in Mahwah.

Mahwah is Bergen's largest municipality by area at 26.19 square miles — bigger than Hackensack, Paramus, and Teaneck combined. The Township borders Rockland County, NY at the New Jersey-New York state line and includes Ramapo Mountain State Forest. Ramapo College (a public liberal arts college) sits within Township limits. Mahwah Township Public Schools handle K-12 enrollment within the Township boundary. No Borough rent-leveling ordinance is on the DCA 2025 Survey roster; the compliance perimeter is therefore statewide-only: 46:8-21.2 deposit cap (1.5x monthly), Anti-Eviction Act 2A:18-61.1, and the source-of-income amendment P.L. 2025 c.251 effective Jan 12 2026. Round 4 affordable-housing obligations were committed per Township resolution under P.L. 2024 c.2. Lead-paint methodology is visual per DCA's 2025-26 list under N.J.A.C. 5:28A (3-year cycle, P.L. 2024 c.74). The 2024 general tax rate was 2.064 per $100 assessed — among the lower in Bergen due to the substantial corporate-campus base. NJ Transit Main Line rail from Mahwah Station reaches Hoboken with PATH transfer in approximately 67 minutes. Landlord-tenant matters file at Bergen Special Civil Part [per Bergen County Board of Taxation + Mahwah Township sq-mi reference].

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07430

67 min

$690,700

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2.064 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)

No standalone ordinance identified

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. Mahwah covers the largest area of any Bergen municipality (26.19 sq mi).
• 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.