in Montvale.

Montvale is one of only two Bergen municipalities (with Alpine) designated for dust-wipe lead-paint sampling under the DCA 2025-26 methodology list pursuant to N.J.S.A. 52:27D-437.16 and P.L. 2024 c.74, rather than the visual-inspection method that applies to the other 68 [per NJ DCA]. No local rent-control ordinance is on the books, so state-baseline rules apply. The borough hosts the Mercedes-Benz USA headquarters along the Garden State Parkway exit 172 corridor and routes K-8 students through Montvale Public Schools and 9-12 through Pascack Hills Regional. Landlord-tenant disputes file in the Bergen Vicinage Special Civil Part in Hackensack. Montvale joined the Local Leaders for Responsible Planning coalition challenging the Fourth Round affordable-housing methodology, and its binding Round 4 resolution was adopted by Borough Council prior to the January 28, 2025 deadline. The commute to Midtown Manhattan via NJ Transit Pascack Valley Line runs about 62 minutes.

8,436

07645

62 min

$877,800

None

Check with clerk

Not required

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

Dust Wipe Sampling 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.

• Plaintiff in Local Leaders for Responsible Planning litigation challenging Round 4.
• Per-town RDP not yet publicly verified; see DCA Round 4 Calculation Workbook for binding number.

Be the first landlord to list in Montvale.

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.