50-State Surveys › Rent Increase Notice Requirements by State
Rent Increase Notice Requirements by State
How much advance notice must your landlord give before raising your rent, and does your state cap how much the rent can go up?
51 of 51 jurisdictions verified
every entry statute-checked, oldest 2026-07-12
What this survey covers
A lawful rent increase can depend on more than one number. Some states require a written notice a set number of days before the first higher payment. A smaller, fast-changing group also limits the size or frequency of the increase and carves out particular new, subsidized, or owner-occupied housing. This survey puts those separate questions into one comparable table.
Each state page covers an ordinary residential tenancy under state law. It tells you how much notice is required, whether a statewide cap applies, which homes are exempt, what the notice must say, whether the increase can begin during a fixed lease, and what remedy the statute supplies. Local rent control is outside the table because city and county rules vary within a state, but every cell warns that local law may add a stricter rule.
How to read the table
Start with the notice-period column, then read the cap and exemption columns together. A long notice period does not necessarily mean the state caps the amount, and a unit can be exempt from a cap while still protected by the notice rule. Frequency is separate too: giving enough advance notice does not cure a once-per-12-month violation.
The form/content column shows whether a letter is enough or the statute requires a particular form, supporting facts, and service method. The fixed-term column keeps renewal pricing separate from a prohibited mid-lease change. Click a state for the verbatim statutory text, official links, and the date the law was last checked.
Patterns across the completed jurisdictions
The dominant state-law pattern is no general rent-increase notice period, amount cap, or frequency limit. In many of those states, the only nearby number is a periodic-tenancy termination deadline; it does not change rent while the tenancy continues. Several states also preempt local control of private rent amounts, while others leave room for city rules outside this survey.
Where a notice statute exists, its architecture matters as much as its day count. Some run to the effective date or first higher payment, some operate only at renewal, some change month-to-month lease terms at month-end, and Minnesota keys the landlord's notice floor to the tenant's lease notice obligation. DC waits until the first normal rent-due date more than 60 days after notice. Rhode Island uses 60 days generally but 120 days for an older month-to-month tenant; Maine uses 45 days generally and 75 days when one increase or cumulative 12-month increases reach 10%; Hawaii splits 45 days for monthly tenancies and 15 for shorter ones.
Numeric statewide cap systems are concentrated in California, Oregon, Washington, and the District of Columbia. New York instead treats an increase above its inflation-linked Good Cause threshold as rebuttably unreasonable. Those systems pair coverage exemptions with annual or 12-month limits and require regular re-verification as inflation inputs and recent legislation change.
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This survey compares every state side by side. Ezel applies your state's law to your specific situation and answers with citations to the statutes.
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| State | Governing law | Advance notice required | Statewide limit on the increase | Homes and landlords exempt from the cap | How often rent may increase | Notice form, content, and service | Increase during a fixed lease | Tenant's remedies |
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| Alabama verified 2026-07-13 | Alabama URLTA, Ala. Code §§ 35-9A-441 (periodic-tenancy termination) and 35-9A-501 (retaliation). No general rent-increase statute; the lease controls |
No statewide rent-increase notice period; the lease controls. A month-to-month tenancy takes 30 days' written notice to terminate, week-to-week 7 days (§ 35-9A-441(a)-(b)) — a termination rule, not a rent-change notice |
No statewide cap on the amount of an increase |
N/A — no statewide cap to exempt a home or landlord from |
No statewide frequency limit |
No rent-increase-specific state form, content, or service rule; the lease controls. A periodic-tenancy termination notice must be written (§ 35-9A-441) |
No Alabama statute authorizes a unilateral mid-term increase; the agreed rent in a fixed-term lease controls for its term |
No penalty for an ordinary increase, but § 35-9A-501 bars a landlord from retaliating by discriminatorily increasing rent because of a protected tenant complaint or tenant-union activity; the tenant then has the URLTA remedies in § 35-9A-407 and a defense to a retaliatory possession action |
| Alaska verified 2026-07-12 | No general increase statute; AS 34.03.020 (agreed rent and term), .290 (termination), and .310 (retaliation) |
No general state rent-increase period; 14-day weekly and 30-day monthly notices terminate the tenancy (AS 34.03.290) |
No general statewide percentage or formula cap |
N/A — no statewide cap; AS 34.03.310(d) limits increases used to rebut retaliation only |
No general statewide frequency limit |
No general statutory rent-increase form, required fields, or service rule |
No general unilateral procedure stated; the rental agreement may set rent and term (AS 34.03.020(a)) |
No general increase-specific penalty; retaliatory increases trigger AS 34.03.210 remedies, a possession defense, and prevailing-party fees |
| Arizona verified 2026-07-12 | No general increase statute; A.R.S. § 33-1314 makes rent and term agreement terms, while § 33-1329 preempts local rent control |
No general state rent-increase period; § 33-1375's 10/30-day periods are for terminating week-to-week/month-to-month tenancies |
No general statewide cap |
N/A — no statewide cap; § 33-1329(B) separately excludes specified government-owned/financed/insured/subsidized property from local-control preemption |
No general statewide frequency limit |
No general statutory rent-increase form, content, or service rule |
