in Teaneck.

Teaneck is an active rent-control township on the Bergen 26 roster: township code (eCode360 ref 13655473) ties the annual rent-increase cap to the percentage change in CPI for the New York / Northern New Jersey area over the 12-month period preceding the proposed increase, administered through an Administrative Monitoring Officer rather than a standing board, covering buildings of 3+ units; vacancy decontrol applies no more than once every 24 months [per DCA 2025 Rent Control Survey, verified 2026-05-09]. Exemptions cover newly-constructed multiple dwellings and ≤2-unit cooperative or condominium parcels owned by a single person. Lead-safe rental compliance follows visual inspection methodology on the three-year cycle (or earlier at tenant turnover) per N.J.S.A. 52:27D-437.16, as amended by P.L. 2024 c.74. K-12 students attend Teaneck Public Schools. The township's Mount Laurel Fourth Round prospective-need obligation is 431 units ( set the binding figure 5/30/2025 in BER-L-776-25, overriding the township's 1/28/2025 adjusted resolution of 384) under P.L. 2024 c.2, DCA Region 1 [per teanecknj.gov Round 4 presentation]. Township Hall: 818 Teaneck Rd. (07666). Landlord-tenant matters are heard by the Bergen Vicinage Special Civil Part at the Hackensack courthouse.

41,246

07666

40 min

$684,700

Active (Township Code (Rent Leveling, Administrative Monitoring Officer) — DCA 2025 Survey active roster (supersedes prior 'no active' framing))

Yes

Yes

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

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

Active — formula-driven

No standalone ordinance identified

Teaneck rent-control formula

CPI NY/Northern NJ percentage increase in the 12-month period preceding the proposed increase.

Township Code (Rent Leveling, Administrative Monitoring Officer) — DCA 2025 Survey active roster (supersedes prior 'no active' framing)

Exemptions: newly-constructed multiple dwellings; ≤2 units owned by a single person in a cooperative or condominium building/complex.

Teaneck Township 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.

• Prospective need: 431 units
• DCA non-binding Prospective Need = 431; Council adjusted to 384 via 1/28/2025 binding resolution; Judge Corritson ruled 5/30/2025 setting 431 (binding), overriding adjusted figure (BER-L-776-25). Township required to identify parcels likely to redevelop addressing >=25% of prospective-need adjustment.

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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 — Teaneck limits annual rent increases. Contact the municipal clerk for the current formula.
• 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.