International Movers to and from Hoboken
Moving to or from Hoboken means buying temporary no parking signs from the Parking Utility ten days ahead, a two-sign minimum, signs the city posts and you must remove, and a fine for leaving them up.
A few short questions. Nothing is sent until you check and confirm.
How do you reserve kerb space for a move in Hoboken?
Hoboken had 59,027 residents on the Census Bureau’s estimate for 1 July 2025, and its Parking Utility sells the right to a reserved space. The page says: “Temporary No Parking Signs (TNP) are for commercial vehicles involved in moving, construction activity, special events, or large deliveries.”
The city explains why it runs the scheme: “In densely urbanized areas that permit on-street parking, such as Hoboken, a temporary no parking sign program is essential for public safety”
How many days ahead must you buy the signs in Hoboken?
Ten, for a move. The Parking Utility says the signs “must be purchased a minimum of ten days in advance (for permit parking zones) through HPU Online” It adds that they are bought online so that “they can be posted by HPU seven days before the TNP signs go into effect”
The page also allows a counter purchase, by appointment, on weekdays from 8:15 am to 4:00 pm. The shorter lead time of three days at the counter is given only for construction and official city business, not for a household move.
How many signs, how long a space and who puts them up?
“There is a two-sign minimum for all TNP sign transactions.” “Each posted TNP sign covers a distance of approximately 15 feet.”
On those figures a space of 30 feet or less needs the two-sign minimum and a longer truck needs more. That is our arithmetic; the page gives no worked example. Signs are sold for set periods of 4, 8, 12 or 24 hours, and the price table did not come through in our copy, so we state no price.
Unlike Philadelphia or Boston, you do not post the signs: “a parking enforcement officer will be responsible for posting that customer's TNP signs” You do take them down, however: “Purchasers of TNP signs are responsible for removing their TNP signs after they expire.”
Leave them up and the cost follows: a purchaser who does not remove them within two hours of expiry “may be served with a $45 fine per TNP sign”
What must you give the city, and what are the limits?
“Purchasers of TNP signs must know the metes and bounds of the curbside space they wish to reserve.” The simplest way is two street addresses that bracket the space, for example 122-124 Bloomfield St.
- Private property is excluded.
“No, TNP signs may not be purchased for use on private property.”
- Hired vans.
The signs are meant for commercial vehicles, and the page says: “Non-commercial vehicles may be parked in temporary no parking zones only after approval from the Director of Transportation and Parking” Ask the Parking Utility before you rely on a rental van or your own car.
- Street cleaning.
Apart from construction vehicles, TNP signs “excuse vehicles from observing street cleaning regulations”
- Checking.
A real-time map shows posted signs and purchased signs up to fourteen days ahead, so you can see whether a neighbour has taken the space.
If someone parks in your zone, the page tells you to ring the Parking Utility’s dispatch line with the license plate, and an enforcement officer is sent to start a tow.
What about Bayonne, Union City and West New York?
Three more New Jersey cities of 50,000 or more are near Hoboken: Bayonne 74,744; Union City 66,656; West New York 53,192. Hoboken’s sign scheme is Hoboken’s own and does not apply to them. We found no moving-day rule for Union City or West New York. For Bayonne we found only an overnight rule for trucks: “If a truck or van weighs over 12,000 pounds and is used for commercial purposes, that truck or van may not be parked on Bayonne streets overnight”
New Jersey’s motor vehicle rules for a newcomer, including the title and license steps, are in the New York guide, which covers the state alongside New York City. The UK to USA guide, the customs guide and the state-by-state guide set out the rest of the move.
Questions about moving to or from Hoboken
How early do you buy temporary no parking signs for a move in Hoboken?
At least ten days ahead through HPU Online for a move in a permit parking zone, so that the Parking Utility can post them seven days before they take effect.
Who puts up the no parking signs in Hoboken?
The Parking Utility posts them.
You must take them down after they expire or risk a $45 fine per sign if you leave them more than two hours.
How much space does a Hoboken no parking sign cover?
About 15 feet each, with a minimum of two signs per purchase.
Can you use the signs for a rental van in Hoboken?
The signs are meant for commercial vehicles.
Non-commercial vehicles may park in a zone only after approval from the Director of Transportation and Parking.
Send us the details of your Hoboken move
Give the Hoboken street and the two cross-street addresses that bracket the space, the floor of your apartment, your dates and the vehicle.
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