Most states require landlords to give tenants written notice a specific length of time before a rent increase. However, some states, like Texas, leave it up to the landlord and tenant to negotiate the terms of a rent increase.
State | Notice Required for a Rent Increase |
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Alaska | 30 days (month-to-month tenants) 14 days (week-to-week tenants) |
Arizona | 30 days (month-to-month tenants) 14 days (week-to-week tenants) |
Arkansas | 1 month (month-to-month tenants) 7 days (week-to-week tenants) |
California | 30 days (less than 10% increase) 90 days (more than 10% increase) |
Colorado | 60 days |
Connecticut | No statute |
Delaware | 90 days (mobile homes) 60 days (other housing types) |
Florida | No statute |
Georgia | 60 days |
Hawaii | 45 days (month-to-month tenants) 15 days (week-to-week tenants) |
Idaho | 90 days (mobile homes) 30 days (other housing types) |
Illinois | No statute |
Indiana | 30 days |
Iowa | 30 days |
Kansas | 60 days (mobile homes) 30 days (other housing types) |
Kentucky | No statute |
Louisiana | No statute |
Maine | 30 days (mobile homes) 45 days (other housing types) 75 days (when total of increases over past 12 months is 10% or more) |
Maryland | 90 days (tenancies over one month) 60 days (tenancies over one week, up to one month) 21 days (oral lease with a term of one week or less) 7 days (written lease with a term of one week or less) |
Massachusetts | 30 days |
Michigan | No statute |
Minnesota | 30 days (month-to-month tenants) 60 days (mobile homes) |
Mississippi | 30 days (month-to-month tenants) 7 days (week-to-week tenants) |
Missouri | 60 days (mobile homes) No statute (other housing types) |
Montana | 7 days (week-to-week tenants) 30 days (month-to-month tenants) |
Nebraska | 7 days (week-to-week tenants) 30 days (month-to-month tenants) 60 days (mobile home tenants) |
Nevada | 60 days (month-to-month tenants) 30 days (week-to-week tenants) |
New Hampshire | 60 days (mobile homes) 30 days (other housing types) |
New Jersey | 30 days |
New Mexico | 30 days (month-to-month tenants) 7 days (week-to-week tenants) |
New York | 30 days (tenancy shorter than 1 year) 60 days (tenancy between 1 to 2 years) 90 days (tenancy longer than 2 years) |
North Carolina | No statute |
North Dakota | 90 days (month-to-month mobile home tenants) 30 days (all other tenancies) |
Ohio | No statute |
Oklahoma | No statute |
Oregon | 90 days (after first year of tenancy) 7 days (week-to-week tenants) |
Pennsylvania | No statute |
Rhode Island | 60 days (month-to-month tenants over 62 years old) 30 days (all other tenancies) |
South Carolina | No statute |
South Dakota | 30 days |
Tennessee | No statute |
Texas | No statute |
Utah | 15 days |
Vermont | 60 days |
Virginia | 7 days (week-to-week tenants) 30 days (month-to-month tenants) 60 days (if lease contains renewal provision) |
Washington | 60 days (unsubsidized housing) 30 days (subsidized housing) |
Washington D.C. | 30 days |
West Virginia | No statute |
Wisconsin | No statute |
Wyoming | No statute |
How Must a Tenant Be Notified of a Rent Increase?
The following states require a specific delivery method for the notice letter. States that don’t have notice requirements are still required to act in good faith by using a reasonable method of delivery—such as mail or hand delivery.
State | Notice Requirements |
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Arizona | Hand delivery or registered or certified mail |
Arkansas | Hand delivery or registered or certified mail |
California | Hand delivery or mail unless a different delivery method is agreed to in writing |
Delaware | Hand delivery or registered, certified, or first-class mail |
Florida | Mail or hand delivery (or post at the rental unit if the tenant is not home) |
Iowa | Hand delivery or sent by certified or regular mail, or posted on the primary entrance to the rental unit |
Maine | First-class mail and posted at the rental unit or hand delivery to the tenant |
Maryland | First-class mail with a certificate of mailing |
Nebraska | Hand delivery or U.S. mail |
Nevada | Hand delivery or mail |
New Hampshire | Hand delivery or post at the rental unit; if the rental unit is a mobile home, the notice must include a specific disclosure |
New Jersey | Hand delivery or certified mail; if the certified letter is not claimed, the notice can be sent by regular mail |
New Mexico | Hand delivery or mail |
New York | Hand delivery or mail |
North Dakota | Served in any reasonable manner |
Oregon | Hand delivery or first-class mail |
Rhode Island | Hand delivery or first-class mail |
Vermont | Hand delivery or first-class or certified mail |
Virginia | Hand delivery or mail with proof of delivery; if agreed to in writing, notices can be sent by email |
Washington D.C. | Hand delivery or U.S. mail; if the unit is rent stabilized, this notice form must be used |
Wisconsin | Hand delivery or registered or certified mail |
Sources
- 1 Maine Rev. Stat. § 6015
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If rent charged for a residential estate is increased by the landlord by 10% or more, the landlord must provide at least 75 days’ written notice to the tenant. If the landlord increases rent more than once in a 12-month period, and the increases add up to a total increase of 10% or more, the landlord must provide at least 75 days’ written notice prior to any increase that brings the total increase in rent to 10% or more. A written or oral waiver of this requirement is against public policy and is void. Any person in violation of this subsection is liable for the return, with interest, of any sums unlawfully obtained from the tenant and reasonable attorney’s fees and costs.
Source Link - 2 Md. Real Prop. § 8-209(3)
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A landlord shall provide the notice required under paragraph (1) of this subsection:
(i) For tenancies for a term of more than 1 month, at least 90 days in advance of the rent increase;
(ii) For tenancies for a term of more than 1 week, but not more than 1 month, at least 60 days in advance of the rent increase; and
(iii) For tenancies for a term of 1 week or less:
1. At least 7 days in advance of the rent increase if the parties have a written lease; or
2. At least 21 days in advance of the rent increase if the parties do not have a written lease.
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