Resale CO checklist
Mannington Township
Salem County, New Jersey · Checked September 30, 2026
Certificate of Occupancy Required
Housing Certificate of Occupancy (HCO) · Mannington Township Zoning/Housing Department (Housing Officer)
- 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
| 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 |
Smoke and CO alarm certificate Required
NJ DCA Division of Fire Safety, Bureau of Fire Code Enforcement
| State smoke/carbon monoxide certificate, applied more than 10 business days before closing | $45 |
| State smoke/carbon monoxide certificate, applied 4 to 10 business days before closing | $90 |
| State smoke/carbon monoxide certificate, closing less than 4 business days away | $161 |