No rent-increase statute addresses it; the rental agreement may include rent and the agreement term (§ 33-1314(A)) |
No general defective/excessive-increase remedy; retaliatory increase separately gives § 33-1367 remedies and a possession defense (§ 33-1381) |
| Arkansas verified 2026-07-13 | Arkansas Attorney General landlord-tenant guidance; Ark. Code § 18-17-401 (agreed rent and term); §§ 14-16-601 and 14-54-1409 (local rent-control preemption) |
At least one rental period before the increase; the Attorney General says the rule applies to both oral and written leases |
No statewide percentage or formula cap; private residential rent amounts also cannot be controlled by local ordinance (§§ 14-16-601, 14-54-1409) |
N/A—no statewide cap; the separate local-preemption law preserves local control of residential property in which the local government has a property interest |
No separate statewide frequency limit |
No increase-specific state form, required fields, or service method stated; the Attorney General requires notice but does not say it must use a particular form |
A fixed term's agreed rent and term control; one-rental-period notice does not itself authorize a unilateral change unless the lease permits it (§ 18-17-401(a),(c)) |
No rent-increase-specific penalty stated; rights and obligations under the Residential Landlord-Tenant Act are generally enforceable by court action (§ 18-17-103) |
| California verified 2026-07-12 | Cal. Civ. Code § 827(b) (notice) + § 1947.12 (statewide cap, exemptions, remedies) |
30 days if the proposed increase, combined with prior increases in 12 months, is ≤10%; 90 days if >10% (§ 827(b)(2)-(3)); in-state mail adds 5 calendar days (CCP § 1013(a)) |
Covered homes: lower of 5% + applicable CPI change or 10% of the lowest gross rent charged in the prior 12 months (§ 1947.12(a)(1)) |
Affordable/subsidized housing; school dorms; stricter local rent control; housing ≤15 years old; qualifying separately alienable homes with required notice/noncorporate owner; owner-occupied duplex (§ 1947.12(d)) |
No more than 2 increments in 12 months while the same tenant remains; the cumulative annual cap still applies (§ 1947.12(a)(2)) |
Written notice; personal delivery or mail under CCP § 1013 (§ 827(b)(1)); it must identify the new rent/increase clearly enough to advise the tenant of the increase |
No statutory mid-term mechanism stated for a longer fixed lease; § 827(b) covers week-to-week, month-to-month, and other periods under 1 month |
Cap violation: injunction, excess-rent damages, discretionary fees/costs, and up to 3× the excess for a willful/oppressive/fraudulent/malicious violation (§ 1947.12(k)) |
| Colorado verified 2026-07-12 | Colo. Rev. Stat. §§ 38-12-701 to -702 |
No written agreement: ≥60 days' written notice (§ 38-12-701(2)(a)); no general period stated here for a written agreement |
No general statewide percentage or dollar cap |
N/A — no statewide amount cap |
No more than 1 increase in any 12 months of consecutive occupancy, regardless of agreement type or term (§ 38-12-702) |
Written notice required for a tenancy with no written agreement; no special content or service method stated (§ 38-12-701(2)(a)) |
The 12-month limit expressly covers fixed tenancies, but §§ 38-12-701 to -702 do not themselves authorize a unilateral midterm change |
No rent-increase-specific invalidity, damages, or agency remedy stated in §§ 38-12-701 to -702 |
| Connecticut verified 2026-07-12 | Conn. Gen. Stat. § 47a-4e (increase notice) + §§ 7-148b to 7-148f (municipal fair rent commissions) |
Generally ≥45 days; lease term ≤1 month: notice equal to one full term (§ 47a-4e), for agreements entered/renewed/extended on or after Oct. 1, 2024 |
No fixed statewide percentage; a fair rent commission may limit a harsh and unconscionable proposed increase to a fair/equitable amount (§§ 7-148c to 7-148d) |
No numeric-cap exemptions; fair rent commission jurisdiction excludes accommodations rented seasonally (§ 7-148b(a)-(b)) |
No general statewide numeric frequency limit; a commission considers the amount and frequency of increases (§ 7-148c(12)) |
Written notice of the proposed increase; no specific service method or itemized fields stated (§ 47a-4e) |
Section 47a-4e expressly does not allow an increase during the rental-agreement term |
Increase is ineffective without compliant notice; fair rent commission may limit rent and issue orders, with $25-$100 penalties for violations (§§ 47a-4e, 7-148d, 7-148f) |
| Delaware verified 2026-07-12 | 25 Del. C. § 5107 (renewal with modified rent); §§ 5113 and 5117 (service and general remedy) |
At least 60 days before the existing rental agreement expires (§ 5107(a)) |
No statewide percentage or formula cap in § 5107 |
N/A — no statewide cap; HUD income-based rent adjustments follow HUD rules (§ 5107(d)) |
No separate statewide frequency limit stated |
Written notice stating the modified provisions, rent or deposit amount, and effective date; serve under § 5113 |
§ 5107 governs a renewal with modified terms, not an increase before the existing term expires |
Tenant may reject at least 45 days before term end; rejection becomes termination notice; general civil action available (§§ 5107(b)-(c), 5117(a)) |
| District of Columbia verified 2026-07-12 | D.C. Code §§ 42-3509.04(b) (notice), 42-3502.06 and -3502.08(h) (cap/frequency), 42-3502.05 (coverage) |
First normal rent-due date occurring more than 60 calendar days after notice (§ 42-3509.04(b)) |
Covered occupied unit: annual CPI-W adjustment + 2%, capped at 10%; lower special caps apply to elderly/disabled and HCBS-waiver units |
Principal exemptions: subsidized/LIHTC, post-1975 construction, and qualifying natural-person owners of 4 or fewer units (§ 42-3502.05(a)) |
No standard adjustment within 12 months after the previous standard adjustment (§ 42-3502.06(b)) |
Serve personally, by specified delivery, mail, or authorized alternative; covered provider must give elderly/disability protection notice (§§ 42-3509.04(a), 42-3502.08(a)(1)(F)) |
No separate statutory override of an agreed fixed rent; any otherwise lawful increase still must satisfy notice, coverage, cap, and frequency rules |
Tenant petition within 3 years; excess rent repayment, treble amount for bad faith, rollback, and civil fines (§§ 42-3502.06(e), 42-3509.01) |
