A covered unit becomes "forever decontrolled" on the voluntary vacancy or the legal eviction of the rent-controlled tenant, on an approved application for permanent decontrol supported by proof of the vacancy.
Permanent, not until re-rental — which is why the covered class only ever shrinks, and why a turnover during the hold is worth more here than the same turnover across the river. It still needs the Rent Control Office to approve the application, and the Anti-Eviction Act still requires cause for the eviction route.
- Vacancy decontrol
- Yes — rent resets on vacancy
Sources
- Bayonne Code §16-9 — Permanent decontrol
- NJ DCA — 2026 Rent Control Survey — New Jersey Department of Community Affairs, 2026 Rent Control Survey (spreadsheet, linked from the DCA Landlord-Tenant Information page; last revised 20 May 2026). The department's own caveat: the survey is only as current as the published codes, and the stated percentage may differ from the increase actually permitted.