Rent increase notice: how much notice is required in each state

Alabama has no statute specific to rent-increase notice; to change rent on a month-to-month tenancy the landlord must give the 30 days' written notice required to terminate it, timed to the periodic rental date. During a fixed-term lease, rent cannot be raised mid-term unless the lease itself allows it.

Alaska has no statute specific to rent-increase notice; to change rent on a month-to-month tenancy the landlord must give the 30 days' written notice required to terminate it, timed to the rental due date. During a fixed-term lease, rent cannot be raised mid-term unless the lease itself allows it.

Arizona has no statute specific to rent-increase notice; to change rent on a month-to-month tenancy the landlord must give the 30 days' written notice required to terminate it, timed to the periodic rental date. During a fixed-term lease, rent cannot be raised mid-term unless the lease itself allows it.

Arkansas has no statute specific to rent-increase notice; to change rent on a month-to-month tenancy the landlord must give the 30 days' written notice required to terminate it. During a fixed-term lease, rent cannot be raised mid-term unless the lease itself allows it.

For a month-to-month (or shorter) residential tenancy, the landlord must give written notice at least 30 days before a rent increase of 10% or less, and at least 90 days before an increase of more than 10% (counting all increases in the prior 12 months). During a fixed-term lease, rent cannot be raised mid-term unless the lease itself allows it.

If there is no written rental agreement, a landlord must give at least 60 days' written notice before raising residential rent; if there is a written lease, its notice terms govern. Rent may be raised only once in any 12-month period of occupancy, whatever the lease type. During a fixed-term lease, rent cannot be raised mid-term unless the lease itself allows it.

A rent increase is not effective unless the landlord gives written notice at least 45 days before it takes effect; for a lease with a term of one month or less (e.g., month-to-month), the notice must equal one full lease term (one month). The statute expressly does not allow a rent increase during the term of a rental agreement.

A landlord who wants to renew a rental agreement with a higher rent must give at least 60 days' written notice before the agreement expires; a month-to-month tenancy likewise takes 60 days' written notice to terminate, counted from the first day of the month after notice is given. During a fixed-term lease, rent cannot be raised mid-term unless the lease itself allows it.

A rent increase cannot take effect until the first regular rent due date that falls more than 60 calendar days after the landlord gives the tenant notice of the increase. During a fixed-term lease, rent cannot be raised mid-term unless the lease itself allows it.

Florida has no statute specific to rent-increase notice; to change rent on a month-to-month tenancy the landlord must give the at least 30 days' notice required to terminate it, before the end of a monthly period. During a fixed-term lease, rent cannot be raised mid-term unless the lease itself allows it.

Georgia has no statute specific to rent-increase notice; a month-to-month tenancy is a tenancy at will, and the landlord must give 60 days' notice to terminate it, so a rent change takes 60 days' notice. During a fixed-term lease, rent cannot be raised mid-term unless the lease itself allows it.

For a month-to-month tenancy, the landlord must give written notice at least 45 consecutive days before a rent increase takes effect (15 days for tenancies shorter than month-to-month). During a fixed-term lease, rent cannot be raised mid-term unless the lease itself allows it.

For any residential lease, the landlord must give the tenant written notice of a rent increase at least 30 days before it takes effect (this overrides the older 15-day rule for changing month-to-month terms). During a fixed-term lease, rent cannot be raised mid-term unless the lease itself allows it.

Illinois has no statewide rent-increase notice statute; to change rent on a month-to-month tenancy the landlord must give the 30 days' written notice required to terminate it. Chicago requires 30, 60 or 120 days' written notice of a rent increase depending on how long the tenant has lived there. During a fixed-term lease, rent cannot be raised mid-term unless the lease itself allows it.

Indiana has no statute specific to rent-increase notice; to change rent on a month-to-month tenancy the landlord must give the one month's written notice required to end a tenancy at will (for periodic tenancies of up to three months, notice equal to the rental interval). During a fixed-term lease, rent cannot be raised mid-term unless the lease itself allows it.

