Medford Township

Certificate of Occupancy Required

Residential Certificate of Occupancy for closing (the Township sends sellers to the Fire Department; it is the same smoke and CO alarm certificate listed under fire_cert, not a separate housing inspec · Medford Township Fire & EMS Department

• Working smoke alarm on every level including the basement (not attic or crawl space) and within 10 feet of sleeping areas
• Original hard-wired or interconnected alarm systems must be kept working; they cannot be swapped for stand-alone battery detectors
• Carbon monoxide alarm near the sleeping areas, with more if bedrooms are on more than one level
• Leave alarm instruction manuals for the next owner
• House number clearly visible from the road (Township Code 51-3)

• Phone: (609) 953-3291
• Timing: Apply more than 10 business days before the change of occupant for the lowest fee.
• Application: https://hipaa.jotform.com/221363427572152

Smoke and CO alarm certificate Required

• Smoke alarm on each level including basements (not attic or crawl space), and smoke and CO alarms outside each sleeping area within 10 feet of bedrooms
• Homes built before 1977: 10-year sealed battery smoke alarms; later homes: AC hard-wired alarms by year built, interconnected where required, and kept in working order
• Homes with a monitored NFPA 72 system instead of AC alarms need a certificate of compliance from a certified alarm contractor or electrician; the Fire Department cannot test these systems
• CO alarm in the common hall outside of, and within 10 feet of, the bedroom doors; battery or plug-in is acceptable
• House number visible from the public road, contrasting and bright or reflective (Township Code 51-3)
• The Medford online form (titled 2022) does not list a fire extinguisher