East Orange, NJ

In the City of East Orange, § 51-193N(1) makes the property owner responsible for trimming or removing any private tree that overhangs a sidewalk, street or public property and impedes…

In the City of East Orange, § 51-193O(2) bars anyone from cutting, pruning, breaking, climbing, injuring or removing a public shade tree, or disturbing its roots or bark, spraying it…

In the City of East Orange, City Code § 159-62B caps weeds and grasses on any premises at 10 inches in height and bans noxious weeds outright. Brush and hedges within 10 feet of a…

New Jersey's statewide stormwater rule, N.J.A.C. 7:8, requires major developments to manage runoff with green infrastructure and expressly counts storing stormwater runoff for reuse…

The NJ Department of Environmental Protection may impose statewide or regional water use restrictions during drought warnings or emergencies under the Water Supply Management Act.

In the City of East Orange, Chapter 94 bans open burning outright: no one may run a salvage operation by open burning, burn rubbish, garbage, trade waste, or buildings and structures…

The City of East Orange requires every residential dwelling unit to have an operating automatic smoke-detecting device with an audible alarm, listed by Underwriters' Laboratories or…

The City of East Orange bans the sale, use and possession of fireworks anywhere in the city unless the Public Safety Director issues a permit under Chapter 147. Sparklers and other…

The New Jersey Forest Fire Service has statewide jurisdiction over wildland fire prevention, declares burn bans, and enforces forest fire districts that supersede conflicting municipal…

Dogs in East Orange may not run at large on any street or public place, and when off the owner's own property a dog must be on a leash no longer than six feet, muzzled, or on premises…

East Orange bans keeping any wild animal within the City outright under § 132-2, with no permit or exception process in the code. Anyone who keeps, maintains or harbors a wild animal…

East Orange singles out American pit bull terriers, American Staffordshire terriers, bull terriers, Doberman pinschers, rottweilers and Staffordshire terriers as 'dogs commonly and…

East Orange requires every cat of licensing age, meaning seven months old or with a full set of permanent teeth, to be registered and licensed through the City Clerk. Owners must renew…

In the City of East Orange, a veterinary establishment can locate only in a zoning district that lists it as a conditional use, and even there it must sit on at least 10,000 square…

Essex County prohibits giving food or any other substance to birds, animals, fish or other wildlife anywhere on county park property, with no stated exceptions.

Animal hoarding in Essex County is prosecuted under New Jersey's cruelty statute (N.J.S.A. 4:22-17), which criminalizes failing to provide necessary care. Enforcement runs through…

New Jersey requires beekeepers who overwinter colonies to register annually with the Department of Agriculture, and statewide beekeeping rules limit how far towns may restrict…

New Jersey's Right to Farm Act protects commercial farms from local restrictions, while the Department of Agriculture sets statewide livestock standards.

Retaining walls in East Orange must be designed and built to satisfy the Construction Official under the City's site-improvement standards, and freestanding walls require their own…

In the City of East Orange, City Code § 159-202.C reserves barbed wire for fences next to nonresidential property only, so no homeowner can string it along a residential yard fence…

City Code § 159-202 limits every fence in the City of East Orange to 15 feet, and adds a street-line rule for residential lots: a fence over 7 feet must sit back from the street line…

New Jersey common law and statute apply uniformly statewide to spite fences, boundary fences, and shared maintenance disputes between adjoining landowners.

It is unlawful in East Orange to keep a dog that habitually barks, snarls, growls or otherwise disturbs neighbors, and owners must keep their dog under enough control at all times to…

City Code § 184-1 caps in-vehicle stereos at 65 decibels measured at the curbline, or bars sound audible 50 feet outside the car, at any time of day. The same section bans unnecessary…

City Code § 184-1 bans playing radios, amplified instruments or sound systems so they create a 'noise disturbance' across a property line or in a noise-sensitive zone, and flatly bans…

City Code § 184-1.A(1)(f) caps sound in East Orange residential neighborhoods at 65 decibels on the A-scale, measured 25 feet away or at the next property line, between 9:00 a.m. and…

In the City of East Orange, a permitted home occupation cannot draw more than three client vehicles beyond the resident's own cars, and every one of them must park off the street in a…

In the City of East Orange, running a business from a residence is a conditional zoning use, not a right: City Code § 51-122 lets a home occupation operate in any residence only if it…

