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Clifton rental law

As of Oct 7, 2026. Not legal advice.

Raise rent in Clifton

Rent increases capped at 3% or 2%

Earliest start: Dec 1, 2026. Give a written notice at least one month ahead, by Nov 1, 2026.

Only one raise every 12 months.

a month

The law, word for word

Rules for every lease in Clifton

The next 12 months

  1. New Jersey

    Current figure ends: NJ residential rental application fee cap ($50)

    Up to $50 per application.

  2. New Jersey

    Takes effect: Forbidding the Algorithmic Inflation of Rent (FAIR) Act

    Not yet: a state ban starts Jul 1, 2027.

All changes in Clifton

New Jersey state law

State law applies here too. Where both cover a rental, the stricter city rule usually wins; each rule's page says so.

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