in Paramus.

Paramus has no local rent-control ordinance; state-baseline rent regulation applies [per DCA 2025 Rent Control Survey]. The borough adopted its Mount Laurel Fourth Round Housing Element and Fair Share Plan with a Third Round obligation reduced via vacant-land analysis to 260 inclusionary units, satisfied through a regional contribution agreement with Jersey City and 100 percent affordable senior housing units; two redevelopment sites (650 Winters Avenue and the Block 6701 Lot 1 corner at Paramus Road and West Ridgewood Avenue) carry inclusionary set-asides [per njcourts.gov Paramus HEFSP]. Median monthly rent reported in the HEFSP is $2,845, against $1,870 county-wide and $1,667 statewide. Lead-paint inspection follows the visual methodology under N.J.S.A. 52:27D-437.16 and P.L. 2024 c.74. Paramus operates K-12 public schools and hosts Bergen Community College, Bergen County Technical Schools, and Bergen County Special Services. Bergen Vicinage Special Civil Part in Hackensack handles landlord-tenant filings. ZIPs 07652 and 07653. The Paramus blue laws keep most retailers closed on Sundays. NJ Transit bus service reaches Midtown in about 50 minutes.

26,698

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07652, 07653

50 min

$1,053,000

None

Check with clerk

Not required

1.499 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.

• Vacant-land adjusted RDP: 260 units
• Round 4 HEFSP adopted; Third Round obligation reduced via vacant-land analysis to 260 units, met through RCA with Jersey City + 100% affordable senior housing units. Round 4 incorporates two redevelopment sites (650 Winters Ave., Block 6701 Lot 1 at Paramus Rd./West Ridgewood Ave.). Median Paramus monthly rent: $2,845 (vs. Bergen $1,870 / NJ $1,667).

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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).
• 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.