Gloucester rent control: maximum rent increase (2026)
Camden County — Chapter 68, Rent Stabilization. Full ordinance text ↗
Summary
- Cap formula
- Standard annual increase up to 4.5% for Class A dwelling spaces (landlord pays heat directly) and up to 4% for Class B dwelling spaces (tenant pays heat directly), granted by the Administrator on a complete application, with proof of a termination notice served on affected tenants at least 90 days before the increase's effective date; not mandatory, and may be reduced for failure to meet maintenance-standard criteria.
- Frequency
- once per 12-month period (a rental increase, other than a Hardship Application, is granted only once within a 12-month period)
- Notice required
- 90 days — For the standard annual increase, the landlord must serve a termination notice on each affected tenant at least 90 days before the increase's effective date, stating that the increase has been applied for, that the current tenancy is terminated, that a new tenancy may be created at the increased rent if approved, and that the tenant may petition for a rent reduction for uncorrected deficiencies at any time.
- Who's covered
- Multiple dwellings with 4 or more dwelling units (per the ordinance's own definition; mobile home parks are referenced only in the chapter's general purpose clause, not in a distinct rate provision found in the retrieved text)
- Exemptions
- Initial (first-time) rentals of a dwelling not previously rented, subject to specific exclusions (condominium/co-op conversions, fire/casualty remodels, former superintendent units, units re-offered after being off the market, one-bedroom-to-two-bedroom partition conversions do NOT qualify as 'first time')
- Multiple dwellings rehabilitated or assisted under a HUD/state rental rehabilitation grant or program (rent instead follows the HUD Fair Market Rent schedule)
- new construction (30 yrs from certificate of occupancy, N.J.S.A. 2A:42-84.2)
- Vacancy decontrol
- Upon voluntary, uncoerced vacation of a rental unit, the landlord may fix the new rent as deemed appropriate without further application, provided the landlord files a written statement signed by the vacating tenant certifying no harassment/pressure occurred (this certification is not required if the new rent does not exceed the otherwise-permissible increase, the tenant vacated without notice, the unit was vacated under judicial/eviction order, or the tenant refused to sign and the landlord gave the required Tenant Rights notice). The landlord must file a monthly statement with the Administrator on each re-rented vacated unit, and the lease must disclose that the unit is not subject to Rent Stabilization Control.
- Registration
- No standing annual rent registration requirement found; landlords participating in the Rent Rehabilitation Program exemption must file annual reports by December 31 confirming continued eligibility, with rent rolls attached.
- Surcharges
- A 'Rate of Return' increase above the standard percentage may be granted on submission of detailed financial statements (balance sheet, revenue, operating expenses, comparative statements). A separate Net CCMUA (Camden County MUA) sewer surcharge may be granted, kept separate from base rent and excluded from future percentage-increase calculations. Hardship applications are available under ยง68-8.
- Penalties
- An intentional violation of any provision of the ordinance, including willful filing of a material misstatement of fact, is a disorderly person's offense punishable by a fine not exceeding $200; each day a violation continues, and each leasehold unit affected, is a separate offense.
- Status
- active
- Confidence
- medium
- Last verified
- 2026-09-23
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Ordinance text
An annual increase of up to four and one-half (4-1/2%) percent for Class A dwelling spaces; and four (4%) percent for Class B dwelling spaces may be granted by the Administrator if the landlord provides the Administrator with a complete application, including but not limited to a copy of a proper termination notice pursuant to applicable law pertaining to the units and proof that service thereof was made on each affected tenant at least ninety (90) days prior to the effective date stated in the notice.Chapter 68, Rent Stabilization — https://sites.google.com/view/glotwpcode/table-of-contents/2-regulatory-ordinances/chapter-68-rent-stabilization
State survey entry
- Increase limit
- If tenant pays heat 4%, if landlord pays heat 4.5%. For mobile homes If tenant pays heat 2.5%, if landlord pays heat 3%.
- Units covered
- 4+ and Mobile Homes
- Exceptions
- Exception(s) - First-time rentals, qualified rehabilitation projects Vacancy Decontrol (unit vacancy stabilization granted on a per unit basis).
Source: NJ Department of Community Affairs, 2026 Rent Control Survey — nj.gov
Open questions
- The DCA 2026 survey states separate, lower mobile-home rent-increase rates (2.5% if tenant pays heat, 3% if landlord pays heat) under this chapter, but the retrieved text of Chapter 68 (sections 68-1 through 68-21, read in full) contains only the 4%/4.5% Class A/B rates for 'multiple dwellings' (4+ conventional rental units) and no distinct mobile-home rate provision; mobile home parks are mentioned only in the chapter's general purpose clause. It is unclear whether mobile homes are covered by a different, unlinked ordinance or whether the DCA entry is in error.
Rent board
Rent Stabilization Attorney · (856) 374-3534 · https://glotwp.com/department/department-of-law/
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