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

A. C. 3, before a one- or two-family dwelling changes occupancy, whether by sale, new tenancy or other transfer. The fee is tiered by how far ahead you request the inspection: $50 if you apply more than 10 business days before the change of occupancy, $90 if you apply four to ten business days ahead, and $170 if you apply fewer than four business days ahead. An inspector from the Fire Prevention Bureau must find working smoke and carbon monoxide detectors in place before the certificate issues; if no property representative or homeowner is present at the scheduled appointment, the visit counts as a failed inspection and the applicant must call to book a new one.

Two failed appointments for any reason, whether a missed inspection or detectors that do not pass, force the applicant to file an entirely new application and pay the fee again at whatever tier applies to the new timeline, with no credit for fees already paid. C. 6 to fund enforcement of the fire code and local fire-prevention work generally. The detector mandate itself flows from the state Uniform Fire Code and Uniform Construction Code, not a separate Linden ordinance, but the certificate process, its timing tiers, and its fee amounts are Linden's own.