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Short-term rental rules in Avalon, NJ
How Avalon 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 chapter (Ch. 22, Art. II) for tenancies under 175 days
- Mandatory rental license + fire-safety inspection for every rental unit
- Annual tenant registration by May 1
- $500,000 liability insurance proof required
- Authorized agent must reside in Cape May County
- No minimum-stay, owner-occupancy, cap, or residential-zone exclusion — whole-home weekly/seasonal rental permitted
Based on: Borough of Avalon Code Ch. 22 (Housing and Rentals), Art. I (Registration, Inspection and Licensing of Rental
Summary of the rule
Every property containing Rental Unit(s) within the Borough, including one (1) or two (2) rental units that are owner-occupied, shall be required to submit to inspection and be licensed in order to be leased or occupied; no rental property or rental unit shall be leased or occupied unless a rental license has been issued.
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