njrentcontrol

Teaneck rent control: maximum rent increase (2026)

Bergen County — Chapter 29C, Rent Control. Full ordinance text ↗

Summary

Cap formula
The fair rental may be increased by a maximum percentage equal to the percentage increase in the latest available CPI for the New York-Northern New Jersey Metropolitan Area over the 12-month period preceding the proposed increase; no more than one increase may be taken every 24 months.
Frequency
once per 24 months
Notice required
Every new lease must have attached to it a notice and a copy of the Rent Leveling Ordinance entitled "Notice to Teaneck Tenants." Tenants must sign the notice; if they refuse, the landlord must serve it by certified mail within 30 days. A specific advance-notice day count for the increase itself was not found in the retrieved excerpt.
Who's covered
Buildings with 3 or more units
Exemptions
  • newly constructed multiple dwellings
  • 2 or fewer units owned by a single person in a cooperative or condominium building/complex
  • new construction (30 yrs from certificate of occupancy, N.J.S.A. 2A:42-84.2)
Vacancy decontrol
When a unit becomes vacant, a landlord may file an affidavit with the Administrative Monitoring Officer and, upon payment of the required fee, the vacated dwelling unit is no longer subject to this chapter.
Registration
Every owner of a multiple dwelling must file with the Township Clerk a statement showing the rent charged for each rental unit as of June 1, 2004; annual filings are due by July 1 each year.
Penalties
First violations carry a civil fine of not more than $500 for each unit in violation; overcharges entitle tenants to a civil penalty equal to three times the amount of the excess, plus attorney's fees.
Status
active
Confidence
high
Last verified
2026-09-23

Calculate your maximum increase

Latest 12-month CPI change: 4.34% (CPI-U, New York-Newark-Jersey City (NY-NJ-PA), all items, not seasonally adjusted, 2026-08 vs 2025-08) — source: BLS

This ordinance measures CPI over: latest available 12-month period preceding the proposed increase. 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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Ordinance text

The fair rental...may be increased by a maximum percentage equal to the percentage increase in the latest available consumer price index for the New York-Northern New Jersey Metropolitan Area.Chapter 29C, Rent Control — https://ecode360.com/13655473

State survey entry

Increase limit
CPI NY/Northern NJ percentage increase in the 12 month period preceding the proposed increase.
Units covered
3+
Exceptions
Exception(s) - Newly constructed multiple dwellings, and 2 or fewer units owned by a single person in a cooperative or condominium building/complex. Vacancy Decontrol. No more than once every 24 months.

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

Open questions

Rent board

Administrative Monitoring Officer · (201) 837-1600 · https://www.teanecknj.gov/

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