Wayne, NJ Rental Inspections: Inspection Programs (2026)

Wayne Township runs two inspection tracks for rentals, split by building type.

For buildings occupied by three or more families as tenants, § 99-6 directs the Construction Official and Health Officer, or their designees, to inspect the buildings and structures plus the common walkways, halls, garages, landscaped areas and lawns that go with them. They can enter, inspect, examine and survey at all reasonable times, and the owner, lessor and occupant must give free access. Section 99-5 names those two officers as the enforcers of Article II, and § 99-3 adds that the Township enforces N.J.A.C. 5:10-1A, the state Maintenance of Hotels and Multiple Dwellings rules.

A vacated unit gets a second inspection. Under § 99-7E, a dwelling unit cannot be occupied by a new tenant until a representative of the Health Department has inspected it and issued a certificate of occupancy. The landlord or person in control must request the inspection, and it must be made within three days of the request. The Chapter 75 fee schedule prints the inspection fee at $30 and reinspection at $25, and § 99-7F says the fee is paid by the landlord, with checks from the tenant not accepted.

Findings turn into a written notice under § 99-8 giving not less than 15 and not more than 30 days to correct, unless the work needs longer.

The second track is Chapter 100. Under § 100-2, no residential premises can change in tenancy, use or ownership unless the Enforcement Officer has issued a certificate of continued occupancy; the only exemption is a change between spouses, parent and child, or siblings. Chapter 100 excludes multiple-family dwellings regulated by Chapter 99. The Chapter 75 fee for a Chapter 100 inspection within 15 business days is $250. Rental dwellings also face the separate lead-based paint inspections of Article VI.