Bloomfield, NJ Rental Inspections: Inspection Programs (2026)

Section 431-7 of the Bloomfield Township Code is the inspection requirement in Chapter 431. After initial registration, each rental unit must be inspected at least once every three years or upon a change in occupancy. Only the person, persons or agency the Township duly authorizes and appoints can inspect, and an inspection by anyone else is not a valid substitute.

The inspection tests Zoning Ordinance compliance and, to the extent applicable, compliance with the Property Maintenance Code, Uniform Construction Code, BOCA Maintenance Code, Housing Code, Building Code and Uniform Fire Safety Act. Section 431-17 separately requires dwelling units to be maintained under the Uniform Construction Code and the BOCA National Property Maintenance Code.

A unit that does not pass cannot be registered or certified. The owner or agent cannot lease or rent it, and no tenant can occupy it, until corrections are made and the property is inspected again and registered. For minor violations not inimical to the health, safety and welfare of a prospective occupant, the inspector can issue a temporary certificate of code compliance, conditioned on compliance within a reasonable period not to exceed 30 days. After compliance the Inspections Department issues the permanent certificate at no additional fee, effective for the same period as if issued on initial inspection. Corrections not made within the 30 days put the owner, tenant or landlord in violation.

Under § 431-12 a certificate issues after a completed form, the fee and a satisfactory inspection, begins on the date of issuance and expires on a change of occupancy. Section 431-13 sets the inspection fee at $60 per unit, due every three years or on a change of tenant, $100 per unit for an owner who fails to renew or to notify the Fire Department of a tenant change, and $60 for a reinspection when a unit is not in compliance on first inspection. Section 431-8(A) requires every room to be available and limits inspections to 8:00 a.m. to 8:00 p.m. with an adult occupant's consent or an administrative warrant.