Can a landlord require I be home during business hours while I’m at work?

Hi everyone, Our management company who owns our house told us we had a state inspection today. My roommates and I all work business hours, so we already had to take off work to be here today.

At 1:30pm today the management company texted us saying we have our inspection TOMORROW and to make sure one of us is home from 8:30-11:30.

Considering two of us work in the court system, one of us is a teacher and the other is a mechanic at a power plant none of us can take off that short notice. I feel ridiculous having to take off for a state inspection anyway.

When I expressed this, they said we need to have a friend or family member come sit in our house to be there for the state inspectors.

What would happen if none of us were home tomorrow and we can’t find someone to sit in our house for the inspectors? We’re in NJ if that helps.