In the City of East Orange, a home occupation may identify itself with only a single nameplate sign of one square foot or less. City Code § 51-122.E bars any other outward sign of a…

In the City of East Orange, a state-approved family day-care home caring for three to five children at least 15 hours a week is zoned as a home occupation in a private residence, not…

Selling home-baked and other non-hazardous foods in Essex County requires a New Jersey Cottage Food Operator Permit from the NJ Department of Health under N.J.A.C. 8:24-11. The permit…

New Jersey has no microenterprise home kitchen permit and no way to license a home kitchen as a restaurant. N.J.A.C. 8:24-2.1(c)1 makes the person in charge responsible for ensuring…

In the City of East Orange, no one may park or store a camping trailer over 18 feet long or a boat over 18 feet in any yard or driveway of a residential district. City Code § 51-157.A…

In the City of East Orange's Transit Village District (TVD), City Code § 51-113 bans parking in the front yard outright and caps front-yard driveway paving at 10 feet wide for lots…

In the City of East Orange, the City Council designates specific curb locations as loading zones by resolution under Section 260-20. Once signs are posted, no one may park a vehicle in…

City Code Chapter 175, Article II bans abandoning a motor vehicle, or storing one in substantial disrepair in the open, on any public or private property in East Orange. Property…

In the City of East Orange, a snow emergency triggers a citywide parking ban once the Mayor and the Public Works Director declare it, enforced through posted "Emergency No Parking"…

In the City of East Orange, Chapter 260's stopping, standing and parking rules do not excuse drivers from obeying stricter posted signs, and any vehicle parked or standing in violation…

East Orange bans overnight parking citywide from 2:00 a.m. to 6:00 a.m. but issues resident-only permits for specific streets like Prospect Street and Washington Terrace. The East…

In the City of East Orange, no one may park a vehicle on any street between 2:00 a.m. and 6:00 a.m. unless the block is one of the specific streets, like Prospect Street or Chestnut…

In the City of East Orange, City Code Section 260-15.1 bars anyone from parking a truck, tractor, trailer, semitrailer or omnibus with a registered gross weight over 10,000 pounds on…

Essex County reserves signed EV charging stalls for actively charging electric vehicles and fines gas cars or idle EVs that park there.

New Jersey's Predatory Towing Prevention Act, N.J.S.A. 56:13-7 et seq., and its implementing rule, N.J.A.C. 13:45A-31, control every non-consensual tow in the state. A private property…

In the City of East Orange, an accessory building such as a shed or detached garage cannot exceed 400 square feet on lots under 10,000 square feet, or 15% of the rear yard on larger…

In the City of East Orange, an accessory dwelling unit inside a detached accessory building is allowed only in the R-1 single-family district, and only as a conditional use approved by…

Converting a garage to habitable space requires a NJ Uniform Construction Code permit statewide, with mandatory inspections for framing, insulation, electrical, and plumbing changes.

In the City of East Orange, three or more substantiated complaints against a short-term rental property force revocation of its STR permit, and the property is barred from a new permit…

In the City of East Orange, a short-term rental must be the owner's principal residence in nearly every permitted category: single-family STRs must be owner-occupied, two-family STRs…

In the City of East Orange, an unhosted short-term rental, one where the owner or operator is not present, is capped at 60 total nights per calendar year under Chapter 228. Each night…

In the City of East Orange, no one may operate or advertise a short-term rental without first obtaining an STR permit from the East Orange Short-Term Rental Subdivision under § 228-3…

In the City of East Orange, an STR applicant with a documented Noise Pollution Ordinance violation in the past two years cannot get a permit under § 228-3.A(2), and every transient…

In the City of East Orange, an STR permit requires a nonrefundable $750 registration fee under § 228-3.C, charged again every year at renewal under § 228-3.E. The fee is due with the…

In the City of East Orange, every STR permit application must disclose the on-site and adjacent parking spaces available, and § 228-4.A(9) limits all renters of the unit to one vehicle…

In the City of East Orange, an STR permit application must include proof of general liability insurance with at least $500,000 per-claim and $500,000 aggregate coverage under §…

In the City of East Orange, while an STR is rented, the owner, the short-term rental agent, or the responsible party must be available 24 hours a day, seven days a week, and must…

In the City of East Orange, any swimming or wading pool with a sidewall more than 50% below grade must be enclosed by a fence, wall or other barrier at least 48 inches high with a gate…

