Rent Increase Notice
Rental Property Rules
How much advance written notice a landlord must give before raising the rent on a month-to-month or expiring lease, and how state notice rules differ from any local rent-control caps.
How Rent Increase Notice Rules Differ by Place
Alameda County, CA: Mobilehome Rent Increase Notice in Alameda County
Some RestrictionsUnincorporated Alameda County mobilehome park owners cannot charge a rent increase until they give the notices state law requires and disclose where residents can review the Mobilehome…
Antioch, CA: Antioch Requires Written Rent Increase Notices
Some RestrictionsAntioch Municipal Code § 11-3.10 requires landlords to give tenants written notice of their Rent Stabilization Ordinance rights at move-in and again with every rent increase notice. A…
Brentwood, CA: Brentwood Condo Conversion Rent Increase Cap
Some RestrictionsWhen Brentwood approves a condominium conversion, senior, disabled, and lower-income tenants who stay under a special two- or three-year lease get their rent increases capped: the…
Camarillo, CA: Camarillo Rent Increase Mediation Notice
Some RestrictionsCamarillo landlords with five or more rental units, or mobile home park owners, must include a landlord-tenant mediation notice every time they raise rent on an eligible lease, and…
Carson, CA: Carson Mobile Home Rent Increase Notice
Some RestrictionsCarson mobile home park rent hikes go through a City Board process: homeowners get mailed notice of the increase application and 30 days to respond before any hearing.
Clovis, CA: Clovis Mobile Home Park Rent Notice Rule
Some RestrictionsClovis mobile home park owners must give each home owner written notice of a rent increase, stating both the current rent and the proposed new rent, at least ninety days before the…
Rent Increase Notice Rules by State
Statewide law governs this topic in many states. Each entry links to that state's full page.
Alabama
Few RestrictionsAlabama's Uniform Residential Landlord and Tenant Act sets no specific notice period or dollar limit for raising rent. A landlord generally cannot raise rent mid-lease, but for…
Arizona
Few RestrictionsArizona has no statutory cap on how much a landlord may raise rent and no dedicated rent-increase notice statute. For a month-to-month tenancy, a rent change is implemented by serving…
California
Heavy RestrictionsCalifornia requires written notice before raising a month-to-month tenant's rent. Under Civ. Code § 827, increases of 10% or less in 12 months need 30 days' notice; increases above 10%…
Colorado
Some RestrictionsFor residential tenancies with no written agreement (including month-to-month), a Colorado landlord must give at least 60 days' written notice before raising rent. Statewide, a…
Connecticut
Few RestrictionsConnecticut has no statewide rent control and no statute setting a specific advance-notice period for rent increases. A month-to-month increase is effectively a new tenancy term, so…
Delaware
Few RestrictionsDelaware sets no cap on rent and has no mid-term rent-increase statute. A rent change runs through the renewal mechanism of the Landlord-Tenant Code, which requires at least 60 days'…
District of Columbia
Heavy RestrictionsD.C. requires at least 60 days' written notice before any rent increase under D.C. Code § 42-3509.04, and rent for the roughly 90,000 rent-controlled units may rise only once per 12…
Florida
Few RestrictionsFlorida has no rent control and no statute setting a maximum rent increase or a dedicated advance-notice period. On a month-to-month tenancy, a new rent takes effect only through the…
Hawaii
Some RestrictionsHawaii has no rent control and sets no cap on the amount of a rent increase, but the Residential Landlord-Tenant Code requires advance written notice. Under HRS § 521-21, rent on a…
Illinois
Few RestrictionsIllinois has no statewide statute setting a maximum rent increase or a dedicated advance-notice period for raising rent, and the Rent Control Preemption Act (50 ILCS 825) bars local…
Maine
Heavy RestrictionsMaine landlords must give at least 45 days' written notice before raising rent or a mandatory recurring fee on a residential tenancy. If the increase is 10% or more, the notice period…
Minnesota
Few RestrictionsMinnesota has no rent control statute and no dollar cap on rent increases. A rent change on a month-to-month tenancy takes effect at a new term, so notice follows the termination rule…
Nevada
Some RestrictionsUnder NRS 118A.300, a Nevada landlord may not raise rent without serving written notice 60 days before the first increased payment, or 30 days in advance for a periodic tenancy of less…
New Hampshire
Few RestrictionsNew Hampshire has no rent control and no standalone rent-increase notice statute. RSA 540:2, II(e) ties an increase to eviction "good cause": a tenant's refusal to accept an increase…
New Mexico
Some RestrictionsUnder the Uniform Owner-Resident Relations Act, NMSA 47-8-15(F) lets a New Mexico owner raise rent on a month-to-month residency only with written notice given at least 30 days before…
New York
Heavy RestrictionsNew York requires advance written notice before a landlord raises rent 5% or more, or declines to renew a lease. The notice window scales with how long the tenant has lived in the…
North Dakota
Few RestrictionsUnder N.D. Cent. Code § 47-16-07, a North Dakota landlord may change the rent or other terms of a month-to-month lease by giving the tenant written notice at least 30 days before the…
Oregon
Heavy RestrictionsUnder ORS 90.323 and 90.600, an Oregon landlord cannot raise rent during the first year of a tenancy, must give at least 90 days' written notice for any later increase, and may not…
Rhode Island
Some RestrictionsRhode Island has no rent control, but R.I. Gen. Laws Sec. 34-18-16.1 requires a landlord to give written notice at least 60 days before any residential rent increase takes effect…
South Dakota
Few RestrictionsSouth Dakota has no rent-control statute and sets no cap on rent increases. For a month-to-month tenancy, a landlord changes rent through the lease-modification rule in SDCL 43-32-13…
Vermont
Some RestrictionsVermont has no statewide rent control, but 9 V.S.A. § 4455(b) requires at least 60 days' actual notice before a rent increase takes effect. The increase begins on the first day of the…
Washington
Heavy RestrictionsUnder RCW 59.18.140, a Washington landlord must give at least 90 days' prior written notice before raising rent (30 days for income-based subsidized housing). The 2025 Rent…
Cities & Counties with Rent Increase Notice Rules
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Other Rental Property Rules Topics
Rent Control
Local limits on how much landlords can raise rent each year, including which properties are covered and exemptions for newer buildings.
