Is Moonachie, NJ a rent-controlled town?

No. Moonachie does not have a municipal rent control ordinance. Landlords may increase rent by any amount with proper notice per the lease terms.

How much is rent in Moonachie, NJ?

Rent in Moonachie varies by unit size. Browse current listings on TurnkeyDoor to see live pricing.

Does Moonachie accept Section 8 vouchers?

Under NJ law (N.J.S.A. 10:5-12, amended by A4841 effective January 2026), landlords cannot refuse tenants based on source of lawful income, including Section 8 Housing Choice Vouchers. All TurnkeyDoor listings accept Section 8 by default.

Moonachie · Bergen County · NJ

Apartments for rent in Moonachie.

Browse rental listings in Moonachie, Bergen County. All landlords on TurnkeyDoor accept Section 8 housing-choice vouchers (NJLAD) and comply with the NJ Fair Chance in Housing Act.

Section 8 acceptedFCHA protected

Moonachie landlord requirements

Rent control: None
Registration required: Check with clerk
CO on turnover: Not required

Moonachie · Borough · 2020 pop. 2,757

Moonachie compliance briefing

2024 General Tax Rate: 1.828 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 — formula-driven
STR ordinance: No standalone ordinance identified

Moonachie rent-control formula

CPI-tied (NY-Northeast NJ region). Tenant-owned and park-owned home increases calculated by applying allowable percentage to corresponding sum of base rents and dividing by number of homes in park. Hardship and capital-improvement increases may be approved.

Borough Code (Mobile Home Park Rent Leveling) — DCA 2025 Survey active roster. SCOPE: mobile-home parks only; does NOT regulate apartment rentals.

Exemptions: lots with <2 mobile homes; change-of-ownership (except inheritance).

Moonachie Borough Code (Mobile Home Park 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.

PRIMARY SOURCES

Bergen County Board of Taxation, 2024-TaxRate.pdf (Feb 2025)
NJ DCA 2025-26 Lead-Based Paint Inspection Methodology Pursuant to P.L.2021 c.182

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Renting in Moonachie — your rights

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.

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