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Short-term rental rules in Brigantine, NJ
How Brigantine 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 license + annual inspection required for every rental unit (Ch. 246)
- whole-home / non-owner-occupied STR permitted by-right throughout the City (no primary-residence-only, no zoning exclusion, no citywide cap)
- occupancy load capped at 18 persons per STRP regardless of bedroom count
- non-foreclosing minimum stay: 3+ bedroom units cannot be rented for fewer than 2 consecutive nights; 1-2 bedroom & owner-occupied duplex have no minimum
- registration fee $150 per advertised bedroom; $500K liability insurance + IPMC inspection before tenancy
- 1.25% municipal occupancy fee collected on marketplace bookings
Based on: City Code Ch. 246 (Rental Property), Art. I — Rental Property Licensing Requirements; amended by Ordinance 14 of 2023
Summary of the rule
§246-3.A: 'It is the stated policy of the City that every property containing rental unit(s) within the City, including one or two rental units that are owner-occupied, shall be required to submit to inspection and be licensed in order to be leased or occupied.'
Last reviewed Sep 15, 2026 · Sources · Report an error
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