NEW JERSEY - New powers for New Jersey’s local and county governments to restrict short-term rentals are taking effect Sunday night, part of the effort to slow the spread of COVID-19.
The state’s emergency management director, state police Col. Patrick Callahan, issued an administrative order aimed at hotels, motels, guest houses and private residences. FULL COVERAGE: CORONAVIRUS The additional local authority does not extend to people housed under a state-led shelter effort, to those in temporary residence under emergency or other housing assistance, or to health care workers staying somewhere on a temporary basis. RELATED COVERAGE: New Jersey coronavirus deaths top state’s 9/11 toll Advertisement Jersey Shore official asks visitors to