

Asbury Park’s Rent Control Ordinance:
Effective June 1st 2021
Key Points:
- Caps rent increases at 3.5% or CPI, whichever is greater:
- CPI has been below 3.5% for several decades, and is forecasted to remain at 2% or less for the foreseeable future
- Real rent protections will actually be in place to help those residents who need it
- Vacancy Decontrol alleviates the impact to your taxes and is central to the City’s ordinance
- It is the only fair way to balance renter and homeowner interests
- Fair representation on the Rent Leveling Board
- Enforces compliance with Standards of Service as required by law
- Ordinance is flexible and can be amended at any time depending on the City’s needs
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Asbury Park Rent Ordinance Information
For a comparison of the City Council Adopted Rent Ordinance and the Petition Referendum…
ASBURY PARK’S AFFORDABLE HOUSING ORDINANCE IS ALSO ALREADY IN EFFECT:
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News Archive:
City Council Passes Rent Control Ordinance
Mar 11, 2021
Council Set to Introduce Rent Control Ordinance
Feb 24, 2021
Council votes down proposed rent control ordinance
Dec 23, 2020
Rent control referendum slated for Asbury Park
Dec 04, 2020
3 Leading In Asbury Park Council Election
Nov 4, 2020
Letter: Asbury Park Affordable Housing Coalition
Mar 11, 2019
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