NJ A5927

Allows property owners, agents, or responsible persons to independently contract with private on-site inspection agencies authorized by the Department of Community Affairs to perform construction code inspections for any reason, eliminating the previous requirement that local enforcing agencies first fail to meet inspection deadlines

Amends municipal enforcing agency fee authority to explicitly include separate inspection fees alongside existing fees for plan review, construction permits, certificates of occupancy, and other permits

Removes the provision requiring Department of Community Affairs authorization before using private inspectors when local agencies demonstrate "repeated inability" to conduct timely inspections, since private inspectors can now be chosen freely

Maintains existing requirements that enforcing agencies must perform inspections within three business days of request, and provides fee reconciliation to owners when private inspectors are used due to missed inspections by the enforcing agency

Retains conflict-of-interest protections prohibiting private inspection agencies from performing inspections for owners, agents, or responsible persons who are employed by, affiliated with, or recently associated with individuals connected to the private inspection agency