| Florida verified 2026-07-12 | No general state rent-increase statute; Fla. Stat. § 83.57 governs termination of a tenancy without a specific duration, not a rent-change notice |
No statewide rent-increase notice period; do not substitute § 83.57's termination periods (7 days weekly, 30 days monthly/quarterly, 60 days yearly) |
No statewide cap; state law also bars local governments from imposing rent controls (§§ 125.0103(2), 166.043(2)) |
N/A—no statewide cap to exempt a home from |
No statewide frequency limit |
No rent-increase-specific state form, content, or service rule; the rental agreement controls |
The rental agreement controls; Chapter 83 states no general unilateral mid-term rent-increase mechanism |
No rent-increase-specific remedy; a discriminatory retaliatory increase is unlawful and may be raised as a possession defense (§ 83.64) |
| Georgia verified 2026-07-13 | O.C.G.A. §§ 44-7-7 and 44-7-19, plus the Georgia DCA Landlord-Tenant Handbook's increase guidance |
Tenant at will: 60 days before the new tenancy at the higher rent begins (DCA Handbook); a fixed lease follows its terms |
No general statewide percentage or formula cap stated; local regulation of private residential rent amounts is generally preempted (§ 44-7-19) |
N/A—no statewide cap; § 44-7-19 preserves regulation of government-owned property and rent terms in government agreements with private persons |
No separate statewide frequency limit; during a lease, the lease determines whether and how often rent may rise (DCA Handbook) |
No increase-specific state form, required fields, or service method stated; DCA requires 60 days' notice for a tenancy at will but does not prescribe a form |
Only if the lease says it may happen; the lease determines whether and how often rent may rise (DCA Handbook) |
No rent-increase-specific penalty stated; unresolved landlord-tenant disputes are enforced through the courts |
| Hawaii verified 2026-07-12 | HRS §§ 521-21(d)-(e) (periodic rent-increase notice) and 521-74 (retaliatory increases) |
45 consecutive days before a monthly increase; 15 consecutive days before an increase in a tenancy shorter than month-to-month (§ 521-21(d)-(e)) |
No general statewide percentage or formula cap |
N/A — no statewide cap |
No separate statewide frequency limit |
Written notice; § 521-21(d)-(e) states no special form, additional content fields, or service method |
The statutory increase clocks cover month-to-month and shorter periodic tenancies; a fixed term's agreed rent controls under § 521-21(a)-(b) |
No rent-increase-specific penalty stated in § 521-21; § 521-74 separately prohibits retaliatory rent demands |
| Idaho verified 2026-07-12 | Idaho Code §§ 55-304 (30-day residential notice), 55-305(4) (no rent-amount limit), and 55-306 (local rent-control prohibition) |
At least 30 days before the residential rent increase is intended to take effect (§ 55-304(2)) |
No statewide amount cap; § 55-305(4) says the fee section does not limit rent |
N/A — no statewide cap; § 55-306 preserves local-government-owned residential property |
No separate statewide frequency limit for ordinary residential rent |
Written notice of the increase; no special statewide form or additional content fields stated (§ 55-304(2)) |
The 30-day notice rule applies to residential leases but does not state that notice overrides a fixed-term agreement; read the lease's rent and adjustment terms |
No rent-increase-specific penalty stated in § 55-304 |
| Illinois verified 2026-07-12 | No general rent-increase statute; 50 ILCS 825/5 and /10 preempt local control of rent amounts, while 765 ILCS 721/5 bars retaliatory increases |
No statewide rent-increase notice period; 735 ILCS 5/9-207's 7/30-day periods terminate holdover tenancies instead |
No statewide cap; state law currently preempts local control of rent amounts (50 ILCS 825/5, /10) |
N/A—no statewide cap to exempt a home from |
No statewide frequency limit |
No rent-increase-specific statewide form, content, or service rule; check the lease and applicable local law |
No general state statute supplies a unilateral mid-term increase procedure; the fixed lease controls |
No general defective-increase remedy; a retaliatory increase supports a defense and civil relief up to the greater of 2 months' rent or twice actual damages, plus attorney fees (765 ILCS 721/10) |
| Indiana verified 2026-07-12 | No general increase statute; IC 32-31-1-20 preempts local private-rental-rate regulation, and IC 32-31-8.5 addresses retaliation |
No general state rent-increase period; IC 32-31-1-1's 1-month written notice determines a tenancy at will |
No general statewide cap |
N/A — no statewide cap; local-rate preemption excludes specified government-supported reduced-rent property (IC 32-31-1-20(a)) |
No general statewide frequency limit |
No general statutory rent-increase form, content, or service rule |
No general increase statute; retaliation law recognizes a comparable-market increase during the term only if provided for in the rental agreement (IC 32-31-8.5-5(b)(2)) |
No general defective/excessive-increase remedy stated; a rent increase in response to protected activity is a prohibited retaliatory act (IC 32-31-8.5-4 to -5) |
| Iowa verified 2026-07-12 | No general increase statute; Iowa Code §§ 562A.9 (agreed rent and term), 562A.34 (termination), 562A.36 (retaliation), and 364.3(9) (city rent-control prohibition) |
No general state rent-increase period; 10-day weekly and 30-day monthly notices terminate the tenancy (§ 562A.34(1)-(2)) |
No general statewide cap; cities may not limit private residential or commercial rent (§ 364.3(9)) |
N/A — no statewide cap; § 364.3(9) preserves a city's control of residential property in which it has a property interest |
No general statewide frequency limit |
No general statutory rent-increase form, content, or service rule |
No general unilateral procedure stated; the rental agreement may include rent and term (§ 562A.9(1)) |
No general increase-specific penalty; a retaliatory increase can yield actual damages, reasonable attorney fees, and a possession defense (§ 562A.36) |
| Kansas verified 2026-07-12 | No general increase statute; K.S.A. 58-2545 (agreed rent and term), 58-2570 (termination), 58-2572 (retaliation), and 12-16,120 (local rent-control prohibition) |
No general state rent-increase period; 7-day weekly and 30-day monthly notices terminate the tenancy (K.S.A. 58-2570(a)-(b)) |
No general statewide cap; political subdivisions may not control ordinary private rents (K.S.A. 12-16,120(a)) |
N/A — no statewide cap; local preemption preserves subdivision-owned property and voluntary incentive agreements (§ 12-16,120(b)-(c)) |
No general statewide frequency limit |
No general statutory rent-increase form, content, or service rule |
No general unilateral procedure stated; the agreement may include rent and term, and a protected-conduct increase may not conflict with an effective lease (§§ 58-2545(a), 58-2572(c)) |
No general increase-specific penalty; retaliatory increases trigger § 58-2563 remedies and a possession defense (§ 58-2572(b)) |
| Kentucky verified 2026-07-12 | No general increase statute; KRS 65.875 (rent-control preemption), 383.500 (local URLTA adoption), 383.565 (agreed rent/term), 383.695 (termination) |
No general state rent-increase period; in URLTA localities, 7-day weekly and 30-day monthly notices terminate the tenancy (§ 383.695) |
No general statewide cap; only the General Assembly may control private-property rents (§ 65.875) |
N/A — no statewide cap; § 65.875 preserves government-controlled housing and federal-grant programs |
No general statewide frequency limit |
No general statutory rent-increase form, content, or service rule |
No general unilateral procedure stated; in URLTA localities, the rental agreement may set rent and term (§ 383.565) |
No general increase-specific penalty; in URLTA localities, a retaliatory increase can support a defense and § 383.655 remedies (§ 383.705) |
| Louisiana verified 2026-07-12 | No specific rent-increase statute; La. Civ. Code arts. 1983, 2668, 2676, and 2727-2728 govern the lease agreement and termination |
No general state rent-increase period; art. 2728's 10-day month-to-month and other periods are for terminating an indeterminate lease |
No general statewide cap |
N/A — no general statewide cap |
No general statewide frequency limit |
No general statutory rent-increase form, content, or service rule |
Rent and any redetermination method must be agreed; contracts bind the parties (arts. 1983, 2676) |
No rent-increase-specific penalty stated; disputes turn on the parties' lease and ordinary contract law |
| Maine verified 2026-07-12 | 14 M.R.S. §§ 6015 (45/75-day notice and remedies) and 6016 (habitability bar) |
45 days generally; 75 days for a rent increase of 10% or more or the increase that brings cumulative 12-month increases to 10% or more (§ 6015) |
No statewide percentage cap; rent may not increase while the dwelling violates the warranty of habitability (§ 6016) |
N/A — no statewide amount cap; affordable or subsidized housing listed in § 6015(2)(A)-(C) is exempt from the enhanced 75-day rule |
No numerical frequency limit; multiple increases in 12 months are aggregated for the 10% notice threshold |
Written notice; no special statewide form or additional content fields stated; waiver is void (§ 6015) |
The notice statute does not state that notice overrides a fixed-term rent agreement; the lease and any adjustment clause still control |
Return with interest of unlawfully obtained sums plus reasonable attorney fees and costs (§§ 6015-6016) |
| Maryland verified 2026-07-12 | Md. Code, Real Prop. § 8-209 (residential rent-increase notice); § 8-208.1 (retaliatory increase) |
>1 month: ≥90 days; >1 week to 1 month: ≥60 days; ≤1 week: ≥7 days with written lease or ≥21 days without (§ 8-209(b)(3)) |
No general numeric statewide cap |
N/A — no statewide cap; § 8-209 notice rule excludes a landlord who has given qualifying termination notice under § 8-402(c)(2) |
No general statewide frequency limit |
Written notice by first-class mail with certificate of mailing, or tenant-elected e-mail, text, or portal delivery with proof of transmission (§ 8-209(b)(1)-(2)) |
Section 8-209 requires notice before an increase but does not itself authorize a unilateral change during an unexpired fixed lease |
Section 8-209 states no special penalty; an arbitrarily retaliatory increase can support a defense or damages up to 3 months' rent plus fees/costs (§ 8-208.1) |
| Massachusetts verified 2026-07-12 | Mass. Gen. Laws ch. 186, § 12 (estate-at-will termination plus new-term offer); ch. 40P, §§ 4-5 (rent-control prohibition/preemption) |
No standalone increase period; estate-at-will notice offering new terms uses 3 months, or payment interval/30 days whichever is longer when rent is payable at periods under 3 months (ch. 186, § 12) |
No general numeric statewide cap; nonvoluntary local rent control is broadly prohibited and conflicting law preempted (ch. 40P, §§ 4-5) |
N/A — no statewide cap; ch. 40P's rent-control definition excludes public, subsidized, federally assisted housing, and mobile homes |
No general statewide frequency limit |
Estate-at-will route uses written termination notice; it may include an offer of a new tenancy on different terms (§ 12); no general statutory increase form |
Section 12 addresses estates at will, not a unilateral increase during an unexpired fixed lease |
No general defective-increase remedy; a presumptively retaliatory increase can produce actual damages or 1-3 months' rent, whichever is greater, plus costs and fees (§ 18) |
| Michigan verified 2026-07-12 | No general rent-increase section; MCL 554.134 governs termination, MCL 123.411 preempts local caps, and MCL 600.5720 addresses retaliatory termination |
No statewide rent-increase notice period; do not substitute MCL 554.134's termination periods |
No statewide cap; local governments generally may not control private residential rents (MCL 123.411(2)) |
N/A—no statewide cap; MCL 123.411(3)-(4) instead qualifies local preemption |
No statewide frequency limit |
No rent-increase-specific statewide form, content, or service rule; the lease controls |
The lease controls; no general state statute supplies a unilateral mid-term increase procedure |
No stand-alone defective-increase remedy; MCL 600.5720 can bar possession when increased lease obligations are used as retaliation |
