Short-term rental permit rules in Somerville, NJ — also called Airbnb permits, vacation rental licenses, or STR registration — list the application steps, fees, and operating requirements for hosting.
New Jersey requires no statewide short-term rental permit. Registration is set by each Somerset County municipality under the Municipal Land Use Law. Montgomery, Bernards, and Bedminster require operators to register and pass safety inspection.
Short-term rental licensing across Somerset County is a municipal matter, because New Jersey issues no statewide STR permit. Under the Municipal Land Use Law, towns adopt their own rules: Montgomery, Bernards, Bernardsville, and Bedminster require operators to register the property, name a local contact, and pass fire and safety inspection before hosting. Bridgewater and Hillsborough regulate rentals through zoning and rental-certificate programs. Some residential zones bar transient rental entirely. The municipality, not Somerset County, issues and enforces the permit and can deny or revoke it for violations.
Operating an unregistered rental exposes the host to municipal fines set by local ordinance, denial or revocation of the rental certificate, and zoning enforcement action.
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