New Jersey Department of Community Affairs Division of Codes and Standards Landlord-Tenant Information Service

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1 New Jersey Department of Community Affairs Division of Codes and Standards Landlord-Tenant Information Service 2009 RENT CONTROL SURVEY The State of New Jersey does not have a law controlling or governing rent increases or rent leveling. However, any municipality within the State of New Jersey may adopt an ordinance controlling rent increases. Your municipal clerk can tell you if a rent control ordinance exists within your municipality. The attached survey is for your use; any questions regarding rent increases or procedures must be directed to the local rent leveling or rent control board. The increase percentage indicated on this survey may be different than the actual increase. Please check with the local municipality as to the percentage and other restrictions. If you disagree with the approved amount you may file an appeal through the process that is outlined in your local ordinance. If you still disagree, you may file an action in the Superior Court in the county where the building is located to determine if the increase is unreasonable. If no rent control or rent leveling exist, you may withhold paying the increased amount, but continue to pay the regular amount of rent, and allow your landlord to pursue an eviction for non payment of rent, or you may file an action in the County Superior Court, Landlord/Tenant Section, and let the Court determine if the increase is unconscionable. Vacancy Decontrol provides for the lifting of controls when the dwelling unit becomes vacant. Once controls are lifted, increased demand will usually result in higher rents being asked and paid. Consumer Price Index (CPI) is the measure of the average change over time in the prices paid by urban consumers for a market basket of consumer goods and services (U.S. Dept. of Labor). Where CPI is indicated on the survey, the increase is based on the NY, NY- Northeastern NJ or the Phila, PA-NJ region CPI.

2 Allumunchy Township (Warren) (908) ext 10 Call for Information Atlantic City (Atlantic) (609) Based on CPI-W 1+ Exception - 2 & 3 Owner occupied Donna C. Harris, Asst Director (609) fax Rents over $1,300, Section 8, 1301 Bacharach Blvd Rm 509 HUD, Seasonal Rentals and 3 or Atlantic City, N.J more units constructed after 1987 Atlantic Highlands (Monmouth) (732) Call for Information Dave Palamara Barnegat Township (Ocean) (609) ext % Mobile Home Grady Gibson. (609) fax Parks only W. Bay Ave Barnegat, N.J Bayonne (Hudson) (201) Based on monthly 5+ Vacancy Decontrol 1/11/73 Marie Sestito (201) fax CPI 5.5 % maximum 630 Avenue C Rm #33 Bayonne, N.J Belleville (Essex) (973) Based on CPI 4+ Vacancy Decontrol Eileen Risoli 152 Washington Avenue Belleville, N.J Bergenfield Boro (Bergen) (201) ext 4 CPI or 4% 3+ Exception- Three units or more Sharon Edrich (201) fax owner unoccupied 198 N. Washington Avenue Vacancy Decontrol Bergenfield, N.J Berlin Twp. (Camden) Exploring possibility of implementing a rent control ordinance Bloomfield (Essex) (973) Call for Information Caldwell Boro (Essex) (973) Call for Information Camden (Camden) (856) Based on CPI Roberta Black 101 Newton Avenue, Rm 102 Public Works Bldg. Please do no rely on this survey when considering allowable rent increases for your town. Consult the Rent Control Board for your town for accurate and up to date rates. 2

