Property Maintenance in New Jersey (2026)

Newark's Public Officer, the Director of Engineering, can declare any building unfit for human habitation when it is…

Trenton's Director of Inspections can declare any building unfit for human habitation under Code § 132-95 whenever…

When Bergenfield's Public Officer, the Borough Construction Official, finds a building unfit for human habitation…

Brick Township can order repair, vacating, or demolition of any dilapidated, unsafe, or unfit building, and unpaid…

Cherry Hill Township lets the Property Maintenance Inspector condemn and placard any structure found unsafe, unfit for…

When Clifton's public officer finds after notice and hearing that a building is unfit for human habitation, § 273-4…

After finding a building unfit for habitation, Edison's public officer can order the owner to repair, alter, vacate, or…

Elizabeth declares it a public nuisance for an owner to let a vacant property fall out of the maintenance and security…

When a dwelling in Freehold Township is unfit for human habitation, Code § 182-10 lets the Construction Official act on…

Hackensack targets blighted, unsafe buildings under City Code Ch. 44, Art. III, §§ 44-33 to 44-44, adopted September 4…

A Hamilton Township property vacant six months or more can be declared abandoned and, separately, declared a nuisance…

Jersey City's Director of the Division of Housing Preservation can inspect any building believed unfit for human…

Lakewood Township can order the repair, vacating or demolition of any building declared dangerous, unsafe or a…

Linden can formally declare a building unfit for human habitation after notice and hearing, then order the owner to…

When a Long Branch property owner ignores a notice to vacate, repair or remove a dangerous or blighted structure, City…

Passaic's Housing Officer can declare a building unfit for human habitation whenever it has one of the substandard…

Paterson lets the Construction Official order repair, removal or demolition of any dangerous or fire-hazard building…

Village of Ridgewood Code § 223-31 lets the Code Official condemn any structure found unsafe, unsanitary…

Toms River Township can order the repair, vacating, or demolition of any building so dilapidated, unsafe, or unsanitary…

Woodbridge Township legislatively declares abandoned properties presumptive nuisances because they foster crime…

Galloway Township requires all exterior property to be kept clean, safe and sanitary, free of any accumulation of…

Chapter 460 opens by declaring that structural deterioration, infestation and lack of upkeep create blighting…

Morris County does not enforce a countywide blight or property-maintenance code. New Jersey delegates property upkeep…

Paterson can order owners of vacant lots deemed a danger to clear debris and install a fence within 10 days of the…

Bergenfield requires every owner or tenant to keep brush, hedges and other plant life within 10 feet of any roadway…

Brick Township can order owners or tenants of any vacant or unimproved lot to clear brush, weeds, and debris within 10…

Cherry Hill Township caps weeds and plant growth on any property, vacant or occupied, at 10 inches and requires owners…

Clifton requires brush, weeds, uncut grass and debris to be cut or removed from all land in the City, occupied or…

Elizabeth caps weeds on vacant lots and every other exterior property area at six inches under the city's housing code…

Freehold Township requires every owner, tenant, or person in possession of 'any dwelling or lands' in the Township…

Vacant structures, premises and vacant land must be maintained clean, safe, secure and sanitary so as not to create…

Vacant lots in Hackensack must be mowed between the sidewalks, or at least 20 feet behind the curb or edge of pavement…

Hamilton Township requires every owner and tenant to keep land free of brush, weeds, dead trees, invasive plants…

Irvington declares ragweed, goldenrod, poison ivy, poison sumac and other noxious weeds a nuisance on any lot in the…

Owners of vacant lots in Jersey City must keep the property free of refuse, brush, weeds, tree stumps and other noxious…

Linden's Housing Code requires exterior property areas and vacant lots to stay free of weeds over six inches high. An…

Long Branch requires every owner, tenant or person in possession of any land in the city, improved or not, to clear…

Morris County has no countywide vacant-lot maintenance ordinance. New Jersey towns regulate overgrowth, dumping, and…

Newark makes it the owner's or tenant's job to clear brush, weeds, dead trees and debris off any land in the city under…

Every owner or tenant of land in Passaic must keep brush, hedges and other plant life within 10 feet of a roadway, and…

Village of Ridgewood Code § 223-52C requires every vacant structure and vacant lot in the Village to be kept clean…

Toms River Township can order the owner or tenant of any lot, vacant or built, to cut brush, weeds, and high grass…

Trenton Code § 150-6 bars anyone from dumping litter on an open or vacant lot, public or private, and separately makes…

Bergenfield requires the owner or tenant of property abutting a paved sidewalk to clear all snow and ice within 24…

Brick Township property owners and tenants must clear sidewalk snow and ice within 24 hours of daylight after snowfall…

Cherry Hill Township gives property owners 48 hours after snow or ice stops falling to clear sidewalks, driveways and…

Clifton owners and tenants must clear snow and ice from abutting sidewalks and gutters within 24 hours after it falls…

Edison property owners and tenants must clear snow and ice from abutting sidewalks within 12 daylight hours after it…

Elizabeth gives property owners and occupants just 12 daylight hours after snow, ice or sleet falls to clear a…

Freehold Township gives owners of residential property near a public elementary or middle school 48 hours after snow or…

Hackensack property owners, tenants and occupants must clear snow and ice from the sidewalk abutting their land within…

Owners and tenants abutting a Hamilton street must clear sidewalk snow and ice within 12 daylight hours of the snow or…

Irvington Township Code § 555-73 requires every owner or tenant of land abutting a public sidewalk to clear snow and…

Jersey City residential owners get eight hours after snowfall stops to clear a 48-inch path on their sidewalk…

Lakewood Township, Ocean County, gives property owners 12 daylight hours to clear sidewalk snow and ice. Miss the…

Linden property owners must clear sidewalk snow or ice within six daylight hours of a snowfall or ice accumulation…

Long Branch, Monmouth County, New Jersey, gives property owners, tenants and occupants just 12 hours after daylight…

Newark property owners and tenants must clear snow and ice from abutting sidewalks and gutters within 12 hours of…

Passaic property owners on paved, curbed and flagged streets must clear snow and ice from the abutting sidewalk within…

Paterson owners and tenants must clear sidewalk snow and ice within 12 daylight hours of it falling, or the City…

Village of Ridgewood Code Section 249-1 gives most property owners 24 hours after snow or ice falls to clear their…

Toms River Township property owners must clear snow and ice from abutting sidewalks within 12 hours of daylight after…

Trenton gives owners, occupants and tenants of abutting property just 12 daylight hours after snow or ice falls to…

Woodbridge property owners must clear at least a three-foot path of snow and ice from sidewalks bordering their…