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Rental Registry Program

Coming November 2025

Rental Registry Overview

New York State Public Health Law 1377 now requires property owners of certain rental units to register their properties through a rental registry and obtain a lead safety certificate.

This applies to:

  • Homes built before 1980
  • With two or more rental units
  • Located in designated communities of concern (such as the City of Poughkeepsie)

This program is designed to prevent lead exposure before children are harmed by ensuring rental housing is lead safe.

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The Plan

To comply with the law and receive a Lead Safety Certificate, property owners must:

  1. Register the property in the Rental Registry.
  2. Schedule a lead hazard inspection.
  3. Fix any hazards through repairs or abatement.
  4. Receive a Lead Safety Certificate once property is cleared.
  5. Renew certification every three years.

Registration is anticipated to begin between November 2025 and January 2026.

Program Training

Anyone doing the work on properties built before 1978 must use lead-safe work practices.

Resources

  • AWARDS
  • Digital Counties Survey
  • Best of the Web
  • DUTCHESS COUNTY GOVERNMENT
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