3 Camden, N.J Cedar Grove (Essex) (973) x % 2+ Vacancy Decontrol Kathleen R. Stutz Owner occupied 2 family dwellings 525 Pompton Avenue Cedar Grove, N.J townclerk@cedargrovenj.org ( ) Cherry Hill Twp (Camden) (856) Based on CPI Owner-occupied 2 unit dwellings Vacancy Decontrol Chesilhurst Boro (Camden) (856) up to 6% 1+ Board reviews each application Susan Santanasto for determination of increase 201 Grant Avenue Chesilhurst, N.J Cliffside Park Boro (Bergen) (201) Exception - owner-occupied 3 or 525 Palisade Avenue less units Cliffside Park, N.J Clifton City (Passaic) (973) Call for Information Dover Twp. (Ocean) (732) Call for Information Dumont Boro (Bergen) (201) Lesser of CPI or 5% 2+ June 2003 Kathy Schaefer of current rent 50 Washington Avenue Dumont, N.J East Brunswick (Middlesex) (732) CPI All Items NY/NJ 1+ Vacancy Decontrol 4/29/89 Linda Rubenstein (732) fax 1 Civic Drive East Brunswick, N.J Betty.RichterReba@EastBrunswick.org East Orange (Essex) (973) % or 5% Vacancy Decontrol 1988 Geraldine Bryant (973) fax 44 City Hall Plaza, 3 rd fl. East Orange, N.J gbryant@eastorange-nj.org Please do no rely on this survey when considering allowable rent increases for your town. Consult the Rent Control Board for your town for accurate and up to date rates. 3

4 East Rutherford (Bergen) (201) ext % 3+ Vacancy Decontrol Cathy Schanel Rent Control Board East Windsor (Mercer) (609) % and if necessary Lanning Blvd due to heating cost East Windsor, N.J Eatontown (Monmouth) (732) % if landlord pays 3+ Vacancy Decontrol Nick Cos heat and hot water 47 Broad Street 2.5% if tenant pays Eatontown, N.J % mobile homes Edgewater Boro (Bergen) (201) ext % if landlord pays heat 3+ Vacancy Decontrol Deborah Reilly (201) fax 3.5 % if tenant pays heat 916 River Road 3.5% for qualified seniors Edgewater, N.J and disabled tenants deborah@edgewaternj.org Edison Twp. (Middlesex) (732) % 3+ Vacancy Decontrol 2002 Pattie Leary (732) fax Township of Edison 100 Municipal Blvd Edison, N.J Egg Harbor (Atlantic) (609) CPI and Tax Surcharge Vacancy Decontrol Township Clerk (609) fax Philadelphia region, 3515 Bargaintown Road current rate Egg Harbor Twp, N.J Pindrieri@ehtgove.org Elizabeth (Union) (908) % - $20.00 cap 3+ Exempt - 3 and 4 unit owner Carol Campbell (908) fax occupied 11/9/04 City Hall Room Winfield Scott Plaza Elizabeth, N.J Elmwood Park Boro (Bergen) (201) % 4+ Vacancy Decontrol Delores Camlet, Boro Clerk 182 Market Street Elmwood Park, N.J Please do no rely on this survey when considering allowable rent increases for your town. Consult the Rent Control Board for your town for accurate and up to date rates. 4

5 Englewood (Bergen) (201) % 2+ Gennie M. Luciano (201) fax 2-10 N. Van Brunt St. Englewood, N.J Ewing Twp. (Mercer) (609) Call for Information Fair Lawn (Bergen) (732) % of rent or percentage all Exception Owner-occupied two Marianne Pettineo increase of CPI whichever family houses or new construction, 8-01 Fair Lawn Avenue is less. or rented for the first time. P.O. Box 376 CPI for NY-Northern NJ Vacancy Decontrol Fair Lawn, N.J or Fairview (Bergen) (201) % not less than $ Vacancy Decontrol Joann Panzarino (201) fax not more than $35.00 Exception Maximum rental 53 Grant Street increase charged a qualified Fairview, N.J senior citizen or disabled person shall be 3% Fort Lee (Bergen) (201) %, except for qualified Exempt - 2 family Phyllis Saleh seniors and disabled owner occupied homes 309 Main St. Fort Lee, NJ tenants (3.5%) based on Vacancy Decontrol in coops, p-saleh@fortleenj.org CPI, local taxes, etc. condos and single family homes Franklin Boro (Sussex) (973) Based on CPI Mobile Homes Municipal Bldg. only P.O. Box 397, 46 Main Street Franklin, N.J Franklin Township (Somerset) (732) ext % if tenant pays heat units issued Exceptions - single family homes Vincent Dominach 3.5% if landlord pays heat C of O prior owner-occupied two family 475 DeMott Lane to 1/1/82 Vacancy Decontrol 3/11/97 Somerset, N.J Gloucester Twp. (Camden) (856) ext 209 if tenant pays heat 4% 4+ Does not include mobile homes Ginny Varrell if landlord pays heat 4.5% gvarrell@glotwp.com Please do no rely on this survey when considering allowable rent increases for your town. Consult the Rent Control Board for your town for accurate and up to date rates. 5

