in Maywood.

Maywood is a Bergen County borough served by Maywood Public Schools for K-8 with grades 9-12 sending to Hackensack High School. The Borough operates an active rent-control regime under Borough Code Chapter 261 with a 4.25% annual cap; hardship and capital-improvement increases may be approved. The Rent Advisory Board is structurally balanced with 1 landlord, 1 tenant, and 1 neutral resident plus alternates. Landlords must file rent rolls and income/expense statements by June 30, and certificates of compliance with the maintenance code must accompany rent-increase notices. No increase may be charged while there are outstanding maintenance violations, and vacancy-based increases are restricted to the highest rent for a comparable unit within the same premises with anti-coercion protections. Exemptions cover 1-family, 2-family, and owner-occupied 3-family homes. Lead-paint inspections follow the standard visual methodology under the NJ DCA 2025-26 list pursuant to N.J.A.C. 5:28A. Landlord-tenant disputes route through the Bergen County Special Civil Part in Hackensack [per DCA 2025 Rent Control Survey + ecode360.com/10330932].

10,080

07607

50 min

$682,300

Active (Borough Code Ch. 261 (Rent Control) — DCA 2025 Survey active roster)

4.25%

Yes

Not required

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

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

Active — 4.25% peak cap

No standalone ordinance identified

Maywood rent-control formula

4.25% annual cap. Hardship and capital-improvement increases may be approved.

Borough Code Ch. 261 (Rent Control) — DCA 2025 Survey active roster

Exemptions: 1-family; 2-family; owner-occupied 3-family homes.

Maywood Borough Code Ch. 261 →

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 — Maywood limits annual rent increases. Current cap: 4.25%.
• 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.