11 local rules on file Β· Pop. 3,545 Β· Middlesex County
Showing ordinances that apply to Rutgers University-Livingston Campus, NJ
Rutgers University-Livingston Campus is an unincorporated community with a population of approximately 3,545 in Middlesex County, New Jersey. Because Rutgers University-Livingston Campus is not an incorporated city, it does not have its own municipal government or city code. Instead, Middlesex County ordinances apply directly to residential and commercial properties here. The rules below are the county-level regulations that govern your area. Nearby incorporated cities in Middlesex County may have different rules.
These unincorporated areas are also governed by Middlesex County ordinances.
Middlesex County imposes no county-level STR tax or fee. New Jersey applies a 6.625% Sales Tax (NJSA 54:32B-3) and a 5% State Occupancy Fee (NJSA 54:32D-1) on transient accommodations booked through a marketplace or professionally managed. Municipalities may add a local hotel/occupancy tax up to 3% (NJSA 40:48E).
Middlesex County has no STR parking ordinance. NJ does not preempt local STR parking rules, so each Middlesex municipality (New Brunswick, Edison, Woodbridge, Piscataway, Perth Amboy) sets parking minimums under its zoning code per the Municipal Land Use Law (NJSA 40:55D-1). On-street parking on county roads is governed by Title 39 motor vehicle law and county park rules.
Middlesex County sets no STR occupancy limit. New Jersey has no statewide STR cap; municipalities set occupancy. The NJ Uniform Construction Code (NJAC 5:23) adopts the IRC/IPMC, which generally requires 70 sq ft for the first occupant and 50 sq ft for each additional in a sleeping room. New Brunswick, Edison, and Woodbridge set their own caps.
Middlesex County, NJ does not license short-term rentals. New Jersey requires hosts using a marketplace (Airbnb, Vrbo) or professionally managed units to collect 6.625% State Sales Tax and the State Occupancy Fee under P.L. 2018 c. 49 (effective Oct. 1, 2018, amended by P.L. 2019 c. 235). Each Middlesex municipality (New Brunswick, Edison, Perth Amboy, Woodbridge, etc.) sets its own STR permit and rental-license rules.