In the City of East Orange, no owner, operator or occupant may maintain, operate or use a pool covered by the § 246-1 fencing rule without first securing a permit from the Public…

In the City of East Orange, a political sign advancing a candidate's campaign may go on private property, on an existing commercial billboard with the owner's consent, or on a…

In the City of East Orange, a digital or video billboard is defined as a sign type not permitted anywhere in the city, and even where standard billboards are conditionally allowed in…

In the City of East Orange, garage, yard, rummage and flea-market sale signs are a prohibited sign type in every zoning district under City Code Article XXV. The one exception: a…

East Orange caps window signage at 25% of the glass panel it's applied to under City Code § 51-170.D, with no window signs allowed above the second story of any building. Second-floor…

In the City of East Orange, § 51-189F(4)(a) of the Land Use Chapter caps site lighting at 0.5 footcandle at any property line next to a residential use or residentially zoned property…

In the City of East Orange, Article XXIX of the Land Use Chapter requires every exterior lighting fixture approved through site plan review to carry a shield that confines illumination…

In the City of East Orange, a permitted billboard must be shielded so its lighting never shines onto the traveled roadway. City Code § 51-145.D requires shielding or low enough…

In the City of East Orange, City Code section 51-199 requires that soil erosion and sediment control devices, whether permanent or installed only for the duration of construction, be…

In the City of East Orange, Article XXX of the Land Use Chapter, adopted by Ordinance No. 1-2022, requires green infrastructure and low-impact stormwater controls for every 'major…

East Orange regulates nearly every kind of development in a flood hazard area under Chapter 150, readopted in 2023. The Floodplain Administrator maps the areas from FEMA and state…

East Orange sets its local design flood elevation at the best available flood data elevation plus two feet of freeboard for most sites, with extra freeboard required for critical…

The Coastal Area Facility Review Act gives the New Jersey DEP exclusive permit jurisdiction over development in the coastal zone, applying uniform statewide standards regardless of…

In the City of East Orange's R-1 single-family district, side yards must be at least 3 feet each (13 feet combined) and rear yards at least 25% of lot depth, while front yards follow…

In the City of East Orange's R-1 single-family district, City Code § 51-92, Table 51-92.A limits impervious building coverage to 35% of the lot. Other residential districts allow more…

In the City of East Orange's R-1 single-family district, City Code § 51-92, Table 51-92.A caps building height at two-and-a-half stories or 35 feet, whichever governs. Section 51-88…

In the City of East Orange, § 51-193 of the Land Use Chapter protects mature trees during development: any existing tree of six-inch caliper or greater cannot be removed unless it…

In the City of East Orange, street trees go in on both sides of every public street per an approved landscape plan, only the Public Works Department or its designated agent may plant…

In the City of East Orange, § 51-193N(2) of the Land Use Chapter names Mulberry, Wild cherry and Sumac, called 'stink weed,' as nuisance trees and bars planting any of the three…

In the City of East Orange, outdoor dining is allowed only as an accessory use to a table-service restaurant, and only in the CBD, MSE and C-1 commercial zones. There is no separate…

In the City of East Orange, no one may erect a tent, stage, canopy or other structure in a City park without a special written permit under Chapter 193. The East Orange Skate Park…

In the City of East Orange, a block party is licensed as an "outdoor activity" under Chapter 188, Section 188-3, and requires a written application to the Subdivision of Licensing at…

In the City of East Orange, street fairs and festivals are licensed under Chapter 188 as "outdoor activities," requiring a $1,500 cash security deposit under Section 188-3B(4)(a) and…

In the City of East Orange, marches, motorcades, parades, picketing, rallies and walk-a-thons are exempt from Chapter 188's usual requirement to get City Council permission to use City…

In the City of East Orange, sexually oriented businesses are excluded from the permitted retail-sales use in the Transit Village District, with the code defining the cutoff as lingerie…

In the City of East Orange, tattoo and body-piercing establishments are excluded from the permitted retail-services use in the Transit Village District and are separately named as an…

In the City of East Orange, a health spa or therapeutic massage business can operate only where the zoning schedule conditionally permits it, and City Code § 51-146 requires the…

In the City of East Orange, Chapter 195 requires anyone operating a pawnbroker business to comply with Chapter 51's land use rules and New Jersey's pawnbroker statute, and to obtain a…