Just Cause Eviction
Protections requiring landlords to have a valid reason to evict tenants, such as nonpayment of rent, lease violations, or owner move-in.
Rental Registration
Requirements for landlords to register rental properties with the city, including inspection programs, fees, and occupancy standards.
Relocation Assistance
Required tenant relocation payments for no-fault evictions and Ellis Act withdrawals, typical amounts, qualifying triggers, and how cities enforce payment.
Security Deposit Rules
Caps on how much landlords may collect as security deposits, return deadlines, itemized-deduction requirements, and tenant remedies for wrongfully withheld deposits.
Cash-for-Keys Agreements
Rules around buyout agreements where landlords pay tenants to vacate, including required disclosures, cooling-off periods, and city filing requirements.
No-Fault Evictions
Allowable no-fault eviction grounds (owner move-in, Ellis Act, substantial remodel) and the relocation/notice obligations that come with each.
Pass-Through Charges
Rules limiting landlord ability to pass utility, capital improvement, or seismic-retrofit costs through to rent-controlled tenants, and the petition process.
Tenant Anti-Harassment
Cities like LA prohibit specific landlord conduct (lockouts, utility shutoffs, threats), penalties, private right of action, and how to document violations.
Source-of-Income Discrimination
Rules barring landlords from refusing to rent to applicants because of Section 8 vouchers, SSI, or other lawful income, protected categories and remedies.
Section 8 Voucher Acceptance
Landlord obligations when accepting Housing Choice Vouchers, including HACLA inspection, lease addenda, and rent reasonableness.
Right of Return
Tenant right to re-occupy a unit after no-fault eviction (substantial remodel, owner move-in failure) at original rent, qualifying triggers and notice rules.
AB-1482 Notice Disclosure
California statewide rent-cap and just-cause notices required on month-to-month leases, separate from local RSO disclosures, and how cities enforce them.
Eviction Moratorium History
Status of pandemic-era eviction protections, what sunset, what carries forward as permanent rules, and tenant defenses still available for COVID-rent-debt.
Council District Preference
Local preference policies giving residents of a Council District priority for affordable housing units developed in their district, eligibility and waitlist mechanics.
Just Cause Appeal Process
How tenants and landlords appeal Just Cause eviction determinations, administrative hearing procedures, evidence rules, and judicial review.
Mold Disclosure
Landlord obligations to disclose known mold conditions before lease signing, plus tenant remedies when mold is discovered or made worse during a tenancy.
Landlord Entry & Notice
How much advance notice a landlord must give before entering an occupied unit, the permitted reasons (repairs, showings, inspections), allowed hours, and the emergency exceptions under…
Repairs & Habitability
The implied warranty of habitability, how long a landlord has to fix essential services (heat, water, plumbing, mold), and tenant remedies such as repair-and-deduct, rent withholding…
Late Fees & Grace Periods
Whether late rent fees are capped, any required grace period before a fee can be charged, and limits on bounced-check (NSF) and other add-on charges under state law.
Lease Termination & Notice to Vacate
Notice required to end a month-to-month tenancy, the rules and penalties for breaking a fixed-term lease early, and early-termination protections for active-duty military…
Eviction Notice & Process
The notice a landlord must give before filing to evict, pay-or-quit and cure-or-quit periods, no-cause termination notice, how long the court eviction process takes in this state, and…
Squatter's Rights & Adverse Possession
When an occupant without a lease gains legal protections, the line between a trespasser and a squatter, how many years of continuous possession adverse possession requires in this…