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

2 applies the Township's rental housing rules to 'all residential dwellings including single family houses which are offered for lease to persons other than the record owner,' not just multi-unit buildings. C. 5:10 (Maintenance of Hotels and Multiple Dwellings Regulations) and the Township Code itself, then adds specific space and light standards: an efficiency unit for two occupants needs at least 220 square feet of clear floor area, or 320 square feet for three occupants, with a kitchen sink, cooking appliance and refrigerator each given 30 inches of clear working space.

Every habitable room needs a window with a glazed area at least 8% of the floor area, and 45% of that glazing must be operable. Sleeping rooms need at least 70 square feet for one occupant or 50 square feet per additional occupant, and no bedroom may house more than two people for sleeping purposes. Ceilings in habitable spaces, hallways and bathrooms must clear seven feet, with a stairway headroom minimum of six feet eight inches. 3 requires the landlord to obtain a Certificate of Continued Rental Housing Compliance or a conditional certificate from the Chief Housing Inspector, and separately bars renting any residential property, or portions like pools, hot tubs, driveways or yards, for less than thirty consecutive days.