Can you Airbnb in Millburn Township, NJ?

What the rules say in Millburn Township

• Permitted only under STR Ordinance No. 2565-20 with an annual Short-Term Rental Permit from the Township Business Administrator; $250 non-refundable annual application/registration fee.
• Owner-occupancy is mandatory: only four classes qualify - (1) owner-occupied single-family residences that are an owner's principal residence, (2) up to two units in a two-family dwelling where the owner occupies one unit as principal residence, (3) up to two bedrooms within an owner-occupied single-family home sharing kitchen/bath with the owner, (4) guest houses/carriage houses on the same property as the owner-occupied dwelling.
• Prohibited: non-owner-occupied single-family homes; a unit in a two-family dwelling where the owner does not occupy the other unit; apartments or units in multi-family buildings; condos/townhomes where association bylaws, master deed, or rules do not permit STRs; and rooms rented out by occupants who are not the owner.
• Principal residence requires all three: where an owner spends the majority of non-working time, the center of domestic life, and the address on the owner's driver's license or state ID.
• The zoning code (Development Regulations definitions, eCode360) defines a short-term rental as rental of an owner-occupied dwelling to transient occupants for 28 consecutive days or less, up to a cumulative total not to exceed 60 days per calendar year; the township FAQ treats rentals to the same occupant for more than 30 continuous days as outside the STR ordinance.
• A rental Certificate of Occupancy must be obtained with the permit; the property must pass annual fire-safety and Property Maintenance Code inspections ($85 fee per failed reinspection).
• Permits are valid one year, renew annually at $250, and expire automatically on change of ownership (a new owner must reapply).
• Advertising or operating an STR without a permit brings summonses with civil penalties up to $2,000 per violation, payable within 30 calendar days.
• STR permit provisions are codified at Section 4-42 of the Revised General Ordinances of the Township of Millburn (per the eCode360 code index); hotels, motels, licensed B&Bs, and licensed rooming/boarding houses are outside the STR ordinance.

Sources: Township of Millburn official Short-Term Rental (STR) Policy FAQ (primary source, read in full; describes Ordinance No. 2565-20); Millburn Township Town Codes page (confirms municipal code hosted at eCode360 MI4080); Township of Millburn code on eCode360 (code portal; direct access blocked by Cloudflare, provisions verified via township FAQ and indexed excerpts); Millburn Development Regulations and Zoning Ordinance, Article 6 Zoning Provisions (eCode360; indexed excerpts reference STR limits and Section 4-42); Millburn Development Regulations, Article 3 Definitions (eCode360; indexed excerpt defines short-term rental: owner-occupied, 28 consecutive days or less, 60-day annual cumulative cap); Essex County NJ STR guide (secondary corroboration: owner-occupied only, 60-day cap, $250 annual permit). Last reviewed 2026-07.