Property Maintenance in Lakewood, NJ (2026)
2 verified property maintenance rules for Lakewood, New Jersey, sourced directly from the municipal code and official government pages.
Verified from official government sources
Property Blight
Lakewood Township can order the repair, vacating or demolition of any building declared dangerous, unsafe or a nuisance, following a Township Committee hearing, and can place a municipal lien on the property for the cost if the owner does not comply.
Lakewood Township Dangerous Building Abatement
Significant RestrictionsTownship of Lakewood Code § 13-2.1
Buildings, walls or structures which are or may become dangerous to property, life or health, or constitute a nuisance, or which are so old, dilapidated or have become so out of repair as to be dangerous, unsafe, unsanitary or otherwise unfit for human habitation, occupancy or use are hereby declared to be inimical to the welfare and dangerous or injurious to the health and safety of the people...
Snow & Sidewalk Clearing
Lakewood Township, Ocean County, gives property owners 12 daylight hours to clear sidewalk snow and ice. Miss the deadline and Public Works removes it for you and puts the bill on your tax lien, on top of any separate fine.
Lakewood Township, NJ Snow and Ice Removal
Some RestrictionsTownship of Lakewood Code § 20-5.1
Every owner or occupant of any house or other building, any owner or occupant of any multiple family dwelling, store, apartment, or commercial or industrial building, and any owner of a vacant lot shall remove snow or ice from the sidewalks in front of or adjacent to such buildings or lot within 12 hours after the snow ceases to fall or ice is formed. The hours from 11:00 p.m. and 7:00 a.m. sha...