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Table of Contents:

What Is a Rent Increase Notice
How to Legally Increase Rent on a Tenant
How Much Notice is Necessary for a Rent Increase
How to Calculate Rent Increase
Rent Increase Notice Sample
Other Real Estate Documents
FAQs About Rent Increase Letters

What Is a Rent Increase Notice

Rent Increase Notices are sent to tenants by landlords or property managers when the rent needs to be raised. This notice can only be used when the rental agreement is not for a fixed term, such as month-to-month tenancies.

The Rent Increase Letter lets the tenant know that their rent will go up, and by how much it will increase.

It is essential to check with your state’s laws regarding how much notice is necessary before raising a tenant’s rent.

Use our Rent Increase Notice template to draft your legal template in minutes.

Friendly Rent Increase Letter sample

Review the sample letter below to better understand how to write a friendly landlord Rent Increase Letter.

[Your name]

[Your address]

[Date]

Dear [Name of tenant],

I am sending this letter to inform you that we have decided to raise your monthly rent by [$ amount]/month starting [date]. This change will be reflected on your next invoice, which will be due on [date]. If you do not wish to pay the increase, your lease will end on [date].

If you have any questions about this change, please feel free to reach me at [phone number] or email me at [email].

Sincerely,

[Your name]

How to Legally Increase Rent on a Tenant

To legally increase rent, you must include all the necessary information in your Rent Increase Notice.

Apart from letting your tenant know about the increase with sufficient notice, structuring your letter correctly will make your document legally valid.

To write your Rent Increase Letter, you must do the following:

Add the header: This includes information such as the return address and your name. It also includes the date of the document and a friendly greeting that addresses the tenant(s) in the agreement.
Mention the lease: This part contains the date the lease started.
Explain the rent increase: This section must contain the amount of the increase and the due date.
Conclude the letter: The ending should have a way to get in contact with you, along with your signature and the date.

Use our legal form for Rental Increase Notice template to make the writing process error-free and simple.

How Much Notice is Necessary for a Rent Increase

The amount of notice you must give to your tenant before increasing their rent depends on the laws of your state.

Asking how much notice for a rent increase in Florida and asking the same question regarding a different state could have two completely different answers.

In general, if a state has a minimum amount of warning, landlords must provide at least 30 days' notice of a rent increase.

Some states also require that the letter be delivered in a certain way. For example, in Alabama, a sheriff is the one to service the Rent Increase Notice to a tenant.

Rent increase laws by state

Before giving a Rent Increase Notice to your tenant, it is essential to know how much notice is required.

Review the table below to see how much notice you must give before raising rent in your state.

State	Required Notice	Statute
Alabama	No notice required Common practice to provide a 30’ day notice	N/A
Alaska	30 days’ notice	N/A
Arizona	No notice required	N/A
Arkansas	No notice required. However, a 30 days’ notice is common practice	N/A
California	30 days’ notice (10% increase or less) 60 days’ (greater than 10% increase)	§ 827
Colorado	60 days’ notice	§38-12-701
Connecticut	No notice required. However, a 30 days’ notice is common practice	N/A
Delaware	60 days’ notice	§ 5107
Florida	No notice required. However, a Miami-Dade ordinance requires 60 days’ notice if rent is increased by 5%.	N/A Ordinance No. 22-30
Georgia	No notice required	N/A
Hawaii	45 days’ notice for month to month tenancies 15 days’ notice for tenancies less than month to month	§ 521-21
Idaho	30 days’ notice	§ 55-307(3)
Illinois	No notice required. However, a 30 days’ notice is common practice	N/A
Indiana	30 days’ notice	§ IC 32-31-5-4
Iowa	30 days’ notice	§ 562A.13
Kansas	What’s stated in the lease	§ 58-2545
Kentucky	No notice required. However, a 30 days’ notice is common practice	N/A
Louisiana	No notice required. However, a 10 days’ notice is common practice	N/A
Maine	45 days’ notice Some cities may impose different notices requirements. For example, in Portland a 75 days’ notice is required	§ 6015
Maryland	No notice required at the state level. However, a 30 days’ notice is common practice Montgomery County requires a 90 days’ notice Takoma Park County requires a 60 days’ notice	N/A § 6.20.020
Massachusetts	30 days’ notice	Tenant Rights and Responsibilities
Michigan	No notice required. However, a 30 days’ notice is common practice	N/A
Minnesota	A one month notice	Landlords and Tenants Rights and Responsibilities
Mississippi	No notice required	N/A
Missouri	No notice required	N/A
Montana	15 days’ notice	§ 70-26-109
Nebraska	60 days’ notice	§ 76-1490
Nevada	60 days or 30 days in a periodic tenancy of less than 1 month.	§ NRS 118A.300
New Hampshire	30 days’ notice	§ RSA 540:2
New Jersey	30 days’ notice	Rent increase bulletin
New Mexico	30 days’ notice	§ 47-8-15
New York	30 days’ notice for tenancies less than a year 60 days’ notice for tenancies over a year but less than two years 90 days’ notice for tenancies over two years	Section 226-C Real Property
North Carolina	No notice required. However, a 7 days’ notice is common practice	N/A
North Dakota	30 days’ notice	§ 47-16-07
Ohio	No notice required. However, a 30 days’ notice is common practice	N/A
Oklahoma	No notice required. However, a 30 days’ notice is common practice	N/A
Oregon	7 days’ notice for week to week tenancies 90 days’ notice for tenancies other than week to week at any time after one year of tenancy	§ 90.323
Pennsylvania	No notice required. However, it is customary to provide the same amount of notice when terminating a tenancy.	N/A
Rhode Island	30 days’ notice 60 days’ notice for tenants over the age of 62	§ 34-18-16.1
South Carolina	No notice required. However, a 30 days’ notice is common practice	N/A
South Dakota	30 days’ notice	§ 43-32-13
Tennessee	No notice required. However, a 30 days’ notice is common practice	N/A
Texas	No notice required. However, a 30 days’ notice is common practice	N/A
Utah	No notice required	N/A
Vermont	60 days’ notice 90 days’ notice in Burlington	§ 4455 Code of Burlington
Virginia	No notice required. However, a 30 days’ notice is common practice	N/A
Washington	60 days’ notice 30 days’ notice in the city of Seattle if tenant has subsidized rent	§ RCW 59.18.140(3)(a) Seattle Code
Washington D.C.	30 days’ notice	Code of the District of Columbia
West Virginia	No notice required. However, a 30 days’ notice is common practice	N/A
Wisconsin	28 days’ notice	§ 704.19
Wyoming	No notice required	N/A

