Jersey City, NJ

Jersey City requires every short-term rental permit application to include proof of general liability insurance of at least $500,000. The requirement is filed alongside proof of…

Jersey City bars renting a short-term rental to anyone under 21 and requires the person who signs the rental agreement to be a supervising adult over 21. No one under 18 may be on the…

Jersey City automatically revokes a short-term rental permit once a property racks up three or more substantiated complaints, and locks the property out of the program for a full year…

Jersey City bars short-term rentals where the owner or operator is not present if the unit sits in a multiple dwelling of more than four units. Whether the host is on-site determines…

Jersey City permits a bed-and-breakfast style extended home share: an owner-occupant can rent out up to three rooms in a single-family home while living in and claiming the rest as…

Jersey City requires every short-term rental permit holder to keep transient occupants compliant with the city's noise and nuisance ordinances. A guest's noise violation exposes the…

No one may operate or advertise a short-term rental in Jersey City without first obtaining a short-term rental permit from the Division of Housing Preservation. The permit costs $250…

Jersey City charges a non-refundable $250 initial registration fee to apply for a short-term rental permit and a $200 annual renewal fee. Both fees go to the Division of Housing…

Jersey City limits most short-term rentals to properties that are the owner's principal residence. The code's definitions tie 'owner-occupied' directly to where the owner actually…

Jersey City caps unhosted short-term rentals, where the owner or operator is not present, at 60 total nights per calendar year. Every night booked beyond that limit is treated as a…

Jersey City short-term rental applications must disclose every off-street and on-street parking space near the property, and owners must agree renters are limited to one vehicle per…

Every change of occupancy in Jersey City needs a Certificate of Smoke Detector and Carbon Monoxide Alarm Compliance before the new occupant moves in. The City adopted the state Uniform…

Setting fire to or burning refuse, rubbish or other waste anywhere in Jersey City is flatly unlawful under § 287-17. There's no seasonal exception or burn-permit process in Chapter…

Storing or discharging fireworks anywhere in Jersey City requires a Type 3 Fire Prevention Permit. Section 3-88.6.A lists 'the storage or discharging of fireworks' among the activities…

Jersey City's zoning code bans open burning outright: 'No open burning shall be permitted in any district,' with no exception carved out for fire pits, chimineas, or backyard bonfires…

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…

Jersey City requires a City Clerk registration before running a noncommercial sound truck, and a paid license for commercial sound-truck advertising, under Section 222-7 and Section…

Jersey City bans removing or disabling a motor vehicle's or motorcycle's factory noise-control equipment, requires motorcycle mufflers to meet federal noise standards, and caps vehicle…

Jersey City limits when leaf blowers and other landscaping equipment can run: residential owners/tenants must stay off power tools and yard equipment between 8:00 p.m. and 8:00 a.m…

Jersey City caps sound crossing the property line from industrial facilities under Chapter 222's citywide noise ordinance. Table I limits outdoor sound reaching a residential receiver…

Jersey City's noise code drops the allowable ambient sound level at residential property from 65 dB to 50 dB outdoors, and 55 dB to 40 dB indoors, at 10:00 p.m. under Table I and Table…

Jersey City bans construction and demolition work between 6:00 p.m. and 7:00 a.m. on weekdays, and between 6:00 p.m. and 9:00 a.m. on weekends and federal holidays, unless the activity…

Jersey City bans letting a dog or other domesticated or caged animal vocalize across a property line in a way that disturbs a neighbor's peace. Barking for five straight minutes at…

Jersey City regulates farm poultry, not general livestock, under Article II of Chapter 90. Anyone keeping pigeons, chickens or other poultry needs a Health Officer license, written…

Jersey City bans hunting, harming, trapping or feeding any animal, reptile or bird within city parks under § 239-4 of the Code. The rule protects wildlife nests, eggs and young from…

Jersey City requires every dog off its owner's property to be under the control of a leash no more than six feet long, per City Code § 90-16. The rule covers every public street…

Jersey City doesn't ban any dog breed outright: its dangerous-dog rules in § 90-17 turn on documented behavior, not breed, once a dog meets the § 90-12 definition of 'vicious' or…

Jersey City lets the Division of Health order the owner of any dwelling, structure or outdoor area to abate a public-health nuisance created by animals, and to remove the animals if…

Keeping an exotic, non-game or potentially dangerous wildlife species as a pet in Jersey City requires a state Fish and Wildlife permit and a separate city registration under § 90-23…

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 statute bans the intentional feeding of black bears statewide and authorizes wildlife regulators to address other species attracting nuisance behavior.

