Burlington County sets no maximum-occupancy rule for short-term rentals. Guest caps come from your municipality's STR ordinance and zoning, adopted under New Jersey's Municipal Land Use Law. Many towns tie occupancy to bedrooms (commonly two guests per bedroom).
New Jersey has no statewide or county short-term rental occupancy cap. Under the Municipal Land Use Law (N.J.S.A. 40:55D), each municipality zones and may adopt an STR ordinance that limits how many overnight guests a rental may host. Burlington County towns that regulate STRs typically cap occupancy by bedroom count or by a fixed number, and may also apply the property maintenance and building codes' habitable-space standards. Because there is no county rule, the number of guests allowed at a Mount Laurel, Evesham, or Medford rental is answered by that town's ordinance, not by Burlington County. The county's only occupancy-related role is health-code oversight of things like on-site septic capacity (N.J.A.C. 7:9A) through the County Health Department, which can indirectly
Exceeding a municipal occupancy cap is a violation of the local STR or zoning ordinance, enforced by the town with fines set in that ordinance. There is no county occupancy penalty.
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