Passaic, NJ Rental Inspections: Inspection Programs (2026)

Chapter 100, Certificates of Occupancy and Tenancy, runs Passaic's rental-unit turnover inspection program at Sections 100-6 and 100-7. Under Section 100-6, no dwelling unit that becomes vacant within a multiple dwelling may be re-rented unless a certificate of tenancy has first been issued for it. Section 100-7 lays out the mechanics: as soon as a unit in a multiple dwelling becomes vacant, the owner or operator must notify the Superintendent of the Division of Housing and request an inspection, supplying the building's address, the unit number, the name of the prospective tenant, and how many people will occupy it.

The inspection has to happen within two working days of that notice. If the inspector finds violations, the owner or operator is notified and given a specific period to correct them, the new tenant can move in during that abatement window as long as nothing found is an immediate threat to health or safety, and as long as the prospective tenancy wouldn't overcrowd the unit. Once every violation is abated, the Superintendent issues the certificate of tenancy naming the tenant and the number of occupants permitted, which under Section 100-8 stays valid only as long as that same tenant remains in place and the occupant count doesn't increase.

The inspection and certificate cost $25 per dwelling unit under Section 100-10D, that fee buys one reinspection under Section 100-12, and additional reinspections run $25 each. A rejected application over overcrowding gives the applicant 10 days to withdraw for a 50% refund or to amend the application.