Teaneck has a longstanding rent control ordinance limiting annual rent increases on covered units to a CPI-based percentage, with a Rent Control Board administering hardship appeals and registration.
Teaneck's Rent Control Ordinance (Chapter 33 of the Township Code) caps annual rent increases on covered apartments based on a percentage of the Consumer Price Index, typically not to exceed 4-5% in any year. The Rent Control Board hears landlord hardship applications and tenant complaints. Newly constructed buildings, owner-occupied 1-4 unit dwellings, and units exempted under N.J.S.A. 2A:42-84.1 may be excluded. Landlords must provide notice of any increase and register units with the Township.
Excess rent collection is recoverable by tenants with treble damages and attorney's fees in some cases; landlords face civil penalties up to $1,250 per violation under Township enforcement.
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