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Weymouth Committee to amend rent-control ordinance ahead of March 1 implementation of new state law
Summary
At a Jan. 20 special meeting, Weymouth Township Committee and Rent Control Board reviewed the state'enacted rent-control statute and were advised by the township solicitor that the township must amend its Rent Control Ordinance before the law takes effect March 1, 2026. No public comment was recorded.
WEYMOUTH TOWNSHIP, N.J. — At a special joint meeting on Jan. 20, the Weymouth Township Committee and the Rent Control Board reviewed new state rent-control legislation and were advised that the township must amend its local Rent Control Ordinance before the law takes effect March 1, 2026.
Township Solicitor Emanuel Sanfillipo, III, Esquire, presented an analysis comparing the recently amended Weymouth ordinance with the provisions of the new state law (N.J.S.A. 52:27D-287.12 through 52:27D-287.14), identifying differences that require local changes. The legislation was described during the meeting as having been signed into law July 1, 2025, and officials noted the statutory effective date of March 1, 2026.
Mayor Kenneth R. Haeser called the meeting to order at 6:02 p.m. Township Clerk Dorothy-Jo Ayres read the required Sunshine Law statement and the minutes record that there were no members of the public present for the discussion. Committee members recorded present were Norton, Keiffenheim and Haeser; Rent Control Board members present were Hand, Masiello-Cottrell, Stiles and Goldsmith.
The committee did not take formal action on a specific ordinance amendment at the meeting; minutes state only that Weymouth will need to amend its Rent Control Ordinance prior to the statute's March 1, 2026 effective date. The meeting concluded with a motion to adjourn by Norton, seconded by Keiffenheim; the roll call recorded Norton-yes, Keiffenheim-yes and Haeser-yes and the meeting adjourned at 7:52 p.m.
The meeting notice indicates it was posted in the Daily Journal on Jan. 14, 2026 and on the township bulletin board and website in accordance with Public Law 1975, Chapter 231. No further timetable or draft language for the required ordinance changes was recorded in the minutes.
