Resale of Home Requirements

Certificate of Continued Use for septic systems.  System must be tested by a  licensed professional engineer or a registered Environmental Health Specialist, first grade.  Filing  fee:  $45.00.  

Certificate of Potability (private wells only).  Water must be sampled by and tested by a New Jersey State certified laboratory. 
**The Langelier Index is required by the Township for a Certificate of Potability for home resale. Langelier index is an approximate indicator of the degree of saturation of calcium carbonate in water. It is calculated (58 KB) using the pH, alkalinity, calcium concentration, total dissolved solids, and water temperature of a water sample collected at the tap.
Filing fee:  $45.00. 

Certificate of Smoke Detector/Carbon Monoxide/Fire  Extinguisher  Compliance (By State Law).  Fire Resale Application - also available at Town Hall or under the Forms and Documents section of the website.  Filing fee determined by amount of notice given for inspection.

More than 10 business days' notice:  $50.00
Less than 10 business days' notice:  $75.00
4 business days or less notice:  $125.00

Please call our Health Department for additional information at (973) 543-4555 ext. 218.