Last updated: April 2026
New Jersey has no statewide rent control—instead, 128+ municipalities have their own local rent control ordinances with varying rules.
Check your address to see if your building is covered by rent control in your municipality.
New Jersey's largest cities each have their own local ordinances with different caps and coverage rules. Here's what tenants in the most-searched cities need to know:
These municipalities have local rent control ordinances limiting how much landlords can raise rent:
These municipalities don't have local rent control, but tenants are still protected by New Jersey's statewide Anti-Eviction Act: