Beach Haven Borough

Certificate of Occupancy Required

Resale Certificate of Occupancy (resale inspection) · Borough of Beach Haven Zoning Department (Construction and Zoning)

• Visual inspection only, not a structural inspection
• General condition of the lot, exterior and interior
• Porch, deck and stair condition
• Smoke alarms and carbon monoxide alarm(s)
• Acceptable electrical and plumbing systems
• Proper venting of heating equipment
• Relief valves on water heaters and boilers piped down to within 6 inches of the floor (no plastic or galvanized pipe); water heater cabinets open for the inspection
• Proper fire separation between an attached garage and living areas
• Bedroom windows open easily for escape
• House numbers on the building (3 inch numbers for homes)
• Door locks on exit doors work and are not double-keyed
• Portable fire extinguisher (2A:10B:C, no more than 10 lbs) mounted within 10 feet of the kitchen and no more than 5 feet above the floor (still listed on the Borough's 2024 sheet)
• Current plot plan survey and flood elevation certificate with raised seals in the buyer's name
• No open permits: all open permits must be finaled before the resale inspection
• Property must be unoccupied, alarm systems disabled and dogs removed or crated at the inspection

• Phone: 609-492-0111 x224
• Timing: Allow 2 weeks to schedule the inspection; resale inspections are done Tuesday and Thursday afternoons
• Application: https://beachhaven-nj.gov/wp-content/uploads/2023/09/Resale-Form-2023.pdf

Smoke and CO alarm certificate Required

• Smoke alarms on every living level including the basement, and within 10 feet of bedrooms on levels with bedrooms
• All smoke alarms, including hardwired, must be under 10 years old
• Battery-only smoke alarms must be 10-year sealed battery units (since January 1, 2019); homes built before 1978 need at least one on each level
• Homes built 1978 to 1983 need hardwired alarms on each level; 1984 to 1990 interconnected hardwired alarms with battery backup on each level; 1991 and later also in every bedroom
• Hardwired alarms that need replacing must be replaced with hardwired alarms, not battery alarms
• Carbon monoxide alarm near the sleeping areas if the home has a fuel-burning appliance or an attached garage; battery and plug-in CO alarms should be under 5 years old
• Homes with a generator, solar panels or battery storage need a printed caution label (for example CAUTION: MULTIPLE SOURCES OF POWER) within 18 inches of the main electrical panel and the electric meter
• A monitored low-voltage fire alarm system needs an NFPA 72 test report sent to the Fire Marshal before closing
• Portable fire extinguishers are no longer required (as of February 3, 2025)
• Do not mount alarms in unfinished attics, garages, stairwells, the top of basement stairs or kitchens