Fair Lawn enforces occupancy limits based on bedroom size and habitable space under its property maintenance code, capping how many guests a short-term rental may legally host.
The borough adopts property maintenance standards that follow state housing code occupancy formulas, requiring minimum square footage per occupant in bedrooms and overall living areas. Bedrooms must meet minimum size, light, and egress standards to count toward occupancy. Hosts cannot advertise capacities beyond what the legal bedroom count allows, and inspectors verify these counts during Certificate of Occupancy reviews. Dormitory-style or unrelated-occupant arrangements may also trigger zoning review.
Exceeding lawful occupancy can result in summonses, revocation of the Certificate of Occupancy, and orders to reduce occupancy or vacate.
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