Middlesex County has no host-presence requirement. Whether a host or local contact must be present or reachable during a stay is set by municipal STR ordinances, not by the county or New Jersey state law.
Middlesex County does not require a host to be present during a short-term rental. New Jersey has no statewide host-presence mandate. Where such rules exist, they are municipal: some New Jersey towns require operators of unhosted rentals to designate a local responsible person or agent who can respond to problems within a set time, while other towns impose no presence requirement at all. This differs from the tax rules, which apply equally to hosted and unhosted stays. Middlesex County hosts should check their town's STR ordinance to see whether a 24-hour local contact or on-site presence is required.
Operating an unhosted rental without a required local contact can breach a municipal STR ordinance and lead to fines or permit loss.
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Edison, NJ
Edison requires every swimming pool to be enclosed by a fence at least 4 feet high with a self-closing, self-latching, lockable gate. Woven-mesh openings may...
Edison, NJ
Chapter 37 prohibits any fence made of materials dangerous to persons or animals - barbed wire, electrified wire, and razor wire are not permitted in residen...
Edison, NJ
Edison's Chapter 37 requires fences to be built entirely on the owner's property - no joint or boundary-straddling fences are authorized in code. Boundary an...
Edison, NJ
A zoning permit from the Edison Zoning Officer is required for any fence under Chapter 37. The application must include a current survey or plot plan showing...
Edison, NJ
Edison's Chapter 37 (Zoning) caps residential fences at 4 ft in the front yard and 6 ft overall. Up to 8 ft is allowed along a rear lot line bordering a non-...
Edison, NJ
Edison Township does not publish a specific numerical household pet limit in its general Code. Multi-animal keeping is governed instead by the general sanita...
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