Brick, NJ Building Safety: Lead Paint (2026)
Key Facts
- Governing law
- Brick Township Code Ch. 225, Art. V
- Initial deadline
- By July 22, 2024, or tenant turnover
- Re-inspection cycle
- Every 3 years or tenant turnover
- Cure period
- 30 days before penalties accrue
- Late penalty
- $1,000 per week
Summary
Brick Township requires lead-based paint inspections of single-family, two-family, and multiple rental dwellings, with re-inspection every three years or at tenant turnover.
Initial inspections. At tenant turnover, or within two years of July 22, 2022 (the effective date of P.L. 2021, c. 182), whichever is sooner, every single-family, two-family, and multiple-rental dwelling subject to this article located within the Township shall be inspected for lead-based paint hazards.
B. Periodic inspections. After the initial inspection, all dwelling units shall be inspected for lead-based paint hazards the earlier of every three years or upon tenant turnover, whichever is earlier, except that an inspection upon tenant turnover shall not be required if the owner has a valid lead-safe certification for the dwelling unit. Periodic lead-based paint shall be counted from the most recent periodic lead-based paint inspection which resulted in a valid lead-safe certification.
C. Dwelling owners or landlords may satisfy the requirements of this section by hiring a lead evaluation contractor certified to provide lead paint inspection services by the Department of Community Affairs (DCA).
Official source re-checked September 7, 2026: no newer edition of the code had been published (publisher’s edition: rev 4577344; v53 updated 2025-12-09; through 12-09-2025).
Full Breakdown
Under Chapter 225, Article V, every covered rental dwelling in the Township needed an initial lead-based paint inspection by July 22, 2024 (two years after the state law's effective date) or at tenant turnover, whichever came first. After that, units are re-inspected every three years or at turnover, whichever is earlier, unless the owner holds a valid lead-safe certification. Units built in 1978 or later, and dwellings already lead-free certified, are exempt. Owners who miss a required inspection or fail to remediate a hazard have 30 days to cure before penalties begin.
Violations & Fines
Owners who don't cure within 30 days face a $1,000-per-week penalty until the inspection is done or remediation is initiated; unpaid penalties can be filed as property liens under § 225-11.
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