Edison, NJ Rental Property Rules: Rent Control (2026)
Rent control rules in Edison, NJ, also known as rent stabilization or rent cap ordinances, limit annual rent increases and protect tenants from displacement.
Key Facts
- Max annual increase
- 5% of base rent
- Applies
- At lease renewal/expiration
- Vacancy decontrol
- Resets rent once per turnover
- Application fee cap
- $25
Summary
Edison Township runs local rent control on covered rental units: annual increases are capped at 5% of the base rent at lease renewal, though a landlord can reset the rent to market rate for the first year after a unit turns over.
Maximum Rent Increase. Beginning with the sixtieth (60th) day preceding the adoption of this section, at the expiration of a lease or at the termination of the lease of a periodic tenant, no landlord shall request or receive a percentage increase in rent above the base rent which is greater than the percentage five (5%) percent per annum.
c. Other Charges.
1. No landlord shall charge to any tenant a separate charge or fee for any privilege, service or facility normally connected with the use or occupancy of a dwelling.
2. Any separate charge or fee presently in effect for services or facilities, such as garage spaces, parking spaces, swimming pool membership or similar services and facilities, if mandatory, shall be subject to the same percentage increase as shall the base rent.
3. No landlord shall charge any application fee to prospective tenants unless said fee bears a reasonable relationship to some expense incurred by the landlord in processing the application. Any fee in excess of twenty-five ($25.00) dollars shall be presumed unreasonable and subject to prosecution unless the landlord can establish the reasonableness of same.
4. No tenant shall be charged any brokerage commission or charge. Any such charge shall be borne solely by the landlord.
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Official source re-checked September 7, 2026: no newer edition of the code had been published (publisher’s edition: rev 4904708; v19 updated 2026-03-25; through 03-25-2026).
Full Breakdown
Township Code § 17-4.2 limits rent increases on units covered by Edison's rent control ordinance to 5% per year, applied at lease expiration or termination of a periodic tenancy. Application fees are capped at $25, brokerage fees may not be charged to tenants, and furnished-unit surcharges are restricted. Under the vacancy decontrol provision, § 17-4.3, a landlord may set a new market rent for the first one-year lease after a unit is voluntarily vacated; the 5% cap then resumes for later renewals.
Violations & Fines
Landlords who request or collect rent above the 5% cap, or charge improper fees, are subject to enforcement before the Fair Rental Housing Board and Municipal Court under Chapter 17.
Frequently Asked Questions
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Sources & Official References
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