Hackensack Rent Stabilization Ordinance
How much can my rent go up?
Max 5% with heat, 4.5% without.
Seniors get lower caps of 4% or 3.5%, and only once every 12 months.
Depends on the year the building was built or the number of units.
Who it covers
- Buildings completed on or before Aug 2, 1982.
- Buildings with 3 or more units.
- Not buildings less than 30 years old.
- Covers: Buildings with three or more rental units (plus certain condo/coop units); exempt: dwellings constructed and offered for rent after August 2, 1982, public housing, hotels/motels/boarding houses, and units regulated by state or federal law.
- Exemptions: Construction/first offered for rent after Aug 2, 1982; public housing; hotels, motels, boarding houses; units regulated by state/federal law; vacant units are decontrolled until reoccupied.
- In force since
- Jan 1, 1991
- Enacted
- Nov 5, 1990
“Five percent where the landlord provides heat to the rental unit;”
Hackensack City Code ch. 134, § 134-3 · ecode360.com · Retrieved Oct 6, 2026