Resale CO checklistNorth Bergen Township
Certificate of Occupancy Required
Residential Owner Certificate (residential certificate of occupancy, CCO) with buyer Affidavit for Application for Certificate of Occupancy · North Bergen Code Enforcement Office (Building/Code Enforcement/Zoning Department), Town Hall Room 208
- Phone: (201) 392-2051
- Application: https://www.northbergen.org/_Content/pdf/forms/Residential-Owner-Certificate.pdf
Smoke and CO alarm certificate Required
- Smoke alarms must be ten-year sealed battery single station units (UL 217), effective January 1, 2019; A/C powered alarms from original construction must not be replaced with battery units
- A/C powered smoke alarms must be tested by a licensed electrician or a certified fire alarm company, with a service report or letter given to North Bergen Fire Prevention at the inspection
- Smoke alarm on each level and outside each sleeping area (no more than 10 feet); CO alarm outside each sleeping area (no more than 10 feet), UL 2034, NFPA 720
- The October 2025 application is still titled Smoke Detector, Carbon Monoxide & Fire Extinguisher Compliance and the guidelines still show an extinguisher within 10 feet of the kitchen near an exit, top no higher than 5 feet, mounted on a bracket
North Bergen Fire Prevention Bureau (Department of Public Safety, Fire Prevention Bureau - Code Enforcement), the local enforcing agency
| Smoke detector, carbon monoxide and fire extinguisher compliance certificate, more than 10 business days before change of occupant | $45.00 |
| 5 to 10 business days before change of occupant | $90.00 |
| Fewer than 4 business days before change of occupant | $161.00 |
| Re-inspection | $50.00 |
- Phone: (201) 392-2162
- Timing: Fee depends on business days before the change of occupant: more than 10, 5 to 10, or fewer than 4.
- Application: https://www.northbergen.org/_Content/pdf/forms/APPLICATION-FOR-SMOKE-DETECTOR.pdf