If you previously received a Lead-Safe Certificate under the former ordinance and it is still valid, no further action is required at this time. Your certificate will remain valid until its listed expiration date. However, if your property’s census tract has a later phase-in deadline, you will not be required to reapply until that later date.
Example 1: Your Lead-Safe Certificate expires on October 20, 2025, but your property’s census tract is not required to comply until December 31, 2026. In this case, your certificate is valid through October 20, 2025, but you will not be required to reapply until December 31, 2026.
Example 2: Your Lead-Safe Certificate expires on October 20, 2026, but your census tract has a compliance deadline of December 31, 2025. In this case, you are not required to reapply until the date listed on your certificate.
If you had a Local Lead Inspection under the previous ordinance and received a passing result or lead risk assessment report, you may still use that documentation to apply for a Lead-Safe Certificate—as long as the report is less than 5 years old. You do not need to repeat the inspection. Your Lead Safe Certificate will be valid for 5 years from the date of the local lead inspection, not the application date.
Example: If your clearance exam was completed on January 1, 2023, and you submit your application on January 1, 2025, your certificate start date will be January 1, 2023 the date of the passing inspection. It will expire on January 1, 2028 — leaving 3 years of validity.
Please contact the Local Lead Inspector who performed your clearance if you need a copy of the original report.