6 Guttenberg Town (Hudson) (201) ext 106 4% 1+ Vacancy Decontrol 1980 Grace Dyer Rent Control Board 6808 Park Avenue Guttenberg, N.J Hackensack City (Bergen) (201) % if landlord pays heat 3+ Vacancy Decontrol John Greenwood 4.5% if tenant pays heat % off for seniors Haddon Twp (Camden) (856) ext % 10+ Vacancy Decontrol Bonnie Richards (856) fax 135 Haddon Avenue Westmont, N.J Hamilton Twp. (Mercer) (609) Based on CPI 4+ Vacancy Decontrol - Rent control Joan Hofman only for tenancies prior to Hamilton Twp Dept. of Law September 1, Greenwood Aveune P.O. Box Hamilton, N.J Hampton (Sussex) (973) Call for Information Eileen Klose 1 Municipal Complex Road Newton, N.J Hammonton (Atlantic) (609) Based on CPI 4+ Vacancy Decontrol 3/8/1976 Anthony Mortelliti (609) fax 100 Central Avenue Hammonton, N.J Hasbrouck Heights (Bergen) (201) % 3+ Exception Senior Citizens Rose Marie Sees (201) fax who qualify 2.5% increase 320 Boulevard Vacancy Decontrol Hasbrouck Hts, NJ rmsees@bergen.org( ) Hazlet (Monmouth) (732) Mobile Homes 15% increase after tenant moves Twp. of Hazlet Rent Control Board only out - landlord must 1776 Union Avenue get approval before Please do no rely on this survey when considering allowable rent increases for your town. Consult the Rent Control Board for your town for accurate and up to date rates. 6

7 Hazlet, N.J raising the rent Highland Park (Middlesex) (732) based on CPI 4+ Vacancy Decontrol Ann Stevens S. 5 th Ave, Highland Park, N.J astevens@hpboro.com Hoboken (Hudson) (201) Based on CPI 4+ Vacancy Decontrol Howell Twp. (Monmouth) (732) x 2150 Up to 5% Mobile Homes 10/1/84, 4/92 Dianne Mikkelson only P.O. Box 580 Howell, N.J Irvington (Essex) (973) % if tenant pays heat 3+ Exception 3 and 4 family owner Valerie Williams 4% if landlord pays heat occupied units Municipal Bldg., 2 nd floor Civic Sq. Vacancy Decontrol 2/22/83 Irvington, N.J Jackson Twp. (Ocean) (732) Based on CPI 1+ 12/27/2000 Scott Najarian (732) fax Rent Control Board 95 W. Veterans Highway Jackson, N.J Jersey City (Hudson) (201) Based on CPI 5+ Exception buildings converted 30 Montgomery Street maximum of 4% from non-residential use to Suite 415 residential use Jersey City, N.J Lakewood Twp. (Ocean) (732) ext % if tenant pays heat Unit must be on the market for 7 Phyllis L. Stubbs (732) fax 6.5% if landlord pays heat years before subject to rent control 231 3rd St. Lakewood, N.J Lawrence Twp. (Mercer) (609) Based on CPI 10+ Vacancy Decontrol Bill Guhl 2207 Lawrence Road Lawrenceville, N.J Lawrencetwp.com Please do no rely on this survey when considering allowable rent increases for your town. Consult the Rent Control Board for your town for accurate and up to date rates. 7

