Apartments for rent in Fort Lee.

Rent control

Active (§324-2(A), §324-3)

Max annual increase

5%

Registration required

Yes

CO on turnover

Yes

2024 General Tax Rate

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

Lead-safe inspection methodology

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

Rent control

Active — 6.5% peak cap

STR ordinance

Prohibited

Fort Lee rent-control formula

Hybrid 'MAP' (Maximum Allowable Percentage) — capped at 6.5% Class 1 / 5% Class 2; excess becomes 'PYC' carry-over

Borough Code Ch. 324, Rent Control (Ch. XXII of 1978 Revised Ordinances; adopted 3-1-1979; last amended Ord. 99-9, 2009-37)

Senior/disabled regime: Reduced caps for seniors/disabled under Article IX (administered as agent for Senior Citizens and Disabled Protected Tenancy Act, N.J.S.A. 2A:42-84.2; 3.5% per §324-53)

Exemptions: dwellings <3 housing units; newly-constructed first-rented units.

Fort Lee Borough Code Ch. 324; landmark Helmsley v. Borough of Fort Lee, 78 N.J. 200 (1978) →

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.
• Per-town RDP not yet publicly verified; see DCA Round 4 Calculation Workbook for binding number.

Be the first landlord to list in Fort Lee.

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 — Fort Lee limits annual rent increases. Current cap: 5%.
• 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.