Mannington Township

Certificate of Occupancy

Certificate

Housing Certificate of Occupancy (HCO)

Issued by

Mannington Township Zoning/Housing Department (Housing Officer)

Requirements

• A new certificate is needed at every change of occupancy; no one may move in or place personal items in the home until inspections are passed
• Application must list all occupants (name, age, gender) before the certificate is issued
• Home must meet the Township housing chapter, local plumbing, building, electrical, fire, zoning, health and safety ordinances, and the New Jersey state housing standards
• Housing Officer checklist (2016): septic certification and water test
• Checklist: GFCI outlets in kitchen, bathrooms, laundry, garage and outside
• Checklist: handrail to the basement and on porch and deck steps; emergency heater switch at the top of the stairs
• Checklist: electrical box labeled, 100 amps or more; water heater relief piped down
• Checklist: smoke detector at the top of the basement stairs and in a heated garage
• Checklist: chimney certification (visual inspection by a heating contractor or chimney sweep); heater serviced and inspected
• Checklist: roof, siding, windows, doors and screens in repair; house numbered; trash, debris and abandoned vehicles removed
• Checklist: fire-resistant door and walls between an attached garage and the house

Fees

Certificate of occupancy application	$50.00
Housing certificate of occupancy, single-family building (initial inspection and one follow-up)	$50
Housing certificate of occupancy, each unit in a multi-unit building (initial inspection and one follow-up)	$50
Each inspection visit after the first follow-up, paid in advance	$ 50

Valid for

The certificate may be issued (or reissued at no charge) any time within 90 days after the inspection that confirms full compliance.

Phone

856-935-2359 x104

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