Jersey City creates residential permit parking zones under Code § 332-64 when studies show a street is impacted by commuter vehicles for an extended period. The Division of Parking…

Jersey City restricts overnight parking street-by-street under City Code §332-24, not through one blanket citywide curfew. The ordinance bans parking during posted hours on hundreds of…

Jersey City doesn't set loading-zone hours directly in its code, §332-28 delegates that to Municipal Engineer regulations approved by City Council resolution, compiled in the Chapter…

Jersey City reserves specific on-street spaces exclusively for charging electric or plug-in hybrid vehicles under City Code §332-28.1. Nine locations citywide, including spots on…

Jersey City Code § 332-72 bans abandoning a vehicle on a street or public property, parking without license plates, or leaving a vehicle on private property 48 hours or more without…

Jersey City bans parking on more than 130 named streets whenever snow accumulation covers the roadway, under City Code § 332-34. The ban stays in force after snowfall stops until crews…

Jersey City bans parking trucks, buses, tractors and other commercial motor vehicles on any city street between 9:00 p.m. and 5:00 a.m., every day of the week, under City Code…

Jersey City caps how long a vehicle may sit in specific on-street spots under City Code §332-24.1. Bergen Avenue near Sip Avenue and part of Mallory Avenue allow only 15 minutes at a…

Jersey City prohibits parking any recreational vehicle on a street or public right-of-way outright, and separately bars leaving a detached trailer or semitrailer on a public street…

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…

Jersey City requires a fence or wall "of sufficient height" wherever a lot has a sharp drop in grade from street or sidewalk level, and requires every fence citywide to be kept in good…

Jersey City's fence code bans barbed and razor wire everywhere, prohibits solid or corrugated sheet metal and diagonal vinyl slats as screening, restricts chain link to industrial…

Most Jersey City fences don't need a public hearing: City Planning staff review the application against the § 345-67 design and height standards and report their findings to the Office…

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

Jersey City caps home occupations at 40% of a dwelling's floor area (or 900 square feet, whichever is smaller), bars signage, retail sales and outside employees beyond one non-resident…

Jersey City's zoning code lets a family day care home operate as an accessory use in every residential zone without a separate zoning permit, provided it meets the state definition: a…

New Jersey allows for-profit home food production only through a Cottage Food Operator Permit issued by the Department of Health's Public Health and Food Protection Program under…

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…

Jersey City's Chapter 321 bars anyone from damaging, girdling, or cutting a City tree's canopy, requires a Division of Forestry permit for most work near a tree, and backs it with…

Cutting, trimming, pruning, breaking, or sawing any part of a Jersey City tree requires a Division of Forestry permit first -- the chapter does not set a fixed street or sidewalk…

When the Mayor declares a water emergency, Jersey City can ban all outside watering of lawns and plants or limit it to odd/even house-number days. The order runs up to 90 days and…

Jersey City declares ragweed, poison ivy, high weeds and overgrown brush and grass a public nuisance on any lot, building or right-of-way, public or private. Code § 182-30 bars owners…

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…

A permanently installed hot tub or spa in Jersey City needs an electrical permit, a flat $46 fee covering bonding, pumps and disconnects, plus an annual $25 certificate of compliance…

Any above-ground pool in Jersey City needs a building subcode permit before installation, priced by footprint: $50 for a pool under 550 square feet and $100 for anything larger, under…

Jersey City's zoning code lets homeowners in the RH-1, RH-2, R-1 and R-2 residential districts build one accessory dwelling unit in a detached accessory structure per lot, regardless…

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

Jersey City's property maintenance code makes the owner of any building with two or more dwelling units responsible for exterminating bedbugs once a tenant reports an infestation in…

Every retail food establishment licensed in Jersey City must keep at least one certified manager or supervisor on staff. Under Code § 175-24, that person completes the Jersey City…

Jersey City requires every generator of medical waste, including sharps, to manage disposal "in accordance with all applicable local and state statutes and regulations" under Code §…

Jersey City makes rodent or vermin infestation on any property a declared public-health nuisance. Code § 182-30 bars owners, tenants and occupants from allowing it, and § 182-31 lets…

Jersey City's noise code specifically names air conditioners and HVAC units as sound sources it regulates. Chapter 222 defines a 'multi-use property' to include buildings whose air…

Jersey City measures bass and other low-frequency noise with the 'C'-weighting scale, which is far more sensitive to bass than the standard 'A'-weighting used for most sound checks…

Jersey City requires every car and building burglar alarm to shut itself off automatically. Under § 222-5.4.F, a continuous-sounding alarm must terminate within 5 minutes of…

