New Milford rent control: maximum rent increase (2026)
Bergen County — Chapter 11, Rent Control. Full ordinance text ↗
Summary
- Cap formula
- Rent may increase by up to 2% at lease expiration or anniversary, subject to Rent Leveling Board notice/approval process.
- Frequency
- once per 12 months
- Notice required
- 45 days — Landlord must notify the tenant at least 45 days in advance, including calculations and the proposed rent, and must also file the notice with the Rent Leveling Board 45 days prior; Board approval is required before the increase may take effect.
- Who's covered
- Dwellings with more than 3 units (i.e., 4 or more)
- Exemptions
- hotels, motels
- buildings where more than 1/3 of floor space is commercial
- newly constructed units (initial rental)
- HUD-regulated properties
- federally subsidized apartments (while subsidized)
- new construction (30 yrs from certificate of occupancy, N.J.S.A. 2A:42-84.2)
- Vacancy decontrol
- Upon voluntary tenant vacancy, landlord may set an unrestricted new rent after obtaining Rent Leveling Board certification that the departure was uncoerced.
- Surcharges
- Property-tax surcharge based on municipal tax increases, calculated per room, payable in 12 monthly installments unless otherwise agreed; excluded from base rent.
- Penalties
- Penalties as stated in Borough Code Chapter 1, §1-5 (specific amount not shown in the retrieved text).
- Status
- active
- Confidence
- high
- Last verified
- 2026-09-23
Calculate your maximum increase
Ordinance text
a landlord may provide a percentage increase in rent which does not exceed 2%.Chapter 11, Rent Control — https://ecode360.com/35554015
State survey entry
- Increase limit
- Not to exceed 2%. Hardship surcharge may be approved.
- Units covered
- 4+
- Exceptions
- Exception(s) - Motels, hotels, similar premises, buildings wherein more than 1/3 or occupied floor space is commercial, housing with 3 units or less, and newly constructed and first-time rentals (until re-rented).
Vacancy Decontrol.
Source: NJ Department of Community Affairs, 2026 Rent Control Survey — nj.gov
Open questions
- Exact date of the most recent amendment (cited only as Ord. No. 2016:03) could not be confirmed beyond the year 2016; left last_amended as null.
- Ordinance text retrieved did not detail the hardship-surcharge procedure mentioned in the DCA survey; only a property-tax surcharge provision was found.
Rent board
Rent Leveling Board · (201) 967-5044 · https://www.newmilfordnj.gov/page/rent-leveling-board
Generate a rent increase notice
Fill in the tenant, unit, and rent details and get a printable, ordinance-cited rent increase notice for New Milford — $9, pay by card.
Generate notice — $9