New Jersey: what each city requires before you sell
Every New Jersey sale needs a smoke and carbon monoxide alarm certificate. Many towns add a resale certificate of occupancy with its own inspection.
95 municipalities tracked · 95 with a requirement at sale
By county: Burlington County · Camden County · Gloucester County · Mercer County · Hunterdon County
South & Central New Jersey
| City | What is required | Fee | Status |
|---|---|---|---|
| Audubon BoroughCamden County | Resale inspection | $75 | Required at sale |
| Barrington BoroughCamden County | Resale certificate | $100 | Required at sale |
| Bass River TownshipBurlington County | Smoke/CO certificate | Required at sale | |
| Bellmawr BoroughCamden County | Resale CO | $100 | Required at sale |
| Berlin BoroughCamden County | Resale CCO | Required at sale | |
| Beverly CityBurlington County | Smoke/CO certificate | Required at sale | |
| Bordentown CityBurlington County | Resale CO | $125 | Required at sale |
| Bordentown TownshipBurlington County | Certificate of conformity | Required at sale | |
| Burlington CityBurlington County | Resale certificate | $100 | Required at sale |
| Burlington TownshipBurlington County | Housing inspection | Required at sale | |
| Camden CityCamden County | C.R.O.C. + fire cert | $200 | Required at sale |
| Cherry Hill TownshipCamden County | Fire cert + resale CCO | Required at sale | |
| Chesilhurst BoroughCamden County | Smoke/CO certificate | $50 | Required at sale |
| Cinnaminson TownshipBurlington County | Fire + sewer inspections | Required at sale | |
| Clementon BoroughCamden County | Fire certificate | $60 | Required at sale |
| Collingswood BoroughCamden County | Exterior concrete + smoke cert | Required at sale | |
| Delanco TownshipBurlington County | Smoke/CO certificate | Required at sale | |
| Delaware TownshipHunterdon County | Smoke/CO certificate | $75 | Required at sale |
| Delran TownshipBurlington County | Housing inspection + fire cert | $200 | Required at sale |
| Deptford TownshipGloucester County | Resale CO | $75 | Required at sale |
| East Greenwich TownshipGloucester County | Resale CO | $45 | Required at sale |
| East Windsor TownshipMercer County | Fire inspection | $50 | Required at sale |
| Eastampton TownshipBurlington County | Resale CO | $75 | Required at sale |
| Edgewater Park TownshipBurlington County | Certificate of inspection | $120 | Required at sale |
| Evesham Township (Marlton)Burlington County | Fire-rescue certificate | $70 | Required at sale |
| Ewing TownshipMercer County | IPMC resale inspection | $125 | Required at sale |
| Florence TownshipBurlington County | Resale CCO | $165 | Required at sale |
| Frenchtown BoroughHunterdon County | State smoke certificate | $35 | Required at sale |
| Gibbsboro BoroughCamden County | Resale certificate | Required at sale | |
| Glassboro BoroughGloucester County | Resale CCO | $100 | Required at sale |
| Gloucester CityCamden County | Resale inspection | $75 | Required at sale |
| Gloucester TownshipCamden County | Fire district smoke cert | Required at sale | |
| Greenwich Township (Gibbstown)Gloucester County | Resale CO | $60 | Required at sale |
| Haddon Heights BoroughCamden County | Zoning CCO + fire cert | $40 | Required at sale |
| Haddon Township (Westmont)Camden County | Resale COC | $150 | Required at sale |
| Haddonfield BoroughCamden County | Fire cert + sidewalk inspection | $45 | Required at sale |
| Hamilton Township (Mercer)Mercer County | Resale CO + smoke cert | $200 | Required at sale |
| Hightstown BoroughMercer County | Smoke/CO certificate | Required at sale | |
| Hopewell BoroughMercer County | Smoke/CO certificate | $45 | Required at sale |
| Hopewell Township (Titusville)Mercer County | Smoke/CO certificate | $45 | Required at sale |
| Lambertville CityHunterdon County | CRC + smoke cert + LMUA | $75 | Required at sale |
| Laurel Springs BoroughCamden County | Resale CO | $50 | Required at sale |
| Lawrence TownshipMercer County | Certificate of inspection | $80 | Required at sale |
| Lindenwold BoroughCamden County | Resale CO | Required at sale | |
| Logan TownshipGloucester County | Resale CO | $75 | Required at sale |
| Lumberton TownshipBurlington County | Fire resale certificate | Required at sale | |
