Monroe Township (Gloucester County), NJ Short-Term Rentals: Occupancy Limits (2026)

Section 162-14B of the Monroe Township Code (Gloucester County) is the Township Council's occupancy cap for rented homes. The subsection prints no headcount formula. The owner must post the maximum number of occupants in each rental unit, and that posted number is the limit that counts.

The prohibition reaches everyone involved: the owner, agent, tenant or registered tenant. The trigger is overnight use. Allowing a greater number of persons than the posted maximum to sleep in or occupy overnight the rental unit for a period exceeding 10 days is unlawful.

Section 162-3 defines a rental unit as a dwelling unit available for lease or rental purposes, including individual apartments within apartment complexes and individual rooms available for lease within a residential building. Section 162-16 adds a roster rule: only occupants whose names are on file with the Housing Department may reside in the licensed premises, and the Township can enforce that against the landlord, tenant or other person residing there.

The short-term rental link runs through § 162-27B. Subsection B(1) makes it unlawful to take consideration for the use of any dwelling unit for a period of less than 28 days, with exceptions for active duty military, an owner who lives on the premises with Planning and Zoning Board bed-and-breakfast approval, and members of the owner's housekeeping unit. The posted-occupancy rule therefore governs the rentals of 28 days or more that § 162-27B(2) leaves lawful.

The consequences reach the registration itself. Under § 162-19B(2)(b), continuously permitting a rental unit to be occupied by more than the maximum number of occupants, on repeated and/or multiple occasions evidencing a pattern of disregard of the chapter, is a ground for suspending or revoking the certificate of registration. Each rental unit must also be inspected at least once every twelve-month period under § 162-12A.