in Carlstadt.

Carlstadt is one of the seven Meadowlands District municipalities (NJSEA / formerly NJMC zone) with a partly-industrial tax base; the Meadowlands Sports Complex including MetLife Stadium and American Dream sits adjacent to the Borough boundary. No local rent-control ordinance has been adopted, leaving state-baseline rules under N.J.S.A. 2A:42-74 et seq. operative. Rental lead-safe certifications: visual methodology under N.J.S.A. 52:27D-437.16, 3-year cycle (or sooner on tenant turnover) per P.L. 2024 c.74. The Round 4 Mt Laurel obligation is recorded in the DCA workbook within Region 1's 27,743-unit prospective-need framework (P.L. 2024 c.2). No standalone short-term rental ordinance identified in Borough Code. Carlstadt Public Schools (K-8) sends 9-12 students to Carlstadt-East Rutherford Regional High School (Henry P. Becton Regional HS), a two-municipality consolidated district shared with East Rutherford. Landlord-tenant disputes route through the Special Civil Part at the Bergen County Justice Center, Hackensack. Borough Hall: 500 Madison St., (201) 939-2850. NJ Transit bus routes 161/164 provide Port Authority commuter service via Route 17 and the Lincoln Tunnel approach. [per Bergen-70 enrichment 2026-05-09]

6,360

07072

42 min

$716,600

None

Check with clerk

Not required

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

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

No active local ordinance (state baseline applies)

No standalone ordinance identified

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.

• DCA workbook.
• 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).
• 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.