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Oaklyn rent control: maximum rent increase (2026)

Camden County — Chapter 105, Rent Control. Full ordinance text ↗

Summary

Cap formula
Standard annual increase capped at 7% of the tenant's yearly rent; if the landlord supplies the tenant's main source of heat, the cap rises to 10%. These limits apply only when the Rent Control Board has declared a "housing state of emergency" (a vacancy rate under 5%), and only to landlords who own 6 or more rental units within Oaklyn.
Frequency
once per 12 months
Notice required
10 days — For capital-improvement, service, or hardship-increase applications, landlords must give tenants written notice at least 10 days before the Rent Control Board hearing, detailing the total cost of the completed improvement or service/hardship increase. A separate notice period (if any) specifically for the standard 7%/10% automatic increase was not found in the retrieved excerpt.
Who's covered
Buildings and mobile-home parks under common ownership of 6 or more rental units in the Borough; the caps apply only when the Rent Control Board has declared a housing state of emergency (vacancy rate below 5%)
Exemptions
  • public housing
  • motels
  • hotels
  • landlords owning fewer than 6 rental units within Oaklyn
  • new construction (30 yrs from certificate of occupancy, N.J.S.A. 2A:42-84.2)
Surcharges
Service and hardship surcharges are available with Rent Control Board approval; such surcharges are not considered rent for the purpose of calculating future rent increases.
Penalties
A willful violation is punishable by a fine not to exceed $500 or a jail term not to exceed 90 days, or both.
Status
active
Confidence
high
Last verified
2026-09-23

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Ordinance text

At the expiration of a lease or at the termination of the lease of a periodic tenant, no landlord may request or receive a percentage increase in rent which is greater than 7% of the tenant's yearly rent if the landlord is not the supplier of the tenant's main source of heat, and 10% of the tenant's yearly rent if the landlord is the supplier of the tenant's main source of heat.Chapter 105, Rent Control — https://ecode360.com/11272174

State survey entry

Increase limit
No more than 7% increase yearly if landlord doesn't pay for heat. No more than 10% if landlord does pay for heat.
Units covered
Buildings and mobile home parks of 6+ units
Exceptions
Includes mobile home parks. Excludes public housing, motels, and hotels. Applies only to landlords owning 6 or more rental units within Oaklyn. Rent control limits only in effect in a "housing state of emergency," which can be declared by the Rent Control Board under certain circumstances

Source: NJ Department of Community Affairs, 2026 Rent Control Survey — nj.gov

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Rent Control Board · (856) 858-2457 · https://oaklyn-nj.net/

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