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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.


See highlights and read the Toledo Lead-Safe 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

What Phase are you in?

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. It's 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.


Search the City of Toledo Auditor's Property Information Search: 

Go to Aries Online property information search. Enter the property address and search. The census tract is listed on the Summary page, section Summary - General, of the property search.

Click here to go to Aries Property Information Search

Click or tap on the Areis Property Information search graphic to look up your Census Tract number

AREIS Online Property Search staring page

*Hint: When searching a property address, use only the first four letters of the street address.

Entering the full street address can cause issues, and the system might not find what you need.

Areis Online website graphic showing where to find the Census Tract number

Aries Online website example showing where the Census Tract is listed.

Below is a list of Census Tracts with their associated Phase 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.

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