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Rent increase notice requirements by state
The rule in every state and DC, with the statute and how well each answer is verified. Click a state for its full page.
Rent increase notice rules set how far in advance a tenant must be told about a higher rent. Some states set a notice period for every increase, some only for month-to-month tenancies, and many have no statute at all. A few require longer notice for larger increases or longer tenancies.
What to check in your state
- The minimum notice for month-to-month and fixed-term tenancies.
- Whether larger increases need longer notice.
- Whether a local ordinance requires more.
Common mistakes
- Sending the renewal offer after the notice window has already passed.
- Raising rent mid-lease when the lease does not allow it.
Related: Lease renewal timeline · Rent control laws by state
| State | Rule | Details | Sources |
|---|---|---|---|
| Alabama | No rent increase notice statute. | Rent cannot change during a fixed term unless the lease allows it. For month-to-month tenants, give at least 30 days' written notice before the rental date, which matches the notice needed to end the tenancy. | Ala. Code § 35-9A-441(b) Secondary source |
| Alaska | No rent increase notice statute. | Rent cannot rise during a fixed-term lease unless the lease allows it. For month-to-month tenants, give at least 30 days' written notice, which matches the termination notice period. A 2025 bill proposing 90 days' notice (HB 115) had not passed when we checked. | AS 34.03.290(b) Secondary source |
| Arizona | No rent increase notice statute. | Rent cannot change during a fixed term unless the lease allows it. For month-to-month tenants, give at least 30 days' written notice before the rental date, matching the termination notice period. | A.R.S. § 33-1375(B) Secondary source |
| Arkansas | No rent increase notice statute. | Rent cannot change during a fixed term unless the lease allows it. For month-to-month tenants, give at least 30 days' written notice, which matches the termination notice period. | Ark. Code Ann. § 18-17-704 Secondary source |
| California | 30 days' written notice for increases of 10% or less. 90 days for more than 10%. | The 10% is measured against the lowest rent charged in the prior 12 months. Serve the notice personally or by mail under CCP § 1013. Units under AB 1482 or local rent control have separate caps. | Cal. Civ. Code § 827(b) Checked against the official source |
| Colorado | 60 days' written notice when there is no written lease. Only one increase per 12 months. | The one-increase limit applies to all residential tenancies, written or not. Do not serve a termination notice mainly to raise rent around these rules. Many managers give 60 days' notice on all renewals. | C.R.S. §§ 38-12-701(2), 38-12-702 Checked against the official source |
| Connecticut | 45 days' written notice before the increase takes effect. | For leases of one month or less, give notice equal to one full term. A tenant's silence is not agreement. You cannot raise rent during a lease term. Applies to rental agreements entered, renewed, or extended on or after October 1, 2024. | Conn. Gen. Stat. § 47a-4e Checked against the official source |
| Delaware | At least 60 days' written notice before the lease expires. | To renew with a rent change or other changed terms, give written notice at least 60 days before the current rental agreement ends, stating the new rent and when it starts. | 25 Del. C. § 5107 Checked against the official source |
| District of Columbia | At least 60 calendar days' written notice before the increase takes effect. | The increase takes effect on the first regular rent due date more than 60 days after notice. For rent-stabilized units you also need a registered building, housing code compliance, the elderly and disability notice, and no more than one increase every 12 months. | D.C. Code §§ 42-3509.04(b), 42-3502.08 Checked against the official source |
| Florida | No specific statute. Month-to-month changes follow the 30-day termination notice. | Rent cannot rise during a fixed-term lease unless the lease allows it. For month-to-month tenancies, give at least 30 days' notice before the end of a monthly period, the same notice needed to end the tenancy. | Fla. Stat. § 83.57 Secondary source |
| Georgia | No rent increase notice statute. No mid-lease increases unless the lease allows. | Georgia law sets notice to end a tenancy at will (60 days from the landlord), not notice to raise rent. To change rent on a tenancy at will without the tenant's agreement, give at least the 60-day termination notice. | O.C.G.A. § 44-7-7 Secondary source |
| Hawaii | 45 consecutive days' written notice for month-to-month. 15 days for shorter tenancies. | Fixed-term leases cannot be raised mid-term unless the lease allows it. A termination notice given to get around the rent increase notice period is void. | HRS §§ 521-21(d)-(e), 521-71(f) Checked against the official source |
