HOA Rules in New Jersey (2026)
16 rules on the books across New Jersey, 7 cities and counties. Select a rule to read the full details.
Severity: Few Restrictions · Light Restrictions · Some Restrictions · Significant Restrictions · Heavy Restrictions
Board Procedures
Rules governing HOA board meetings, elections, transparency requirements, and voting procedures for homeowners.
Architectural Review
Standards and approval processes for exterior modifications including paint colors, additions, fencing, landscaping changes, and solar panel installation.
Assessment & Dues
Rules about regular assessments, special assessments, collection procedures, late fees, and what happens when homeowners fall behind on dues.
New Jersey: statewide
StatewideHeavy RestrictionsNew Jersey gives both condominium and planned-community associations a foreclosable assessment lien with a limited…
Read full rule →Monroe Township Gloucester
Significant RestrictionsIn Monroe Township, Gloucester County, New Jersey, § 175-113 requires every property owner in a project to belong to…
Read full rule →East Brunswick
Light RestrictionsIn East Brunswick Township, a homeowners association established in a development must have owners pay their pro rata…
Read full rule →Perth Amboy
Light RestrictionsIn the City of Perth Amboy, the Master Deed for any affordable housing unit in a condominium or homeowner's association…
Read full rule →CC&R Enforcement
How covenants, conditions, and restrictions are enforced, including violation notices, fines, lien authority, and legal remedies available to HOAs and homeowners.
HOA Fines & Enforcement
Statutory caps on HOA fine amounts, notice-and-hearing requirements before fines can be assessed, and how unpaid fines become liens against the property.
Lien & Foreclosure Limits
What an association must clear before it can foreclose on a home for unpaid assessments: minimum debt thresholds, waiting periods, mandatory notice and payment-plan offers, and the states that bar foreclosure where the debt is fines and late fees rather than assessments.
Board Governance
Governance structure of the HOA (board composition, term lengths, election procedures), open-meeting requirements, and member voting rights under state statutes.
East Brunswick
Some RestrictionsIn East Brunswick Township, a homeowners association formed to own and maintain a development's common open space must…
Read full rule →Howell
Some RestrictionsIn Howell Township, every Planned Retirement Community must have a homeowners' association established by the applicant…
Read full rule →Perth Amboy
Some RestrictionsIn the City of Perth Amboy, New Jersey, a homeowner's association that owns common open space must make membership…
Read full rule →Toms River
Some RestrictionsToms River Township requires a homeowners' or condo association board to formally designate, by resolution, a…
Read full rule →Wayne
Some RestrictionsUnder Wayne Township Code § 134-52.3, a planned development must have an organization that owns and maintains its…
Read full rule →Flag Display Rights
When an association may restrict flags on a lot and when it may not, the federal floor protecting the American flag, and state statutes extending that protection to state, military, and first-responder flags, along with the pole height and placement conditions a board can still impose.
EV Charger Rights
Statutory rights to install an electric vehicle charging station in a deeded or exclusive-use parking space, the approval conditions an association may still attach, and who carries the insurance, electricity cost, maintenance, and removal obligation.