Resale CO checklistShrewsbury Township
Certificate of Occupancy Required
Resale MCCO Certificate (Municipal Certificate of Occupancy) · Shrewsbury Township Code Enforcement / Housing Department
- Interior and exterior inspection by Township Code Enforcement
- New or currently tagged 2A10BC fire extinguisher mounted in the kitchen (checklist still lists it)
- Smoke detectors and CO detector
- GFCI outlets at sinks, washing machines and bathrooms
- Tip guard for the oven/stove
- No open wiring; no holes in walls, ceilings or floors; no cracked or broken windows
- Screens in all windows; handrails on interior and exterior stairs; working interior doors
- Property overgrowth cleared
- Heating and venting inspection current within 1 year
- Application lists the number of bedrooms and the names of everyone who will occupy the unit
| Certificate of occupancy on sale, one or two family dwelling, per dwelling unit | $100.00 |
| Reinspection after the second failed reinspection, residential | $75.00 |
| Resale MCCO application fee (application form) | $100.00 |
- Phone: 732-542-0572
- Timing: Inspections are scheduled within ten calendar days and on a weekend; allow enough time between the inspection and the move-in date.
- Good for: 60 days from an approved inspection
- Application: https://www.townshipofshrewsbury.com/uploads/3/4/2/9/34299549/updatedcertificatecodeenforcement26.pdf
Smoke and CO alarm certificate Required
- Smoke detectors, CO detector and a new or currently tagged 2A10BC kitchen fire extinguisher are checked on the Township's certificate of occupancy checklist (form still lists the extinguisher)
Shrewsbury Township Fire Marshal / Code Enforcement (Shrewsbury Twp Code Enf)
- Phone: 732-542-0572
- Official page: https://www.townshipofshrewsbury.com/departments.html