Short-Term Rentals in New Jersey (2026)

Irvington issues no short-term rental permit because Chapter 510 bans renting any dwelling for 30 days or less…

Linden City Code § 31-49 makes it unlawful for any owner, lessor or sublessor to accept payment for occupying a…

The Village of Ridgewood outlaws paid stays of 30 days or less in any dwelling: no permit exists because the activity…

No one may operate or advertise a short-term rental in Clifton without a permit from the Department of Engineering…

No one may rent, operate, or advertise a short-term rental in Elizabeth without first obtaining a license from the…

No one may operate or advertise a short-term rental in Jersey City without first obtaining a short-term rental permit…

Newark requires every short-term rental owner to obtain an annual permit from the Department of Engineering before…

Passaic requires a Short-Term Rental Registration Certificate before anyone can advertise or operate a short-term…

Toms River Township requires every short-term and seasonal rental to be registered, inspected, and issued a certificate…

Trenton requires every short-term rental, defined as a unit rented under 30 consecutive days, to register annually with…

Registration of short-term rentals in Essex County happens at the municipal level. The county maintains no STR…

Every rental unit in Galloway must be registered with the Construction Office, and no unit may be rented until it is…

There is no Morris County short-term rental registry. Registration is set by each municipality. Separately, every town…

A Noise Ordinance conviction can cost a Clifton short-term rental its permit. Chapter 378A denies or bars renewal of…

Elizabeth bars short-term rentals from disrupting a neighborhood's residential character: Code Section 5.90.020(C)(1)…

Jersey City requires every short-term rental permit holder to keep transient occupants compliant with the city's noise…

Newark makes short-term rental guests, owners, agents, and responsible parties jointly liable when a transient occupant…

Trenton subjects every short-term rental to its citywide noise ordinance, banning unnecessary or physically annoying…

Passaic doesn't set a separate decibel limit for short-term rentals; instead, § 100-15G of the Code of the City of…

New Jersey applies state sales tax and the State Occupancy Fee to transient short-term rentals statewide, regardless of…

Newark charges short-term rental owners a $250 non-refundable annual registration fee for the STR permit, separate from…

Every short-term rental owner in Clifton pays a $500 non-refundable annual registration fee to the Department of…

Elizabeth's short-term rental license costs $200 a year, broken into a $75 application/registration fee, a $75 carbon…

Jersey City charges a non-refundable $250 initial registration fee to apply for a short-term rental permit and a $200…

New Jersey charges 6.625% Sales Tax plus a 5% State Occupancy Fee on taxable short-term rentals. Morris County towns…

Every short-term rental stay booked in Passaic carries a 3% municipal occupancy tax under City Code § 275-24, charged…

Toms River Township charges a $150 registration and inspection fee for every rental unit, including short-term/seasonal…

Trenton collects a 1% municipal occupancy tax on every short-term rental stay, on top of a $300 registration fee and a…

Clifton short-term rental applicants must disclose every parking space at the property and cap renters at one vehicle…

Elizabeth STR applications must disclose every off-street and adjacent on-street parking space, and owners must agree…

Jersey City short-term rental applications must disclose every off-street and on-street parking space near the…

Newark STR applications must disclose every off-street and on-street parking space near the rental, and hosts must…

Passaic caps short-term rental vehicle traffic at the application stage: § 100-15A(9) of the Code of the City of…

Toms River Township allows renting a single room in a home short-term only if the property provides one on-premises…

Guests staying at a Trenton short-term rental must follow every city parking ordinance that applies to the property…

Jersey City bars renting a short-term rental to anyone under 21 and requires the person who signs the rental agreement…

Newark caps how much of a home can be rented as a short-term rental when the owner stays on site: no more than two…

Passaic doesn't set one fixed head-count for short-term rentals; instead, City Code Enforcement Inspectors calculate a…

Toms River caps how many people may occupy a rental, including short-term room rentals, using a…

Clifton requires every short-term rental owner to carry at least $500,000 in general liability insurance before a…

Elizabeth short-term rental owners must submit proof of general liability insurance covering at least $500,000.00…

Jersey City requires every short-term rental permit application to include proof of general liability insurance of at…

Newark requires every short-term rental owner to submit proof of general liability insurance of at least $500,000 with…

Passaic won't issue a Short-Term Rental Registration Certificate without proof of coverage: Code of the City of Passaic…

A Toms River Township homeowner renting a single room to a lodger must carry sufficient insurance coverage and give the…

Every Trenton short-term rental registration must include a copy of a current property liability insurance policy…

Essex County sets no annual night cap on short-term rentals. The key threshold is New Jersey's 90-consecutive-day rule…

Jersey City caps unhosted short-term rentals, where the owner or operator is not present, at 60 total nights per…

Jersey City bars short-term rentals where the owner or operator is not present if the unit sits in a multiple dwelling…

Passaic bans the classic whole-home-while-away-forever short-term rental. Section 317-16H(10) permits only two models…

Within a specific zone bounded by 11th and 20th Avenues and by McLean Boulevard and Vreeland Avenue, unattended…

Toms River Township allows the rental of a single room within a home, but only if the owner lives there year-round…

Clifton only allows short-term rentals in homes where the owner actually lives. Chapter 378A limits STR permits to…

Elizabeth only allows a short-term rental in a dwelling unit that is the owner's actual principal residence, defined…

Jersey City limits most short-term rentals to properties that are the owner's principal residence. The code's…

Newark only allows short-term rentals in condos, single-family homes, or units within two- and multi-family buildings…

Passaic only lets owners register a short-term rental at the home where they actually live. Section 317-16H(7) requires…

In the same mapped zone, short-term rentals are allowed only in an owner-occupied home, one that is the primary…

Toms River Township's short-term room rental exception applies only when the dwelling is owner-occupied year-round, one…

Passaic's zoning code caps short-term rentals to two formats citywide: a hosted partial-home share, where the owner…

Toms River Township bans short-term rentals townshipwide: no dwelling or room may be leased for less than 30 days. The…

Jersey City permits a bed-and-breakfast style extended home share: an owner-occupant can rent out up to three rooms in…

Two substantiated complaints can end a Clifton short-term rental permit for good. Chapter 378A lets the City Manager…

Jersey City automatically revokes a short-term rental permit once a property racks up three or more substantiated…

Newark can revoke a short-term rental permit after just two substantiated civil or criminal complaints against the…

Passaic can pull a short-term rental's registration for cause, not just for a single technical lapse: Code of the City…

Toms River Township automatically suspends a rental certificate of occupancy the moment a landlord receives a third…

Trenton makes a residential unit ineligible for short-term rental use once it racks up three violations, whether…

Newark bars booking services like Airbnb from collecting a fee on a listing until the City's verification system…

Toms River Township Code § 335-44 bans print, electronic, and Internet advertising of any rental, including platform…

Trenton can require booking platforms like Airbnb to actively police listings, delisting units that exceed day limits…

Clifton bars booking services like Airbnb or Vrbo from collecting a fee on a Clifton short-term rental unless they…

Passaic's short-term rental ordinance reaches beyond owners to reach hosting platforms directly: Code of the City of…