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Short-term rental rules in Barnegat Light, NJ
How Barnegat Light regulates short-term rentals: the rules that apply, their sources, and pending changes.
Cited law here permits short-term rental operation or bars local restriction of it, or a full read of the local code found no rule or lodging tax that reaches it.
- Borough Code read in full (legislation through 2025-03-12): no rule reaches short-term rental operation
- No borough lodging or occupancy tax, and no Ocean County lodging tax
- No business license or general rental registration in the Borough Code
- Chapter 148 covers only rentals to unsupervised groups of minors, not STR operation
Based on: Borough Code Ch. 148 (Rental Property, §§148-1 to 148-3) — minors-only; no STR licensing/registration ordinance
Summary of the rule
The Borough of Barnegat Light Code (legislation through 2025-03-12) contains no short-term rental, rental registration, business license or occupancy tax provision; its only rental chapter, Chapter 148, governs rentals to unsupervised groups of minors.
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