Union City rent control: maximum rent increase (2026)
Hudson County — Rent Stabilization Ordinance (PDF). Full ordinance text ↗
Summary
- Cap formula
- the lesser of 3.0% or the CPI increase for the NY–Northern NJ Metro Area over the preceding 12 months; for qualified senior citizens (age 62+, PAAD-income-eligible), the lesser of 2.0% or the same CPI increase
- Frequency
- once per 12 months
- Notice required
- Hardship increase applicants must deliver written notice to tenants via certified mail summarizing the application and the increase sought; tenants receive 30 days to submit written comments.
- Who's covered
- Dwellings with 4 or more units
- Exemptions
- 1-, 2-, and 3-unit dwellings
- owner-occupied 4-, 5-, and 6-unit dwellings
- motels, hotels, similar premises
- space used for commercial purposes
- state-licensed rooming houses
- first-time rentals (until re-rented)
- new construction
- new construction (30 yrs from certificate of occupancy, N.J.S.A. 2A:42-84.2)
- Vacancy decontrol
- The ordinance contains no vacancy decontrol provision; units remain rent-stabilized upon tenant turnover.
- Registration
- Landlords must file annual registration statements containing tenant names, apartment numbers, current rent, last increase date/amount, and services provided; failure to register blocks rent-increase eligibility and disallows CPI adjustments for non-compliant years.
- Surcharges
- Capital improvement surcharge costs amortize over the improvement's useful life; kept separate from base rent and excluded from the 15% annual maximum aggregate increase cap.
- Penalties
- §334-15G specifies fines of $2,000 or more for utility conversion violations; the full general penalty section was not retrieved.
- Status
- active
- Confidence
- high
- Last verified
- 2026-09-23
Calculate your maximum increase
Ordinance text
The maximum permissible annual rent increase is either 3.0% or the amount equal to the percentage increase in the latest available consumer price index for the New York-Northern New Jersey Metropolitan Area, for the twelve-month period preceding the date of the notice of the proposed rental increase, whichever amount is less.Rent Stabilization Ordinance (PDF) — http://www.ucnj.com/_Content/pdf/forms/rent/Rent-Stabilization-Ordinance-2017.pdf
State survey entry
- Increase limit
- Lesser of 3% or the percentage increase in CPI for NY-Northern NJ Metro Area for 12-month period preceding date of notice of proposed rental increase.
2% for seniors 62+ in age, eligible to receive PAAD benefits, and whose annual income combined with that of all other occupants of the unit doesn't exceed the level to be eligible for PAAD (not including tenant's caregiver).
- Units covered
- 4+
- Exceptions
- Exception(s) - 1- 2- and 3-unit dwellings, owner-occupied 4- 5- and 6-unit dwellings, motels, hotels, similar premises, space used for commercial purposes, state-licensed rooming houses, first-time rentals (until re-rented), and new construction.
Source: NJ Department of Community Affairs, 2026 Rent Control Survey — nj.gov
Rent board
Rent Control Office · (201) 348-5734 · http://www.ucnj.com/Page/rent-control
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