of Lead Hazard Control and Healthy Homes website, which is:
https://www.hud.gov/program_offices/healthy_homes. Noncompliance with the guide include
civil and administrative penalties.