Get NJ Rent Registration Statement - City Of Newark 2021-2024

Can a landlord raise rent in New Jersey? Unlike most states, New Jersey has no state rent control laws in place.

No, the state of New Jersey does not provide a limit to rent increases. However the local municipalities do and the rent increase limits can range anywhere between 2 - 6% per year. Many cities in New Jersey follows the Consumer Price Index (CPI) to set that range.

The State of New Jersey does not have a law controlling or governing rent increases or rent leveling. However, any municipality within the State of New Jersey may adopt an ordinance controlling rent increases. Your municipal clerk can tell you if a rent control ordinance exists within your municipality.

‍Newark, NJ – June 7, 2023 — Mayor Ras J. Baraka announced today that the Newark Municipal Council approved an ordinance imposing fines of up to $1,200 for each apartment not under rent control where tenants are required to pay an unconscionable rent increase of more than five percent in a single year.

Limits on Rent Increases The Tenant Protection Act caps rent increases for most residential tenants in California. Landlords cannot raise rent more than 10% total or 5% plus the percentage change in the cost of living – whichever is lower – over a 12-month period.

No, the state of New Jersey does not provide a limit to rent increases.

Under N.J.S.A. 46:8-27 and N.J.S.A. 55:13A-1, all landlords of residential rental dwellings in the State of New Jersey are required to register their rental units. For landlords who own three or more residential units in a single building, the registration is processed through the Department of Community Affairs (DCA).

Cite: N.J.S.A. 2A:18-61.1(f). Under the Anti-Eviction Act, a landlord cannot make you pay an increase in rent that is so large that it is unconscionable, meaning that it is extremely harsh or so unreasonable as to be shocking.