Roselle Park Borough

Certificate of Occupancy Required

Resale Certificate (residential) · Borough Code Enforcement Officer (Department of Code Enforcement)

• All open construction permits closed and any Construction Code Official violation notice fully resolved
• Compliance with the Borough Property Maintenance Code (Chapter 19) and Fire Prevention and Protection chapter (Chapter 22)
• Compliance with the Borough lead-based paint inspection and rental housing sections where they apply to the building
• Smoke alarm and carbon monoxide alarm certificate from the Fire Prevention Official
• Sump pumps must discharge outside the home or into the street gutter line, never into the sanitary sewer
• House numbers clearly visible from the street, at least 4 inches high, block numbers (no script), on a contrasting background
• A temporary resale certificate (up to 90 days) is possible when the buyer signs an affidavit agreeing to fix listed deficiencies

• Phone: 908-245-6222 Ext 1201
• Timing: Inspections are normally scheduled within 10 days after the application is submitted and the fee is paid
• Application: https://www.rosellepark.gov/DocumentCenter/View/134/Residential-Resale-Certificate-Application-PDF

Smoke and CO alarm certificate Required

• Ten-year sealed battery or hardwired interconnected smoke alarms on each level and in the bedroom area, including basements and finished attics
• CO detection outside all sleeping areas; with any fuel-burning appliance, also on the floor below, the floor where the appliance is, and the floor above
• Fire extinguisher still listed on the Borough's May 2026 requirements sheet: at least one 2A:10BC, no more than 10 pounds, visible within 10 feet of the kitchen near an exit path, mounted no more than 5 feet off the floor, not in a cabinet or behind a closed door