Chapter 472 as read contains no vacancy-decontrol or turnover-increase provision in any of its fifteen sections. The DCA survey records Irvington as having vacancy decontrol until the unit is re-rented. The two cannot both be right.
One loose thread points the survey's way: §472-9I(1) refers in passing to owners "entitled to an increase in the base rent as a result of improving vacant housing spaces", but no operative provision in the chapter grants such an increase, and the reference appears to survive from the new-construction section repealed in 1985. This is exactly the kind of conflict that decides whether a below-market rent roll is an opportunity or a permanent condition, so it is recorded rather than resolved — put it to the Rent Leveling Board in writing before an offer depends on the answer.
Sources
- Irvington Township Code Chapter 472 — Rent ControlAll fifteen sections read; no decontrol provision found.
- 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 survey records "Vacancy Decontrol (until re-rented)".
- Irvington Rent Leveling Board — Irvington Rent Leveling Board, (973) 399-6761