Bound Brook Borough

Certificate of Occupancy Required

Certificate of Smoke Alarm Carbon Monoxide Fire Extinguisher Housing Compliance (CSACMFEHC), formerly the Re-Sale / Re-Rent Certificate of Occupancy · Borough of Bound Brook Bureau of Fire Prevention (Fire Official / Fire Marshal)

• Inspection by the Fire Marshal or designee for compliance with Borough regulations, including Property Maintenance (Chapter 17), and construction and fire codes
• Application pages 1 and 2 complete for every unit in the building on a sale (buyer name and contact, property type, bedrooms, baths, occupants)
• Smoke alarms, carbon monoxide alarms and fire extinguisher compliance (the certificate name still includes a fire extinguisher)
• Hot water heater must be grounded (re-sales)
• House address must be on the front of the house and visible from the road (re-sales)
• Affidavits are no longer accepted

• Phone: (732) 356-0833
• Timing: Fee must be paid before the inspection is scheduled; the certificate is issued within six business days of the inspection if the property complies
• Application: https://boundbrook-nj.org/wp-content/uploads/2022/03/Re-rent-Sale-CO-Application-No-affidavit.pdf

Smoke and CO alarm certificate Required

• Smoke alarms and carbon monoxide alarms per the Uniform Fire Code (checklist on pages 3 and 4 of the Borough application, which are images)
• Fire extinguisher (still in the certificate name and ordinance; the state dropped it from the sale certificate in February 2025)
• Hot water heater grounded and address visible from the road (Borough re-sale items checked at the same inspection)