Jersey City caps the sound level of licensed entertainment instead of leaving it to the general noise code: nightclubs are held to 65 dB before 10 p.m. and 50 dB after, restaurants to…

Jersey City makes it a crime to knowingly loiter in any public place where a controlled dangerous substance is being illegally sold, dispensed, or stored, punishable by up to a $1,000…

Jersey City makes it unlawful to urinate on any street, sidewalk or public place under § 242-5, adopted 9-12-1985 by Ord. No. C-6. There is no dedicated fine written into the article…

Jersey City bans smoking in every city park and within 35 feet of park entrances. Code § 182-29.1 requires No Smoking signs at every entrance, and § 182-29.4 lets the Public Safety…

Jersey City bans drinking or carrying an open container of alcohol in any public place, streets, sidewalks, parks and parking areas, except at a permitted block party, feast or similar…

Jersey City bans riding a skateboard or scooter on the streets and sidewalks of any commercially zoned district under § 242-9.3(A), bars anyone under 18 from riding a motorized…

Jersey City requires anyone making a film or taking still photographs on public property to first obtain a film/photography permit from the Mayor's office, and the same permit applies…

Jersey City exempts qualifying student films from Chapter 5's permit and fee requirements under § 5-5.A(7), covering not-for-profit films of eight hours or less made by currently…

When a Jersey City film shoot needs to close streets or lanes, Code § 5-6.C requires off-duty police officers, and § 5-7.B lets the Director of Public Works deny the permit outright if…

Jersey City's film permit conditions require production companies to "abate noise" and minimize disruption to neighbors under Code § 5-7.C(2), which also directs crews to park off…

Under Property Maintenance Code § 254-16, Jersey City's enforcing officer can inspect any rental building or unit, with residential inspections limited to 8:00 a.m. to 8:00 p.m. unless…

Jersey City tenants who believe a dwelling violates the property maintenance code can force a city inspection: Section 254-16.C lets any five city residents file a written petition…

New construction and substantial improvements to residential structures in Jersey City's special flood hazard areas must have their lowest floor, basement included, built to or above…

Jersey City requires anyone using the public docks in a city park for boating "for dockage or other purposes" to first arrange space with the Department of Recreation and Cultural…

Jersey City will not issue a construction permit for a project disturbing 5,000 square feet of land or more until the applicant has already obtained the state DEP Soil Erosion and…

Before any construction, filling, grading or substantial improvement begins in one of Jersey City's FEMA-mapped special flood hazard areas, Chapter 172 requires a development permit…

Jersey City requires Major and Minor Developments that add, replace, or disturb 1,000 or more square feet of impervious surface to control stormwater runoff quality, quantity, and…

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…

Jersey City has no formal vacancy tax; instead, Chapter 254's vacant-building registration fee escalates from $500 for the initial year to $1,000, $2,000 and $3,000 for the second and…

Jersey City taxes commercial parking under Municipal Code § 304-2: a 15 percent general Parking Tax on every fee charged for parking, garaging, or storing a vehicle, plus an additional…

Jersey City protects buildings and sites of cultural significance through local landmark designation under § 345-30, requiring a Historic Preservation Commission Certificate of…

A Jersey City block party needs a street-closure permit under § 296-2.11.B: the block must be at least two-thirds residentially zoned, a majority of nearby residents must sign a…

Jersey City bans using a parklet itself as a sidewalk café, but a restaurant can convert on-street parking spaces into outdoor dining with joint sign-off from Engineering, Traffic &…

Jersey City sidewalk cafés may only sit in front of a zoning-permitted Food Service Establishment, and can project no more than half the sidewalk's width, a maximum of 10 feet, while…

Jersey City only authorizes heaters inside Full-year Sidewalk Café/parklet structures, not warm-weather Seasonal ones. Section 296-7.2.C(4) requires fire code inspection, NJ Fire Code…

A Jersey City parade needs a public assembly permit from the Office of Cultural Affairs filed 90 days in advance, the longest lead time in the city's event schedule, under §§ 122-1 and…

A Jersey City festival or street fair needs a public assembly permit from the Office of Cultural Affairs at least 60 days before the event, under City Code § 122-2. Vendors can sell…

Anyone holding an organized activity in a Jersey City park needs a permit from the Director under § 239-15(E), filed with details on sponsor, hours, location and expected attendance…

Jersey City lets a property owner remove a vehicle parked without consent under N.J.S.A. 39:4-56.6, but the licensed tower who does it must report the tow to the police district within…

Anyone dealing in secondhand goods in Jersey City needs a Class A or Class B license under § 275-3, issued by the Director of Commerce. General licenses run the calendar year and…