8 Leonia (Bergen) (201) % per year on renewal Vacancy Decontrol 3121 Broad Avenue Leonia, N.J Linden (Union) Mary Ann Vinso (908) CPI or 5% 4+ Vacancy Decontrol April 2004 City Hall Rent Leveling whichever is lower 301 N. Wood Ave. Linden, N.J Lindenwold Boro (Camden) (856) ext % 3+ Vacancy Decontrol Little Falls Twp. (Passaic) (973) Two-tiered call for 4+ Vacancy Decontrol William Wilk, Twp. Clerk allowable increase 225 Main Street Little Falls, NJ Little Ferry Boro (Bergen) (201) Based on CPI 3+ Exception 2 or 3 family John Sarrao owner-occupied units Lopatcong (Warren) (908) Call for Information Lyndhurst (Bergen) (201) % 4+ Vacancy Decontrol Malcolm J. McPherson, Jr. 253 Stuyvesant Avenue Lyndhurst, N.J Mantua Twp. (Gloucester) (856) CPI or reasonably 5+ 11/25/2003 Ted Bamford (856) fax necessary increase 397 Main Street Mantua, N.J Maplewood Twp. (Essex) (973) Based on CPI 3+ Robert Thomsen (973) fax Maplewood Municipal Bldg 574 Valley Street Maplewood, N.J Please do no rely on this survey when considering allowable rent increases for your town. Consult the Rent Control Board for your town for accurate and up to date rates. 8

9 Marlboro (Monmouth) (732) ext 211 Based on CPI Mobile Homes Cliff Radish only 1979 Township Drive Marlboro, N.J Marlborotwp.com Maywood Borough (Bergen) (201) x % standard rate 3+ Thomas H. Richards 15 Park Avenue Maywood, NJ Metuchen Boro (Middlesex) (732) Based on CPI Applies to 6 units in William Boerth Redfield Village only 500 Main Street Metuchen, NJ Middle Twp. (Cape May) (609) Based on CPI Mobile Home Jill Zarharchuck Parks only 33 Mechanic St. Cape May Ct House, NJ Montvale Twp. (Morris) (973) Call for information Middlesex (732) Call for information Pat Urban 1200 Mountain Avenue Middlesex, NJ Moonachie (Bergen) (201) Mobile Home Joseph Licata, Ombudsman (201) fax Parks only Morristown (Morris) (973) Based on CPI 1+ Exception 4 unit owner-occupied Wayne Cresta Anything built after 1/ South Street, Box 914 Morristown, N.J w.cresta@townofmorristown.org Mullica Township (Atlantic) (609) x 14 Based on the CPI For Mobil Home Parks for Senior Post Office Box 317 for the Philadelphia area Citizens only Elwood, N.J min. 2%, max. 4% Johnson_Kimberly@townnet.org Please do no rely on this survey when considering allowable rent increases for your town. Consult the Rent Control Board for your town for accurate and up to date rates. 9

10 New Brunswick (Middlesex) (732) % for September 2003 Inge Hagerty (732) fax P.O. Box Kirkpatrick St. New Brunswick, N.J New Milford Boro (Bergen) (201) ext % 1+ Vacancy Decontrol only during Dino Speroni vacancy once rented at market rate, 2% increase applies Newark (Essex) (973) Call for Information Michael Myer Newark City Hall 920 Broad Street, Room 113 Newark, NJ North Arlington Boro (Bergen) (201) % if tenant pays heat 4+ Vacancy Decontrol 30% max Sharon 6% if landlord pays heat increase after vacancy then back Municipal Bldg. to 4% - 6% 214 Ridge Road North Arlington, N.J North Bergen (Hudson) (201) % annual, capital 4+ Exemption - one, two and three 4233 Kennedy Blvd (201) fax improvement and family owner-occupied North Bergen, N.J hardship Rental unit preservation allowances. North Brunswick (Middlesex) (732) ext % if tenant pays heat 1+ Vacancy Decontrol 8/3/87 Milvi Weiner 3.2% if landlord pays heat 710 Hermann Road North Brunswick, N.J North Plainfield (Somerset) (908) % if tenant pays heat 11+ 2/5/90 Leonard W. Lange 5% if landlord pays heat 263 Somerset Street North Plainfield, N.J lenlites@aol.com Nutley Twp. (Essex) (973) % if landlord pays heat 4+ Evelyn Rosario-Garcia (973) fax and hot water Please do no rely on this survey when considering allowable rent increases for your town. Consult the Rent Control Board for your town for accurate and up to date rates. 10

