Guides
The ordinances, explained from the primary source.
Every fact below is cited to the actual code, city record, or health department data behind it – not paraphrased secondhand.
Philadelphia, PA · August 13, 2026
Philadelphia's Universal Lead Certification Law (Bill 180936): The Complete Landlord Guide
What Bill 180936-A actually requires, when your zip code came into scope, what it costs, and what the penalty really is - each claim cited to the codified text.
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Yeadon, PA · August 13, 2026
Yeadon's Lead Inspection Ordinance (2024-015): What We've Confirmed, and What the Borough Hasn't Published
Yeadon passed a lead inspection ordinance in January 2025. Here's exactly what's confirmed from the borough's own records - and what still hasn't been published, 18 months later.
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Photo: Montgomery County Planning Commission, CC BY-SA 2.0Norristown, PA · August 16, 2026
What Norristown's Ordinance 21-14 Actually Requires: A Landlord's Guide to Chapter 200
Ordinance 21-14 codified Chapter 200 in 2021. Here's exactly what it requires - the four triggers, the three-year cycle, who can inspect, and why the real penalty is license denial, not a lead fine - cited to the ordinance's own text.
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Chester, PA · August 16, 2026
Chester's Lead Ordinance: What Changed for Landlords in Delaware County's Oldest City
Chester's 2023 Lead Poisoning Prevention Ordinance makes lead-safe certification a standing requirement for pre-1978 rentals - here's what's confirmed, what it costs, and what the city's own code text still hasn't published.
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Photo: Mr. Matte, CC BY-SA 4.0East Lansdowne, PA · August 16, 2026
East Lansdowne's Lead Ordinance No. 613: Rental, Daycare, and Home-Sale Requirements
East Lansdowne's Ordinance No. 613 ties lead-safe certification to rental licenses, daycares, and condemned properties on a three-year cycle - here's what the codified Chapter 11 text says, and what about home sales is still unconfirmed.
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Pennsylvania · August 16, 2026
Lead-Safe vs. Lead-Free Certification in Pennsylvania: The Legal Difference (With the Actual Code Text)
Two words that sound interchangeable carry different legal meanings - and decide whether you re-certify every few years or never again. Here's the codified difference.
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Pennsylvania · August 16, 2026
Is My Tenant's Child Required to Get a Lead Test in Pennsylvania?
A child's blood lead test and a landlord's lead-safe certification are two separate Pennsylvania obligations - narrow and health-driven versus broad and ordinance-driven. Here's exactly who each one binds.
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Photo: Warren LeMay, CC BY-SA 2.0Pennsylvania · August 16, 2026
Pennsylvania's Childhood Lead Testing Law Is About to Change: What HB 916 Means for Landlords
HB 916 passed the Pennsylvania House 157-44 on June 8, 2026 - the furthest a universal childhood lead-testing bill has advanced in the state. Here's what it means for landlords.
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Pennsylvania · August 16, 2026
Does My Daycare Need Lead Certification in Pennsylvania? A Guide for Family Child Care Operators
For a family child care operator, lead certification often arrives through your child care license, not a rental license. Here's which Pennsylvania municipalities require it, and who has to perform the inspection.
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Pennsylvania · August 16, 2026
Free and Low-Cost Lead Remediation Help for Landlords in Philadelphia, Montgomery, and Delaware Counties
Failed your first lead inspection? Public HUD-funded programs in Philadelphia, Montgomery, and Delaware counties can pay to fix the hazard - here's the program, the contact, and the eligibility for each.
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Pennsylvania · August 16, 2026
My Child Tested Positive for Lead: What Pennsylvania Parents Should Do Next
A positive blood lead test is frightening, but the next steps are clear and ordered. Here is what to do, who to call, and what actually helps - for parents and tenants across Pennsylvania.
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Norristown & Delaware County · August 16, 2026
Selling a Pre-1978 Home in Norristown or Delaware County? Here's When You Need a Lead Certificate First
Philadelphia's lead law has no point-of-sale trigger - but Norristown, Chester, and East Lansdowne can require a lead certificate before a pre-1978 home changes hands. Here's which sales need one first.
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