Jersey City doesn't license adult bookstores, adult theaters or erotic dance clubs: it prohibits them outright. Chapter 157 bars every entertainment licensee from offering obscene or…

No one may tattoo within Jersey City without a license from the Division of Health. Code § 182-27 ties approval to the state Body Art Procedures rule, N.J.A.C. 8:27-2.1, and § 182-28…

Jersey City caps Smoke Shop and Tobacco Store licenses citywide at 45, requires zoning sign-off before a license issues, and defines a Smoke Shop by signage, display footage, or…

Jersey City's home-occupation standards flatly prohibit industrial operations and retail sales at a residence, which rules out running a motor vehicle repair shop from a home…

Every massage, bodywork and somatic therapist working in Jersey City must hold a valid license under the state Massage and Bodywork Therapist Licensing Act, and establishments must…

Jersey City has no stand-alone pawnbroker license. Anyone who buys or sells pawn tickets, or redeems or sells pledged articles, is a Secondhand Dealer - Class B under § 275-1 and needs…

Jersey City makes it unlawful to sell, offer for sale, or distribute any electronic smoking device or product with a Characterizing Flavor, and marketing claims about a non-tobacco…

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…

Jersey City caps temporary signs and paper advertising on any single window or window-display area at 50% of its square footage, rising to 100% only for nonresidential-zone storefronts…

Jersey City bans posting garage-sale signs on public property and utility poles without Traffic Engineer authorization, and the property owner or lessee is presumed responsible for…

Jersey City exempts political signs from its general sign standards but caps their display window: they may go up no more than 30 days before an election and must come down within…

Jersey City exempts holiday lights and decorations from its sign code entirely, so long as they carry no commercial message. The exemption sits alongside nine other categories of…

Recycling receptacles in Jersey City go out between the curb and sidewalk from 7:00 p.m. to 10:00 p.m. the night before collection and must be pulled back by 10:00 a.m. after pickup…

Dumping refuse, rubbish or solid waste anywhere in Jersey City not designated for disposal is flatly banned under § 287-13, and violators must remove everything they dumped or face a…

Placing a demolition container or dumpster on a Jersey City sidewalk or street requires a permit from the Division of Traffic and Street Maintenance under § 287-12. Containers can't be…

Jersey City collects, hauls and disposes of residential refuse citywide under § 287-5, and residents may not let more than 96 hours of refuse accumulate between pickups under §…

Jersey City refuse containers must hold 10 to 32 gallons and can't go out before 5:00 p.m. the evening of collection, earlier placement needs a Public Works permit allowing a 4:00 p.m…

Oversized items and anything over 60 pounds don't go to the curb on a regular collection day in Jersey City, § 287-7 requires an appointment with the Department of Public Works first…

Jersey City requires every owner, tenant and occupant, residential or commercial, to separate designated recyclables from trash under § 287-42. Materials like cardboard, glass, mixed…

Jersey City refuse cannot sit for more than 96 hours before removal: the cap applies to houses, apartment buildings, businesses and government sites using dumpsters alike. Restaurants…

Jersey City charges an annual per-device inspection and witnessing fee for every elevator, escalator, dumbwaiter or lift in the city, set under Chapter 160's Uniform Construction Code…

Jersey City requires its own construction to meet LEED green-building standards. Chapter 180 sets LEED-NC Silver as the minimum rating, certified by a LEED Accredited Professional, for…

Before Jersey City's Construction Official can issue a construction permit, Code § 131-2 (Ord. No. 25-026, effective April 23, 2025) requires the applicant to show every prior approval…

Jersey City requires a Certificate of Smoke Detector and Carbon Monoxide Alarm Compliance (CSDCMAC) before a property changes occupancy. Grounded in the state Uniform Fire Code the…

Every single-family, two-family and multiple rental dwelling in Jersey City must be registered with the Division of Housing Preservation and inspected for lead-based paint hazards at…

Jersey City's Property Maintenance Code bars any locking device on a required exit that "impedes or prevents ready egress," and requires every door in a path of egress to be at least…

Jersey City requires every state-licensed Day Care Center to notify parents about free state lead testing for uninsured children and to remind insured families that pediatricians must…

Jersey City parks are open daily from 6:00 a.m. to 10:00 p.m. under § 239-15(A), and § 239-15(C) prohibits "all activity" in city parks between 10:00 p.m. and 6:00 a.m. except for an…

Jersey City bars anyone under 17 from being in a public place between 10:30 p.m. and 6:00 a.m. unless accompanied by a parent or guardian, and separately bans truant minors from public…

Jersey City requires one street tree, new or existing, for every 25 feet of street frontage on any development or rehabilitation project subject to site plan review. Trees must come…

Every cannabis establishment or distributor applying for local support in Jersey City must sit at least 200 feet from the main entry door of any public or nonpublic elementary or…

Beyond the general school buffer, Jersey City requires Class 5 cannabis retail dispensary applicants to submit a list of every other Class 5 retailer within 600 feet of their entry…

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.

