Rent Leveling Board
90 Monmouth Street
Red Bank, NJ 07701
The Red Bank Rent Leveling Board hears and decides issues between landlords and tenants involving the Rent Control Ordinance. Our meeting schedule is set at the beginning of each year, and is typically the fourth Thursday of every month. The board meets at 7:30 pm in the Court Room of the Red Bank Municipal Building, 90 Monmouth Street, on the first floor.
Typical cases that the Board hears involve unfair rent increase complaints, reduction of service complaints, condo conversions, and landlord capital improvement or hardship requests.
If a building has three or more units, that building is subject to rent control.
If you have a question about tenant rights, rent control, or think you might like to file a complaint, please contact Debbie Hall, our board Secretary, or Gene Anthony, our board Attorney.
| Name | Title | Term Ends | Term Length |
|---|---|---|---|
| Kathleen Horgan | Council Liason | 12/31/2012 | 1-year term |
| Vincent Light | Chairperson | 12/31/2012 | 3-year term |
| Joan Schenecker | Member | 12/31/2014 | 3-year term |
| Scott Heck | Member | 12/31/2013 | 3-year term |
| Gale Soler | Member | 12/31/2012 | 3-year term |
| Alison Hayes | Member | 12/31/2014 | 3-year term |
| Celestine Stone | Alternate | 12/31/2012 | 2-year term |
| Vacant | Alternate | 12/31/2012 | 2-year term |
| Gene Anthony | Attorney | 12/31/2012 | 1-year term |
| Deborah Hall | Secretary | 12/31/2012 | 1-year term |
First, calculate the percentage increase in the Consumer Price Index (CPI):
Look up the CPI index 4 months and 16 months prior to the end date of the lease.
CPI tables can be found at
http://www.bls.gov/cpi/
on the right hand side, under Regional Resources. Select NYC as the MSA.
The percent increase is calulated as follows:
(CPI of 4 months ago) - (CPI of 16 months ago) / (CPI of 16 months ago)
If this is negative, there is no increase.
Second, calculate allowable increase:
If the landlord provides heat, multiple the percentage increase in the CPI calculated above by 0.80 ; if the tenant pays for their own heat, multiple the percentage increase in the CPI calculated above by 0.63 .
Third, calculate new rent:
Multiple current rent by the allowable increase calculated in the second step then add to current rent. Round to nearest dollar.
Example:
Lease ends December 31st, so CPI table is used to look up the CPI for August (4 months prior) and August of the previous year (16 months prior). Let's say the CPI 4 months prior was 240.273 and 16 months prior was 228.628 and that the landlord provides heat. The calculation for allowable increase would be:
(240.273 - 228.628) / 228.628 times 0.80 equals 0.041.
If the current rent was $1,000, the allowable increase would be $41, so the new rent would be $1,041.
