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Delaware
Illinois
Massachusetts
Maryland
- Maryland (statewide)every tenant turnover; $30/unit registra
- Baltimore Cityevery tenant change (change of occupancy
- Baltimore Countyevery tenant change; registration yearly
- Prince George's Countyevery tenant change; registration yearly
- Montgomery Countyevery tenant change; registration yearly
- Anne Arundel Countyevery tenant change; registration yearly
- Howard Countyevery tenant change; registration yearly
- Harford Countyevery tenant change; registration yearly
- Frederick Countyevery tenant change; registration yearly
- Washington Countyevery tenant change; registration yearly
- Allegany Countyevery tenant change; registration yearly
- Charles Countyevery tenant change; registration yearly
Michigan
New Jersey
- New Jersey (statewide, all municipalities)3 years or tenant turnover; certificate
- Newarkper NJ law
- Jersey Cityper NJ law
- Trentonevery tenant turnover or at least every
- Patersonevery 3 years or tenant turnover (dust w
- Elizabeth3 years or tenant turnover
- Camden3 years or tenant turnover
- Edison3 years or tenant turnover
- Woodbridge3 years or tenant turnover
- Lakewood3 years or tenant turnover
- Clifton3 years or tenant turnover
- Passaic3 years or tenant turnover
- East Orange3 years or tenant turnover
- Union City3 years or tenant turnover
- Bayonne3 years or tenant turnover
- Hoboken3 years or tenant turnover
- Perth Amboy3 years or tenant turnover
- New Brunswick3 years or tenant turnover
- Plainfield3 years or tenant turnover
- Irvington3 years or tenant turnover
- Hackensack3 years or tenant turnover
- Linden3 years or tenant turnover
- Vineland3 years or tenant turnover
- Atlantic City3 years or tenant turnover
- West New York3 years or tenant turnover
- North Bergen3 years or tenant turnover
- Kearny3 years or tenant turnover
- Bloomfield3 years or tenant turnover
- Montclair3 years or tenant turnover
- Orange3 years or tenant turnover
- Long Branch3 years or tenant turnover
- Asbury Park3 years or tenant turnover
- Millville3 years or tenant turnover
- Bridgeton3 years or tenant turnover
- Hamilton Township3 years or tenant turnover
New York
- Rochesterevery 3 years (2026 rules)
- Syracuseevery 3 years
- Albanyevery 3 years (per Schenectady County)
- Amsterdamevery 3 years (per Schenectady County)
- Auburnevery 3 years (per Schenectady County)
- Binghamtonevery 3 years (per Schenectady County)
- Buffaloevery 3 years (per Schenectady County)
- Cheektowagaevery 3 years (per Schenectady County)
- Elmiraevery 3 years (per Schenectady County)
- Gloversvilleevery 3 years (per Schenectady County)
- Jamestownevery 3 years (per Schenectady County)
- Kingstonevery 3 years (per Schenectady County)
- Middletownevery 3 years (per Schenectady County)
- Newburghevery 3 years (per Schenectady County)
- Poughkeepsieevery 3 years (per Schenectady County)
- Romeevery 3 years (per Schenectady County)
- Schenectadyevery 3 years (per Schenectady County)
- Troyevery 3 years (per Schenectady County)
- Uticaevery 3 years (per Schenectady County)
- Watertownevery 3 years (per Schenectady County)
- Yonkersevery 3 years (per Schenectady County)
- Mount Vernonevery 3 years (per Schenectady County)
- New Rochelleevery 3 years (per Schenectady County)
- Niagara Fallsevery 3 years (per Schenectady County)
- Spring Valleyevery 3 years (per Schenectady County)
- New York Cityone-time XRF test; work at every turnove
Ohio
Pennsylvania
- Philadelphia4 years (lead-free indefinite)
- Yeadon Boroughat registration/renewal
- Pittsburghrental permit inspection cycle (not fixe
Rhode Island
Vermont
Wisconsin
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