| Idaho | 30 days' written notice before a rent increase takes effect. | The same 30 days applies before you decline to renew a lease. Other changes to a month-to-month lease need written notice at least 15 days before the end of the month, and new or higher fees under a written lease need 30 days' written notice. | Idaho Code §§ 55-304, 55-305(2) Checked against the official source |
| Illinois | No statewide rent increase statute. For month-to-month, give at least 30 days' notice. | Rent cannot be raised during a fixed-term lease unless the lease allows it. A month-to-month tenancy can be ended on 30 days' written notice and a week-to-week tenancy on 7 days, so give at least that much notice of a change. Chicago and other local ordinances may require more. | 735 ILCS 5/9-207 Secondary source |
| Indiana | At least 30 days' written notice before changing the rental agreement, unless a written lease says otherwise. | Indiana does not limit the amount of an increase. During a fixed term, raise rent only if the lease allows it. For month-to-month tenants, send written notice at least 30 days ahead. | IC 32-31-5-4 Checked against the official source |
| Iowa | At least 30 days' written notice, effective no earlier than the end of the current term. | An increase cannot take effect before the lease term, renewal or extension ends. There is no limit on the amount. | Iowa Code 562A.13(5) Checked against the official source |
| Kansas | No specific statute; month-to-month changes need 30 days' notice before a rent due date. | Kansas does not set a rent increase notice period. Raise rent during a fixed lease only if the lease allows it. For month-to-month tenants, give written notice timed like a termination notice, at least 30 days before a periodic rent date. You may not raise rent to retaliate against protected complaints. | K.S.A. 58-2570(b); 58-2572 Secondary source |
| Kentucky | No statewide statute. To raise rent on a month-to-month tenant, use a 30-day notice in URLTA areas. | Kentucky does not regulate the amount or set a separate rent increase notice. Change rent during a lease only if the lease allows it. In URLTA areas a month-to-month tenancy ends on 30 days' written notice before a rental date; elsewhere a tenancy at will ends on one month's written notice, so time increases the same way. | KRS 383.695(2); KRS 383.195 Checked against the official source |
| Louisiana | No specific statute found; for month-to-month leases, give notice at least 10 days before the month ends. | Louisiana does not regulate rent increase amounts. During a fixed term, raise rent only if the lease allows it. For a month-to-month lease, a change is usually given with the same notice used to end the lease: 10 calendar days before the end of the month under Civil Code art. 2728. | La. Civ. Code art. 2728 Secondary source |
| Maine | 45 days' written notice; 75 days if the increase is 10 percent or more. | The 45-day rule also covers mandatory recurring fees. Several increases within 12 months that add up to 10 percent trigger the 75-day rule. Certain subsidized and deed-restricted affordable housing is exempt from the 75-day rule. You cannot raise rent while the unit violates the warranty of habitability, unless the tenant caused it. | 14 M.R.S. 6015; 6016 Checked against the official source |
| Maryland | 90 days' written notice for leases longer than one month; 60 days for month-to-month. | Send by first-class mail with a certificate of mailing, or electronically if the tenant chose that. Weekly tenancies need 7 days with a written lease or 21 days without. Local laws can require more. | Md. Code, Real Prop. 8-209 Checked against the official source |
| Massachusetts | No statewide statute sets a rent increase notice. Follow the lease or the tenancy at will notice rules. | For a fixed-term lease, rent changes only as the lease allows or at renewal. For a tenancy at will, a rent increase is usually done by a written notice that ends the old tenancy and offers a new one at the new rent, given at least one full rental period (and at least 30 days) ahead under § 12. | G.L. c. 186 (table of contents); G.L. c. 186, § 12 Checked against the official source |
| Michigan | No statute; leases control, and month-to-month needs one rental period. | During a lease term, rent can change only as the lease allows or with the tenant's written consent. The Truth in Renting Act bars lease clauses that let a landlord change terms without consent, except that a lease may allow rent changes on at least 30 days' written notice to cover higher property taxes, utilities the landlord pays, or insurance premiums. For month-to-month tenancies, give at least one rental period of notice, the same as ending the tenancy. | MCL 554.633(1)(l); MCL 554.134(1) Secondary source |
| Minnesota | No shorter than the notice the lease requires from the tenant. | A landlord may not give a notice of rent increase, or a notice to quit or of nonrenewal, that is shorter than the notice period the lease requires the tenant to give. This cannot be waived. For month-to-month tenancies, plan on at least one full rental period. | Minn. Stat. § 504B.147 Checked against the official source |
