Resale CO checklistPompton Lakes Borough
Certificate of Occupancy Required
Certificate of Continued Occupancy (CCO), residential · Borough of Pompton Lakes Building Department (Construction Official), under Ordinance 91-30 (Borough Code Section 19-3)
- Pressure relief (blow-off) pipe on the water heater and boiler must extend down to 6 inches above the floor
- Grip-sized handrails on steps with 3 or more risers; no open stairways
- Guardrails at least 36 inches high, with no more than 4 inches between balusters, on porches and landings more than 30 inches above grade
- Visible house numbers on the house (not on doors)
- Secure, firm and sealed chimney connection from the water heater, furnace, boiler or stove
- No loose or unprotected electric wires or uncovered boxes
- Sidewalks maintained by the homeowner to Borough Code
- Separate smoke alarm, carbon monoxide alarm and fire extinguisher check by the Fire Prevention Bureau before resale
- Someone 18 or older must be present at the inspection
| Residential Certificate of Continued Occupancy (application form) | $90.00 |
| Residential Certificate of Continued Occupancy (ordinance Section 19-3.7 printed on the form) | $90.00 |
| Additional follow-up inspections (one follow-up inspection is free) | $25.00 |
| Each additional follow-up inspection after the free one (ordinance) | $25 |
| Smoke alarm and carbon monoxide alarm certificate, request received more than 10 business days before the change of occupant (state Uniform Fire Code schedule, N.J.A.C. 5:70-2.9(d), which Borough Ordinance 23-23 adopts as the Borough fee) | $45.00 |
| Request received 4 to 10 business days before the change of occupant (state schedule adopted by Ordinance 23-23) | $90.00 |
| Request received fewer than 4 business days before the change of occupant (state schedule adopted by Ordinance 23-23) | $161.00 |
- Phone: 973-835-0143, ext. 223
- Timing: The Building Department page says to allow three weeks to complete the process; the application form says to allow a minimum of 5 business days for processing
- Application: https://pomptonlakes-nj.gov/DocumentCenter/View/1577/CCO-Residential-Application
Smoke and CO alarm certificate Required
- The Borough's residential CCO form (2025) still lists a fire extinguisher with the smoke alarm and carbon monoxide alarm check by the Fire Prevention Bureau before resale or rental; the state removed the extinguisher from the state certificate in February 2025 (P.L.2025, c.19), so confirm with the Fire Prevention Bureau
Pompton Lakes Fire Prevention Bureau (Fire Official)
| Smoke alarm and carbon monoxide alarm certificate, request received more than 10 business days before the change of occupant (state Uniform Fire Code schedule, N.J.A.C. 5:70-2.9(d), which Borough Ordinance 23-23 adopts as the Borough fee) | $45.00 |
| Request received 4 to 10 business days before the change of occupant (state schedule adopted by Ordinance 23-23) | $90.00 |
| Request received fewer than 4 business days before the change of occupant (state schedule adopted by Ordinance 23-23) | $161.00 |
- Phone: 973-616-5918
- Timing: Lowest fee when the request is received more than 10 business days before the change of occupant
- Official page: https://pomptonlakes-nj.gov/155/Fire-Department