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Business Licenses and Rental Permits Required by May 1

Business licenses and rental permits can be purchased at the City Clerk’s Office on the second floor of City Hall.

  • Sea Isle City

Sea Isle City’s 2025 Mercantile Business Licenses and Mercantile Rental Permits are required by May 1.

To avoid a $50 late fee, all applications must be submitted to the City Clerk’s Office on or before the grace period ends on May 31. The late fee begins June 1.

Business licenses and rental permits can be purchased at the City Clerk’s Office on the second floor of City Hall, Monday through Friday, 8:30 a.m. to 4:30 p.m.

The City Clerk’s Office will also be open on Saturday, May 3, from 8:30 a.m. to 12 noon, for Community Day.

Property and business owners can also purchase licenses and permits by downloading and mailing a completed application form and payment to: City Hall, Attn: City Clerk, 233 JFK Boulevard, Sea Isle City, N.J. 08243.

To download an application form, go to www.seaislecitynj.us, click the “Departments/City Clerk” link on the home page, and then click “City Clerk Forms” – or click the links below:


2025 Mercantile Application for Business - Renewal.pdf


2025 Application for New Business - Initial.pdf


2024 Application for Rental Permit Application.pdf

 

Insurance Requirement for Businesses and Rental Properties: 

The State of New Jersey passed a new law in January 2022 mandating that all rental properties and business owners maintain liability insurance and provide proof of insurance to the municipality where the property is located.

Outlined below are the limits of liability: 

The owner of a business or the owner of a rental unit or units shall maintain liability insurance for negligent acts and omissions in an amount of no less than $500,000 for combined property damage and bodily injury to or death of one or more persons in any one accident or occurrence. However, the owner of a multifamily home which is four or fewer units, one of which is owner occupied, shall maintain liability insurance for negligent acts and omissions in an amount of no less than $300,000 for combined property damage and bodily injury to or death of one or more persons in any one accident or occurrence.

Proof of proper liability insurance is required at the time of applying for your mercantile business license and/or rental permit. Failure to submit fully completed applications along with proof of insurance will delay issuance of a business license/rental permit and may subject the business/property owner to a fine and penalty if not obtained prior to June 1.

For questions, contact the City Clerk’s Office at 609-263-4461, ext. 1200.  

Important Reminder for All Landlords:

Any property in Sea Isle City being rented to tenants (seasonally or year-round) is required to have a Mercantile Rental Permit issued from the City Clerk’s Office – regardless if the owner is renting out the property on their own, using a local realtor, or using an online vacation rental site such as VRBO, Home Away or Airbnb.

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