| Mississippi | No statute; month-to-month tenancies need 30 days to end. | Mississippi has no rent increase notice statute. During a lease, follow its terms. For month-to-month tenancies, give at least 30 days' written notice (7 days for week-to-week), matching the notice needed to end the tenancy. | Miss. Code Ann. § 89-8-19 (2022 SB 2461) Secondary source |
| Missouri | No statewide statute; month-to-month changes need one month's notice ending on a rent date. | RSMo chapter 441 has no rent increase notice section. During a lease, follow its terms. To change a month-to-month tenancy, the safe course is written notice that takes effect on a rent-paying date at least one month after the tenant receives it, the same notice needed to end the tenancy. | RSMo ch. 441; § 441.060(4) Checked against the official source |
| Montana | No statute; give at least 30 days for month-to-month. | Montana has no rent increase notice statute. During a lease, follow its terms. Month-to-month tenancies can be ended on 30 days' written notice, so give at least that much notice before an increase. | MCA 70-24-441 Secondary source |
| Nebraska | No statewide statute; month-to-month changes need 30 days before a rental date. | The Landlord and Tenant Act has no rent increase notice section. During a lease, follow its terms. For a month-to-month tenancy, the safe course is written notice at least 30 days before the rental date when the new rent starts, the same notice needed to end the tenancy. | Neb. Rev. Stat. §§ 76-1401 to 76-1449 (no provision); § 76-1437(2) Checked against the official source |
| Nevada | 60 days' written notice (30 days for periodic tenancies shorter than one month). | Notice must be served before the first rent payment that goes up. Fee increases count toward the single all-in rent figure required by NRS 118A.200(6). | NRS 118A.300 Checked against the official source |
| New Hampshire | 30 days' written notice of the amount and effective date. | For restricted property, a tenant's refusal of a properly noticed increase is good cause to evict. Increases within 6 months of a tenant complaint can be presumed retaliatory. | RSA 540:2, IV; RSA 540:13-b Checked against the official source |
| New Jersey | Written notice to quit and notice of the increase, effective at the end of the term (one month for month-to-month). | A tenant who refuses to pay an increase can be evicted only after a valid notice to quit and notice of increase, and only if the increase is not unconscionable and complies with any local rent ordinance. The notice to quit must give one month for a month-to-month tenancy or one full term for other periodic tenancies. | N.J.S.A. 2A:18-61.1(f), 2A:18-56 Checked against the official source |
| New Mexico | 30 days' written notice before the periodic rent date (or before a fixed term ends); 60 days for fee increases. | For periodic tenancies shorter than a month, give one rental period's notice. Increases in lease fees need 60 days' written notice under the 2025 law. | NMSA 47-8-15(F); 47-8-19.4 Checked against the official source |
| New York | For increases of 5% or more: 30 days (under 1 year), 60 days (1 to 2 years), 90 days (2+ years). | The same notice is required when you will not renew. The period is based on the longer of total occupancy or lease term. Units under Good Cause may face a presumption that large increases are unreasonable. | N.Y. Real Prop. Law § 226-c Checked against the official source |
| North Carolina | No statewide statute sets a rent increase notice period. | Chapter 42 has no rent increase notice section. Raise rent at the end of a lease term or as the lease allows. For a month-to-month tenancy, the 7-day notice to quit sets the practical minimum. Check the lease for longer notice terms. | N.C. Gen. Stat. ch. 42 (no provision); § 42-14 Checked against the official source |
| North Dakota | 30 days' written notice before the end of the month for month-to-month tenancies. | The change takes effect at the end of the month if the tenant stays. The tenant may instead end the tenancy at month's end with 25 days' notice. | N.D.C.C. §§ 47-16-07, 47-16-15(3) Checked against the official source |
| Ohio | No statewide statute. Fixed-term rent is set by the lease. | Chapter 5321 has no rent increase notice section. For a month-to-month tenancy, the practical floor is the notice needed to end the tenancy, given at least 30 days before the periodic rental date. | Ohio Rev. Code ch. 5321 (no provision); § 5321.17(B) Checked against the official source |
| Oklahoma | No specific statute. Use at least 30 days for month-to-month. | There is no rent increase notice statute. Changing terms on a month-to-month tenancy practically requires the 30-day notice used to end the tenancy. | Not yet verified |
