in Ridgefield.

Ridgefield's rent leveling commission and tenant-advocate office administer a rent-control regime covering dwellings with three or more units [per DCA 2025 Rent Control Survey]. Annual increases are tied to the CPI-U NY/Northern NJ/Long Island measured between the period 90 days before the proposed increase and the period 12 months prior to the effective date, with floor-and-cap brackets that distinguish heating responsibility: tenant-pays-heat sets a 2 percent floor and a 3.5 percent cap, while landlord-pays-heat sets a 2.5 percent floor and a 4 percent cap. The board has five members (two landlords, two tenants, one neutral resident) and operates on a 60-day hearing / 45-day decision schedule; vacancy decontrol permits a maximum 112.5 percent of the highest allowable comparable rent in the borough. Lead-paint inspection follows the visual methodology under N.J.S.A. 52:27D-437.16 and P.L. 2024 c.74. Ridgefield Public Schools serve K-12. Bergen Vicinage Special Civil Part in Hackensack handles landlord-tenant filings. ZIP 07657. The bus commute to Midtown via the GWB runs about 35 minutes.

11,501

07657

35 min

$744,300

Active (Borough Code (Rent Leveling Commission / Tenant Advocate) — DCA 2025 Survey active roster)

4%

Yes

Not required

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

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

Active — 4% peak cap

No standalone ordinance identified

Ridgefield rent-control formula

CPI-U NY/Northern NJ/Long Island NY-NJ-CT-PA, measured 90 days prior to proposed increase vs. first day of month 12 months prior to effective date. If tenant pays heat: min 2%, max 3.5%. If landlord pays heat: min 2.5%, max 4%.

Borough Code (Rent Leveling Commission / Tenant Advocate) — DCA 2025 Survey active roster

Exemptions: hotels/motels; federally-subsidized units.

Ridgefield Borough Code (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.

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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 — Ridgefield limits annual rent increases. Current cap: 4%.
• 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.