Brick, NJ Building Safety: Building Inspections (2026)
Key Facts
- Initial inspection fee
- $100 per unit
- Reinspection fee
- $50 per unit
- Certificate posting
- within 5 ft of entrance
- Vacant-unit certificate validity
- 60 calendar days
- Enforcing official
- Construction Code Official
Summary
Brick Township requires a Construction Code Official inspection and a rental certificate of occupancy before any residential rental unit is first occupied or reoccupied, with reinspection required until violations are corrected.
After the receipt of said notice, the building or structure or unit thereof shall be inspected by the Construction Code Official or his representative. Upon making such inspection and determining that the Property Maintenance Code has been complied with, the Construction Code Official shall issue a certificate indicating the date and the fact that such buildings or structures or units thereof are in compliance with the Code. The certificate issued pursuant to this section shall be posted by the owner in a conspicuous place inside the licensed premises and within five linear feet of the main entrance door. The certificate shall establish the occupancy limits of the property. It shall be a violation of this Code for any person, except for an authorized officer or employee of the Township of Brick, to remove a posted certificate during the period it is in effect and shall subject the property to be immediately vacated in the judgment of the Construction Code Official and/or the owner or occupant to be fined as set forth herein. Each certificate shall contain the following warning: WARNING OCCUPANCY LIMITATION The maximum permitted occupancy of this dwelling unit is ______. The occupancy limit will be strictly enforced. No warnings will be given.
Official source re-checked September 7, 2026: no newer edition of the code had been published (publisher’s edition: rev 4577344; v53 updated 2025-12-09; through 12-09-2025).
Full Breakdown
Before a residential rental unit in Brick Township can be occupied or reoccupied, the owner must apply in writing to the Construction Code Official for a rental certificate of occupancy. The Official inspects the unit for compliance with the Property Maintenance Code and, if it passes, issues a certificate stating compliance and the maximum permitted occupancy, which the owner must post within five feet of the main entrance. If the inspection turns up violations, the owner must correct them and then notify the Official in writing, triggering a reinspection; this notify-and-reinspect cycle repeats until every violation is cleared. The initial inspection costs $100 per unit, and each reinspection costs $50, payable to the Construction Code Official beforehand.
Violations & Fines
Occupying a rental unit without a valid certificate, or removing a posted certificate, is a Code violation; the Construction Code Official can order the unit vacated, and tenants who exceed the posted occupancy limit are issued a summons for overcrowding.
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