| Oregon | 90 days' written notice, no increase in year one, once per 12 months, capped at 9.5% for 2026. | The notice must state the increase amount, the new rent, the effective date, and any facts supporting an exemption. The cap is 7% plus CPI, never above 10%, set each September 30 by the state. Units with a first certificate of occupancy less than 15 years old and certain regulated affordable units are exempt from the cap. Violations cost three months' rent plus actual damages. Week-to-week tenancies need 7 days' notice. | ORS 90.323, 90.324 Checked against the official source |
| Pennsylvania | No statewide statute. Set by the lease. | The Landlord and Tenant Act has no rent increase notice section. To change terms on a month-to-month tenancy, give at least the notice needed to end it (15 days under § 501 unless the lease sets more). Philadelphia and some other cities add rules. | 68 P.S. § 250.101 et seq. (no provision); § 250.501(b) Checked against the official source |
| Rhode Island | 60 days' written notice. 120 days for month-to-month tenants over 62. | Applies to residential tenancies other than independent living, assisted living and congregate care facilities. | R.I. Gen. Laws § 34-18-16.1 Checked against the official source |
| South Carolina | No specific statute. Use at least 30 days for month-to-month. | There is no rent increase notice statute. Month-to-month terms practically change with the 30-day notice used to end the tenancy. Increases above fair market value after a tenant complaint can be retaliation. | Not yet verified |
| South Dakota | Month-to-month: written notice at least 30 days before the end of the month. | The new rent takes effect at the end of the month if the tenant stays. The tenant may end the lease effective the first of the next month by giving notice within 15 days of receiving the change notice. | SDCL 43-32-13 Checked against the official source |
| Tennessee | No statewide notice statute. Fixed-term rent is set by the lease. | For month-to-month tenants, use at least the 30-day notice needed to end the tenancy before the next rental date. | Not yet verified |
| Texas | No statute sets a notice period for rent increases. | During a fixed term, rent can change only if the lease allows it. For month-to-month tenancies, the practical floor is the one-month notice needed to end the tenancy under Section 91.001, unless the lease sets a different period. | Tex. Prop. Code § 91.001 Checked against the official source |
| Utah | No statewide statute sets a rent increase notice period. | The Fit Premises Act and the deposit and eviction statutes have no rent increase section. During a fixed term the lease controls. A month-to-month tenancy can be ended with 15 calendar days' notice before the end of a period, and a new fee not in the agreement needs 15 days' notice on a month-to-month tenancy. | Utah Code tit. 57, ch. 22 (no rent increase provision); §§ 57-22-4(5)(b), 78B-6-802(1)(b) Checked against the official source |
| Vermont | At least 60 days' actual notice. | The increase takes effect on the first day of the rental period after the 60 days run. Age-restricted housing has its own notice rules. | 9 V.S.A. § 4455(b) Checked against the official source |
| Virginia | Landlords with more than four units: 60 days before lease end (90 days starting July 1, 2027). | From July 1, 2027, the increase notice must also give a renewal decision deadline at least 30 days out, and nonrenewal notice stays at 60 days. Mid-lease changes need written consent of both parties. | Va. Code § 55.1-1204(I), (K) Checked against the official source |
| Washington | At least 90 days' written notice, using the state notice form. | Increases cannot take effect before the end of a fixed term. Subsidized tenancies with income-based rent need 30 days. Serve as required by RCW 59.12.040. | RCW 59.18.140, 59.18.720 Checked against the official source |
| West Virginia | No statewide statute sets a rent increase notice period. | During a fixed term the lease controls. A periodic tenancy shorter than a year can be ended with notice of one full period before the end of a period, so plan increases around that notice. | W. Va. Code ch. 37, art. 6 (no rent increase provision); § 37-6-5 Checked against the official source |
| Wisconsin | No statewide statute sets a rent increase notice period. | Rent cannot rise during a fixed-term lease unless the lease allows it. A periodic tenancy can be ended with at least 28 days' written notice, so give at least that much notice before raising rent on a periodic tenant. | Wis. Stat. ch. 704 (no rent increase provision); § 704.19(3) Checked against the official source |
| Wyoming | No statewide statute sets a rent increase notice period. | During a fixed term the lease controls. For periodic tenancies, put the increase notice period in the lease; giving at least one full rental period's written notice is good practice. | Wyo. Stat. tit. 1, ch. 21, arts. 10 and 12 (no rent increase provision) Checked against the official source |
Laws change. Each rule shows its source and the date it was last checked. Read the statute and talk to a local attorney before acting.
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