N.J. Admin. Code § 5:80-9.9 - Increases approved by Agency

(a) If the rents are not subject to review and approval by HUD nor subject to automatic annual adjustments pursuant to a valid Housing Assistance Payments contract, then the Executive Director may make or approve a rent increase without a hearing as long as the resulting rents do not exceed the rents in effect for the same units in the housing project at any time in the previous 12 months by more than the combined percentage of paragraphs 1 and 2 below:

1. The percentage increase in the Consumer Price Index for rent and utilities for the most recently preceding 12 month period for which information has been published by the United States Department of Labor; plus

2. Either of:

i. The percentage, up to a maximum of 12 percent annually, needed to fund operating deficits, debt service arrears or reserves for repair and replacement incurred at the housing project during the preceding 12 months, provided that no part of the rent increase includes an amount allocated toward providing a return on equity to the sponsor; or

ii. The percentage, up to a maximum of six percent annually, needed to offset an inability to provide a return on equity and to offset operating deficits, debt service arrears or reserves for repair and replacement delinquencies incurred during the preceding 12 months, if all or a portion of the requested increase is intended to pay return on equity.

(b) For housing projects receiving subsidies under the New Jersey Urban Multi-Family Production Program (JUMPP), the Agency shall consider the amount by which the JUMPP subsidy decreases annually, as well as any operating deficits existing after distribution of the annual JUMPP subsidy, in determining the amount of rent increase needed pursuant to (a) above.

(c) The Agency shall provide the housing sponsor with a copy of its calculations done pursuant to (a) above.

Notes

N.J. Admin. Code § 5:80-9.9

Amended by R.1991 d.334, effective 7/1/1991.
See: 22 New Jersey Register 2389(b), 23 New Jersey Register 2055(a).
Stylistic changes.
Amended by R.1991 d.335, effective 7/1/1991.
See: 23 New Jersey Register 646(a), 23 New Jersey Register 2058(a).
Clarification of application of requirements to JUMPP added at (b).