Housing built before 1978 may contain lead-based paint. Lead from paint, paint chips, and dust can pose health hazards if not managed properly. Lead exposure is of particular concern to young children (age 6 and under) and pregnant women. Before renting pre-1978 housing, lessors must disclose the presence of known lead-based paint and/or lead-based paint hazards in the dwelling. Lessees must also receive a federally approved pamphlet on lead poisoning prevention.
EPA’s Protect Your Family from Lead in Your Home pamphlets
(Available in English, Spanish, Russian, Arabic, Somali, and Vietnamese.)
- If you have questions or concerns about lead-based paint in Rutgers Housing contact REHS
at (848) 445-2550. - Residents of the units listed below must receive Lead Based Paint Disclosure information from Rutgers University Housing prior to moving in. Single room dormitories and studio apartments are not covered by the regulations and therefore residents do not receive disclosure information.
Please contact your campus Residence Life office if you have not received the information and live in one of the following residences:
Apartments
- 29 James Street Apts.
- 77 Bleeker Street Apts.
- Johnson Apts.
Residence Life Staff Apartments in Dormitories
- Allen
- Barr
- Brett
- Campbell
- Clothier
- Demarest
- Frelinghuysen
- Gibbons
- Gibbons AL
- Gibbons BL
- Hardenbergh
- Jameson C
- Jameson D
- Katzenbach
- Lippincott
- Mettler
- Metzger
- Nicholas
- North Tower apt #1
- Pell
- Quad I
- Quad II
- Quad III
- Lynton Noth and South Tower Apts.
- Stonier
- Tinsley
- Woodbury Bunting-Cobb
The paint in the apartments at Newell, Silvers, Marvin, Nichols, Henderson, and Voorhees, was sampled and found to be lead-free. Disclosure information is not required for residents of these apartments.
Contact
- Health Safety Specialists (By Campus Assignment) or call (848) 445-2550
- Lead Based Paint FAQ