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

Chapter 350, adopted August 11, 2020 by Ordinance No. 12-20, does not create a permitting track for short-term rentals; instead § 350-1.A states the Township aims to curtail and, in certain circumstances, prohibit renting dwellings on a short-term basis given the rise of booking websites, and § 350-3 flatly bars renting or leasing any dwelling, or a segment of one, for a term of less than 30 days. Section 350-5 separately prohibits leasing any dwelling for commercial or corporate purposes, and § 350-6 bars renting out any amenity or accessory tied to a dwelling.

Section 350-7 makes advertising a rental that violates the chapter its own prohibited act, reaching the listing sites the ordinance's findings blame for popularizing short stays. Section 350-1.B carves out an exception only for lawfully operating hotels, motels, rooming houses, boardinghouses and bed-and-breakfasts, which fall outside the chapter entirely. The Jackson Township Code Enforcement Officer and Police Department enforce Chapter 350 under § 350-8. A conviction under § 350-9 carries the maximum fines and penalties set by N.J.S.A. 40:49-5 and 40:69A-29, with each day a violation continues counted as a separate offense, and conduct that also breaks another Township Code provision is punished as an additional, separate offense.