Woodbridge Township

Middlesex County

Certificate of Occupancy

Required

Certificate

Certificate of Compliance (Residential Sale & Refinance), 'Smoke Detector Inspection'

Issued by

Bureau of Housing (Housing Department), Department of Planning and Development, One Main Street

Requirements

Smoke detectors on every level, including at the foot of the basement stairs; UL listed; mounted with screws (no tape, Velcro, nails or picture hooks)
Battery smoke detectors must be the 10-year sealed-battery type (since 01/01/2019)
CO detectors within 10 feet of sleeping areas; UL listed; mounted with screws unless plug-in
Sanitary sewer discharge inspection: no floor drains (basement drains must be cemented over), sump pumps, or yard and driveway drains into the sanitary sewer; sewer trap caps not missing, loose or cracked
Fire extinguisher in or within 10 feet of the kitchen, mounted on the maker's bracket, 2 1/2 to 10 lb., rated 2A:10B:C or greater (as printed on the 2021 form)
All open building permits and violations closed before the inspector releases the certificate
Owner or a representative must be at the inspection; inspections are 9:00 am to 12:00 pm

Fees

Certificate of Compliance (smoke/CO/extinguisher), requested more than 10 business days before change of occupant, per unit	$50.00
Certificate of Compliance, requested 4 to 10 business days before change of occupant, per unit	$70.00
Certificate of Compliance, requested fewer than 4 business days before change of occupant, per unit	$125.00

Timing

Apply more than 10 business days before the change of occupant for the lowest fee

Valid for

60 days from the date of inspection

Phone

732-634-4500 ext. 6009