Newark, NJ Rental Property Rules: Rent Increase Notice (2026)

1, at the expiration of a lease or termination of a periodic tenancy, a Newark landlord cannot request or receive a rent increase greater than the percentage change in the Consumer Price Index measured from 15 months before the increase to 3 months before it, and the increase can never exceed 4% regardless of what the CPI formula produces. 2 requires any landlord seeking an increase, including for a periodic tenant, to notify both the tenant and the City's Rent Regulation Officer in writing of the proposed rental increase, the proposed percentage increase, the prior year's rent, the allowable dollar increase, and the allowable percentage under the ordinance.

That written notice must reach the Rent Regulation Officer and the affected tenant at least 30 days before the increase takes effect. 8. 3 similarly requires one month's prior notice after Board approval. A tenant who is overcharged can force a rebate under § 19:2-4, retroactive to two years before the tenant's petition. These stacked notice periods exist because Newark runs an active, citywide rent control system administered by its Rent Control Board, not a landlord-tenant relationship governed only by state default rules.