| Minnesota verified 2026-07-12 | Minn. Stat. § 504B.147 |
When § 504B.147 applies, the increase-notice period cannot be shorter than the lease's tenant notice-to-quit period; no single numeric statewide period |
No general statewide percentage or dollar cap |
N/A — no general statewide amount cap |
No general statewide frequency limit stated in § 504B.147 |
No statutory form, content fields, writing requirement, or service method stated in § 504B.147 |
Section 504B.147 regulates notice duration but does not itself authorize a unilateral change during an unexpired fixed lease |
No special damages stated; the notice-duration protection cannot be waived or modified, and a tenant waiver is void (§ 504B.147, subd. 4) |
| Mississippi verified 2026-07-13 | Miss. Code §§ 89-8-17 and 89-8-19; local rent regulation generally requires prior legislative approval (§§ 19-3-40(3)(g), 21-17-5(2)(h)) |
No statewide rent-increase notice period stated; § 89-8-19's 7-day and 30-day periods terminate periodic tenancies rather than change rent |
No statewide percentage or formula cap stated; counties and municipalities generally need prior legislative approval to regulate private residential rent |
N/A—no statewide cap; the local-authority limits exclude property in which the county or municipality has a property interest |
No separate statewide frequency limit stated |
No rent-increase-specific form, content, or service rule stated; do not import the written termination notices in § 89-8-19 |
No general unilateral increase during a fixed term; § 89-8-17 permits a landlord to demand an increase after the agreement expires |
§ 89-8-17 conditions a post-expiration increase on no dominant retaliatory purpose and statutory written notice; no special damages amount is stated, but general law-and-equity remedies remain (§ 89-8-3(1)) |
| Missouri verified 2026-07-12 | No general increase statute; Mo. Rev. Stat. § 441.043 prohibits local rent regulation, while § 441.060 governs termination |
No general state rent-increase period; § 441.060's 1-month written notice terminates specified tenancies |
No general statewide cap |
N/A — no statewide cap; § 441.043(3) preserves regulation of government property, voluntary subsidized-property agreements, and CDBG-assisted property |
No general statewide frequency limit |
No general statutory rent-increase form, content, or service rule |
No general rent-increase statute addresses a unilateral change during a fixed lease |
No rent-increase-specific invalidity, damages, or agency remedy stated in the cited current sections |
| Montana verified 2026-07-12 | No general increase statute; MCA §§ 70-24-201 (agreed rent and term), 70-24-441 (termination), and 70-24-431 (retaliation) |
No general state rent-increase period; 7-day weekly and 30-day monthly notices terminate the tenancy (§ 70-24-441) |
No general statewide percentage or formula cap |
N/A — no statewide cap |
No general statewide frequency limit |
No general statutory rent-increase form, content, or service rule |
No general unilateral procedure stated; the rental agreement may include rent and term (§ 70-24-201(1)) |
No general increase-specific penalty; retaliatory increases trigger § 70-24-411 remedies and a possession defense (§ 70-24-431(2)) |
| Nebraska verified 2026-07-12 | No general increase statute; Neb. Rev. Stat. §§ 76-1414 (agreed rent and term), 76-1437 (termination), and 76-1439 (retaliation) |
No general state rent-increase period; 7-day weekly and 30-day monthly notices terminate the tenancy (§ 76-1437(1)-(2)); § 76-1490's 60-day rule is mobile-home-park-only |
No general statewide percentage or formula cap |
N/A — no statewide cap |
No general statewide frequency limit |
No general statutory rent-increase form, content, or service rule for ordinary residential tenancies |
No general unilateral procedure stated; the rental agreement may include rent and term (§ 76-1414(1)) |
No general increase-specific penalty; retaliatory increases trigger § 76-1430 remedies and a possession defense (§ 76-1439(2)) |
| Nevada verified 2026-07-12 | NRS 118A.300 (advance notice), 118A.190(2) and 40.280 (service), plus 118A.200(6)-(7) (maximum total periodic rent) |
60 days before the first increased payment; 30 days for a periodic tenancy shorter than 1 month (NRS 118A.300) |
No general statewide percentage or formula cap |
N/A — no statewide cap |
No separate statewide frequency limit |
Written notice advising the tenant of the increase; serve under NRS 118A.190(2) and 40.280 |
A written agreement states one maximum total periodic-rent figure, and the landlord may not charge more than that figure (NRS 118A.200(6)-(7)) |
No rent-increase-specific penalty stated in NRS 118A.300 |
| New Hampshire verified 2026-07-12 | RSA 540:2(IV) (rent-change notice and refusal as good cause) within New Hampshire's restricted-property eviction framework |
Restricted property: at least 30 days before the proposed effective date to make refusal good cause; no general increase period stated for nonrestricted property (RSA 540:1-a; 540:2(I), (IV)) |
No general statewide percentage or formula cap |
N/A — no statewide cap; RSA 540:1-a separately defines restricted and nonrestricted property for eviction protections |
No separate statewide frequency limit |
Written notice stating the amount and effective date of the increase (RSA 540:2(IV)) |
Notice alone does not state that it rewrites a fixed term; § 540:2(IV) makes refusal to agree to a change good cause for eviction when its conditions are met |
No rent-increase-specific damages stated; a tenant may contest whether an eviction has the statutory good cause and compliant 30-day notice |
| New Jersey verified 2026-07-12 | N.J.S.A. 2A:18-61.1(f) requires notice to quit plus notice of increase and bars unconscionable or otherwise unlawful increases |
No single statewide day count stated in § 2A:18-61.1(f); a valid notice to quit and notice of increase are required |
No general numeric cap; increase must not be unconscionable and must comply with other law and municipal ordinances |
Anti-Eviction Act excludes specified owner-occupied two-unit-or-smaller premises, transient/seasonal lodging, and limited family disability units |
No general statewide frequency limit |
