Monroe Township (Gloucester County), NJ Short-Term Rentals: Short-Term Rental Permits (2026)

Section 162-27 was added on 2-14-2023 by Ord. No. O:02-2023. Subsection B(1) is written to catch everyone in the rental chain: an owner, lessor, sublessor, any other person with possessory or use rights, their principals, partners or shareholders, and their agents, employees and representatives. It is unlawful for any of them to receive or obtain actual or anticipated consideration for soliciting, advertising, offering, permitting, allowing, or failing to discontinue the use or occupancy of a dwelling unit for a period of less than 28 days.

The definitions in subsection A widen the net. Consideration includes rent, fees, a promise or benefit, a quid pro quo, or any thing of value. Advertising covers newspapers, flyers, direct mail, internet websites and text or other electronic messages used to establish prohibited occupancies. A dwelling unit specifically excludes hotels or motels.

Subsection B(2) leaves an otherwise lawful rental of 28 days or more alone, but those units remain inside Chapter 162. Rental units are inspected at least once every twelve-month period (§ 162-12A), the certificate of registration runs from January 1 to December 31 (§ 162-11A(2)), and owners of rental units must carry liability insurance of no less than $500,000 and register the certificate annually under § 162-31.

The only approval the section itself mentions is Township Planning and Zoning Board approval to operate as a bed-and-breakfast, in subsection B(4). Subsection C separately provides that residential swimming pool rentals are not permitted and makes it unlawful to take consideration for the use of a residential swimming pool for any duration of time.