Which certificates you need to sell or rent a home, town by town in New Jersey
Certificate of occupancy Edison NJ: resale and rental rules
Confirm with the Edison Township offices before you rely on this page. Edison needs two certificates for a sale: the municipal Residential Resale Certificate from Code Enforcement ($150, application emailed, at least three weeks before closing on the form and four weeks on its checklist) and the state smoke and carbon-monoxide certificate from the Fire Prevention Department, which must be issued first. The smoke certificate is tiered by how many of the town's alternating business days remain before the inspection: $60 with more than ten, $90 with five to ten, $140 with one to four; re-inspection $20; no-show $50; valid 180 days; a $500 penalty for closing without it. Landlords need a Rental Reoccupancy Certificate of Approval from the Division of Health ($75 per unit, $100 per re-inspection) plus landlord registration. The smoke application was updated in April 2026 and no longer names the extinguisher. Sources on the town's own site: Residential Resale Certificate Application (undated); Application for Certificate of Fire Prevention Compliance CSACMASPSIL (UPDATED April 2026); Smoke Detector / Carbon Monoxide Inspection Requirements (April 2019 Revision). State rule for every sale or lease of a one- or two-family home: N.J.A.C. 5:70-2.3 (text). Last checked 24 October 2026.
| Question | Answer | The town's own words |
|---|---|---|
| Municipal certificate needed before a sale | Yes: Residential Resale Certificate (Edison Certificate for Change of Ownership/Tenancy), Code Enforcement; plus state smoke certificate (CSACMASPSIL) from Fire Prevention | Note: As per Edison Township Ordinance 14-1.6 a Certificate must be obtained prior to closing of the property. Failure to do so will result in penalties and fines up to $2,000 as per Township ordinance. |
| Municipal certificate needed before a new tenant | Yes: Rental Reoccupancy Certificate of Approval (Division of Health), per dwelling unit at each reoccupancy; plus landlord registration | Request for inspection shall be made by the landlord on an application provided by the Edison Division of Health, accompanied by a fee of Seventy Five Dollars ($75.00) |
| Smoke and CO alarm certificate (state rule N.J.A.C. 5:70-2.3) | Edison Township Fire Prevention Department (Fire Marshal's Office, 100 Municipal Blvd), fee $60.00 / $90.00 / $140.00 depending on notice (alternating business days by zip code) | a satisfactory inspection must be performed by the EDISON TOWNSHIP FIRE PREVENTION DEPARTMENT prior to the issuance of CSACMASPSIL as per N.J.S.A. 52:27D-198.3 and Township Code Chapter 16, Section 16-3.4d |
| Fee: Smoke certificate: request received more than ten (10) alternating business days prior to inspection | $60.00 | 1. Request received more than ten (10) alternating business days prior to inspection: $ 60.00 |
| Fee: Smoke certificate: request received five (5) to ten (10) alternating business days prior to inspection | $90.00 | 2. Request received five (5) to ten (10) alternating business days prior to inspection: $ 90.00 |
| Fee: Smoke certificate: request received one (1) to four (4) alternating business days prior to inspection | $140.00 | 3. Request received one (1) to four (4) alternating business days prior to inspection: $ 140.00 |
| Fee: Smoke certificate: failure to appear to a scheduled appointment without notification | $50.00 | 4. Failure to appear to a scheduled appointment without notification: $ 50.00 |
| Fee: Residential Resale Certificate (flat) | $150 | Fee: $150 payable to EDISON TOWNSHIP by: CERTIFIED |
| Fee: Rental Reoccupancy Certificate of Approval, per dwelling unit | $75.00 | accompanied by a fee of Seventy Five Dollars ($75.00) |
| Fee: Rental reoccupancy re-inspection (each) | $100.00 | There is an additional charge of one-hundred dollars ($100.00) for each reinspection. |
| Fee: Penalty for closing before smoke certificate (CSACMASPSIL) issued | $500.00 | PENALTY FOR CLOSING BEFORE CSACMASPSIL IS ISSUED WILL BE $500.00 |
| Reinspection fee | $20.00 (smoke certificate); after two failures/no-shows full fee again; rental reoccupancy re-inspection $100 | 5. Re-inspection Fee due to a failed inspection: $ 20.00 6. After two failure/no shows, you must pay the full fee again. |
| How long the certificate stays valid | Smoke certificate valid 180 days (resale certificate validity not stated) | All Certificates are valid for 180 days |
| How early to apply | Resale inspection: minimum 3 weeks prior to closing on the form (checklist page says minimum 4 weeks); smoke certificate cheapest when requested more than 10 alternating business days before inspection; rental: at least 7 business days before reoccupancy | Inspection should be completed a minimum 3 weeks prior to closing. |
| Who applies | Owner or applicant on the owner's behalf (form has 'APPLICANT NAME, IF NOT OWNER'); resale application emailed to [email protected]; smoke application must be submitted in person by seller | APPLICANT NAME, IF NOT OWNER: |
| Last rule change on record | Smoke form renamed CSACMASPSIL (secondary power source label) citing P.L.2025, c.19; form updated April 2026 | Note: Secondary Power Sourced MUST be labeled as per P.L.2025, c.19 |