Piscataway, NJ Rental Property Rules: Rental Registration (2026)
Key Facts
- Filed with
- Rental Housing Officer (§16-11.2)
- Annual renewal deadline
- March 1 (§16-11.2)
- Annual fee
- $125 per building (§16-11.13)
- Review deadline
- 10 business days (§16-11.4)
- False-info fine range
- $500 to $2,500 (§16-11.12)
Summary
Every landlord in Piscataway Township must file a Landlord Registration Statement with the Rental Housing Officer for each building containing a rented dwelling unit, renewing it annually by March 1 under Code § 16-11.2. The $125 annual fee and required application details are set by §§ 16-11.13 and 16-11.3, and no tenant may occupy a unit without an approved statement.
§ 16-11.2. Landlord Registration Statement Filing Requirement. ... Within 90 days of the effective date of this section (Ordinance No. 08-18, codified herein as Section 16-11, was adopted May 6, 2008), every landlord in the Township of Piscataway shall make application for, and file with the Rental Housing Officer, a Landlord Registration Statement for every building containing one or more dwelling units occupied by one or more tenants. Thereafter, an application to renew the Landlord Registration Statement shall be filed annually each March 1.
Full Breakdown
The application under § 16-11.3 must list the property address, the names and addresses of all record owners (including partners or LLC members), a registered agent for corporate owners, a Middlesex County-based contact if the owner lives outside the county, the managing agent, the on-site superintendent, an emergency contact authorized to approve repairs, mortgage holders, the fuel oil dealer if applicable, a full copy of each lease, and the location of fire-protection equipment. The Rental Housing Officer must review and approve or deny a complete application within 10 business days under § 16-11.4, and § 16-11.5 bars any landlord from letting or subletting a unit, or any tenant from occupying one, without an approved statement in hand.
Landlords must alert the Rental Housing Officer within 10 days of any increase in tenants beyond the number listed on the statement under § 16-11.6, and every registration holder has a legal duty to promptly report known violations to the Rental Housing Officer or Police Department under § 16-11.11. The annual fee, last set by Ordinance No. 2024-30, is $125 per building under § 16-11.13, and a tenant who occupies before an approved statement issues is subject to immediate removal, with relocation costs charged to the landlord and tenant, under § 16-11.14.
Violations & Fines
Submitting false information on a registration application draws a minimum $500 fine for a first offense, $1,250 for a second, and $2,500 for a third or later offense per document under § 16-11.12, plus possible criminal prosecution and revocation of the statement. General violations of the rental section, including failing to register at all, carry a fine of $250 to $2,000 per dwelling unit, community service, or up to 90 days under § 16-11.15, with each day of a continuing violation a separate offense.
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