North Haledon Borough

Passaic County

Certificate of Occupancy

Required

Certificate

Certificate of Sale (Certificate of Re-occupancy)

Issued by

Borough of North Haledon, Office of the Construction Official

Requirements

Address clearly marked on the house and mailbox
Smoke detector on every level and within 10 feet of sleeping areas (a room with a door counts as a bedroom)
Carbon monoxide detector within 10 feet of sleeping areas
Portable fire extinguisher (2 1/2 to 10 pound ABC) mounted within 10 feet of the kitchen near an exit, top no higher than 5 feet (still listed on the Borough checklist)
Copy of a survey of the property
Clean private well test (within six months on the single family checklist) if not on public water, or the certificate will not be issued
Check for open permits and illegal construction
Check for illegal two family or multiple family use
Gas-fired appliance vents installed properly
All meters installed (gas, electric, water)
Pools fenced with working gates; fences 4 feet high, 5 feet around in-ground pools

Fees

Certificate of Sale, single family	$100.00
Certificate of Sale, two family dwelling	$150.00

Phone

973-423-9422

Required

Requirements

Smoke detector on each level including basements (not unfinished attics or crawl spaces), outside each sleeping area and within 10 feet of bedrooms
Carbon monoxide alarm outside each sleeping area, within 10 feet of bedrooms
The Borough's certification form says detectors need not be interconnected and battery alarms are acceptable, but AC powered or interconnected alarms in homes built after January 1977 must be kept working
The Borough sale checklists still list a mounted 2 1/2 to 10 pound ABC portable fire extinguisher within 10 feet of the kitchen

Last checked October 2, 2026

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