11 Office of Municipal Clerk 4% if tenant pays heat One Kennedy Drive and hot water Nutley, N.J Oldbridge Twp. (Middlesex) (732) ext % determined 4+ Vacancy Decontrol Aug. 17, 1999 Rent Stabilization Board (732) fax yearly by Twp. Council One Old Bridge Plaza Old Bridge, N.J Orange City Township (Essex) (973) Call for Information Valerie Jackson Rent Leveling Board 29 North Day Street Orange, N.J Palisades Park Boro (Bergen) (201) % 4+ Michael T. Apicella Passaic City (Passaic) (973) Based on CPI 2+ Vacancy Decontrol Jan. 1, 2000 Joyce C. Bongiorno 330 Passaic Street Passaic, NJ Paterson (Passaic) (973) ext 2285 Call for Information Pennsauken Twp. (Camden) (856) % or current CPI N. Crescent Blvd. whichever is lower Pennsauken, N.J Perth Amboy (Middlesex) (732) % 1+ Exception- owner-occupied 2 and 3 Evelyn Medina family 339 Read Street Vacancy Decontrol Perth Amboy, N.J Piscataway (Middlesex) (908) % Brian Reichle (732) Piscataway Municipal Complex Hoes Lane Piscataway, N.J Please do no rely on this survey when considering allowable rent increases for your town. Consult the Rent Control Board for your town for accurate and up to date rates. 11

12 Pittsgrove Twp. (Salem) (856) Call for Information Plainfield Plainfield Action Services (908) Call for Information Randolph Twp. (Morris) (973) Call for Information Decontrolled in 1983 Rent control only applies if you were a resident prior to 1983 Red Bank (Monmouth) (732) Vacancy Decontrol 1970, 1990 Debbie Hall (732) fax 90 Monmouth St. Red Bank, N.J Ridgefield Boro ((Bergen) (201) Call for Information Ridgefield Park Village (Bergen) (201) ext 5 2.4% if tenant pays heat 3+ Mary R. Puleio (201) % if landlord pays heat 234 Main Street Based on CPI for New York- Ridgefield Park, N.J Northern New Jersey River Edge Boro (Bergen) (201) % if landlord 3+ Vacancy Decontrol 705 Kinderkamack Road (201) heat. 1.2% if tenant River Edge, N.J pays heat. Based on CPI riveredgenj.org for New York-Northern New Jersey Robbinsville (Mercer) (609) Mobile Home Parks Only 1 Washington Blvd. Suite 6, Second Floor Robbinsville, NJ Roselle Boro (Union) (908) Call for Information Rutherford (Bergen) (201) % 4+ Exception 2.5% increase for Alexander Cacciatore (201) fax qualified residents 65 or disabled 176 Park Avenue Vacancy Decontrol Rutherford, N.J Sayerville Boro (Middlesex) (732) Call for Information Shamong (Burlington) (609) % Myra D Amico Please do no rely on this survey when considering allowable rent increases for your town. Consult the Rent Control Board for your town for accurate and up to date rates. 12

