Elizabeth, NJ Building Safety: Elevator Maintenance (2026)

Elizabeth's local hook on elevator upkeep runs through the certificate of occupancy for resale process rather than a separate ongoing inspection program. 070(B) requires the purchaser to obtain a certificate of occupancy for resale from the bureau of zoning, and the structure must first be inspected by the zoning officer. Subsection (B)(9) requires the seller to supply "all testing reports and certificates showing compliance for necessary building systems," naming an annual sprinkler report, an annual fire alarm and monitoring report, the most recent commercial kitchen hood inspection, an "Annual Elevator certification," and exterminator treatment records.

098 requires any residential building of ten or more units that is three or more stories tall to have constructed a pedestrian and furniture-capable elevator that is electric or hydraulic and meets all applicable building codes; that installed elevator is what later must carry a current annual certification at resale. If deficiencies surface during the resale inspection, the bureau of zoning may issue a temporary certificate of occupancy for resale valid up to ninety days, provided the building is structurally safe to occupy, the violations do not affect health, safety, or welfare, and the purchaser signs a sworn affidavit committing to finish repairs within that ninety-day window. 060.