Toms River, NJ Rental Property Rules: Rental Registration (2026)
Key Facts
- Registration/inspection fee
- $150
- Nonseasonal registration term
- 3 years
- Seasonal/short-term term
- 1 year
- Ad requirement
- registration number required
Summary
Every rental unit in Toms River Township must be registered with the Bureau of Property Maintenance and hold a certificate of occupancy before it can be leased, rented, occupied, or advertised.
All rental units must be registered with, and receive a certificate of occupancy from, the Bureau of Property Maintenance in accordance with the provisions of this article. No rental units may be leased, rented, or occupied, or advertised for such purposes, without having been so registered and certified for occupancy. [Amended 2-14-2024 by Ord. No. 4799-24]
B. The registration shall be documented and the certificate of occupancy issued on forms promulgated by and available from the Bureau of Property Maintenance. [Amended 2-14-2024 by Ord. No. 4799-24]
C. Each registration and certificate of occupancy shall be issued a specific numeric designation. This numeric designation must appear prominently in any advertisement for the rental of the subject unit. Failure to do so constitutes a violation of this article.
D. Any lease which has been executed prior to the effective date of this article shall not be affected, but the rental unit must nevertheless be registered, inspected and certified as prescribed herein. No rental unit may be rented, leased, or occupied unless the rental unit is registered and certified in accordance with this article.
Official source re-checked September 7, 2026: no newer edition of the code had been published (publisher’s edition: rev 4954830; v33 updated 2026-04-22; through 04-22-2026).
Full Breakdown
Toms River Township requires every rental unit, apartment, house, room, or dwelling offered for rent, to register with the Bureau of Property Maintenance and receive a certificate of occupancy before any lease, rental, occupancy, or advertisement. Each registration and certificate of occupancy is issued a specific numeric designation that must appear in any rental advertisement; omitting it is a separate violation. Registrations run one year for seasonal/short-term rentals and three years for nonseasonal rentals, and must be renewed on any change of ownership or occupancy. Leases signed before the ordinance still require the unit to be registered, inspected, and certified.
Violations & Fines
Renting, leasing, occupying, or advertising an unregistered or uncertified rental unit violates §§ 335-5 and 335-8, exposing owners to Township penalties under § 335-21, including fines set by N.J.S.A. 40:49-5 and 40:69A-29.
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