Cherry Hill, NJ Rental Property Rules: Repairs & Habitability (2026)

Article X of Chapter 15, Sections 15-70 through 15-76, sets up Cherry Hill's rental housing inspection program. Section 15-70 bars any owner, manager or operator from renting, leasing, letting or re-renting a dwelling unit without first securing a Certificate of Occupancy from the Township Construction Official or a designee, and the article expressly reaches Section 8, ARHAT and low- and moderate-income rental housing along with ordinary apartments, houses, duplexes, condominiums and townhouses. C. 5:28), the New Jersey Uniform Construction Code, and the New Jersey Hotels and Multiple Dwellings Act, and inspection covers both the interior and exterior of the unit and all common areas.

2 requires the Department of Community Development to keep a Rental Housing Inspection Checklist and to cite every violation to its specific code section. A. 46:8-28, while multi-family owners must file their New Jersey Bureau of Housing Inspection registration with the Clerk. 1 assigns inspections to the Cherry Hill Township Housing Inspector. Section 15-75 penalizes occupying a rental unit without a valid Certificate of Occupancy at $100 to $500 per day, up to 30 days imprisonment, or up to 90 days community service, for each day the violation continues. Section 15-76 disclaims Township liability, clarifying that the Certificate is not a warranty against latent defects.