in Fair Lawn.

Fair Lawn is a Borough with active rent control: Borough Code Ch. 177 (Section 11-6 of 1981 Revised General Ordinances, adopted 7-27-1982) caps annual increases at the lower of 4% of base rent or the 12-month-average CPI-U (NY-Northeastern NJ region) at expiration of any one-year-or-longer lease or periodic tenancy. On vacancy, no new rental may exceed 10% of the maximum rent last charged, with only one increase per 12 months permitted (vacancy decontrol with capital investment requirements). Capital improvement increase available once per 5 years; capped at 15% of total dwellings in a complex per year. No vacancy decontrol. Exemptions include owner-occupied 2-or-fewer-unit dwellings and newly-constructed first-rented units. Lead-safe inspections follow the visual methodology under N.J.S.A. 52:27D-437.16 + P.L. 2024 c.74 (3-year validity). Mt Laurel 4th Round under Code Ch. 49 / Ord. 2482-2018 framework. Fair Lawn Public Schools operates K-12. Landlord-tenant disputes route through the Bergen County Special Civil Part at the Bergen County Justice Center, Hackensack. Rent Leveling Board: 8-01 Fair Lawn Ave., (201) 564-6152. [per Bergen-26 deep-dive + ecode360.com/10054997]

34,927

07410

40 min

$669,050

Active (Borough Code Ch. 177, Rent Control (Section 11-6 of 1981 Revised General Ordinances, adopted 7-27-1982))

4%

Check with clerk

Not required

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

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

Active — 4% peak cap

No standalone ordinance identified

Fair Lawn rent-control formula

lower of 4% of base rent OR 12-month-average CPI-U (NY-Northeastern NJ region) at lease expiration of any one-year-or-longer lease or periodic tenancy

Borough Code Ch. 177, Rent Control (Section 11-6 of 1981 Revised General Ordinances, adopted 7-27-1982)

Exemptions: owner-occupied 2-or-less unit dwellings; newly-constructed first-rented units.

Fair Lawn Borough Code Ch. 177 →

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 Ch. 49 implements affordable housing per Ord. 2482-2018 framework, updated for Round 4.
• 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).
• Rent control — Fair Lawn 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.