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Short-term rental rules in Long Branch, NJ
How Long Branch regulates short-term rentals: the rules that apply, their sources, and pending changes.
Short-term rentals here are subject to registration, a lodging tax, or a small number of operating rules.
- General rental-property registration under Chapter 271 (all lettings under written or oral lease), not STR-specific
- Certificate of Occupancy required on re-rental/sale of residential units
- Seasonal-rental (under one year, incl. May 15-Sept 15) disorderly-conduct bond overlay in Ch. 271 - a nuisance/enforcement device, not a licensing gate
- No STR-specific permit, cap, owner-occupancy, host-present, or minimum-stay requirement found
- City Permits & Applications page lists no short-term/seasonal/vacation-rental permit
Based on: City Code Ch. 271 (Rental Property) - general rental registration + seasonal-rental disorderly-conduct/bond provisions
Summary of the rule
Chapter 271 (Rental Property) applies to any person who owns any building 'that is rented or offered for rent or housing space for living or dwelling under either a written or oral lease,' and provides that no rental unit shall be rented unless registered; it also contains seasonal-rental (tenancy less than one year, including any part of the period May 15 to September 15) disorderly-conduct provisions allowing the City to require a landlord to post a bond after two substantiated (prosecuted and convicted) incidents. Adopted under N.J.S.A. 40:48-2.12 et seq. General registration/nuisance layer, not an STR-specific licensing process.
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