Bergenfield, NJ Building Safety: Carbon Monoxide Detectors (2026)

Borough Code § 232-5, adopted as part of Article II, Safety Standards in Residential Occupancies (Ord. No. C. 3, the state Uniform Fire Code standard for detector placement, power source and maintenance. The requirement attaches to every sale and rental transaction: § 232-7 lists the information an applicant for a certificate of occupancy (CO) or continued certificate of occupancy (CCO) must submit, including block and lot, purpose of sale or rental, proposed date of transfer, and a Certificate of Smoke Detector and Carbon Monoxide Alarm Compliance (CSDCMAC) signed and notarized by both the owner and the purchaser or tenant.

Section 232-9 limits the article's reach to properties being sold or rented, so an owner-occupied home that never changes hands is not forced through the CO/CCO process, though the underlying detector-and-alarm requirement in § 232-5 still applies to the occupancy itself. A. 3, the same official who administers the broader Property Maintenance Code (Chapter 232, Article I, adopting the 2021 International Property Maintenance Code). A cited owner, tenant, creditor, or other responsible party has 10 business days to correct a violation, or five business days if the condition is an imminent threat to health and safety, before the Borough may abate it directly and bill the cost.