10 county-level rules, plus city-specific rules for 1 city in Camden County, New Jersey.
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Camden County has no county-wide short-term rental permit. In New Jersey, zoning and licensing power belongs to municipalities under the Municipal Land Use Law, so whether you need an STR permit depends entirely on your township or borough.
N.J.S.A. 40:55D-62
The governing body of every municipality may adopt or amend a zoning ordinance relating to the nature and extent of the uses of land and of buildings and structures thereon.
Camden County has no dedicated short-term rental noise rule. Guests must follow the New Jersey Noise Control Code and each town's noise ordinance, which set decibel limits and quiet hours at the property line.
Short-term rentals in Camden County are subject to 6.625% New Jersey Sales Tax plus the State Occupancy Fee. Municipalities may add a Municipal Occupancy Tax of up to 3%. Camden County itself levies no separate county rental tax.
NJ Division of Taxation — Municipal Occupancy Tax (N.J.S.A. 40:48F)
The Municipal Occupancy Tax is in addition to the State Occupancy Fee and the New Jersey Sales Tax. Municipalities may impose a tax of up to 3% on charges for hotel and motel occupancies.
Camden County does not set parking rules for short-term rentals. Off-street parking standards, guest-vehicle limits, and on-street restrictions come from your municipality's zoning ordinance and local traffic rules.
Camden County sets no county-wide occupancy limit for short-term rentals. Maximum-guest rules come from municipal ordinances and the state housing/building codes, which cap occupancy based on bedroom size and square footage.
Camden County does not require short-term rental hosts to carry liability insurance. Some municipalities may require proof of coverage as a registration condition, and hosts should verify their own homeowner policy covers commercial rental use.
Camden County places no limit on how many nights per year a home may be rented short-term. Any annual-night cap, minimum-stay, or day limit is a municipal decision; several towns instead prohibit stays shorter than 30 days.
There is no Camden County short-term rental registry. Whether you must register a rental, and how, is decided by your municipality under New Jersey home-rule zoning. Some Camden County towns require registration; others ban short stays entirely.
Camden County does not require a host to be present during a short-term rental. Any hosted-versus-unhosted distinction comes from municipal ordinances; most Camden County towns either allow unhosted stays or ban short rentals entirely.
Camden County imposes no primary-residence requirement on short-term rentals. Whether a rental must be your main home is decided by each municipality; many towns instead limit or ban non-owner-occupied short stays through zoning.
1 cities in Camden County have their own short-term rentals rules. Each link goes to that city's dedicated page with code citations.
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