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slax03 t1_itnmll6 wrote

You're getting downvoted but youre correct. My landlord tried to jack up my price 30% in September and I came back with the JC Municipal Code and they backed down.

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crazylegsbeansie t1_itntqep wrote

What’s this code? Want to be ready for if they try to jack me up next year

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slax03 t1_itnv2b0 wrote

"At the expiration of a lease or at the termination of a lease of a periodic tenant, no landlord of any dwelling as defined in § 260-1 may request or receive a percentage increase in rent which is greater than four percent or the percentage difference between the consumer price index three months prior to the expiration or termination of the lease and three months prior to the commencement of the lease term, whichever is less. For a periodic tenant or for a tenant whose lease term shall be less than one year, said tenant shall not suffer or be caused to pay more than one rent increase in any 12-month period, commencing 15 months prior to and ending three months prior to, the effective date of the proposed increase, whichever is less. However, as a result of the COVID-19 pandemic, no landlord may request or receive any rental increase at the expiration of a lease or the expiration of any periodic tenancy until the end of the state of emergency or six months from adoption of these amendments, whichever comes first. This paragraph shall be effective March 15, 2021."

https://www.jerseycitynj.gov/cityhall/HousingAndDevelopment/housingpreservation/landlordtenantrelations

Rent control ordinance. Essentially, a landlord can't raise your rent to an amount that outpaces inflation. The only way around it is putting the apartment back on the market, and they would need to give you 3 months notice before your lease is up to do that.

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objectimpermanence t1_ito7r1g wrote

This is not accurate.

> no landlord of any dwelling as defined in § 260-1

That part is very important. These provisions only apply to apartments that are subject to the city’s rent control ordinance.

Most buildings built in the past 30 years or so are not subject to rent control. Many older properties are also not covered by the ordinance.

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baconhawk8907 t1_itofhdh wrote

I thought most buildings had this 4% rent increase cap unless they’re specifically exempt. There was that whole thing with the Rivington (a new building) trying to jack up rents but they didn’t have an exemption to the rent control ordinance. I believe you can look up if buildings are exempt.

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Knobbies4Ever t1_itoipvs wrote

Hoboken (Rivington) and JC have different rent control laws. What Objectimpermanence stated is correct for JC.

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