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Short-term rental rules in Belmar, NJ
How Belmar 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 Summer Rental License required before occupancy of any rental under 175 consecutive days
- Mandatory pre-occupancy inspection for compliance with residential rental maintenance code
- Per-dwelling-unit license (mercantile license); Certificate of Inspection must be posted inside unit
- Tenant documentation recordkeeping (during tenancy plus one year)
- No supply device: absentee/whole-home STR expressly permitted (rule targets owners with a permanent residence elsewhere); no cap, no primary-residence or host-present requirement, no foreclosing minimum-stay
Based on: Belmar Borough Code Ch. 26 (Licenses), Art. II Licensing of Public Accommodations, § 26-3 Summer Rental License; Art. I
Summary of the rule
A Summer Rental License issued by the Code Official shall be required prior to the occupancy of any real property rented for a term of less than 175 consecutive days for residential purposes by a person having a permanent place of residence elsewhere.
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Last reviewed Sep 14, 2026 · Sources · Report an error
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