Any wrecker operating on East Orange streets needs an annual $1,000 license from the Chief License Inspector under City Code Chapter 264, with a separate $300 wrecker driver's license…

Any store or shop selling tobacco in the City of East Orange must get a mercantile permit from the Department of Health before opening, under Chapter 280, joining hair salons, nail…

In the City of East Orange, a standalone computer server housing facility is an expressly prohibited use in the Industrial (IND) District, the very zone where such a facility would…

In the City of East Orange, a bar or nightclub in the Transit Village District can only operate as a permitted entertainment venue if noiseproofing insulation keeps sound under 60…

In the City of East Orange, City Code Section 184-1B makes it unlawful to sound a horn, alarm or other signal device on a parked automobile, motorcycle or bus except as a genuine…

In the City of East Orange, City Code Section 184-1D restricts machinery, equipment, and construction or industrial activity that emits unreasonably loud and disturbing sound near…

In the City of East Orange, City Code Section 184-1E makes it unlawful to create loud and excessive noise while loading or unloading a vehicle, including delivery trucks, or while…

In the City of East Orange, new construction within the Transit Village District must meet the 2009 International Energy Conservation Code for low-rise residential buildings and the…

In the City of East Orange, no building permit or certificate of occupancy may be issued until a zoning permit is obtained from the Zoning Officer under City Code § 51-59. The Zoning…

City Code § 159-203 requires every elevator in the City of East Orange to be inspected by the Department of Property Maintenance and Code Enforcement under New Jersey's elevator…

In the City of East Orange, state law makes a licensed child-care center a permitted use in every nonresidential zoning district under City Code § 51-91, and where a district requires…

In the City of East Orange, every entrance door to a multiple-dwelling unit must have a medium-duty deadlatching lockset or a separate deadbolt under City Code § 159-101D, plus a…

In the City of East Orange, sellers and landlords must obtain a Certificate of Smoke Alarm, Carbon Monoxide Alarm and Portable Fire Extinguisher Compliance (CSACMAPFEC) before every…

For permitted construction in an East Orange flood hazard area, the Construction Official inspects at four staged checkpoints, each requiring a signed elevation certificate, under…

The City of East Orange has banned lead-based paint on interior surfaces since 1971: Sanitary Standards Section 292-43 fines anyone who applies it up to $500, and once a Health Officer…

In the City of East Orange, Chapter 118, Article II requires anyone going door to door to sell goods or services for future delivery to hold a solicitor's license from the Tax…

In the City of East Orange, every project in the Transit Village District must supply a set list of streetscape improvements and meet numeric glazing minimums, including 75%…

Installing solar panels in East Orange requires a construction permit under the State Uniform Construction Code, and the City charges an electrical subcode fee tied to system size. A…

N.J.S.A. 45:22A-48.2 forbids a New Jersey community association from adopting or enforcing any restriction, covenant, bylaw, rule or regulation that prohibits solar collectors on two…

East Orange bars anyone under 17 from being in any public place or business establishment between 11:00 p.m. and 5:30 a.m. under its 1997 Juvenile Curfew Ordinance. The same law also…

In the City of East Orange, Section 193-6D(1) bars anyone from inhabiting, using, remaining in or occupying any city park during non-designated hours. A first conviction carries a fine…

In the City of East Orange, Chapter 113 lets the Public Officer condemn any building found unfit for human habitation, occupancy or use. A petition from five residents or the Public…

In the City of East Orange, owners of vacant lots and untenanted buildings must keep the property free of brush, weeds, debris and abandoned vehicles under City Code § 159-63, install…

In the City of East Orange, every owner, lessee or occupant of property abutting a street must clear snow and ice from the full paved width of the sidewalk within 12 hours of daylight…

In the City of East Orange, § 118-26(B) bars any food cart from operating on a public sidewalk outside the City's designated vending locations, and § 118-20 limits every mobile food…

In the City of East Orange, Chapter 118, Article IV caps mobile food vendor licenses at 30 citywide and requires a $500 annual license from the Tax Collector under §§ 118-21 and 118-23…

In the City of East Orange, § 118-26 confines all licensed mobile food vendors to two kinds of locations: assigned parking spaces at Lt. Governor Sheila Y. Oliver Court (formerly City…

In the City of East Orange, § 120-6(C) confines cannabis retailers and delivery services to the Industrial, Mixed Industrial/Commercial, Central Business, Central Avenue Commercial…

In the City of East Orange, § 120-5(C)(5) bars any cannabis establishment from operating within 100 feet of a child day-care center, elementary school, or high school, or within 625…

New Jersey state law prohibits home cultivation of cannabis statewide, even for adults 21 and over and registered medical patients, and municipalities cannot legalize personal grows.

