East Orange, NJ Short-Term Rentals: Repeat Violator Strikes (2026)

Under East Orange City Code Chapter 228, the Director of the East Orange Short-Term Rental Subdivision must revoke an STR permit once a property racks up three or more substantiated complaints, and the owner cannot reapply for a new STR permit on that property for one year from the revocation date. The Director, or the City Administrator, also keeps discretion to revoke on just a single substantiated complaint if they decide the interests of the City and its residents justify immediate action. Separately, if an STRP draws a civil or criminal complaint, or a code violation involving an unsafe structure, the Director or City Administrator may suspend the permit at their sole discretion pending the outcome of that judgment or conviction.

Vehicle complaints get their own trigger: two substantiated complaints about excessive vehicles belonging to transient occupants also expose the permit to revocation. When the City moves to revoke or suspend, it must issue a written notice stating the reasons within 30 days of receiving the complaint notice. The permit holder then has 10 business days to appeal in writing to the Mayor, who (or a designee) must hear and decide the appeal within 30 days, and that decision is final. Owners, agents and the responsible party all share exposure: the code makes clear that failures by transient occupants, including noise and nuisance violations, can trigger fines against the owner, the agent and the responsible party alike, in addition to jeopardizing the permit itself.