Iowa has no statute specific to rent-increase notice; to change rent on a month-to-month tenancy the landlord must give the 30 days' written notice required to terminate it, timed to the periodic rental date. During a fixed-term lease, rent cannot be raised mid-term unless the lease itself allows it.

Kansas has no statute specific to rent-increase notice; to change rent on a month-to-month tenancy the landlord must give written notice ending the tenancy on a rent-paying date at least 30 days after the tenant receives it. During a fixed-term lease, rent cannot be raised mid-term unless the lease itself allows it.

Kentucky has no statute specific to rent-increase notice; where the local government has adopted the Uniform Residential Landlord and Tenant Act, a month-to-month tenancy takes 30 days' written notice before the rental date to terminate; elsewhere a tenancy at will takes one month's written notice. During a fixed-term lease, rent cannot be raised mid-term unless the lease itself allows it.

Louisiana has no statute specific to rent-increase notice; to change rent on a month-to-month lease the landlord must give the notice of termination at least 10 calendar days before the end of the month. During a fixed-term lease, rent cannot be raised mid-term unless the lease itself allows it.

A landlord may raise residential rent (or mandatory recurring fees) only after at least 45 days' written notice; an increase of 10% or more (alone or combined within 12 months) requires at least 75 days' written notice. Waivers are void. During a fixed-term lease, rent cannot be raised mid-term unless the lease itself allows it.

Maryland has no statewide rent-increase notice statute; to change rent on a month-to-month tenancy the landlord must give the 60 days' written notice required to terminate it. Montgomery County requires 90 days' written notice before any rent increase, by U.S. mail or in person with a signed receipt. During a fixed-term lease, rent cannot be raised mid-term unless the lease itself allows it.

Massachusetts has no statute specific to rent-increase notice; to change rent on a tenancy at will the landlord must give written notice to terminate equal to the rental interval or 30 days, whichever is longer, and the notice may offer a new tenancy at the new rent. During a fixed-term lease, rent cannot be raised mid-term unless the lease itself allows it.

Michigan has no statute specific to rent-increase notice; to change rent on a month-to-month tenancy the landlord must give one month's notice to terminate (notice equal to the interval between rent payments). During a fixed-term lease, rent cannot be raised mid-term unless the lease itself allows it.

Minnesota has no statute specific to rent-increase notice; to change rent on a periodic tenancy (tenancy at will) the landlord must give written notice to terminate at least as long as the interval between rent payments or three months, whichever is less - one rental period for a monthly tenancy. During a fixed-term lease, rent cannot be raised mid-term unless the lease itself allows it.

Mississippi has no statute specific to rent-increase notice; to change rent on a month-to-month tenancy the landlord must give the 30 days' written notice required to terminate it. During a fixed-term lease, rent cannot be raised mid-term unless the lease itself allows it.

Missouri has no statute specific to rent-increase notice; to change rent on a month-to-month tenancy the landlord must give written notice ending the tenancy on a rent-paying date at least one month after the tenant receives it. During a fixed-term lease, rent cannot be raised mid-term unless the lease itself allows it.

Montana's Residential Landlord and Tenant Act has no rent-increase notice section; a month-to-month tenancy takes 30 days' written notice to terminate, while a general landlord-tenant statute lets a landlord change month-to-month terms (including rent) by written notice at least 15 days before the end of the month - giving 30 days is the safe minimum. During a fixed-term lease, rent cannot be raised mid-term unless the lease itself allows it.

Nebraska has no statute specific to rent-increase notice; to change rent on a month-to-month tenancy the landlord must give the 30 days' written notice required to terminate it, timed to the periodic rental date. Fixed-term rent cannot be changed mid-term unless the lease allows.

A landlord must give written notice at least 60 days before the first rent payment to be increased (30 days if the periodic tenancy is shorter than one month). Fixed-term rent cannot be raised mid-term unless the lease allows.

New Hampshire has no general rent-increase notice period, but a tenant's refusal to accept a rent increase counts as good cause for eviction only if the landlord gave written notice of the amount and effective date at least 30 days before the increase took effect; eviction notices for residential tenancies are 30 days.

