All Hudson County landlords must register with the State of New Jersey under N.J.S.A. 46:8-28 (Landlord Identity Registration). Jersey City, Hoboken, and Union City also require local rental registration with annual inspections. Hoboken requires annual rent registration by June 30; Jersey City requires registration with Housing Preservation.
New Jersey requires every residential landlord (except owner-occupied 2-family) to file a Landlord Identity Registration (LIR) with the municipal clerk and the NJ Department of Community Affairs under N.J.S.A. 46:8-28. On top of that, Hudson County cities layer on local registration: Jersey City requires registration with the Division of Housing Preservation and inspection before a Certificate of Habitability issues; fees range roughly $60-$120 per unit. Hoboken requires annual rent registration by June 30 per Chapter 155 — failure to file doubles the registration fee and bars the landlord from imposing a CPI increase. Union City requires registration through the Rent Leveling Office for all covered units. Periodic inspections cover fire safety (smoke/CO alarms, egress), structural integrity, lead paint (for pre-1978 buildings under state lead-safe certification at N.J.A.C. 5:28A), and habitability. A rental Certificate of Occupancy is required in most Hudson County municipalities before a new tenant moves in.
Failure to register with the state (N.J.S.A. 46:8-28): landlord cannot maintain a summary eviction action. Jersey City/Hoboken/Union City local registration failure: fines $100-$2,000 per unit, denial of CPI increases (Hoboken), and blocked Certificate of Occupancy. Renting an unregistered or uninspected unit: up to $2,000 per offense and possible criminal summonses.
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