Q: Is this rent increase of 7.8% legal according to NJ Law? To whom do I address first to stop it before 5/1/21 deadline
My lease ends 6/30/21. I just received my renewal form from my complex with a $58 increase. I've been here 6 years rent has never been late, and never had complaints on me. The increase has always been 20/year until 2020 when they felt in the middle of Covid it was ok to raise it to 35/year & now it's going to 58/year. There have been no improvements done for current tenants only new tenants, and they come in paying a higher rate for those. I don't even have properly functioning A/C despite the medical exception the office has on file for my disability. Windows and doors leak ungodly amounts of air & the complex won't address, yet the rent continues to increase. If I understood the rights correctly the max that could be charged was 4% of the current rent which is currently $755, and I would believe that to be if improvements justifies such. A window has yet to be replaced in front of my door from 1 1/2 yrs ago that allows safety hazards to the residents on my floor. Please advise
A: The answer depends upon whether or not the municipality in which you reside has some sort of rent stabilization or rent control ordinanc. I suggest you call legal aid in the county where you reside to discuss the issues.,
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