Lakewood, NJ Fire Regulations: Smoke Detectors (2026)
Key Facts
- Certificate required before
- Leasing, renting or selling a unit
- Application fee
- $65
- Reinspection fee
- $30
- Detector standard
- N.J.A.C. 5:70-4.19(d)
- Enforcing agency
- Dept. of Code Enforcement and Zoning
Summary
No apartment, dwelling or single-family rental in Lakewood Township may be leased, rented or sold until the owner obtains a certificate of compliance showing a smoke-sensitive alarm and a carbon monoxide alarm are installed, at a $65 application fee plus $30 per reinspection.
In multiple dwellings or single-family rentals, no apartment or dwelling shall be leased, subleased, rented or let or sold to any tenant, lessee or purchaser unless the owner of the premises shall first have obtained a certificate of compliance or a Certificate of Occupancy from the Department of Code Enforcement and Zoning, authorized by the Uniform Fire Safety Act, N.J.S.A. 52:27D-192 et seq., on a form acceptable to and approved by the Department Head of the Department of Code Enforcement and Zoning or his designee, indicating that a smoke-sensitive alarm device and a carbon monoxide alarm has been installed in accordance with N.J.A.C. 5:70-4.19(d), of the New Jersey State Uniform Fire Code. The fee for each application shall be $65 and the fee for each reinspection shall be $30. The Township Department of Code Enforcement and Zoning shall be responsible for enforcement of the aforesaid Act, the violation of which shall be punishable by a fine as set forth in Chapter 1, Section 1-5.
Full Breakdown
5, part of Chapter 15's rental Certificate of Occupancy scheme, bars leasing, subleasing, renting, letting or selling any apartment or dwelling in a multiple dwelling or a single-family rental until the owner first obtains a certificate of compliance or Certificate of Occupancy from the Department of Code Enforcement and Zoning. A. C. 19(d) of the New Jersey State Uniform Fire Code. The Department Head of Code Enforcement and Zoning, or a designee, approves the form used for the certification. The application fee is $65, and each reinspection required to secure compliance costs an additional $30.
3, which independently bars leasing a multiple dwelling or single-family rental unit until the Department confirms the unit is safe and fit for human habitation under the Township's ordinances and the State Housing Code. Owners renewing a lease do not automatically retrigger the smoke/CO certificate, but a change of tenant, sale, or new lease does require the current certificate to be on file before occupancy begins.
Violations & Fines
Township of Lakewood Code § 15-3.5b makes the Department of Code Enforcement and Zoning responsible for enforcing the smoke and carbon monoxide alarm certification requirement, and violations are punishable by a fine as set forth in Chapter 1, Section 1-5, which authorizes up to $1,000, up to 90 days of detention, or up to 90 days of community service per offense.
Frequently Asked Questions
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