Resale CO checklistAtlantic City
Certificate of Occupancy Required
Occupancy Permit (Certificate of Occupancy) · Atlantic City Department of Licensing & Inspections
- Certificate of Land Use (zoning) from Planning, (609) 347-5404, or the CRDA Tourism District, (609) 347-0500
- Smoke certification from Fire Prevention (single-family or duplex)
- Pest certification: report from a licensed exterminator that the unit is free of bed bugs, other insects and rodents
- All utilities turned on for the inspection
- No rubbish, debris or bulk garbage left on the property before the new occupancy
- Buyer details (and all members or principals if the buyer is an LLC, corporation or partnership)
- Phone: 609-347-5290
- Application: https://main.govpilot.com/web/public/efeba3a1-0cd_Occupancy-Permit-Application-atlanticcity?uid=6910&ust=NJ&pu=1&id=0
Smoke and CO alarm certificate Required
- Notarized owner affidavit (Smoke Certificate Affidavit) attached to the online application
- 10-year sealed battery smoke alarm on each level, including basements (not attic or crawl space)
- Smoke alarm and CO alarm outside each separate sleeping area, within 10 feet of it
- Existing AC-powered or interconnected alarms in homes built after January 1977 must be kept working
- Portable fire extinguisher 2A-10B:C, no more than 10 lb, on a hanger within 10 feet of the kitchen (2020 affidavit still lists it)
Atlantic City Fire Department, Fire Prevention Bureau
| Smoke/CO certificate, 10 days before change of occupant (per unit) | $45 |
| Smoke/CO certificate, 4 to 10 days before change of occupant (per unit) | $70 |
| Smoke/CO certificate, less than 4 days before change of occupant (per unit) | $125 |
- Phone: 609-347-5595
- Timing: Fee depends on timing: 10 or more days, 4 to 10 days, or under 4 days before the change of occupant. The inspection is scheduled only after payment.
- Application: https://main.govpilot.com/web/public/60ccced5-73b_Smoke-Detector-Application-atlanticcity?uid=6910&ust=NJ&pu=1&id=0