Rental Inspections in New Jersey (2026)

Cherry Hill Township requires every rental dwelling unit, from single-family rentals to apartments and condominiums, to…

Edison Township inspects registered rental units when issues are reported, continuing until the unit passes without…

Freehold Township inspects registered rental units under Township Code § 257-7 to confirm compliance with the Land Use…

Hamilton requires every rental unit to pass a Township inspection at least once every five years, and again at every…

Every time a tenant moves out of a Lakewood Township rental with two or more units, the owner must notify the…

Before any hotel, apartment or rooming-house unit in Newark can change tenants, the landlord must get a Certificate of…

Every time a unit in a Passaic multiple dwelling turns over, the owner must notify the Division of Housing and get it…

Every single-family, two-family and multiple rental dwelling in the Village of Ridgewood must undergo a lead-based…

Trenton inspects every registered non-occupant-owned rental structure once every five years, plus every vacant unit…

No unit in Woodbridge Township can be rented, leased or sublet without a Certificate of Continued Rental Housing…

Bergenfield requires annual code-compliance inspections of every non-owner-occupied single-family and two-family rental…

Brick Township requires a rental certificate of occupancy before every new tenancy. Owners must apply in writing to the…

Registered commercial and multifamily properties in Irvington must let Township agents inspect the interior and…

Under Property Maintenance Code § 254-16, Jersey City's enforcing officer can inspect any rental building or unit, with…

Linden inspects every registered rental unit at least once a year for compliance with the Zoning Ordinance, Property…

Every Paterson landlord must obtain a certificate of re-rental approval from the Division of Community Improvements…

Toms River Township inspects every registered rental unit before occupancy and recertifies nonseasonal rentals every…

When someone files a complaint about an illegal housing unit at a registered Bergenfield rental, § 239-11 authorizes…

Brick Township's Construction Official, Code Enforcement Officer, or police can inspect a rental unit and issue the…

Before the Cherry Hill Rent Review Board approves a rent increase, tenants get a formal complaint window: a repair…

A Clifton resident can trigger an unfitness review of a building by joining at least five other residents in a written…

Edison Township lets a public authority or at least five residents petition the public officer to investigate a…

Elizabeth's code enforcement agency can inspect any dwelling to check for unsafe or unsanitary conditions under Code…

Freehold Township must send an inspecting officer within 10 days of receiving a tenant complaint about a rental unit…

Under Hamilton Code § 268-18C(3), a tenant or resident who files a complaint alleging a housing code violation in a…

Five Irvington residents, or a public authority, can petition the Director of Housing Services to charge a dwelling as…

Jersey City tenants who believe a dwelling violates the property maintenance code can force a city inspection: Section…

At least five Lakewood Township residents, or a public authority, can petition the Department of Code Enforcement and…

Once Linden receives a tenant complaint alleging a rental-code violation, an inspecting officer must inspect within 10…

When a Newark landlord stops supplying required heat, a tenant can lodge a complaint with the Department of…

Any occupant, owner, prospective purchaser, mortgagee, or prospective occupant can apply directly to Passaic's Housing…

Toms River Township's Bureau of Property Maintenance must inspect a rental within 10 days of receiving a complaint…

Any five Trenton residents can file a written petition with the Housing Inspector alleging a dwelling violates the…

Woodbridge tenants covered by rent control can demand a free inspection from the Bureau of Housing whenever they get a…

Long Branch runs a voluntary Landlord-Tenant Dispute Review Board that hears written complaints over rent increases…

Paterson's Tenant Advisory Board hears tenant complaints about unit or property conditions and refers them to the…