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WatchdogResale CO checklist

Mantoloking Borough

Ocean County, New Jersey · Checked September 30, 2026

Certificate of Occupancy Required

Transfer/Sale certification of inspection (Transfer/Sale & Rental Application) · Borough of Mantoloking Building Department and Fire Official

  • Smoke alarms on all levels
  • Carbon monoxide alarms installed
  • Fire extinguisher (Borough checklist revised 4/2021)
  • All open permits must be closed out before the sale is approved
Transfer/Sale inspection (one inspection; the same fee covers the smoke, CO and extinguisher check)$100
Reinspection for violations$25

Smoke and CO alarm certificate Required

  • Smoke alarms on each floor, including the basement and finished attics, within 10 feet of all bedrooms, and not in the stairway
  • Ceiling mounting at least 4 inches from the wall, or wall mounting with the top 4 to 12 inches below the ceiling's highest point
  • Homes built with electric interconnected smoke alarms must keep them; they cannot be replaced with battery units
  • CO alarms within 10 feet of all bedrooms
  • Fire extinguisher rated 2A:10BC, no more than 10 pounds, mounted within 10 feet of the kitchen and visible from it (not in a pantry or laundry room); the Borough sheet prints its height limit as 'no higher than 5" from the floor'; the checklist (revised 4/2021) predates P.L.2025, c.19, which removed the extinguisher from the state requirement, and the packet still includes a 2005 DCA extinguisher memo

Borough of Mantoloking Fire Official (Transfer/Sale inspection)

Transfer/Sale inspection (same single inspection as the town certificate; not charged twice)$100
Reinspection for violations$25