Free public-record lookup
Check if a property has a lead-safe certificate
Enter an address and we'll check it against the same public lead-safe certification and rental-license records the city checks at renewal. Free, no signup, no email required.
What this lookup can and cannot tell you
The lookup queries public records: a municipality's lead-safe certification filings and, where available, its rental-license roll. When an address matches, you can see whether a certificate is on file, whether it is current or expired, and what the local ordinance requires. Philadelphia publishes the most complete public dataset; coverage for other participating municipalities varies with what each borough makes available.
A result is only as fresh as the last data the city published. We refresh our copy on a recurring schedule, but a certificate filed yesterday may not appear yet, and a status that changed this week may still read as its previous value. For anything time-sensitive - a closing, a lease signing, a code hearing - confirm the result against the municipality directly.
A missing record is not proof of non-compliance. The address may be stored in a different format than you typed, the building may be exempt because it was built after 1978, or the municipality may simply not publish its parcel data for bulk lookup. Read a “not found” result as a reason to verify, not as a verdict.
If the certificate is expired or missing and the property does need one, the fix is a re-inspection: a certified inspector performs a dust-wipe test, an accredited lab analyzes the samples, and the result is filed with the city. See published pricing or book an inspection.
Common questions
- Is this an official government record?
- No. This tool is provided by Keystone Lead Certified, not by any municipality. It reads the same public lead-safe certification and rental-license records the city publishes, but the authoritative record is always the one held by your local code or health department.
- Does “not found” mean the property is non-compliant?
- No. A missing record can mean the address was typed differently than the city stores it, that a certificate was filed more recently than the last published data refresh, that the building is exempt (for example, built after 1978), or that the municipality does not publish its parcel records for bulk lookup. Treat a missing result as a prompt to verify, not as proof of a violation.
- How current is the data?
- A result reflects the most recent public data the city has published, which can lag behind a very recent filing or status change. We refresh our copy of these records on a recurring schedule, but always confirm a time-sensitive result against the municipality directly.
- Do I have to sign up?
- No. The address lookup is free with no signup and no email required. You can optionally unlock the full record or ask us to monitor a property for status changes, but neither is required to run a check.