13 South Brunswick Twp. (Middlesex) (718) Call for Information 4+ Julie M.L. Moy Municipal Building 540 Ridge Road Monmouth Junction, NJ South Orange Village (Essex) (973) ext % 3+ Village Hall (973) fax 101 South Orange Ave. South Orange, N.J Spring Lake Heights (Monmouth) (732) % if landlord pays heat 555 Brighton Avenue (732) fax 3.75% if tenant pays heat Spring Lake Heights, NJ Springfield Twp. (Union) (973) Teaneck Township (Bergen) (201) % if tenant pays heat 3+ Vacancy Decontrol Boro Clerk 3% if landlord pays heat teanecknjgov.org/townshipcode/rentcontrol Trenton (Mercer) (609) % 1+ Vacancy Decontrol 5/1/97 Blanca E. Valentin (609) East State Street Trenton, N.J Union City (Hudson) (201) Exemptions owner-occupied John Higgins 4, 5 & 6 unit dwellings 371 Palisades Ave., 2 nd floor Union City, N.J Union Twp. (Union) (908) Call for Information 3+ Vacancy Decontrol 6/2002 Patricia Rufolo 1976 Morris Avenue Union, NJ Uniontownship.com Verona (Essex) (973) % based on CPI-W 3+ Vacancy Decontrol Joyce Stewart Bloomfield Avenue Please do no rely on this survey when considering allowable rent increases for your town. Consult the Rent Control Board for your town for accurate and up to date rates. 13

14 Verona, N.J Wall Twp. (Monmouth) (732) % or percentage of Mobile Homes Vacancy Decontrol 1996 Geoffrey S. Cramer, Esq. (732) fax CPI only Wall Twp Mobile Home Rent Stabilization and Control Board Brielle Hills, P.O. Box Route 70, Building 4 Manasquan, NJ GSCramer@aol.com Wallington Boro (Bergen) (973) % based on CPI Mr. Casmir Sondey Rent Leveling Board Washington Twp. (Gloucester) (856) Based on CPI 523 Egg Harbor Road Sewell, N.J Washington Twp. (Mercer) (609) ext 125 Based on CPI Mobile Homes 12/ Route 130 (609) fax only Robbinsville, N.J Wayne Twp. (Passaic) (973) ext 3254 Based on CPI 4+ Vacancy Decontrol John J. McKniff (973) Exception Mobile 475 Valley Roady Homes 7/16/1980 Wayne, N.J Weehawken Twp. (Hudson) (201) % 1+ Exception 2 & 3 family Theresa Greco owner occupied 2004 West Caldwell Twp. (Essex) (973) Call for Information Richard Hamilton West Deptford (Gloucester) (609) Mobile Homes Raymond Sherman only Grove & Crown Point Roads Thorofare, N.J West New York (Hudson) (201) Based on CPI 2+ 2 family owner-occupied Yolanda Hernandez (201) fax changes every month th Street, Room 14 Please do no rely on this survey when considering allowable rent increases for your town. Consult the Rent Control Board for your town for accurate and up to date rates. 14

15 West New York, N.J West Orange Twp. (Essex) (973) % if tenant pays heat 4+ Vacancy Decontrol Steven G. Condon (973) fax 3% if landlord pays heat 66 Main Street West Orange, NJ West Paterson (Passaic) (973) ext. 100 Based on CPI 1+ 2 family owner occupied Municipal Building 5 Brophy Lane West Paterson, New Jersey Weymouth Twp. (Atlantic) (609) Based on CPI Applies to only one Bonnie Yearsley, Clerk Sr. Citizen development P.O. Box 50 over 55 years (modular homes) Dorothy, N.J byearsley@acmail.aclink.org Woodbridge Twp. (Middlesex) (732) % 5+ Vacancy Decontrol Donna Jago (732) fax One Main Street Woodbridge, N.J Woodland Park Boro (Passaic) (973) x. 100 based on CPI 3 Exemptions month-to-month Kevin V. Gallard At time of vacancy tenancies and 2 family owner Municipal Building Owner occupied premises 5 Brophy Lane Woodland Park, NJ Please do no rely on this survey when considering allowable rent increases for your town. Consult the Rent Control Board for your town for accurate and up to date rates. 15