Resale CO checklistKeansburg Borough
Certificate of Occupancy Required
Certificate of Housing Inspection (Housing Occupancy Certificate) · Borough of Keansburg Code Enforcement and Construction Office
- 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
| 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 |
- Phone: 732-787-0215 ext. 220
- Timing: The inspection must be scheduled before the sale or occupancy.
- Application: https://keansburgnj.gov/wp-content/uploads/2023/01/Certificate-of-Housing-Inspection-Application-1.2023.pdf
Smoke and CO alarm certificate Required
- 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)
Keansburg Fire Official (Code Enforcement and Construction Office)
| 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 |
- Phone: 732-787-0215 ext. 224
- 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.
- Application: https://keansburgnj.gov/wp-content/uploads/2023/01/Certificate-of-Housing-Inspection-Application-1.2023.pdf