Separate valid notice to quit and notice of increase; current § 2A:18-61.1(f) states no mandatory content fields or service method |
The statutory route uses notice to quit; it does not authorize a unilateral increase during an unexpired fixed lease |
Unconscionability or local-law noncompliance defeats the § 2A:18-61.1(f) eviction ground; no general rent-increase damages stated |
| New Mexico verified 2026-07-12 | NMSA 1978 § 47-8-15(F) (rent-increase notice) and § 47-8-48(A) (enforcement fees and costs) |
30 days before the specified periodic rental date for month-to-month; 30 days before a fixed term ends; 1 rental period before the first increase for a shorter periodic residency (§ 47-8-15(F)) |
No statewide percentage or formula cap |
N/A — no statewide cap |
No separate statewide frequency limit |
Written notice to the resident of the proposed increase; no special statutory form stated (§ 47-8-15(F)) |
For a fixed term, notice is due 30 days before the term ends; current New Mexico Courts guidance says rent cannot increase during the specified written-lease period |
A party may sue to enforce the Act; the prevailing party receives reasonable attorney fees and court costs (§ 47-8-48(A)); § 47-8-15 sets no special damages amount |
| New York verified 2026-07-12 | N.Y. Real Prop. Law § 226-c (≥5% renewal notice) + Art. 6-A §§ 211-216 (Good Cause rent standard) + § 231-c (mandatory notice) |
Increase ≥5% at renewal: 30 days if occupancy/lease <1 year; 60 days for 1-2 years; 90 days for 2+ years—use whichever measure is longer (§ 226-c(1)-(2)) |
Good-Cause-covered unit: above lower of 5% + regional CPI or 10% is rebuttably presumed unreasonable; ≤ that standard is not unreasonable (§§ 211(7)-(8), 216(1)(a)) |
Good Cause applies in NYC and opt-in localities; exemptions include small landlords, owner-occupied ≤10-unit buildings, regulated/affordable units, condos/co-ops, new housing for 30 years, and others (§§ 212-214) |
No separate current once-per-year limit; Good Cause tests the increase made in a calendar year (§ 216(1)(a)); A9370/S8612 would add once annually |
Written; must append/incorporate § 231-c form stating Good Cause coverage/exemption and justification for a covered-unit increase above the local rent standard (§ 226-c(1)(a)) |
§ 226-c addresses an offered renewal increase, not a general unilateral mid-term increase; the existing lease controls during its term |
Late notice: existing tenancy terms continue until the full notice period expires (§ 226-c(1)(a)); unreasonable increase is a Good Cause eviction/nonpayment defense, not a general civil claim (§ 216) |
| North Carolina verified 2026-07-12 | No general rent-increase section in current Chapter 42; G.S. 42-14 governs notice to quit and G.S. 42-14.1 preempts local rent-amount regulation |
No statewide rent-increase notice period; do not substitute § 42-14's termination periods |
No statewide cap; counties and cities generally may not regulate rent amounts (§ 42-14.1) |
N/A—no statewide cap; § 42-14.1(c) instead preserves four categories from local preemption |
No statewide frequency limit |
No rent-increase-specific state form, content, or service rule; the lease controls |
The lease controls; current Chapter 42 supplies no general unilateral mid-term increase procedure |
No rent-increase-specific statutory remedy; §§ 42-37.1 and 42-37.2 address retaliatory eviction, not a stand-alone rent increase |
| North Dakota verified 2026-07-12 | N.D.C.C. § 47-16-07 (month-to-month lease changes); § 47-16-02.1 (local rent-control preemption) |
At least 30 days before expiration of the month for a month-to-month lease (§ 47-16-07) |
No statewide percentage or formula cap; local rent controls prohibited (§ 47-16-02.1) |
N/A — no statewide cap; preemption preserves local control of property the subdivision owns |
No separate statewide frequency limit stated |
Written notice specifying the terms, rent, and conditions; any reasonable service that actually informs the tenant (§ 47-16-07) |
§ 47-16-07 applies only to month-to-month leases and makes the change effective at month-end |
Tenant may terminate at month-end with at least 25 days' notice after a § 47-16-07 change (§ 47-16-15(3)); no special damages stated |
| Ohio verified 2026-07-12 | No general rent-increase section; Ohio Rev. Code §§ 5321.01(D), 5321.06 make rent a rental-agreement term, § 5321.02 bars retaliation, and § 5321.19 preempts local controls |
No statewide rent-increase notice period; § 5321.17's 7/30-day periods are for termination or nonrenewal |
No statewide cap; local rent control and stabilization are generally preempted (§ 5321.19) |
N/A—no statewide cap; § 5321.19(B) instead lists exceptions to local preemption |
No statewide frequency limit |
No rent-increase-specific statewide form, content, or service rule; the rental agreement controls |
The rental agreement controls; state law supplies no general unilateral mid-term increase procedure |
For a retaliatory increase: possession defense, recovery of possession, or lease termination, plus actual damages and attorney fees (§ 5321.02(B)) |
| Oklahoma verified 2026-07-12 | No general increase statute; 41 O.S. §§ 109 (agreed rent) and 111 (termination), plus 11 O.S. § 14-101.1 (municipal rent-control prohibition) |
No general state rent-increase period; 30 days for month-to-month and 7 days for shorter tenancies terminate the tenancy (41 O.S. § 111(A)-(B)) |
No general statewide cap; municipalities may not regulate ordinary private rents (11 O.S. § 14-101.1(A)) |
N/A — no statewide cap; municipal preemption preserves government/authority property, subsidized agreements, and CDBG-assisted property (§ 14-101.1(B)) |
No general statewide frequency limit |
No general statutory rent-increase form, content, or service rule |
No general unilateral procedure stated; rent is payable at the time and place agreed by the parties (41 O.S. § 109(B)) |
No rent-increase-specific penalty stated |
| Oregon verified 2026-07-12 | ORS 90.323 (timing, frequency, exemptions, content, damages) + ORS 90.324 (annual maximum formula) |
Week-to-week: ≥7 days; other tenancies: no increase in year 1, then ≥90 days before effective date (ORS 90.323(1)-(2)) |
Covered dwellings: lower of 10% or 7% + West-region CPI calculated under ORS 90.324(1), per 12 months |