In the City of East Orange, solid waste receptacles cannot go to the curb before 5:00 p.m. the night before collection, and must come back in fast: two hours after pickup for…

In the City of East Orange, anyone who owns, leases or operates a refuse container or dumpster must keep it covered at all times and must not let it leak or discharge liquids into the…

In the City of East Orange, residential trash pickup requires suitable receptacles and limits wood bundles to 25 pounds and yard debris containers to 75 pounds, while commercial…

In the City of East Orange, residential properties may set out no more than three bulky items per bulk collection day and commercial properties no more than six, with lumber, scrap…

In the City of East Orange, it is unlawful to throw, drop, dump, tow or otherwise place solid waste, an abandoned automobile, auto parts or excavated material on someone else's private…

In the City of East Orange, every owner, tenant or occupant of residential and nonresidential property, including businesses, schools and government buildings, must separate designated…

In the City of East Orange, recycling containers and bags must sit between the curb and sidewalk, stay clean, go out no earlier than 5:00 p.m. the night before collection, and come…

East Orange bars putting trash at the curb before 5:00 p.m. the day before collection and requires empty cans back in within two to seven hours after pickup, with receptacle-size and…

City Code § 172-19.1 bans dumping leaves into catch basins, sewers or curb gutters and bars blowing them onto a neighbor's property. Outside the announced leaf disposal period, leaves…

In the City of East Orange, landlords cannot rent, lease or collect rent on any dwelling unit until a certificate of habitability is issued by the Public Officer following inspection…

Tenants in the City of East Orange who lose essential services like heat, hot water or elevator service can file a complaint with the Rent Regulation Officer under § 218-6, triggering…

City Code § 159-248 requires every residential building with five or more units in the City of East Orange to install and maintain 24/7 video surveillance covering common areas…

The City of East Orange does not impose a vacancy tax; instead, Chapter 159, Article XXV requires owners of vacant residential property to register with the Public Officer and pay an…

In the City of East Orange, the Public Officer enforces Chapter 159 property maintenance violations by serving a written notice under City Code § 159-25 on the responsible owner…

In the City of East Orange, the Public Officer must respond to a certificate-of-conformity request within a fixed schedule under City Code § 159-50: an inspection within 15 days of the…

In the City of East Orange, City Code §§ 159-147 and 159-148 require any occupant who discovers a Chapter 159 property maintenance violation, whether in a residence or a business, to…

In the City of East Orange, no landlord, tenant placement organization or tenant may rent, accept rent or occupy a residential dwelling unit until the Public Officer issues a…

In the City of East Orange, owners, operators and lessors of buildings with five or more dwelling units must register the premises with the Public Officer by June 1 each year under…

The City of East Orange enforces local rent control through a seven-member Rent Control Board under Chapter 218: three landlord members, three tenant members and one homeowner member…

Before raising rent, an East Orange landlord must give the tenant a written 60-day notice to quit under § 218-12A that also lists the tenant's move-in date, current rent, the date of…

Under New Jersey's Anti-Eviction Act, N.J.S.A. 2A:18-61.1, a landlord may evict a covered tenant only on a statutory good-cause ground. Non-payment under subsection a. needs no advance…

The New Jersey Anti-Eviction Act preempts local landlord-tenant law and limits residential evictions to specifically enumerated good-cause grounds statewide.

New Jersey sets no general statutory cap on residential late fees, leaving the amount to the lease subject to reasonableness. For senior citizens on government pensions and recipients…

To end a month-to-month residential tenancy in New Jersey, either party gives at least one month's written notice expiring at a rental period. Because the Anti-Eviction Act bars…

New Jersey caps a residential security deposit at 1.5 times one month's rent, and any later additional deposit may rise by no more than 10% per year. After a tenancy ends, the landlord…

A squatter cannot gain title quickly in New Jersey. Under N.J.S.A. 2A:14-30, thirty years of actual, continuous possession of real estate vests title in the possessor, and sixty years…

In the City of East Orange, no one may place an obstruction or encroachment, such as building materials, canopies, vaults or utility wires, on, over or under a street, sidewalk or…

In the City of East Orange, sidewalks must be constructed, reconstructed, repaired, altered, relaid and maintained at the expense of the abutting landowner, under Code § 238-47, with…

Essex County bars property owners from letting snow pile up in a way that blocks a county road or its snow removal work.

