Request a Free Home Lead Inspection

Step 1.Confirm your eligibility

• be located in either zip code 12401 (Kingston) or 12428 (Ellenville) 
• have been built before 1978

If your child has an elevated blood lead level of 5-14 micrograms per deciliter of blood, you are eligible for a free inspection regardless of where in the County you live. See Childhood Lead Poisoning Response Program for more details.

Step 2.Schedule your lead inspection

Call the Department of Health at (845) 340-3047or email dgrn@ulstercountyny.gov to schedule an inspection.

Step 3.Inspection

An inspector will test your home at the scheduled time. If the inspector finds lead hazards, they will recommend interim measures and provide education about wet cleaning and handwashing to reduce exposure.

Step 4.Notice of lead hazards

If lead hazards are identified at the inspection, you will receive a violation letter and information about the EPA Lead Renovator (RRP) class. The letter will explain protocols and requirements for lead remediation. 

You must respond to the letter within 7 days verbally or in writing. Response may be via telephone, email, US Postal Service, or in person at our offices located at 239 Golden Hill Lane in Kingston.

Step 5.Attend a free Lead Renovator Class, or choose a Lead-Certified Renovator

All remediation work must be performed by an EPA Certified Lead Renovator.

If you plan to remediate your property yourself, you will need to attend the free EPA Lead Renovator class to become Lead Renovation, Repair and Painting (RRP) certified.

If you plan to use a contractor, you must either hire a certified lead renovator or have the contractor of your choice get RRP certified.

Step 6.Make a remediation plan

Once you or your contractor is lead certified, Department of Health staff will meet you or your contractor at your property to review the violations and remediation options to address them.

You or your contractor then submits a written workplan and your RRP certification to the Department of Health.

Step 7.Remediation plan approval 

The Department of Health will review your workplan and certification. Once accepted, the Property Owner Incentive Package is released to the owner/contractor. The package contains painting supplies and personal protective equipment intended to keep workers safe from lead exposure during remediation activities. These supplies are available to all cited landlords and homeowners.

If the property qualifies, free floor enamel may also be provided.

Step 8.Home re-inspection

After the work is completed, the Department of Health will visually re-inspect your property to ensure that all the violations have been remediated. 

For interior work, the inspector will also take dust clearance samples to be sent to an independent lab for analysis. If the samples pass, your case is cleared and closed.  If the dust samples fail, you or your contractor will need to reclean the areas, and they must be resampled within 1 week. 

Step 1.Confirm your eligibility

• be located in either zip code 12401 (Kingston) or 12428 (Ellenville) 
• have been built before 1978

If your child has an elevated blood lead level of 5-14 micrograms per deciliter of blood, you are eligible for a free inspection regardless of where in the County you live. See Childhood Lead Poisoning Response Program for more details.

Step 2.Schedule your lead inspection

Call the Department of Health at (845) 340-3047 or email dgrn@ulstercountyny.gov to schedule an inspection.

Step 3.Inspection (and free cleaning supplies!)

An inspector will test your home at the scheduled time. If the inspector finds lead hazards, they will recommend interim measures to keep you and your family safe. They will teach you about wet cleaning, handwashing, and other ways to reduce exposure. The inspector will also give you free cleaning supplies.

Step 4.Remediation

If your home contains lead, the Department of Health will work with your landlord to create and implement a plan to safely remediate your home.

In the meantime, continue taking steps to keep your family safe from lead. This includes regularly wet cleaning your home and washing hands before eating, sleeping, and after playing outside. 

You should keep paying rent, and coordinate with the landlord to provide access for visits needed to create a workplan, perform lead remediation and follow up inspections.