Parsippany-Troy Hills, NJ Rental Property Rules: Rental Registration (2026)

The rental gate in the Township of Parsippany-Troy Hills is the housing certificate in Chapter 214. Section 214-1 bars any owner, agent or person from renting, leasing or in any way delivering up for change of occupancy a residential rental building or dwelling unit until the housing inspector has issued the certificate. It issues only after an inspection finds no visible violations of the Property Maintenance Code in the visible parts of the property covered, and finds that the use complies with Chapter 430, Zoning, or is a valid preexisting nonconforming use as determined by the Zoning Officer or Board of Adjustment. A separate certificate is required for each and every individual tenant space on a property (§ 214-1C).

The certificate also fixes what the unit can be used for. Section 214-2 requires it to state the permitted use and/or tenancy and the occupancy limitation from § 213-42. Any use or occupancy limitation violation not specifically authorized by the certificate in effect is an illegal occupancy, a violation of § 214-1 subject to an immediate summons (§ 214-1B).

Fees are set in § 214-3: $60 per dwelling unit for a residential detached single dwelling unit, and $60 per dwelling unit for a residential two-unit or multiunit dwelling. The fee covers the initial inspection plus one reinspection. Each further reinspection, whether because of noncompliance or because no one gave access for a scheduled reinspection, costs $60 per visit, and all inspection costs must be paid in full no less than 24 hours before the scheduled reinspection. A temporary certificate is considered only on a written request giving the reason and a time schedule for the unfinished items, and only if all safety issues are in compliance.

Chapter 315 adds a second cycle for larger buildings: rentals with three or more dwelling units are inspected biennially at $40 per unit, with no charge for a unit that had a housing certificate inspection within 30 days before the biennial inspection start date (§§ 315-8 and 315-14).