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Short-term rental rules in Atlantic City, NJ
How Atlantic City regulates short-term rentals: the rules that apply, their sources, and pending changes.
Short-term rentals here operate under a registration or permit system with ongoing operating rules.
- STR-specific seasonal certificate of occupancy required as license before first rental occupancy of the year
- annual application + license fee; code-compliance inspection and approved occupancy load prerequisite
- 24-hour local contact person required; quarterly hotel occupancy tax reporting
- no citywide cap, quota, or primary-residence-only device located
Based on: Atlantic City Code Ch. 209A, Art. IV 'Short-Term Rentals' (Ord. No. 2-2020, adopted 2-19-2020; §209A-19 am. Ord. No.
Summary of the rule
Upon completion of an inspection for code compliance and an approved occupancy load for the dwelling, the seasonal certificate of occupancy shall serve as license to operate a qualified dwelling as a short-term rental.
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