in Demarest.

Demarest hosts the seat of the Northern Valley Regional High School system, which serves 9-12 students from Closter, Demarest, Haworth, and adjoining boroughs at the Demarest campus (a second campus operates at Old Tappan). No municipal rent-control ordinance applies; rents are governed by state-baseline statutes (N.J.S.A. 2A:42-74 et seq.). For rental units, lead-safe certificate cycles run on visual methodology per N.J.S.A. 52:27D-437.16 (3-year validity under P.L. 2024 c.74, eff. Sept 12 2024). The Borough's Round 4 Mt Laurel allocation was adopted by binding Resolution dated 1/28/2025; allocations sit inside the 27,743-unit DCA Region 1 prospective-need framework under P.L. 2024 c.2. Short-term rentals are prohibited under Borough Code. K-8 students enroll in Demarest Public Schools. Landlord-tenant suits are venued in the Special Civil Part of the Superior Court, Bergen Vicinage, at the Bergen County Justice Center, Hackensack. Borough Hall: 118 Serpentine Rd., (201) 768-0167. The Borough is named for Demarest railroad station along the Erie Northern Branch corridor (currently dormant for passenger service). [per references/research/_staging/2026-05-07-bergen-70-town-data.md]

4,960

07627

55 min

$1,434,000

None

Check with clerk

Not required

3.057 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.

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

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All 70 Bergen municipalities supported. NJ compliance baked in: Section 8 acceptance, FCHA two-phase screening, $50 application fee cap, lead-safe certification tracking.

• 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.