4 county-level rules, plus city-specific rules for 1 city in Passaic County, New Jersey.
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Passaic County, NJ does not license short-term rentals. New Jersey requires hosts using a marketplace (Airbnb, Vrbo) or professionally managed units to collect 6.625% State Sales Tax and the State Occupancy Fee under P.L. 2018 c. 49 (effective Oct. 1, 2018, amended by P.L. 2019 c. 235). Paterson currently has no specific STR ordinance but requires landlord registration; other Passaic towns set their own rules.
Passaic County imposes no county-level STR tax or fee. New Jersey applies a 6.625% Sales Tax (NJSA 54:32B-3) plus a 5% State Occupancy Fee (NJSA 54:32D-1) on covered transient stays. Passaic County municipalities (Paterson, Clifton, Passaic) may add a local hotel/motel occupancy tax up to 3% under NJSA 40:48E.
Passaic County has no STR parking ordinance. NJ does not preempt local STR parking rules, so each Passaic municipality (Paterson, Clifton, Passaic, Wayne) sets parking minimums under its zoning code per the Municipal Land Use Law (NJSA 40:55D-1). On-street parking on county roads is governed by N.J. Title 39 motor vehicle law and county park rules.
Passaic County sets no STR occupancy limit. New Jersey has no statewide STR cap; municipalities set occupancy. The NJ Uniform Construction Code (NJAC 5:23) adopts the IRC and IPMC, which generally require 70 sq ft for the first occupant and 50 sq ft for each additional in any sleeping room. Paterson, Clifton, Passaic, and Wayne set their own caps.
1 cities in Passaic County have their own short-term rentals rules. Each link goes to that city's dedicated page with code citations.
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