N.J.S.A. 58:12A-12.3c — Lead In Drinking Water Disclosure statement provided by landlord.

58:12A-12.3c Lead In Drinking Water Disclosure statement provided by landlord. 3. a. Except as otherwise provided in subsection b. of this section, within 90 days of the publication of the notice developed pursuant to section 2 of P.L.2025, c.144 (C.58:12A-12.3b) and the publication of the model disclosure statement established pursuant to subsection c. of this section, a landlord shall provide a "Lead In Drinking Water Disclosure" statement to each prospective or current tenant before entering into a lease or renewal agreement with the tenant. The disclosure shall include: (1) an acknowledgment that the residential rental property is serviced by a lead service line or service line of unknown composition, if the landlord received such notification from a public water system pursuant to section 4 of P.L.2021, c.183 (C.58:12A-43) or any other requirement of law or regulation; (2) a statement containing the date that the residential rental property was constructed, and that housing built before 1986 may be serviced by a lead service line or contain interior lead plumbing; (3) a copy of any formal notice received by the landlord within the previous three years indicating that a lead action level exceedance was detected within the service area in which the residential rental property is located, unless the notice of lead action level exceedance was received more than 12 months prior to lease signing or renewal and the exceedance was subsequently corrected by the public water system; (4) a copy of any citation for a violation of P.L.2025, c.144 (C.58:12A-12.3a et al.) that resulted in the issuance of a penalty against the landlord that was issued in the 12 months prior to lease signing or renewal; and (5) a copy of, or instructions for accessing, the notice established pursuant to section 2 of P.L.2025, c.144 (C.58:12A-12.3b), concerning the health risks associated with lead in drinking water. b. A landlord shall not be required to comply with the requirements of subsection a. of this section related to a lease or renewal agreement for a residential rental unit that is: (1) located in a residential rental property that was constructed after 1986; (2) located in a residential rental property that is serviced by a service line that has been determined by the public water system, pursuant to P.L.2021, c.183 (C.58:12A-40 et seq.), not to be a lead service line; or (3) a seasonal rental unit. c. Within six months of the effective date of P.L.2025, c.144 (C.58:12A-12.3a et al.), the Department of Community Affairs shall, in consultation with the Department of Environmental Protection and the Department of Health, prepare a model "Lead In Drinking Water Disclosure" statement that may be used by landlords to satisfy the requirements of this section. d. Within five days of developing or updating the model "Lead In Drinking Water Disclosure" statement, the Department of Community Affairs shall: (1) publish the notice in the New Jersey Register; (2) make the notice available to the public on the official Internet website of the Department of Community Affairs; and (3) transmit the notice to the Department of Health, who shall also make the notice available to the public on the official Internet website of the Department of Health. e. If a lease is oral, the landlord shall provide the "Lead in Drinking Water Disclosure" statement to the tenant, or prospective tenant, as a separate notice utilizing the model notice established pursuant to subsection c. of this section. If the lease or the renewal lease is in writing, the landlord shall provide the "Lead in Drinking Water Disclosure" statement required pursuant to this section either as a separate notice utilizing the model notice established pursuant to subsection c. of this section, or the "Lead In Drinking Water Disclosure" statement may be included in the written lease or the written renewal lease, provided that the notice is a separate rider, individually signed or otherwise acknowledged by the tenant and landlord, and written in not less than 12-point typeface. f. The provisions of P.L.2025, c.144 (C.58:12A-12.3a et al.), shall not be construed to impose a duty upon a licensee of the New Jersey Real Estate Commission to provide the disclosure statement required pursuant to P.L.2025, c.144 (C.58:12A-12.3a et al.) to the tenant of a property for which the licensee is not the landlord. L.2025, c.144, s.3.

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