Illinois’s pre-1978 housing stock means most renovation, repair, and painting firms operating here are subject to the EPA’s RRP Rule. Illinois is EPA-administered, so firm certification is granted by the U.S. EPA and recognized throughout Illinois.
We file the Illinois firm certification for $429 all in and return a five-year certificate plus your Lead-Safe Certified Firm logo. The $300 portion is the government fee, paid directly to the EPA at filing, never marked up.
We file for Illinois contractors statewide, including Chicago, Aurora, Naperville, Rockford.
We also file in all EPA-administered states. Read the full guide →
Illinois is EPA-administered, which means lead-safe firm certification for Illinois contractors is issued directly by the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency through its CDX system. There is no separate Illinois state program to join, we file the federal application for you as your authorized agent.
$429 all in for Illinois firms: a $129 service fee plus the $300 EPA filing fee, itemized at checkout and never marked up. The certificate is valid for five years.
Any firm paid to disturb more than six square feet of interior paint, or more than twenty square feet of exterior paint, in Illinois housing or child-occupied facilities built before 1978, including crews working from Chicago, Aurora, Naperville, and Rockford. That covers general contractors, painters, plumbers, electricians, HVAC and window companies, and property managers.
Most Illinois certificates are issued in ~1–2 weeks after we file. We track your Illinois application to issuance and email your certificate plus your Lead-Safe Certified Firm logo.
$429 all in · valid 5 years · no SSN required.
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