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Toledo Lead-Safe Ordinance Inspections

Who has to comply with the  Residential Rental Properties and Lead Safety Compliance - Lead-Safe Ordinance?


For the Toledo Lead-Safe Ordinance, a Lead-Safe Certificate is required for 1-4-unit residential rental properties and family child-care homes originally constructed prior to January 1, 1978.


Read the Full Toledo Lead Ordinance Here


The Residential Rental Properties and Lead Safety Compliance - Lead-Safe Ordinance applies to dwelling units located within the geographical limits of the City of Toledo.


Lead-Safe Inspection Basic Steps

There are a couple of basic steps to start the process of a Lead-Safe Inspection. The Lead Paint Detectives process starts with a Visual Pre-Inspection.

Visual Pre-Inspection - We provide you with a maintenance report showing what Lead-Safe issues need to be addressed.  Watch the Pre-Inspection Video here
Prepare - Follow the maintenance report to fix Lead-Safe issues and clean.
Dust Wipe Inspection - Follow our preparation tips for the Dust Wipe Inspection.
Reports - The Lead Paint Detectives produce reports according to the Ohio Department of Health, Toledo Lucas County Health Department, and the Toledo Department of Neighborhoods for each property unit.

Lead-Safe Certificate
Don't know what Phase you're in? 
Go to Aries Online property information search. Enter the property address and the census tract is listed on the Summary page of the property search. 
Click here to go to Aries Property Information Search


 OR... use the Toledo Lead-Safe Tracts ARGIS system and see which phase your property address is in. You can click or tap the map below and then enter the address. Very easy!


Click or tap the map to look up property addresses on the Toledo Rental Registry and Lead-Safe Certificate Map

In the video, the Lead Paint Detectives show how to use the Rental Registry and Lead Safe map.


Toledo, Ohio Lead-Safe Ordinance Census Tracts deadlines:

1. Dwelling Units in the following Census Tracts shall comply by December 31, 2025: 
  • 2.01, 2.02, 4, 6.01, 6.02, 7.01, 7.02, 7.03, 8, 9, 10.01, 10.02, 14, 16.01, 16.02, 17, 18
2. Dwelling Units in the following Census Tracts shall comply by June 30, 2026: 
  • 20, 21, 105, 25, 29, 30, 32, 33, 35, 36, 39.01, 39.02
3. Dwelling Units in the following Census Tracts shall comply by December 31, 2026:
  • 40, 42, 44.01, 44.02, 47.01, 47.02, 48, 49, 51.01, 51.02, 54, 103
4. Dwelling Units in the following Census Tracts shall comply by June 30, 2027: 
  • 3.01, 3.02, 11, 12.02, 13.02, 13.03, 15, 19, 24.01, 24.02
5. Dwelling Units in the following Census Tracts shall comply by December 31, 2027:
  • 26, 27, 28, 31, 45.01, 46, 50, 52, 53
6. Dwelling Units in the following Census Tracts shall comply by June 30, 2028:
  • 55.01, 55.02, 57.04, 57.05, 57.03, 62, 63, 64, 65, 66, 68.01, 68.02
7. Dwelling Units in the following Census Tracts shall comply by December 31, 2028:
  • 73.06, 73.07, 74.01, 74.02, 86.01, 86.02, 102, 12.01, 13.01, 106, 45.03, 45.04, 55.03, 56.01, 56.02, 57.01, 58.01, 58.03, 58.04, 59.01, 59.02, 60, 61, 67
8. Dwelling Units in the following Census Tracts shall comply by June 30, 2029:
  • 69, 72.02, 72.06, 72.07, 72.04, 72.08, 72.09, 73.04, 73.05, 73.02, 75.01, 75.02, 77, 78.01, 78.02, 79.01, 79.03, 79.04, 80, 83.03, 83.02, 84.01, 85.01, 85.02, 104
After June 30, 2029, all dwelling units shall comply with this Chapter. This Chapter
only applies to dwelling units located within the geographical limits of the City of
Toledo.

Questions? Call or email the Lead Paint Detectives... we're here to help!
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