No New Jersey statute caps short-term rental occupancy, but Atlantic County shore towns enforce hard limits. Ventnor and Margate cap guests by bedroom count on the license and cite overcrowding without a prior warning.
Occupancy caps for rentals in Atlantic County are set town by town, and the barrier-island towns enforce them aggressively. Ventnor requires the occupancy limit to be posted at the main entrance of every rental unit, ties it to bedroom count on the mercantile license, and restricts renters to age 21 and up. Margate treats an occupancy or overcrowding violation as citable on the spot, with no warning owed to the owner. Atlantic City and Brigantine cap occupants on the seasonal license by bedroom count.
Exceeding a town occupancy cap risks the rental license and, in Margate, an immediate citation without warning. Overloading a septic system triggers a municipal health department order and possible fines.
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