Brick, NJ Rental Inspections: Tenant Complaint Process (2026)
Key Facts
- Enforcing officials
- Construction Official, Code Enforcement, or police
- Trigger
- reason to believe of a violation
- Inspection access
- owner/occupant must allow entry
- Appeal window
- request hearing within 10 days
- Max penalty
- $2,000 fine or 90 days
Summary
Brick Township's Construction Official, Code Enforcement Officer, or police can inspect a rental unit and issue the landlord or tenants a summons whenever they have reason to believe the unit violates the Township's rental housing standards.
At any time that an official or employee of the Township of Brick including the Construction Official, Code Enforcement Officer or Police Officer of the Township of Brick has reason to believe that any rental unit is in violation of the provisions of this chapter, the landlord and/or tenants may be issued a summons for violation of the provisions of this chapter.
Official source re-checked September 7, 2026: no newer edition of the code had been published (publisher’s edition: rev 4577344; v53 updated 2025-12-09; through 12-09-2025).
Full Breakdown
Under § 225-9 of Brick's Housing Standards chapter, any Construction Official, Code Enforcement Officer, or police officer who has reason to believe a rental unit violates the chapter, grounds that in practice include a tenant's or neighbor's complaint, can issue the landlord and/or tenants a summons. Section 225-14 backs this with inspection authority: the Construction Code Official may enter and examine dwellings at reasonable times, and owners and occupants must give access. Anyone served a violation notice may request a hearing before the Construction Code Official under § 225-16 within 10 days of service.
Violations & Fines
Violations of the housing standards chapter are punished under the Township's general penalty, § 1-15: up to a $2,000 fine, 90 days in jail, or community service, with each day a separate offense.
Frequently Asked Questions
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