New Jersey has no fixed statewide rent-increase notice period. To raise rent on a month-to-month tenant, the landlord must serve a valid notice to quit plus a notice of increase (one month's notice for a month-to-month tenancy), and the increase must not be unconscionable or violate local rent-control ordinances.

A landlord must give written notice at least 30 days before the periodic rental date for a month-to-month tenancy; for a fixed-term tenancy, at least 30 days before the end of the term; for periods shorter than a month, at least one rental period.

If the increase is 5% or more (or the landlord will not renew), written notice is required 30 days ahead if the tenant has occupied the unit less than one year with no lease of at least one year, 60 days for one to two years, and 90 days for over two years or a lease of two years or more.

North Carolina has no rent-increase notice statute; a month-to-month tenancy can be ended (and so rent changed) with 7 days' notice to quit, unless the lease requires more.

For a month-to-month lease, the landlord may change the terms, including rent, by written notice given at least 30 days before the end of the month; the change takes effect at the end of that month.

Ohio has no rent-increase notice statute; changing rent on a month-to-month tenancy requires the 30 days' notice before the periodic rental date needed to terminate or not renew it.

Oklahoma has no rent-increase notice statute; a month-to-month tenancy requires 30 days' written notice to terminate, which is the notice needed to change the rent.

Rent cannot be raised in the first year of a tenancy (other than week-to-week); after that, the landlord needs at least 90 days' written notice, may raise rent only once in 12 months, and is capped at 7% + CPI (max 10%). Week-to-week tenancies need 7 days' notice.

Pennsylvania has no rent-increase notice statute. For a lease of one year or less or of indeterminate term (such as month-to-month), the statutory notice to quit is 15 days, unless the lease requires more; the lease terms usually set the rent-change notice.

A landlord must give written notice at least 60 days before a rent increase takes effect, and at least 120 days for month-to-month tenants over age 62 (since June 24, 2024).

South Carolina has no rent-increase notice statute; a month-to-month tenancy requires 30 days' written notice to terminate, which is the notice needed to change the rent.

For a month-to-month lease, the landlord may change the terms, including rent, by written notice at least 30 days before the end of the month; the tenant may then terminate by giving notice within 15 days of receiving it.

Tennessee has no rent-increase notice statute. In URLTA counties (population over 75,000 per the 2010 census), a month-to-month tenancy requires 30 days' written notice before the periodic rental date to terminate, which is the notice needed to change rent. Non-URLTA counties have no statutory month-to-month notice period, so the lease or common law applies.

Texas has no rent-increase notice statute; unless the lease says otherwise, a month-to-month tenancy ends no sooner than one month after notice is given, which is the notice needed to change the rent.

Utah has no rent-increase notice statute; a month-to-month tenancy can be ended with a notice to quit served at least 15 calendar days before the end of the rental period, which is the notice needed to change the rent.

A rent increase takes effect on the first day of the rental period after at least 60 days' actual notice to the tenant.

Virginia has no rent-increase notice rule for month-to-month tenancies; the landlord changes rent through the 30 days' written notice before the next rent due date needed to terminate, unless the lease sets a different period. Landlords with more than four units must give written notice of a renewal-term increase at least 60 days before the lease ends (90 days from July 1, 2027).

A landlord must give at least 90 days' prior written notice of any rent increase, and it cannot take effect before the lease term ends; income-based subsidized tenancies need 30 days. Since May 7, 2025 increases are banned in the first 12 months and capped at 7% + CPI or 10%, whichever is less.

West Virginia has no rent-increase notice statute; a periodic tenancy shorter than a year can be ended by notice for one full rental period before the end of a period, which is the notice needed to change the rent, unless the lease fixes another period.

Wisconsin has no separate rent-increase notice statute; a month-to-month tenancy can be ended (and so rent changed) only with at least 28 days' written notice, unless the parties expressly agreed otherwise.

Wyoming has no statute on rent-increase notice or on terminating a month-to-month tenancy; the lease controls, and otherwise common-law notice of one rental period is customary.