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Rental Inspections in Bayonne, NJ (2026)

1 verified rental inspections rules for Bayonne, New Jersey, sourced directly from the municipal code and official government pages.

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Tenant Complaint Process

In the City of Bayonne, a tenant with no heat can trigger emergency Health Officer action once 12 hours pass with outside temperature continuously below 55 degrees Fahrenheit, or 4 hours below 32 degrees, after notifying the landlord and filing a complaint with the Division of Health under City Code § 21-12.2.

Bayonne Tenant Heat Complaint Process

Significant Restrictions

Bayonne City Code § 21-12.2

The Health Officer shall determine that the health and safety of affected residential tenants requires that fuel oil be supplied pursuant to this section and/or that repairs to a heating system are necessary; and ... A tenant or his representative has first made a bona fide attempt to notify the landlord of a lack of heat and the landlord has failed to take appropriate action, and then lodged a...