Jersey City, NJ STR Regulations (2026) | License Required, $2,000 Fines | HostReady
Jersey City, NJ
Short-Term Rental Regulations
Critical Risk Market
23
Risk Score
The Division of Housing Preservation enforces Jersey City's Short-Term Rental Ordinance (Chapter 255) and issues Short-Term Rental Permits. Initial applications require a Zoning – Short Term Rental Application obtained from the Division of Zoning, an Owner's Affidavit, a Short-term Rental Property Agent Certification, a Responsible Party Certification, and a Zoning Determination Letter. Renewal applications do not require those four items provided the information has not changed.
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At a Glance
Last verified 1 day agoVerified from 1 source
STR License
Yes
Primary Residence
Yes
Parking Required
Yes
Potential Fines
Up to $2,000
Permit Status
Accepting
License Fee
$250
Full Requirements
Jersey City, NJ Regulations Guide
The Division of Housing Preservation enforces Jersey City's Short-Term Rental Ordinance (Chapter 255) and issues Short-Term Rental Permits. Initial applications require a Zoning – Short Term Rental Application obtained from the Division of Zoning, an Owner's Affidavit, a Short-term Rental Property Agent Certification, a Responsible Party Certification, and a Zoning Determination Letter. Renewal applications do not require those four items provided the information has not changed.
Licensing and Permits
Jersey City requires hosts to obtain an STR license or permit before listing their property on platforms like Airbnb or VRBO. An inspection is required as part of the permitting process.
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Short-Term Rental Permits are issued and enforced by the Division of Housing Preservation under Chapter 255.
A Zoning – Short Term Rental Application must be obtained from the Division of Zoning and is required on initial Short-Term Rental Applications.
Initial applications require an Owner's Affidavit, Short-term Rental Property Agent Certification, Responsible Party Certification, and Zoning Determination Letter, per §255-3(A).
Renewal applications are exempt from these four documents provided the information has not changed.
Applications are submitted via the Short-Term Rental Permit Registration portal.
Enforcement & Permit Status
Permits
accepting
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Cross-verified by 5 sources10 cited facts: 7 cross-verified, 3 single-source
Citation receipts
10 cited facts for Jersey City
7 multi-source verified3 single source
Every published fact below is taken from the city's own ordinance text. Quotes are verbatim — click through to the source to read them on the issuing authority's page.
Annual night cap60Verified by 5 sources
verified 1 month ago
“rentals of any dwelling unit where the owner/operator of the short-term rental property is not present shall be conducted no more than sixty (60) total nights per calendar year”
“Every initial application for a short-term rental permit shall require documentation indicating that the property has been inspected for compliance with the City's fire safety regulations and Property Maintenance Code within the past six months”
License nameShort-term rental permitVerified by 4 sources
verified 1 month ago
“the owner/operator of a short-term rental property shall obtain a short-term rental permit from the City of Jersey City Division of Housing Preservation”
“The name, address, telephone number and email address of the short-term rental property agent, which shall constitute his /her seven-day a week, twenty-four-hour a day contact information”
“fines assessed by the Court up to two thousand dollars ($2,000.00) per violation, but not less than one hundred dollars ($100.00) per violation per day”
“fines assessed by the Court up to two thousand dollars ($2,000.00) per violation, but not less than one hundred dollars ($100.00) per violation per day”
“the owner of the property who resides in the short-term rental property, or in the principal residential unit with which the short-term rental property is associated on the same lot, and identifies same as his or her principal residence”
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