New Jersey Statutes Title 55. Tenement Houses and Public Housing 55 § 18-6

a. A schedule of rents under subsection e. of section 4 of this act  1 shall provide for total revenue sufficient to meet the necessary operating costs, debt service and other necessary commitments of the lessee over the entire term of the lease, including surcharges permitted under section 7 of this act;  2 but shall not exceed amounts feasible for the accommodation of tenants of low and moderate income.

b. The schedule of rents may provide for adjustment of rents in accordance with income levels, family size, or extraordinary financial hardships of particular tenants, in order to assure adequate accommodation of the housing needs of persons of low and moderate income.

c. The schedule of rents shall not be altered during the term of the lease without consent of the lessor municipality, except as the lease may provide for automatic adjustments based on established operating costs; and the lease shall specify the manner in which such alterations may be from time to time proposed, negotiated, and allowed or disallowed.