Bloomfield, NJ Short-Term Rentals: Short-Term Rental Permits (2026)

Section 433-3 of the Bloomfield Township Code, adopted by the Township Council in Ord. No. 22-37, makes the permit a precondition to everything else. The owner or operator must obtain a short-term rental permit from the Township of Bloomfield Fire Department before renting or advertising for rent. The permit is personal: it cannot be transferred, assigned, or used by anyone but the owner it was issued to, or at any other property or dwelling unit.

For existing short-term rentals, § 433-3A sets threshold conditions. The applicant must not have had more than two documented and verified instances in the last two years where the Bloomfield Police Department was called about complaints of any type attributable to the rental, and must have no Noise Ordinance violations in that period documented by the Township Municipal Court. Every applicant must be current with Township taxes, water and sewage charges and have no open zoning or construction permits or open zoning, construction or code enforcement violations.

Section 433-4 supplies the paperwork. The application is submitted under oath each year to the Zoning Department with the nonrefundable fee, along with proof of ownership, proof of general liability insurance, a property survey of legal parking spaces, a zoning compliance certificate under Chapter 315, and a sworn statement of no prior revocations or suspensions. Annual inspections check fire safety and the property maintenance code.

Under § 433-5, the Fire Department issues the permit and rental certificate of habitability, or a written denial with reasons, within 10 business days of a complete application. An applicant has 10 business days to appeal a denial in writing to the Township Administrator, who hears and decides it within 30 days. Section 433-3D makes the permit valid for one year from issuance, and § 433-3G ends it automatically on a change of ownership.