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✓ Source checked 2026-10-20Pittsburgh, PA lead-safe rental rules
Pre-1978 rentals: rental permit inspections include visual checks for deteriorated paint and bare soil plus lead dust-wipe sampling; enforcement voluntary until PLI gives 30 days notice
- The rule
- Pre-1978 rentals: rental permit inspections include visual checks for deteriorated paint and bare soil plus lead dust-wipe sampling; enforcement voluntary until PLI gives 30 days notice
- How often
- rental permit inspection cycle (not fixed in the lead chapter)
- Fees & fines
- 2025: $16/unit registration, $5.50/unit permit inspection, $14 per dwelling or sleeping unit inspection
- Who can inspect
- EPA-certified lead inspector, risk assessor, dust wipe technician or sampling technician
- Applies at
- city (Ch. 781-782) level
- Official source
- ecode360.com/45465381…
- Last checked
- 2026-10-20
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Published government fees (sourced):
- Pittsburgh: 2025: $16/unit registration, $5.50/unit permit inspection, $14 per dwelling or sleeping unit inspection source
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