In the City of East Orange, smoking is banned inside municipal buildings and within a fifty-foot radius of their entrances, plus in all city-owned parks and recreational facilities…

In the City of East Orange, Section 189-2 bans skateboarding, along with bicycling, roller skating and scootering, on any sidewalk within the commercial zone districts, in any…

In the City of East Orange, Section 193-7B(13) flatly bans urinating or defecating in any park except in a fixture inside a public restroom or a facility built for toileting, and…

In the City of East Orange, Section 198-1 makes it unlawful to knowingly possess or consume alcohol in any public park, or to consume alcohol on any street, in any public place, or in…

In the City of East Orange, Section 198-6 makes it unlawful to be under the influence of drugs, including marijuana, or alcohol in any public park, on any street or in any public…

East Orange Police enforce New Jersey's criminal loitering, trespass and prostitution-loitering statutes citywide, and City Code § 173-1 separately bars anyone from being in a City…

In the City of East Orange, pedestrians must use a marked crosswalk or cross at right angles where none exists, and must not walk in the street once a sidewalk is provided. Drivers…

Essex County bars soliciting donations or services, and distributing handbills or ads, in county parks unless the Director specifically authorizes the activity in a designated area.

In the City of East Orange, hotels and motels must charge a 3% room occupancy tax on every taxable rental, paid by the guest and collected by the establishment, under Code Chapter 247…

East Orange's filming ordinance does more than set hours: permit holders under City Code § 170-36 must actively abate noise and keep production vehicles off public streets so nearby…

Anyone filming for commercial, educational, or web/TV use on East Orange streets, sidewalks, parks or other public lands needs a Licensing Division permit under City Code Chapter 170…

In the City of East Orange, Chapter 189 requires anyone riding a bicycle, scooter, roller skates or skateboard on a roadway to travel single file unless they are on a path or part of a…

New Jersey has a full low-speed vehicle regime and no golf cart regime at all. An LSV must be titled, registered, insured and plated with the Motor Vehicle Commission, and it may be…

In the City of East Orange, it is unlawful to feed, harbor or shelter mice, rats or other rodents on any property, and property owners cannot let wood, rocks, construction material or…

In the City of East Orange, a garage, porch or yard sale is licensed as an "outdoor activity" under Chapter 188, and Section 188-4 limits outdoor activity licenses to one per year per…

Launching, landing, or taking off a drone anywhere in an Essex County park or property requires a permit issued by the county Parks Director.

Beyond the county's own park permit requirement, drone operators on Essex County park property must also comply with FAA rules and New Jersey's drone statute, N.J.S.A. 2C:40-27.

Commercial drone operations in New Jersey are governed by federal FAA Part 107 plus the uniform state criminal restrictions in N.J.S.A. 2C:40-27, leaving little room for conflicting…

New Jersey sets a uniform statewide minimum wage under NJSA 34:11-56a, scheduled to reach $15 per hour, with limited authority for municipalities to enact higher local wage floors.

The New Jersey Earned Sick Leave Law at NJSA 34:11D provides up to 40 hours of paid sick time and preempts local sick leave ordinances, creating a single statewide standard.

New Jersey issues concealed carry permits under NJSA 2C:58-4 with strict justifiable need replaced by shall-issue standards post-Bruen, while sensitive-place restrictions limit where…

New Jersey effectively prohibits open carry of handguns without a Permit to Carry under NJSA 2C:39-5, and long-gun open carry is restricted in most public contexts.

