Resale CO checklist
Egg Harbor City
Atlantic County, New Jersey · Checked September 30, 2026
Certificate of Occupancy Required
Occupancy Transfer Certificate (Occupancy Transfer Inspection) · Egg Harbor City Building Department / Construction Office (Code Enforcement)
- Occupancy Transfer Inspection of the home before the sale (the form covers a rental or a sale)
- Submit the Smoke and Carbon Monoxide Alarm Certificate Application together with it
- Give owner, purchaser, tenant and lock box details and the building type, bedrooms, heat, sewer/septic and water/well on the form
| Occupancy Transfer Inspection, per unit | $75.00 |
Smoke and CO alarm certificate Required
- 10-year sealed battery smoke alarm in every bedroom (depending on construction year)
- Basement smoke alarm at the bottom of the stairwell at ceiling level (not between joists)
- Hallway smoke alarms within 10 feet of all bedroom doors
- Electric smoke alarms required by the building code cannot be replaced with battery alarms
- Smoke detectors at least 3 feet from ceiling fan blade tips and air ducts; none in kitchens, bathrooms, dead air space, crawl spaces or attics
- CO alarm in the hallway within 10 feet of all bedrooms; not plugged into a switched outlet
- Fire extinguisher: residential 2A:10B:C, no larger than 10 lb, mounted within 10 feet of the kitchen (April 2026 form still lists it)
Egg Harbor City Fire Official (Fire Marshal), Fire Prevention
| Smoke/CO inspection, requested more than 10 days before the certificate is needed (per unit) | $55 |
| Smoke/CO inspection, requested 4 to 10 days before the certificate is needed (per unit) | $90 |
| Smoke/CO inspection, requested fewer than 4 days before the certificate is needed (per unit) | $160 |
| First reinspection when more than one follow-up inspection is needed | $50 |
