Keansburg Borough

Monmouth County

Certificate of Occupancy

Required

Certificate

Certificate of Housing Inspection (Housing Occupancy Certificate)

Issued by

Borough of Keansburg Code Enforcement and Construction Office

Requirements

Certificate of Housing Inspection application signed by the owner, buyer or agent, with seller and buyer details, number of bedrooms and occupants
Inspection by a municipal inspector; all violations corrected before occupancy unless written arrangements are made
Smoke and carbon monoxide detector inspection is done with the housing inspection (extra fee)
Smoke detector on each floor (Code 11-5)
Close all UCC permits (listed as a violation item on the form)
Fire extinguisher (form still lists it as a violation item)
By signing for a sale, the owner or agent attests that no adjoining property is owned by the same person that may require a formal subdivision

Fees

Housing inspection application, covers two inspections (2023 application)	$75.00
Inspection fee for two inspections (Construction Office page)	$120
Housing occupancy certificate, initial inspection and first reinspection (Code 11-3.1b)	$75
Each second or later reinspection (Code 11-3.1b)	$20
Smoke and carbon monoxide detector inspection, added to the housing inspection fee (2023 application)	$45
CSDCMAC, more than 10 business days before the change of occupancy (Code 11-5d)	$35
CSDCMAC, between four and 10 business days (Code 11-5d)	$75
CSDCMAC, less than four business days (Code 11-5d)	$125

Timing

The inspection must be scheduled before the sale or occupancy.

Phone

732-787-0215 ext. 220

Required

Requirements

Smoke detector on each floor of a one- or two-family house (Code 11-5)
Carbon monoxide detectors as required by the Uniform Construction Code
Smoke and carbon monoxide inspection is part of the housing inspection; the form lists 'Provide Fire Extinguisher' as a possible violation (form still lists it)

Fees

Smoke and carbon monoxide detector inspection, added to the housing inspection fee (2023 application)	$45
CSDCMAC, more than 10 business days before the change of occupancy (Code 11-5d)	$35
CSDCMAC, between four and 10 business days (Code 11-5d)	$75
CSDCMAC, less than four business days (Code 11-5d)	$125

Timing

Code 11-5 bases the fee on business days before the change of occupancy; the 2023 application charges a flat $45 added to the housing inspection fee.

Phone

732-787-0215 ext. 224

Last checked October 4, 2026

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