in Bergenfield.

Bergenfield operates one of Bergen County's older active rent-control regimes: Borough Code Ch. 240 was first adopted as Ord. 1045 on December 2, 1975 and has been amended by Ords. 1056/1084/1111/1131, with definitional language refined on October 15, 2024. The ceiling is a flat 4% of the prior calendar year's rental charge, measured at the anniversary of lease expiration or periodic-tenancy renewal — not a CPI index. Vacancy decontrol is permitted (the unit re-controls upon re-rental). Excluded from coverage: motel/hotel-style transient lodging, buildings of 2 housing units or fewer, and newly-constructed units in their first rental period. Lead-safe certificates use visual-inspection methodology per N.J.S.A. 52:27D-437.16, with the 3-year validity cycle reaffirmed in P.L. 2024 c.74. The Round 4 Mt Laurel obligation was adopted by binding Resolution dated 1/28/2025; allocations sit inside DCA Region 1's 27,743-unit prospective-need framework. Short-term rental ordinance status: verify-clerk. Bergenfield Public Schools operates a unified K-12 system. Landlord-tenant matters venue in the Special Civil Part at the Bergen County Justice Center, Hackensack. Rent Leveling Board: 198 N. Washington Ave., (201) 387-4055 (ordinance ecode360.com/8944425). [per Bergen-26 deep-dive 2026-05-09]

28,321

07621

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$617,000

Active (Borough Code Ch. 240, Rent Control (Ord. 1045, 12-2-1975; amended Ord. 1056/1084/1111/1131))

4%

Yes

Yes

3.527 per $100 (Bergen Co. Bd. of Taxation, Feb 2025)

Visual Inspection NJ DCA / N.J.A.C. 5:28A

Active — 4% peak cap

Verify with clerk

Bergenfield rent-control formula

4% of prior calendar year's rental charge per anniversary of lease expiration / periodic-tenancy renewal

Borough Code Ch. 240, Rent Control (Ord. 1045, 12-2-1975; amended Ord. 1056/1084/1111/1131)

Exemptions: motels/hotels; buildings with 2 or fewer housing units; newly-constructed first-rented units.

Bergenfield Borough Code Ch. 240 →

Mount Laurel 4th Round (2025–2035)

Bergen County is in DCA Region 1 (regional prospective need = 27,743 units across the region). Obligations binding 7/1/2025–6/30/2035 per P.L.2024 c.2.

• Per binding resolution adopted 1/28/2025; verify exact number on bergenfieldnj.gov.
• Per-town RDP not yet publicly verified; see DCA Round 4 Calculation Workbook for binding number.

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• Security deposits are capped at 1.5× monthly rent under N.J.S.A. 46:8-21.2. Your landlord must hold the deposit in an NJ FDIC-insured account and pay annual interest (§46:8-19). Return within 30 days of move-out (§46:8-21.1) or face double damages.
• Fair Chance in Housing — landlords cannot ask about criminal history on the initial application. Background checks happen only after a conditional offer (N.J.S.A. 46:8-52 et seq.).
• Section 8 — your housing-choice voucher is a protected source of income. A landlord cannot decline an applicant because they intend to pay with Section 8 (NJLAD).
• Rent control — Bergenfield limits annual rent increases. Current cap: 4%.
• Eviction — good cause required for all evictions under the NJ Anti-Eviction Act (N.J.S.A. 2A:18-61.1). Lease expiration alone is not grounds.