How to Calculate Rent Increase

If you are interested in increasing the rental cost of your property but aren’t sure by how much, there are a few things you should consider.

Firstly, check the requirements and limitations of your state before making any type of increase.

For example, you won’t be able to raise the rent only because the tenant asks you to make repairs to the property.

Once you’ve gone over limitations and requirements, review the following factors to figure out how much you should raise the rent:

Rental property market where you live
How often rent is raised
Consumer Price Index
Calculated rate of inflation
How your tenant has behaved while living in your property

It’s normal for landlords to increase their rent by 1% to 2% to adjust for the inflation rate. However, it’s also normal to increase the price of rent by up to 5% depending on the other factors.

Rent Increase Notice Sample

To further help you understand how to structure your Rent Increase Notice, review the example below of what a correctly written letter should look like.

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FAQs About Rent Increase Letters

We have responded to some of the most common questions regarding Rent Increase Letters.

Review the following answers to clear up any doubt you may still have regarding how to create your Rent Increase Notice.

Does a Rent Increase Affect the Security Deposit?

A rise in rent could affect the security deposit. This also depends on the state the tenancy is taking place in.

There could be a security deposit that is twice the monthly rent, so if the amount increases, the tenant may need to add money to their security deposit.

However, it isn’t necessary to ask for more money if you decide to increase the rent.

How to Refuse a Rent Increase?

If you are a tenant and your landlord has notified you that your rent will be increased, there are a couple of things you can do.

Look over your agreement
Ensure you were notified in the required period
Speak with your landlord

If you have a month-to-month contract and your landlord has notified you in the time frame that your state’s laws determine, there is not much you can do.

However, you can speak with your landlord and explain your financial situation if you cannot afford the rental increase or feel it is unreasonable.

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Dear Tenant(s),

RE: Rent Increase Notice

We hope this letter finds you well. We are writing to inform you of a change in your rent for the property located at _________. Please review the details below:

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I am writing to inform you of a rent increase for the rented premises you currently occupy as my Tenant. Effective _________, your monthly rent shall be increased to $_________ per month, payable in advance on or before the _________ day of each month during your continued tenancy. This is a change from your current rent of $_________ per month. Please note that all other terms of your tenancy will remain unchanged.

Sincerely,

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Free Rent Increase Letter

What Is a Rent Increase Notice

Friendly Rent Increase Letter sample

How to Legally Increase Rent on a Tenant

How Much Notice is Necessary for a Rent Increase

Rent increase laws by state

How to Calculate Rent Increase

Rent Increase Notice Sample

Other Real Estate Documents

FAQs About Rent Increase Letters

Does a Rent Increase Affect the Security Deposit?

How to Refuse a Rent Increase?

Preview of your Rent Increase Notice