Cedar Grove rent control: maximum rent increase (2026)
Essex County — Chapter 208, Article I: Rent Control. Full ordinance text ↗
Summary
- Cap formula
- CPI for the NY-Newark-Jersey City area plus 0.5 percentage points, but in no event may the increase exceed 5.5% of the previous base rent in any 12-month period.
- Frequency
- not more than once in 12 calendar months
- Notice required
- Landlord must notify the tenant of an intended increase (§208-4); exact notice period in days was not stated in the retrieved text.
- Who's covered
- Buildings with 2 or more rental units
- Exemptions
- Single-family homes
- Owner-occupied 2-family homes
- First-time rentals
- new construction (30 yrs from certificate of occupancy, N.J.S.A. 2A:42-84.2)
- Vacancy decontrol
- When a unit is voluntarily vacated, the landlord may increase the rent without restriction in amount for the next tenancy; subsequent increases revert to the standard CPI+0.5%/5.5% cap.
- Surcharges
- Tax surcharge available (§208-5); hardship or capital improvement increases may be granted by the Rent Leveling Board but shall not exceed 15% of tenant's rent (§208-6).
- Penalties
- Violations and penalties provided under §208-13; specific fine/imprisonment amounts were not stated in the retrieved text.
- Status
- active
- Confidence
- high
- Last verified
- 2026-09-23
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Ordinance text
At the expiration of a lease or a periodic tenancy, such as a month-to-month tenancy, no landlord shall request or receive a percentage increase in rent which is greater than the consumer price index plus .5%, United States Department of Labor, Bureau of Labor Statistics for all urban consumers, all items, in New York-Newark-Jersey, NY-NJ-PA, Series ID CUURS12ASAO, published for the three month period ending on September 30 of the year preceding the calendar year in which such increase shall be effective. [...] In no event shall any increase exceed 5.5% of the previous base rent in any 12 month period.Chapter 208, Article I: Rent Control — https://ecode360.com/9245509
State survey entry
- Increase limit
- No greater than the CPI in the New York-Newark-Jersey City area plus 0.5% for the 3 month period ending Sept. 30th of the year preceding the year of increase, not to exceed 5.5% of previous base rent. Hardship or Capital Improvement increases may be approved by the Rent Leveling Board, but shall not exceed 15% of tenant's rent.
- Units covered
- 2+
- Exceptions
- Exception(s) - Single-family homes, owner-occupied 2-family homes, and First-time rentals. Vacancy Decontrol.
Source: NJ Department of Community Affairs, 2026 Rent Control Survey — nj.gov
Open questions
- Exact notice-period (days) and penalty amounts under §208-4 and §208-13 were not visible in the retrieved excerpt and should be confirmed directly against ecode360 §208-4/§208-13.
- Registration requirement details (if any) for Cedar Grove landlords were not found in the retrieved sections.
Rent board
Rent Leveling Board · (973) 239-1410 · https://cedargrovenj.org/event/rent-leveling-board/
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