Woodbridge, NJ Rental Inspections: Inspection Programs (2026)

3 bars any lessor from renting, leasing or subletting a residential unit without first obtaining a Certificate of Continued Rental Housing Compliance, or a conditional certificate, from the Chief Housing Inspector, along with proof of the last required inspection. 5 sets the recurring inspection schedule: for rental buildings of nine units or fewer, inspections run annually, except owner-occupied two-family homes, which are inspected every third year; buildings with more than nine units are inspected every two years from the initial inspection, with a random 10% sample drawn each cycle and a jump to a full building inspection if 5% or more of the sampled units show major violations.

A separate track under Section 17-6 requires every owner of a two-to-nine-unit multiple dwelling to register with the Bureau of Housing, file a current tenant list by January 15 each year, and pay a $50-per-unit annual inspection fee for the Bureau's mandatory annual inspection of every multiple dwelling. New tenancies also trigger their own review: an owner must file a new tenant application at least ten business days before a change in tenancy, and the Chief Housing Inspector must act on it within ten business days, issuing a certificate, a conditional certificate with a 30-day repair window, or a denial.

6 run $50 per unit for the compliance inspection and $50 per unit for a continued-compliance inspection, with the first re-inspection free and $50 for any additional re-inspection.