Ridgefield Park rent control: maximum rent increase (2026)
Bergen County — Chapter 297, Rent Control. Full ordinance text ↗
Maximum rent increase
100% of the CPI change
Rent may increase by the CPI percentage change over the previous calendar year; where the tenant provides their own heat, the maximum is reduced to 3/4 (75%) of that CPI figure.
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Summary
- Cap formula
- Rent may increase by the CPI percentage change over the previous calendar year; where the tenant provides their own heat, the maximum is reduced to 3/4 (75%) of that CPI figure.
- Frequency
- once per 12-month period
- Notice required
- 60 days — Landlords must notify tenants at least 60 days before the lease expires (45 days for tenancies under one year), including the calculations involved in computing the increase; a copy must be sent to the Rent Stabilization Board. Violations can prohibit rental increases for up to 12 months.
- Who's covered
- Buildings with 3 or more rental units
- Exemptions
- First-time rentals (until re-rented)
- Substantially rehabilitated units (added 50% in the greater of undepreciated cost or market value) (until re-rented)
- Motels, hotels, and similar premises
- Public housing
- Buildings rented for commercial use
- Dwellings containing 2 units or fewer
- new construction (30 yrs from certificate of occupancy, N.J.S.A. 2A:42-84.2)
- Vacancy decontrol
- Once a dwelling unit becomes vacant it is permanently decontrolled and no longer subject to the chapter, per §297-1 and §297-2D(1); DCA confirms this is Permanent Vacancy Decontrol.
- Registration
- Landlords must register apartments within 30 days of the effective date and provide a complete list of tenants and monthly income received from each within 60 days (§297-11A). Buildings with 3+ units must post notice of the rent-stabilization ordinance in the lobby (§297-11B).
- Surcharges
- Capital improvement surcharges (§297-6C): landlords may seek additional rent for major improvements after obtaining a building permit, with tenants notified at least 21 days before the hearing. Tax surcharges (§297-5A-C): based on increased property taxes divided by rentable square feet, landlords must notify tenants by August 1 each year (or within 30 days of receiving the tax bill); payments span 8 months beginning September 1.
- Penalties
- Violations punishable as provided in Chapter 1 General Penalty (§297-17); the Board can impose rent reductions of double or triple the amount of an illegal increase (§297-7K(4)). Failure to obtain certificates of occupancy risks fines up to $500 or imprisonment of not more than 90 days (§297-13I).
- Status
- active
- Confidence
- high
- Last verified
- 2026-09-23
Ordinance text
the percentage increase in the consumer price index for the past calendar year prior to the termination of the lease. [For tenants providing their own heat] 3/4 of the percentage increase in the consumer price index.Chapter 297, Rent Control — https://ecode360.com/13320668
State survey entry
- Increase limit
- CPI increase during previous calendar year.
Maximum for tenants who pays for heat is 75% of same figure.
- Units covered
- 3+
- Exceptions
- Exception(s) - First-time rentals (until re-rented), substantially rehabilitated (added 50% in greater of undepreciated cost and market value) (until re-rented), motels, hotels, similar premises, public housing, building rented for commercial use, dwellings containing 2 units or less.
Permanent Vacancy Decontrol.
Source: NJ Department of Community Affairs, 2026 Rent Control Survey — nj.gov
Rent board
Rent Stabilization Board · (201) 641-9125 ext- 5 · https://www.ridgefieldpark.org/