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Township introduces lead-paint inspection ordinance and awards contract for lead-testing management
Summary
Lebanon introduced an ordinance to require lead-based paint inspections for certain pre-1978 rental properties and approved a contract with Lou Environmental Services LLC to manage lead testing for affected units; officials said property owners will bear testing costs.
Lebanon Township’s committee introduced Ordinance o7-2025 on July 9 to create a new local chapter governing lead-based paint inspections and simultaneously approved a resolution awarding contract management for lead testing to a private vendor.
Ordinance o7-2025 was described by committee members as focused on rental properties constructed before 1978, with statutory exceptions for properties constructed after that date. The ordinance was introduced for a later public hearing (scheduled for 08/25/2025).
The committee also approved Resolution 116-2025 to award contract management to Lou Environmental Services LLC for lead testing in certain rental units in the township. Members clarified that Lou Environmental is a certified inspection entity and that the service is structured so property owners will be charged directly; the township will not carry the testing cost. One committee member noted the vendor may accept credit-card payments to streamline transactions.
Why it matters: committee members framed these actions as part of a public-safety and regulatory response to potential lead hazards in older rental housing stock. The combination of a code chapter and a vendor contract sets procedures and a vendor relationship ahead of public hearings and implementation steps.
At the meeting a committee member summarized: “They’re certified, so they’ll be the ones doing the inspection,” and clarified the contract’s administrative structure so that the township would not fund the tests. The resolution passed by roll call; one member abstained on the vote as recorded.
Next steps include the scheduled public hearing for the ordinance and administrative follow-up to implement the contract and notify affected property owners about inspection procedures and fees.
