njrentcontrol

Sayreville rent control: maximum rent increase (2026)

Middlesex County — Chapter XII, Buildings and Housing, § 12-6, Rent Control. Full ordinance text ↗

Maximum rent increase

2%–5% (CPI-based, bounded)

The increase equals the change between the average CPI of the preceding year and the average CPI of the year before that, subject to a maximum of 5% and a minimum of 2%, per the NJ DCA 2026 Rent Control Survey (ordinance text not yet verified).

This ordinance's CPI series isn't on file — confirm which index your town uses. For reference, latest 12-month CPI change — NY-NJ: 4.34% (2026-08 vs 2025-08) · Philadelphia: 4.19% (2026-08 vs 2025-08) (source: BLS).

This ordinance measures CPI over: average CPI of the preceding year compared to the average CPI of the year prior to that. Ordinances define their own CPI measurement window — the latest 12-month figure above may differ from the figure your ordinance requires.

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Summary

Cap formula
The increase equals the change between the average CPI of the preceding year and the average CPI of the year before that, subject to a maximum of 5% and a minimum of 2%, per the NJ DCA 2026 Rent Control Survey (ordinance text not yet verified).
Frequency
once per 12 months
Notice required
Not on file — check the ordinance
Who's covered
Buildings with 3 or more units
Exemptions
  • owner-occupied housing with 2 units or less where the owner-occupant has 50%+ interest in title
  • motels, licensed rooming houses, and similar buildings
  • public housing
  • buildings owned or operated for living purposes by higher-education institutions
  • new construction (30 yrs from certificate of occupancy, N.J.S.A. 2A:42-84.2)
Vacancy decontrol
Vacancy Decontrol (per NJ DCA survey; ordinance text not yet verified).
Status
active
Confidence
medium
Last verified
2026-09-23

Official summary

We haven't yet verified this cap against the ordinance text itself. The state's summary of Sayreville's ordinance reads:

Average CPI of preceding year over average CPI of year prior to that. Maximum of 5% and minimum of 2%.NJ Department of Community Affairs, 2026 Rent Control Survey — nj.gov

Ordinance: Chapter XII, Buildings and Housing, § 12-6, Rent Control — https://library.municode.com/nj/sayreville_borough/codes/code_of_ordinances?nodeId=CHXIIBUHO_12-6RECO

State survey entry

Units covered
3+
Exceptions
Exception(s) - Owner-occupied housing with 2 units or less where owner-occupant has 50%+ interest in title, motels, licensed rooming houses, similar type buildings, public housing, buildings owned or operated for living purposes by higher educational institutions, Vacancy Decontrol.

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

Open questions

Lead-safe certification

Pre-1978 rentals here also need a lead-safe certificate (separate from rent control) — valid 3 years, per P.L.2024, c.74. See Sayreville Borough's lead-safe certification requirements →

Rent board

Rent Leveling Board · (732) 390-7000 · https://www.sayreville.com/cn/webpage.cfm?TID=87&TPID=8836