Owner-occupants may rent rooms or the entire unit while present, but absent-owner whole-home rentals are barred except within the 60-night annual cap, requiring proof of primary residency on file.
Jersey City distinguishes hosted from unhosted stays. When the host lives onsite, room rentals or accessory unit shares face fewer restrictions. Whole-home unhosted rentals trigger the 60-night annual ceiling. Hosts must submit utility bills, drivers licenses, and tax records proving the unit is their genuine primary residence. The Department checks STR booking data against city homestead and rent-control filings. Multiple-property owners cannot designate more than one primary residence. Buildings with five or more units face additional restrictions, and condo or co-op rules may further limit hosting independent of city law.
Falsifying primary-residence documentation or exceeding the unhosted night cap leads to permit revocation, 2,000-dollar fines, and potential referral to county prosecutors for document fraud.
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