| Magnolia BoroughCamden County | Resale CO | $75 | Required at sale |
| Mantua TownshipGloucester County | Housing certificate | $90 | Required at sale |
| Maple Shade TownshipBurlington County | Resale CO | Required at sale | |
| Medford Lakes BoroughBurlington County | CCO + fire inspection | $50 | Required at sale |
| Medford TownshipBurlington County | Fire marshal CCO | $50 | Required at sale |
| Merchantville BoroughCamden County | Resale + fire inspections | $66 | Required at sale |
| Milford BoroughHunterdon County | Smoke/CO certificate | Required at sale | |
| Monroe Township (Williamstown)Gloucester County | Resale inspection | Required at sale | |
| Moorestown TownshipBurlington County | Fire cert + public works inspection | $30 | Required at sale |
| Mount Ephraim BoroughCamden County | Resale CO | Required at sale | |
| Mount Holly TownshipBurlington County | Change-of-ownership cert | $200 | Required at sale |
| Mount Laurel TownshipBurlington County | Fire district certificate | $65 | Required at sale |
| Mullica Hill (Harrison Township)Gloucester County | Fire certificate | $90 | Required at sale |
| National Park BoroughGloucester County | Resale inspection | Required at sale | |
| Palmyra BoroughBurlington County | Fire certificate | $45 | Required at sale |
| Pemberton Township (Browns Mills)Burlington County | CO transfer | Required at sale | |
| Pennington BoroughMercer County | Smoke/CO certificate | Required at sale | |
| Pennsauken TownshipCamden County | Resale inspection + fire cert | $175 | Required at sale |
| Pine Hill BoroughCamden County | Resale certificate | $150 | Required at sale |
| Pitman BoroughGloucester County | Resale certificate | Required at sale | |
| PrincetonMercer County | Smoke/CO/extinguisher cert | Required at sale | |
| Riverside TownshipBurlington County | Resale CO | Required at sale | |
| Riverton BoroughBurlington County | Fire certificate | $75 | Required at sale |
| Runnemede BoroughCamden County | Resale inspection | Required at sale | |
| Shamong TownshipBurlington County | Smoke/CO certificate | Required at sale | |
| Somerdale BoroughCamden County | Resale CO | Required at sale | |
| Southampton Township (Leisuretowne)Burlington County | Smoke cert | $50 | Required at sale |
| Springfield Township (NJ)Burlington County | Change-of-ownership cert | Required at sale | |
| Stockton BoroughHunterdon County | State smoke certificate | $35 | Required at sale |
| Swedesboro BoroughGloucester County | Resale CO | Required at sale | |
| Tabernacle TownshipBurlington County | Smoke/CO certificate | Required at sale | |
| Trenton CityMercer County | Housing code compliance cert | $200 | Required at sale |
| Voorhees TownshipCamden County | Residential resale certificate | Required at sale | |
| Washington Township (Gloucester)Gloucester County | Resale CCO | $70 | Required at sale |
| Washington Township (Green Bank)Burlington County | Smoke/CO certificate | Required at sale | |
| Waterford TownshipCamden County | Resale certificate | $75 | Required at sale |
| Wenonah BoroughGloucester County | Smoke/CO certificate | Required at sale | |
| West Amwell TownshipHunterdon County | Smoke/CO certificate | $75 | Required at sale |
| West Deptford TownshipGloucester County | Housing + fire inspections | $60 | Required at sale |
| West Windsor TownshipMercer County | Smoke/CO certification | $75 | Required at sale |
| Westampton TownshipBurlington County | Fire certificate | $70 | Required at sale |
| Westville BoroughGloucester County | Certificate of inspection | $100 | Required at sale |
| Willingboro TownshipBurlington County | Resale CO | $150 | Required at sale |
| Winslow Township (Sicklerville)Camden County | CCO + fire cert | $100 | Required at sale |
| Woodbury CityGloucester County | Resale CCO | $125 | Required at sale |
| Woodbury Heights BoroughGloucester County | Resale inspections | $60 | Required at sale |
| Woodland Township (Chatsworth)Burlington County | Smoke/CO certificate | $50 | Required at sale |
| Woodlynne BoroughCamden County | Certificate of inspection | $96 | Required at sale |
| Woolwich TownshipGloucester County | Resale inspection | $45 | Required at sale |
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