After 6,745 evictions, NJ city moves to stop ‘crisis’ among renters

🔴 More than 6,700 City of Passaic residents were evicted last year

🔴 That’s one eviction for almost every 10 residents

🔴 The city council is being pressured to pass rent control, tenant protections

PASSAIC — Facing pressure from angry renters, the third-largest city in Passaic County is close to imposing new restrictions on landlords.

Evictions in Passaic more than doubled in just a few years from 2,652 evictions in 2021 to 6,745 in 2024, according to Make the Road NJ, which cited court management statistics…

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