Edison, NJ Short-Term Rentals: Occupancy Limits (2026)

Edison applies the same occupancy math to a short-term rental that it applies to any other dwelling subject to Chapter 17. Chapter 17 incorporates the New Jersey State Housing Code, codified at N.J.A.C. 5:10-1 et seq., which sets the substantive minimum-area-per-occupant standards: every dwelling unit must contain at least 150 square feet of floor area for the first occupant plus an additional 100 square feet for each additional occupant; every sleeping room occupied by one person must contain at least 70 square feet, and every sleeping room occupied by more than one person must contain at least 50 square feet per occupant. The Township's Rental Re-Occupancy Inspection program, administered by the Edison Division of Health, verifies both the room-area math and the broader habitability standards (heat, water, electrical, smoke and CO alarms, lead-paint disclosures for pre-1978 dwellings) before issuing the Rental Certificate of Approval that authorizes occupancy. There is no flat STR headcount cap codified (no '10 person maximum' or '2 per bedroom plus 2' rule) - the cap is whatever the bedroom-area math under the State Housing Code yields at the specific address. Zoning use of the dwelling under Chapter 37 may impose an additional ceiling if the operation is reclassified as 'rooming house' or 'boarding house' rather than 'one-family dwelling.' Operators marketing a maximum-guest figure on Airbnb or Vrbo should compute the figure from the per-room square footage at the address and verify it with the Division of Health before listing.