The Boroughs of Avalon and Stone Harbor require annual inspections for all rental properties. The Department of Fire Prevention checks for safety issues and code violations.
All rental properties must have smoke detectors (within 10′ of each bedroom, and at least one on each floor), GFI outlets within 6′ of a sink, and carbon monoxide detectors in homes with gas /oil, a fireplace, or an attached garage. A commercial grade fire extinguisher (serviced annually) located in the kitchen. And no propane tanks (for gas grills) on decks or within 5′ of exterior walls.Â
The construction office in each town has a similar inspection for the transfer (sale) of all properties, too.
For more information, call 609-368-5102 ext 105 in Stone Harbor;Â or 609-967-4220 in Avalon.
 Brilliant sunshine this morning- and at least 8″ of snow on our deck!
Second Avenue in Stone Harbor.
The beach block of 73rd Street in the south end of Avalon- waiting for the snow plow!
95th Street public parking area by the beach.
A white out on the beach! 
The Villa Maria Retreat House on 111th Street and the beach.
The snow is an interesting change of scenery…but I prefer summer!
This snow storm is much more than the “light dusting” predicted.
 Sorry for the tilted pictures. Trying to stay dry while checking out the snow!
This is the view outside my office- just before 12 noon on Saturday.
Another view of Dune Drive in Avalon- looking across to Hoy’s 5 & 10.
For our summer visitors, this is an incredible site: an empty Wawa parking lot!
Under construction: the Avalon boardwalk (including the ramp)starting at 32nd Street to just past the Community Hall. The building on the right is the Fishing Pier Grill. 
I have a picture in my office of an adorable group of young children ;) on the 25th Street beach in Avalon- taken early 1960’s. The boardwalk was in place, but beach access was literally “under the boardwalk”.