Rent increase may not be unconscionable
N.J.S.A. 2A:18-61.1 et seq.State law
A rent increase must not be unconscionable and must comply with municipal ordinances governing rent increases.
Answers the question “How much can my rent go up?”
The source
… that before an owner can evict a tenant for nonpayment of an increased rent, they must first serve the tenant with a valid notice to quit and notice of rent increase. This notice does not mean that the tenant must actually leave; the tenant has the right to remain as long as they pay any legal increase in rent. The increase in rent must not be unconscionable; it must not be so unreasonable as to shock the conscience of a fair and honest person and must comply with any municipal ordinances governing rent increases. The definition of unconscionable is fact sensitive. Factors used in defining unconscionable are the amount of the increase; the landlord’s expenses and profitability; how the existing and proposed rent compared to rents charged at similar rental properties in the same ge ographic area; the relative bargaining…
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- Status on Oct 1, 2026
- In force
What it depends on
- Covers
- Conditions not extracted yet.
- Key value
- Must not be unconscionable
- Other levels
- Applies alongside rules from other levels.
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Audit trail
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- Category
- Rent increases
- Requirement
- A rent increase must not be unconscionable and must comply with municipal ordinances governing rent increases.
- Key value
- Must not be unconscionable
- 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.
- Dates: no effective date in the text; treated as in force.
- Coverage: no building condition the data can test; conditions in words stay with the text.
must comply with any municipal ordinances governing rent increases.
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.
- 140 applies
Every dot is the rule engine’s result for that address. The larger dots are the example addresses listed below.
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On Oct 1, 2026. Rules that don’t apply are left out.
- 327 Jackson St, Hoboken: Applies. Statewide New Jersey rule in force (N.J.S.A. 2A:18-61.1 et seq.); no building condition in it excludes this address.