Lakewood, NJ Building Safety: Elevator Maintenance (2026)
Key Facts
- Routine inspection interval
- Every six months
- Periodic inspection interval
- Every one year
- Six-month hydraulic elevator fee
- $130.00
- One-year escalator inspection fee
- $415.00
- R-3/R-4 flat device fee
- $194
Summary
Lakewood requires elevator devices outside one- and two-family homes to undergo a six-month routine inspection and a one-year periodic inspection, each carrying its own fee set by elevator type, from $103 for a dumbwaiter to $415 for escalators.
The fees for routine and periodic tests and inspections for elevator devices in structures not in Use Group R-3 or R-4, or otherwise exempt devices in R-2 structures, shall be as follows: Six month routine inspection of elevator devices: 1. Traction and winding drum elevators: One to 10 floors: $182.00 Over 10 floors: $233.00 2. Hydraulic elevators: $130.00 3. Roped hydraulic elevators: $181.00 4. Escalators, moving walks: $181.00. One year periodic inspection and witnessing of elevator devices, which fee shall include a six month routine inspection: 1. Traction and winding drum elevators: One to 10 floors: $259.00 Over 10 floors: $311.00 2. Hydraulic elevators: $194.00 3. Roped hydraulic elevators $259.00 4. Escalators, moving walks $415.00 5. Dumbwaiters $103.00 6. Man lifts, stairway chair lifts, inclined and vertical wheelchair lifts $156.00
Full Breakdown
15 sets the local testing and inspection fees for vertical transport equipment, administered by the Division of Construction Code Enforcement. 00 for escalators and moving walks. 00 for man lifts, stairway chair lifts and wheelchair lifts. 00). C. 20. Witnessing an acceptance test or inspecting an alteration costs $65 under subsection d.
Violations & Fines
Operating an elevator device without the required periodic inspections, or failing to pay the applicable inspection fees, is enforced under Lakewood's general penalty, Township of Lakewood Code § 1-5.1, subjecting the responsible owner to a fine of up to $1,000, up to 90 days of detention, or up to 90 days of community service.
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