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Baldwin Township dye test certification
To buy or sell a home in Baldwin Township, you need a Dye Test Certification and a Lien Letter Certification. A registered plumber runs the dye test, and a Township Public Works employee must be there to certify it. Here is what the Township requires.
What Baldwin Township requires
Checked November 2026- Required for
- Any sale or foreclosure of a property with an existing house or building
- What's required
- A dye test certified onsite by a Township Public Works employee
- Valid for
- Confirm with the Township
- Township fee
- $35 per parcel, payable to Baldwin Township
- Scheduling
- Tests are scheduled on Tuesday and Thursday mornings. Allow 7 to 10 business days for processing.
- Who can test
- A registered plumber
- Township
- 412-341-9597
How to register with Baldwin Township
- Mail the Township's Dye Test Application Form with a $35 check (payable to Baldwin Township) and a self-addressed stamped envelope to 10 Community Park Dr., Pittsburgh, PA 15234.
- Schedule the test with Lauren Williams: 412-341-9597 or [email protected]. Tests are Tuesday and Thursday mornings, with a Township employee on site.
- The certification comes back by mail. The Township gives no results by phone or fax.
- Test when you list?
- Not stated. The form asks for the buyer and closing date.
- Town contact
- Lauren Williams, 412-341-9597, [email protected]
How the test works
- Mail the Dye Test Application Form, the $35 fee and a self-addressed stamped envelope to Baldwin Township, 10 Community Park Dr., Pittsburgh, PA 15234.
- Your registered plumber runs the dye test on a Tuesday or Thursday morning while a Township Public Works employee is onsite to certify it.
If the test fails
The Township does not publish what happens after a failed test. Call Baldwin Township at 412-341-9597 to ask about repairs and retesting.
Summarized from the municipality's published rules, last checked November 2026. We check them on the first of every month. Rules change, so confirm with your town before closing.