Linden, NJ Soliciting & Door-to-Door: No-Knock Registry (2026)

Section 4-48, the No-Knock Registry, lets any owner or occupant notify the City Clerk that canvassing or soliciting is not permitted at their premises. A. 2C:18-3, as a revocation of any express or implied privilege or license to enter or attempt to enter the property. Registrants can pick up a notice from the Clerk's office, free the first time and $5 for a replacement, with an extra $1 charge if they want it mailed, to post at the entrance where solicitors would normally approach; the notice text specifically warns that canvassing or soliciting, including offers to buy real estate on someone's behalf, is barred, though charitable, political and religious organizations are exempted from the restriction.

The Clerk is required to hand the current no-knock list to every licensed canvasser or solicitor when their license is issued, and it is the canvasser's responsibility to keep an up-to-date copy while working the city. 3A, which lets any resident post a sign at their door without registering with the Clerk; the two provisions work together to give Linden residents two different ways to keep peddlers and canvassers off their property, one self-managed and one City-administered with a formal list and penalty structure.