in Cresskill.

Cresskill runs its own K-12 public school system (Cresskill Public Schools) rather than feeding into the Northern Valley Regional HS District — a structural distinction from neighboring Demarest and Closter. The Borough has no rent-control chapter; rents are governed by N.J.S.A. 2A:42-74 et seq. baseline. Lead-safe inspections are scheduled on visual methodology per N.J.S.A. 52:27D-437.16; certificate validity is 3 years (or sooner at tenant turnover) under P.L. 2024 c.74, effective Sept 12 2024. Affordable-housing compliance is governed by Borough Code Article XXIX, with the Round 4 Mt Laurel obligation slotting inside DCA Region 1's 27,743-unit prospective-need framework under P.L. 2024 c.2. Short-term rentals are categorically prohibited under Borough Code. Landlord-tenant disputes are filed in the Special Civil Part at the Bergen County Justice Center, Hackensack. Borough Hall: 67 Union Ave., (201) 569-5400. Merritt Memorial School (K-5), Cresskill Middle School, and Cresskill HS occupy a single Union Avenue campus row. [per references/research/_staging/2026-05-07-bergen-70-town-data.md]

9,133

07626

50 min

$952,900

None

Check with clerk

Not required

2.300 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)

Prohibited

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.

• Code Article XXIX governs affordable housing.
• 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.