in Lyndhurst.

Lyndhurst is a Bergen County township served by Lyndhurst Public Schools for K-12. The Township operates an active rent-leveling regime with a 5.5% annual cap; hardship and capital-improvement increases may be approved, with capital cap at 10% of rent, and a separate tax-base rent adjustment is available when municipal property taxes rise. Vacancy decontrol applies once per 5 years with a 20% maximum increase. The Rent Leveling Board meets quarterly on a published 2026 schedule (January 26, April 27, September 28, December 14), with current members including reappointed per the 10/8/2024 Commissioners' Minutes; a September 26, 2022 agenda documented enforcement against named landlords for failing to register rent rolls. Lead-paint inspections follow the standard visual methodology under the NJ DCA 2025-26 list pursuant to N.J.A.C. 5:28A. NJ Transit Bergen County Line rail service from Lyndhurst Station reaches Hoboken with PATH transfer averaging 42 minutes. Landlord-tenant disputes route through the Bergen County Special Civil Part in Hackensack [per DCA 2025 Rent Control Survey + lyndhurstnj.org rent leveling board page].

22,519

07071

42 min

$624,600

Active (Township Code (Rent Leveling) — DCA 2025 Survey active roster)

5.5%

Yes

Not required

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

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

Active — 5.5% peak cap

No standalone ordinance identified

Lyndhurst rent-control formula

5.5% annual cap. Hardship and capital-improvement increases may be approved (capital cap 10% of rent). 'Tax base rent adjustment' available for municipal-tax increases.

Township Code (Rent Leveling) — DCA 2025 Survey active roster

Exemptions: 1-, 2-, and 3-family homes; hotels/motels/similar premises; newly-constructed first-rentals.

Lyndhurst Township Code (Rent Leveling) →

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.

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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).
• Rent control — Lyndhurst limits annual rent increases. Current cap: 5.5%.
• 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.