Short-Term Rental Laws in Asbury Park, New Jersey

Asbury Park's 2019 ordinance restricts non-owner-occupied STRs in single-family residential zones while permitting them broadly in the Waterfront Redevelopment District (Boardwalk + Cookman Avenue corridor) and Mixed-Use zones. Owner-occupied STRs are permitted citywide subject to annual Rental Property License. The ordinance was a response to STR-driven displacement pressure in the rapidly-gentrifying single-family neighborhoods west of Main Street.

Asbury Park zoning: Waterfront Redevelopment District (WRD) — non-owner-occupied STR broadly permitted (most condos/lofts in the Boardwalk + Cookman Avenue corridor fall here). B-1, B-2 Business + Mixed-Use zones — permitted with license. R-1, R-2 Single-Family Residential zones — only owner-occupied STRs permitted; non-owner-occupied STR not licensed (grandfathered exceptions). Verify parcel zoning via the Asbury Park Planning Department before any non-owner-occupied investment offer.

Operators must hold a short-term rental permit before listing. See the official permit portal.

Asbury Park Code Enforcement administers Rental Property License + annual life-safety inspection. NJ State Transient Accommodations Tax (5% occupancy fee + 6.625% sales tax) collected by NJ Division of Taxation; register separately. Monmouth County applies its tourism assessment via the County Treasurer's office. Operating without a license: $500–$2,000 per violation. The owner-occupied verification in single-family zones is via primary-residence documentation (DL + utility bill + voter registration).

Combined short-term lodging tax in Asbury Park is approximately 13.625% of gross nightly revenue (state sales + state TRT + local TRT + applicable resort/city options).

NJ State sales 6.625% + NJ State occupancy fee 5% + Monmouth County tourism assessment + Asbury Park 2% municipal occupancy — combined ~13.625% on transient lodging

Verify the current combined rate via the Utah State Tax Commission before remitting — rates drift quarterly.