Allow unrestricted initial rent after qualifying substantial rehabilitation
Newark Code § 19:2-18.3City law
A substantially reconstructed or rehabilitated dwelling is not restricted in its initial rent only if the Rent Control Board makes the required determinations, including qualifying costs exceeding 50% of fair market value during a 12-month period and required appraisal and occupancy-certificate findings.
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The source
… normal maintenance, those costs shall be disallowed in computing the cost of rehabilitation. The determination of the Board shall also take into account an inspection conducted by a representative from the Department of Engineering after the date of the application. § 19:2-18.3. Substantial Rehabilitation. Substantially reconstructed or rehabilitated dwellings shall not be restricted in initial rent charged, if the Rent Control Board has made the following determinations: a. The Board shall determine that the cost of reconstruction or rehabilitation during a twelve-month period exceeds 50% of the fair market value of the property. The fair market value shall be established by an appraisal issued by a member of an appraisal institute such as the American Institute of Real Estate…
- Official law
- Open the official source
- Document
- S019, retrieved Oct 4, 2026
- Dates
- In force since Jun 9, 2026
- Status on Oct 1, 2026
- In force
What it depends on
- Covers
- Conditions not extracted yet.
- Key value
- Unrestricted initial rent if statutory determinations are met
- Exemptions
- Only dwellings for which the Rent Control Board makes the specified determinations qualify.
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Audit trail
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Extracted by the model
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- Category
- Rent increases
- Requirement
- A substantially reconstructed or rehabilitated dwelling is not restricted in its initial rent only if the Rent Control Board makes the required determinations, including qualifying costs exceeding 50% of fair market value during a 12-month period and required appraisal and occupancy-certificate findings.
- Key value
- Unrestricted initial rent if statutory determinations are met
- Effect
- protection_or_duty
- Quote found in source
- yes
- Confidence
- 90%
reasoning boundary
Decided by code
Deterministic: same rules, facts and date give the same answer.
- Jurisdiction: listed only for addresses whose state or legal city is NJ-NEWARK.
- Dates: in force from 2026-06-09 (New Jersey municipal default: 20 days after final passage 2026-05-20 (N.J.S.A. 40:49-2(d), 40:69A-181(b)); mayoral approval or publication may make it later); before that, not yet in force.
- Coverage: no building condition the data can test; conditions in words stay with the text.
As of Oct 1, 2026Engine run
Sources retrieved Oct 1, 2026.
Which buildings it reaches
All 140 sample addresses in New Jersey on Oct 1, 2026.
- 50 applies
- 90 not covered
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