Asbury Park City
Certificate of Occupancy Required
Certificate of Resale Compliance (formerly Transfer of Title certificate, TOT) · City of Asbury Park Department of Community Development / Code Enforcement
- Application and inspection before the closing of title
- Inspection against the City's Property Maintenance Code (interior and exterior checklist: paint, windows and screens, handrails, GFI outlets, heating, plumbing, sidewalks and steps, house numbers and more)
- Smoke detector on each level and within 10 feet of every bedroom; photoelectric within 5 feet of a kitchen or bathroom
- Carbon monoxide detectors outside all bedrooms, within 10 feet of every bedroom
- All open construction (UCC) permits must have a passed final inspection on file before the inspection
- Fireplaces and wood stoves certified by a certified chimney sweep
- The office checks open permits, available COs and the number of units with the Tax Assessor, Clerk, Code Enforcement and Construction offices
- A buyer of a property with an open compliance order or notice of violation must sign a notarized statement accepting responsibility for the repairs (Code PM-106.5)
- Application by someone other than the owner or registered agent needs a notarized authorization letter
| Certificate of Resale Compliance, sale of a single-family dwelling or condo unit | $125.00 |
| Certificate of Resale Compliance, sale of a two-family dwelling or two dwellings on one lot | $150.00 |
| Transfer of title, sale of a single-family dwelling (City Code 12-7.8b) | $125.00 |
| Transfer of title, sale of a two-family dwelling or two dwellings on one lot (City Code 12-7.8b) | $150.00 |
| Transfer of title certificate, single family or condo (Ordinance 3042 fee schedule) | $125.00 |
| Transfer of title certificate, two-family (Ordinance 3042 fee schedule) | $150.00 |
- Phone: 732-502-5742
- Application: https://www.cityofasburypark.com/DocumentCenter/View/187/Certificate-or-Resale-Compliance-Application-PDF
Smoke and CO alarm certificate Required
- Smoke detector on each level of the unit and within ten feet of every bedroom
- Smoke detectors within 5 feet of a kitchen or bathroom must be photoelectric
- Carbon monoxide detectors outside all bedrooms, within ten feet of every bedroom
City of Asbury Park Code Enforcement Department (CSDCMAC inspections), for the Asbury Park Fire Department local enforcing agency
- Phone: 732-502-5742
- Official page: https://www.cityofasburypark.com/239/Code-Enforcement