Cap does not apply if first occupancy certificate was <15 years before notice, or qualifying regulated/certified affordable housing conditions apply (ORS 90.323(5)) |
Non-weekly tenancy: no increase in first year; after that, no more than once per 12 months (ORS 90.323(2)(a), (c)) |
Written; state increase amount, new rent, effective date, and facts supporting a claimed cap exemption (ORS 90.323(1), (3)) |
No separate unilateral mid-term authority stated; ORS 90.323 applies its limits during any non-weekly tenancy |
Cap or first-year rerental violation: 3 months' rent plus actual damages (ORS 90.323(6)); no special amount stated there for notice/frequency alone |
| Pennsylvania verified 2026-07-12 | No general rent-increase section in the current Landlord and Tenant Act of 1951; § 501 governs notice to quit, not rent changes |
No statewide rent-increase notice period; do not substitute § 501's 10/15/30-day possession notices |
No statewide cap; SB 546 is pending and would create one |
N/A—no current statewide cap to exempt a home from |
No statewide frequency limit |
No rent-increase-specific state form, content, or service rule; the lease controls |
The lease controls; the current Act states no general unilateral mid-term rent-increase mechanism |
No rent-increase-specific statutory remedy |
| Rhode Island verified 2026-07-12 | R.I. Gen. Laws § 34-18-16.1 (written advance notice); § 34-18-15 (rent and term may be set by agreement) |
60 days generally; 120 days for a month-to-month tenant older than 62 (§ 34-18-16.1(a)-(b)) |
No statewide percentage or formula cap in § 34-18-16.1 |
N/A — no statewide cap; specified care facilities are excluded from the notice rule |
No separate statewide limit on how often rent may increase |
Written notice required; no statutory form, required fields, or service method stated (§ 34-18-16.1) |
No general unilateral procedure stated; the rental agreement may set rent and term (§ 34-18-15(a)) |
No increase-notice-specific penalty stated; retaliatory increases trigger § 34-18-34 remedies and a possession defense (§ 34-18-46) |
| South Carolina verified 2026-07-12 | No general increase statute; S.C. Code §§ 27-39-60 (local preemption), 27-40-770 (termination), and 27-40-910 (retaliation) |
No general state rent-increase period; § 27-40-770's 7- and 30-day notices terminate weekly and monthly tenancies |
No general statewide cap; retaliatory increases above fair-market value are prohibited (§ 27-40-910) |
N/A — no general statewide cap; local preemption preserves government-property regulation and voluntary private agreements (§ 27-39-60) |
No general statewide frequency limit |
No general statutory rent-increase form, content, or service rule |
No general rent-increase statute addresses a unilateral change during an unexpired fixed lease |
No general defective/excessive-increase remedy; retaliation can yield up to 3 months' rent or treble actual damages plus fees (§ 27-40-910(h)) |
| South Dakota verified 2026-07-12 | SDCL § 43-32-13 (month-to-month lease modification); §§ 43-32-27 to -28 (retaliation) |
At least 30 days before expiration of the month for a month-to-month lease (§ 43-32-13) |
No statewide percentage or formula cap in § 43-32-13 |
N/A — no statewide cap |
No separate statewide frequency limit stated |
Written notice specifying the new terms, rent, and conditions; no service method stated in § 43-32-13 |
§ 43-32-13 applies only to month-to-month leases and makes the change effective at month-end |
Tenant may terminate within 15 days after receipt; retaliatory above-market increases support a cause of action and possible fees (§§ 43-32-27 to -28) |
| Tennessee verified 2026-07-17 | No general rent-increase statute; the lease controls. In counties over 75,000 the Uniform Residential Landlord and Tenant Act (URLTA) applies — Tenn. Code §§ 66-28-201 (rental-agreement terms), 66-28-512 (periodic-tenancy termination), 66-28-514 (retaliation); smaller counties follow common law (§ 66-28-102). Statewide, § 66-35-102(a) bars local rent control |
No statewide rent-increase notice period; the lease controls. A month-to-month tenancy takes 30 days' written notice to terminate and week-to-week 10 days (§ 66-28-512) — a termination interval, not a rent-change notice |
No statewide cap on the amount of an increase. Local rent control is itself prohibited (§ 66-35-102(a)), so a city cannot cap it either |
N/A — no statewide cap to exempt a home or landlord from |
No statewide frequency limit |
No rent-increase-specific state form, content, or service rule; the lease controls. A periodic-tenancy termination notice must be written (§ 66-28-512) |
No Tennessee statute authorizes a unilateral mid-term increase. Rent is a lease term the parties set (§ 66-28-201(a)); the agreed rent controls for the fixed term unless the lease allows a change |
No penalty for an ordinary increase. Section 66-28-514 bars a landlord from retaliating by 'increasing rent' because the tenant complained of a § 66-28-301 violation or used the Act's remedies; a tenant then has a defense to a retaliatory possession action and the landlord is not released from liability under § 66-28-501(b) |
| Texas verified 2026-07-13 | No general state rent-increase statute; the lease controls, subject to the retaliation rules in Tex. Prop. Code §§ 92.331-.333 |
No statewide rent-increase notice period; the lease controls the state-law notice obligation |
No statewide cap after the lease term ends; state law does not limit the amount of a renewal increase |
N/A—no statewide cap to exempt a home or landlord from |
No statewide frequency limit |
No rent-increase-specific state form, content, or service rule; the lease controls |
Not without the tenant's agreement; a landlord cannot raise rent before the lease term ends unless the tenant agrees |
No special remedy for an ordinary increase; for retaliation within 6 months of protected tenant conduct, one month's rent plus $500, actual damages, court costs, and attorney fees (§§ 92.331(b)(4), 92.333) |
| Utah verified 2026-07-12 | No general increase statute; Utah Code §§ 57-22-2 (rental-agreement definition), 57-20-1 (local rent-control prohibition), and 78B-6-802(1)(b) (termination) |