Jersey City awards green area ratio credit for recycled water use rather than banning fresh water outright. Under § 345-66, Green Area Ratio (GAR) standards, a water feature or…

Jersey City puts sidewalk and curb repair on the abutting property owner, not the city. Code § 296-1.13 makes owners responsible for keeping sidewalks and curbs free of trip hazards…

Anyone selling goods, wares or produce from a cart, wagon or vehicle on Jersey City streets needs a peddler's license under City Code § 245-2, with the fee running from April 1 or…

Mobile food vendors in Jersey City can only park at spots the city has specifically designated, § 175-13.A bans parking in any spot not on that list. The designated Zone 1 and Zone 2…

Operating in Jersey City's Zone 1 food truck spots, the downtown Columbus Drive, Montgomery Street and Sussex Street locations, requires an annual parking permit under § 175-14…

Jersey City's Property Maintenance Code requires the Director of Code Compliance to serve a written notice specifying a violation once one is discovered, giving up to 30 days to fix…

Jersey City's native-plants ordinance lets any homeowner install and keep a managed natural landscape - a rain garden or pollinator garden - on private property, including a front…

Jersey City's Property Maintenance Code requires owners to supply at least 68°F between 6 a.m. and 11 p.m. and 65°F overnight, October 1 through May 1, whenever it's below 55°F…

Before raising rent for the cost-of-living increase Chapter 260 allows, a Jersey City landlord must give the tenant written notice at least 30 days before the increase takes effect…

Jersey City locks rents at the base level the landlord actually received on January 11, 1973, under Chapter 260's rent control ordinance. Increases are barred except at lease…

Owners and landlords of any Jersey City dwelling with five or more housing spaces must file a landlord registration statement with the Bureau of Rent Leveling under § 260-2(F). The…

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…

Jersey City imposes a six percent tax on hotel rooms and transient accommodations under Municipal Code § 304-26, part of Chapter 304's Hotel and Transient Accommodation Occupancy Tax…

Jersey City bars motor vehicles from driving or parking in a marked bicycle lane except for specific maneuvers under § 242-7.1, with a flat $175 Municipal Court fine for violators…

Jersey City regulates shared electric scooters under § 242-9.4, capping speed at 15 mph (8 mph in high-pedestrian areas), banning riders under 18, barring operation from 11 p.m. to 6…

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…

Jersey City doesn't mandate residential security or doorbell cameras, but § 3-87.1 lets any homeowner or business owner register outdoor cameras with the Jersey City Police on a…

Jersey City has no citywide density bonus: its only bonus-density program sits inside the optional MWORD (Marion Works Office/Residential) Overlay District at the edge of Journal…

Jersey City's Director of the Division of Housing Preservation can inspect any building believed unfit for human habitation on the Director's own initiative or on a petition from five…

Jersey City residential owners get eight hours after snowfall stops to clear a 48-inch path on their sidewalk; commercial owners get only four hours. Miss the deadline and the…

Owners of vacant lots in Jersey City must keep the property free of refuse, brush, weeds, tree stumps and other noxious plants under § 287-3(F), and must fence the lot to stop debris…

Jersey City requires anyone who canvasses or solicits door-to-door, taking orders for goods, services or real estate on foot or by vehicle, to hold a canvasser license under City Code…

Jersey City lets residents bar canvassers and solicitors from their doors by joining a no-knock registry the City Clerk maintains under Code § 245-20.1. Licensed solicitors get the…

Jersey City sets yard setbacks district by district under its 2022 zoning ordinance. In the RH-1 Residential Housing District, front yards must match the predominant setback on the…

Jersey City caps how much of a lot can be built or paved over on a district-by-district basis. In the RH-1 Residential Housing District, building coverage tops out at 55% of the lot…

Jersey City caps principal residential buildings in the RH-2 Residential Housing District, the city's standard 25-by-100 lot zone, at three stories and 35 feet, with the ground-floor…

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 state law (N.J.S.A. 2C:40-27) sets uniform criminal restrictions on drone operations statewide, including bans on flying impaired, near critical infrastructure, or near…

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.

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…

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…