6 county-level rules, plus city-specific rules for 1 city in Atlantic County, New Jersey.
Verified from official government sources
New Jersey requires no statewide short-term rental permit, but Atlantic County shore towns run mandatory rental licensing. Atlantic City, Brigantine, Ventnor, and Margate require a seasonal certificate of occupancy or mercantile license and a safety inspection before hosting.
Rental guests follow the same state noise code as residents, N.J.A.C. 7:29-1.2, capping overnight sound at 50 dBA at a property line, plus each town's ordinance. Atlantic City, Brigantine, and Margate can revoke a host's license for repeat noise.
N.J.S.A. 2C:33-2
A person is guilty of a petty disorderly persons offense, if with purpose to cause public inconvenience, annoyance or alarm, or recklessly creating a risk thereof he (1) Engages in fighting or threatening, or in violent or tumultuous behavior; or (2) Creates a hazardous or physically dangerous condition by any act which serves no legitimate purpose of the actor.
Short-term rentals under 90 days owe New Jersey's 6.625% sales tax and a municipal occupancy tax of up to 3% under N.J.S.A. 40:48F-1. Atlantic City layers on additional tourism and luxury taxes on transient stays.
N.J.S.A. 40:48F-1
adopt an ordinance imposing a tax, at a uniform percentage rate not to exceed 1% on charges of rent for every occupancy on or after July 1, 2003 but before July 1, 2004, and not to exceed 3% on charges of rent for every occupancy on or after July 1, 2004, of a room or rooms in a hotel or transient accommodation.
No New Jersey statute sets short-term rental parking. Rules come from each Atlantic County municipality's zoning and rental ordinance. Atlantic City, Brigantine, and Margate apply off-street and residential parking limits to rentals.
No New Jersey statute caps short-term rental occupancy, but Atlantic County shore towns enforce hard limits. Ventnor and Margate cap guests by bedroom count on the license and cite overcrowding without a prior warning.
New Jersey sets no statewide short-term rental insurance mandate. Requirements come from each Atlantic County municipality's rental ordinance. Shore towns that license rentals can require proof of liability coverage.
1 cities in Atlantic County have their own short-term rentals rules. Each link goes to that city's dedicated page with code citations.
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