Property & Code

This is the largest section here, and that is not an accident. Most of South Jersey's housing stock predates the codes now applied to it, so the gap between "the house is fine" and "the house passes inspection" is where a great many sales quietly fall apart. These guides cover what actually happens when a property has open permits, unpermitted work done by a previous owner, a failed municipal certificate of occupancy inspection, or a system that inspectors flag on sight.

Most people arrive here after a buyer's inspection came back badly or a township notice landed in the mail. The useful thing to understand early is which problems block a conventional sale outright and which merely change the price — they are not the same list, and knowing the difference tells you whether repairs are worth making at all.