No general state rent-increase period; the 15-day periodic-tenancy rule requires the tenant to quit at the period's expiration (§ 78B-6-802(1)(b)(i)) |
No general statewide cap; local residential rent control requires express legislative approval (§ 57-20-1(1)) |
N/A — no statewide cap; § 57-20-1(2) preserves state and local zoning, building, and planning authority |
No general statewide frequency limit |
No general statutory rent-increase form, content, or service rule |
No general unilateral procedure stated; the rental agreement establishes or modifies occupancy terms (§ 57-22-2(2)) |
No rent-increase-specific penalty stated |
| Vermont verified 2026-07-12 | 9 V.S.A. §§ 4451(1) and 4455(b) (actual written notice and effective date); § 4468a (age-restricted property) |
At least 60 days' actual notice; effective first day of the following rental period (§ 4455(b)) |
No general statewide percentage or formula cap |
N/A — no general statewide cap |
No separate statewide frequency limit stated |
Written, hand-delivered or mailed; age-restricted property must use State form and state amount, date, rights, and percentage (§§ 4451(1), 4468a(a)) |
No separate statutory right to override agreed fixed rent; § 4455(b) sets timing for an otherwise lawful increase |
No general increase-specific penalty stated; age-restricted noncompliance makes increase ineffective, and retaliation supports damages and fees (§§ 4468a(b), 4465(b)) |
| Virginia verified 2026-07-12 | Va. Code §§ 55.1-1204(I), (K) and 55.1-1253(D); 2026 Acts ch. 1066 changes the renewal rule July 1, 2027 |
Covered renewal: ≥60 days before term end (§ 55.1-1204(K)); consented holdover without a new agreement: new rent starts no earlier than the rent due date coming 30 days after notice (§ 55.1-1253(D)); renewal rule becomes 90 days July 1, 2027 |
No general numeric statewide cap |
N/A — no statewide cap; the renewal-notice rule applies only to specified larger landlords and renewal rights |
No general statewide frequency limit |
Written notice; holdover notice sets the new rent; current renewal rule states no additional content fields; effective July 1, 2027, renewal notice must include a response deadline no sooner than 30 days after delivery |
A unilateral lease-term change is invalid unless required notice is given and both parties consent in writing (§ 55.1-1204(I)) |
Noncompliant unilateral change is invalid under § 55.1-1204(I); cited sections state no rent-increase-specific damages formula |
| Washington verified 2026-07-12 | RCW 59.18.140 (timing/fixed term), 59.18.700 (cap/remedies), 59.18.710 (exemptions), and 59.18.720 (mandatory form) |
Generally ≥90 days before the increase; ≥30 days for income-based subsidized tenancy (§ 59.18.140(3)); narrow May 7, 2025 transition allowed 60 days |
Covered tenancy: no increase in first 12 months; afterward ≤7% + Seattle-area CPI change or 10%, whichever is less, during any 12 months (§ 59.18.700(1)) |
Units with first certificate of occupancy ≤12 years ago; specified regulated public/nonprofit/low-income housing; qualifying owner-shared, owner-occupied small-residence, and owner-occupied 2-4 unit tenancies (§ 59.18.710) |
Statutory notice form states rent and recurring occupancy charges may increase once every 12 months (§ 59.18.720(3)); no increase during first 12 months (§ 59.18.700(1)) |
Written statutory-form notice stating effective date, percentage, dollar increase, new total, cap status, and supporting exemption facts; serve under RCW 59.12.040 (§§ 59.18.700(2), .720) |
Cannot take effect before the rental-agreement term ends; income-based subsidized rent may change sooner only by mutual consent (§ 59.18.140(3)) |
Cure demand for excess increase; pre-effective-date termination on ≥20 days' notice; excess paid + up to 3 months' unlawful charges + fees/costs; AG enforcement and penalties (§ 59.18.700(3), (5)) |
| West Virginia verified 2026-07-13 | No general rent-increase section in W. Va. Code ch. 37, art. 6; § 37-6-5 governs termination notice and § 37-6-9 addresses recovery of agreed rent |
No statewide rent-increase notice period; do not substitute § 37-6-5's termination periods |
No statewide percentage or formula cap |
N/A—no statewide cap to exempt a home or landlord from |
No separate statewide frequency limit |
No rent-increase-specific state form, required fields, or service method; § 37-6-5's written-notice rule is for termination |
The rental agreement controls; current Article 6 supplies no general unilateral mid-term increase procedure |
No rent-increase-specific statutory remedy; ordinary agreement-based claims remain, and § 37-6-9 treats an agreement reserving rent as evidence of the amount owed |
| Wisconsin verified 2026-07-12 | No general increase statute; Wis. Stat. § 66.1015 prohibits municipal rent control, and § 704.45 prohibits retaliatory increases |
No general state rent-increase period; § 704.19's 28-day rule terminates most periodic tenancies |
No general statewide cap; municipalities may not regulate residential rent or fee amounts (§ 66.1015(1)) |
N/A — no statewide cap; § 66.1015(2) preserves rent agreements for government-owned or operated units and voluntary agreements with private persons |
No general statewide frequency limit |
No general statutory rent-increase form, content, or service rule |
No general rent-increase statute addresses a unilateral change during an unexpired fixed lease |
No general defective/excessive-increase remedy; a retaliatory increase is prohibited and cannot support possession for nonpayment (§ 704.45(1)-(2)) |
| Wyoming verified 2026-07-12 | No general increase statute; W.S. § 1-21-1201(a)(ii) defines the rental agreement, and § 1-21-1003 is eviction notice only |
No general state rent-increase period; 3-day notice under § 1-21-1003 precedes an eviction action, not an increase |
No general statewide percentage or formula cap |
N/A — no statewide cap |
No general statewide frequency limit |
No general statutory rent-increase form, required fields, or service rule |
No general unilateral statutory procedure; the rental agreement establishes or modifies occupancy terms (§ 1-21-1201(a)(ii)) |
No rent-increase-specific statutory remedy stated; § 1-21-1206 remedies concern health-and-safety noncompliance |
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