Edison Code §17-4.2 caps an annual increase at 5%. Whether §17-4.1 independently exempts every property with fewer than three units is disputed because the published sentence joins that phrase to a commercial-floor-space clause.
§17-4.1 excludes motels and hotels, then states an exclusion using both buildings with one-third or more commercial floor space and housing units fewer than three. The DCA reads fewer than three as a blanket exemption, but the codified sentence's conjunction makes that reading unsafe for a small mixed-use property. Ask the Board for a written coverage determination rather than treating three units as a mechanically sufficient threshold.
The current codified chapter now supports the 5% figure directly. Small-building coverage remains disputed only because of the exact §17-4.1 grammar; this entry does not repeat unverified reports about Board vacancies as fact. A hardship or capital-improvement route still depends on a functioning Board, so confirm hearing availability before underwriting it.
Exemptions
- Motels, hotels and similar dwellings.
- A disputed §17-4.1 clause refers together to buildings with one-third or more commercial floor space and housing with fewer than three units; it is not encoded as an unconditional small-building exemption.
- Annual cap
- 5%
- Vacancy decontrol
- Yes — rent resets on vacancy
- Unit counts
- See note
Sources
- Edison Township Code Chapter 17, Article 4 — Rent Control§17-4.1 contains the coverage definition; §17-4.2 states the 5% ceiling.
- 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.The DCA treats fewer than three units as an independent exemption.
- Edison Fair Rental Housing Board — Edison Fair Rental Housing Board, (732) 248-7259