Edison Township

Certificate of Occupancy Required

Residential Resale Certificate (Edison Certificate for Change of Ownership/Tenancy) · Code Enforcement, Township of Edison

• Smoke certificate from Fire Prevention must be issued before the Resale Certificate
• Check for open permits; any work that needed a permit must get a compliance permit, be inspected and closed
• Additions, alterations, finished basements or attics, garage conversions, patios, decks, pools and spas must have zoning and building approvals
• Pool or spa: fence and childproof gate required
• Handrails and guardrails secure and proper height; stair riser openings under 4 inches
• Water heater, furnace, air conditioner and boiler installed with permits and working
• Water heater: pressure relief valve, bonding cable, relief pipe (not black pipe) ending 6 inches from the floor, unthreaded
• Oil and gas flue connections secure; gas appliances have shut-off valves
• Clothes dryer vented outside
• No openings in garage ceilings or walls next to living space
• House numbers on the front of the house, at least 4 inches high
• Existing GFI outlets working
• No junk or debris in basement, attic or yard
• No keyed locks on bedrooms; exit doors without a keyed inside lock
• No imminent hazards

• Phone: 732-248-7257
• Timing: Have the inspection done at least 3 weeks before closing (the form); the instruction page says at least 4 weeks
• Application: https://www.edisonnj.org/Residential%20Resale%20Certificate%20Application.pdf?t=202606091615470

Smoke and CO alarm certificate Required

• Battery smoke alarms must be 10 year sealed battery type; existing hardwired alarms cannot be replaced with battery alarms
• Smoke alarms no more than 10 years old
• Smoke alarm on every level including the basement (3 or more steps counts as a separate level), within 10 feet of bedroom doors; basement alarm on the ceiling or beam at the base of the stairs; finished loft or attic living space needs an alarm
• Alarm type follows the year the house was built (hardwired and interconnected rules for homes built after 1977, and alarms in each bedroom for homes built from March 1991)
• CO alarm within 10 feet of sleeping areas; a bedroom with a fuel burning appliance needs its own CO alarm; bring the CO alarm instructions to the inspection
• Secondary power sources (solar, battery storage, installed generator) must be labeled per P.L.2025, c.19
• Supervised or monitored alarm systems must be kept working at change of occupancy