About Lead Safe Cert by State
Lead Safe Cert by State is a free, independent reference site published by Directory Assistance Group. It is built to help renters, owners, managers, and lead professionals find the right official starting points faster.
What this site covers
We focus on rental lead-safe certificates and related local ordinances, certified lead inspectors and risk assessors by state, state lead program structure, and the federal lead disclosure and renovation rules that often overlap with rental compliance.
Our goal is practical clarity. Instead of making you bounce between federal pages, state program sites, local code sections, and inspector lookup tools, we pull those threads together so you can ask better questions and confirm the right next step.
How to use the site
If you are checking one property, start with the search or the rental lead-safe check. If you are comparing rules across places, browse the state guides at /states and then drill down into the city or county pages where local rental rules may matter.
Always treat the site as a starting point, not the final word. Use the linked official office, ordinance, or inspector lookup before you rely on any requirement for a lease, turnover, renovation, inspection, or filing.
Who writes it
Lead Safe Cert by State is published by Directory Assistance Group, an independent publisher of free lookup tools and directories, and is written and maintained by a small editorial team. We are not lawyers, engineers, doctors, or government officials, and we do not claim to be. What we do is read the primary sources (statutes, agency guidance, university extension publications, and official court and health-department pages), turn them into plain steps, and link every claim back to where it came from.
How the site is paid for
The site is free to use and is supported by advertising, clearly labeled featured listings, and a few Amazon affiliate links. Advertisers do not choose or review our topics, and payment never changes what a guide says or the official details we list. Read our editorial standards and how we research for how we pick sources, correct mistakes, and keep ads separate from content.
Tell us what we got wrong
Rules change and local details vary. If you spot an error or an out-of-date figure, please send us a note with a link to the source. We read every correction, and fixes are logged on our site updates page.