Rental registration in Trenton, NJ

One rule applies, with its citation below.

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These summaries are compiled from ordinance text and public sources and are dated at the point they were last checked. Rules change between checks — Newark replaced its whole registration regime in a single month — so confirm anything you are about to underwrite against the primary source or the municipal office named in the citation.

Trentonhigh confidence

Verified on 2026-08-18 — 43 days ago.

Landlord identity registration is filed with the City Clerk, or with the DCA Bureau of Housing Inspection for a multiple dwelling, at the creation of each new tenancy. No fee is required for the filing; an amendment on a change of ownership costs $10.

This is Trenton's own restatement of the statewide landlord identity registration, and it repeats the statute's exclusion of owner-occupied two-unit premises. What it adds is the trigger: a filing at the creation of each new tenancy, rather than once.

Sources

City of Trenton Code §222-20 — Landlord registrationAdded 21 May 2020 by Ord. 20-38.

Every rule for Trenton, NJ