New Jersey strictly regulates firearm transport in vehicles under NJSA 2C:39-5 and 2C:39-6, requiring unloaded firearms in locked containers absent a valid Permit to Carry, with…

New Jersey splits the state into two frost zones: 2 feet 6 inches in Monmouth and Burlington counties and everything south, and 3 feet in Mercer and Middlesex counties and everything…

New Jersey's Casino Control Act, N.J.S.A. 5:12-1 et seq., confines legal casino gambling to a single city. State law defines an "approved hotel" eligible for a casino license as a…

New Jersey lets churches, veterans posts, fire companies, and other nonprofits run bingo or raffles only after two steps: registration with the state's Legalized Games of Chance…

New Jersey's Code of Criminal Justice defines a 'player' as a person who gambles only as a contestant or bettor and collects nothing beyond personal winnings, without otherwise…

New Jersey legalized sports betting in June 2018 under the Sports Wagering Act, N.J.S.A. 5:12A-10 et seq. Only Atlantic City casinos and Meadowlands/Monmouth Park-class racetracks…

New Jersey gives both condominium and planned-community associations a foreclosable assessment lien with a limited 6-month priority over a prior first mortgage. The Condominium Act…

N.J.S.A. 45:22A-46(a) requires association bylaws to open every executive board meeting to members and voting-eligible tenants, except conference or working sessions where no binding…

New Jersey associations enforce recorded covenants and architectural standards through their declaration, but PREDFDA's Radburn regulations require associations to make alternative…

N.J.S.A. 45:22A-48.4 bars a New Jersey community association from prohibiting or unreasonably restricting the installation or use of an electric vehicle charging station in a…

N.J.S.A. 45:22A-48.1 makes any association rule or bylaw that limits or prohibits display of the flag of the United States, yellow ribbons, or signs supporting United States troops…

N.J.S.A. 46:8B-15(f) lets a New Jersey condominium association impose reasonable fines only if the master deed or bylaws authorize it, and then caps each fine at the maximum monetary…

A New Jersey condominium or homeowners association can record a lien on a unit for unpaid assessments and foreclose it by suit in the same manner as a mortgage foreclosure. The lien…

New Jersey runs sobriety checkpoints, and the Legislature has never passed a statute authorizing or regulating them. The phrase "sobriety checkpoint" returns no documents at all in the…

New Jersey is a one-party consent state, so recording an encounter you are part of is lawful under N.J.S.A. 2A:156A-4(d), and there is no New Jersey statute that bans filming police…

New Jersey has no stop-and-identify statute. A full-text search of the New Jersey General and Permanent Statutes returns no provision requiring a pedestrian who is stopped on suspicion…

New Jersey put its vehicle-search rule inside the legalization act itself. N.J.S.A. 2C:35-10c, enacted as section 61 of CREAMMA, provides that the odor of cannabis or burnt cannabis…

The New Jersey Right to Farm Act (N.J.S.A. 4:1C-1 et seq.) shields eligible commercial farms from nuisance suits and preempts unreasonable municipal ordinances when farms follow…

Under NJSA 13:1E-99.126, New Jersey banned single-use plastic carryout bags and single-use paper bags at large grocery stores effective May 2022, the strongest such law nationally.

New Jersey prohibits polystyrene foam food service products under NJSA 13:1E-99.126, banning foam clamshells, cups, trays, and similar items statewide effective May 2022.

Under NJSA 13:1E-99.126, New Jersey food service businesses may provide single-use plastic straws only upon customer request, effective November 2021 statewide.

Under N.J.S.A. 2A:170-51.4, New Jersey prohibits the sale, gift, or distribution of tobacco and electronic smoking products to anyone under 21, with escalating civil penalties for…

New Jersey bars retail sale of flavored electronic smoking devices and liquid nicotine, every characterizing flavor except tobacco, under N.J.S.A. 2A:170-51.12, effective April 20…

New Jersey controls add-on lighting with an aiming rule, a counting rule and a flat ban on flashing. Under R.S. 39:3-54, any lighted lamp other than a headlamp, spot lamp or auxiliary…

New Jersey gives dash cams no windshield allowance. R.S. 39:3-74 forbids driving with any sign, poster, sticker or other non-transparent material on the front windshield, wings…

New Jersey has never authorized lane splitting or lane filtering, and the words appear nowhere in the Revised Statutes. A motorcycle riding the stripe between two lines of traffic is…

New Jersey does not ban license plate frames outright. R.S. 39:3-33 makes it an offence to drive with a frame or holder that conceals or obscures the state name, the registration…

New Jersey has no statute prohibiting a radar detector in a private passenger vehicle. A full-text search of the New Jersey statutes returns no provision on radar detectors at all, and…

Studded tires are legal in New Jersey, but only from November 15 to April 1 of a winter season. There is no permit, no sticker and nothing to apply for, and the window does not appear…

New Jersey publishes no legal darkness for the front of a passenger car, because add-on tint on the windshield and on the two front side windows is prohibited outright. R.S. 39:3-74…