Rent Increase Notice by State (2026)
How much written notice you must give before raising the rent, for 49 states and D.C. Each row links the statute and our full state page.
Beginner tip: in almost every state you can't raise the rent during a fixed-term lease unless the lease allows it. These notice rules mostly matter for month-to-month tenants and lease renewals.
General info, not legal advice. Verify the statute or ask a local attorney. Details
The short answer
There is no national rule. 24 of the 50 places below have a statute that sets a rent-increase notice (or, in New Jersey, a required notice with no fixed days). Common periods are 30 days (for example Alaska, Idaho and Iowa), 60 days (for example Nevada, Rhode Island and Vermont) and 90 days (for example Washington, and Oregon after the first year). California and Maine require longer notice for big increases, and New York's notice depends on how long the tenant has lived there.
Where no statute sets a period, the notice that ends a month-to-month tenancy is the practical minimum, because a rent change is really a new offer on new terms. Every row comes from our state landlord-law page, which cites the official statute. On Nov 9, 2026 we re-checked the official text for 15 states, marked in the table.
Rent increase notice by state
| State | Notice to raise rent |
|---|---|
| Alabama Ala. Code § 35-9A-441 · From our state page | No set period. A month-to-month tenancy ends on 30 days' written notice before a rent date (7 days for week-to-week). No set period |
| Alaska AS 34.03.290(b); Alaska Dept. of Law handbook (2024), p. 21 · Re-checked Nov 9, 2026 | 30 days' written notice before the rent due date when the new rent starts (month-to-month). No cap. Statute sets notice |
| Arizona A.R.S. § 33-1375 · From our state page | No set period. A month-to-month tenancy ends on 30 days' written notice before the rent date (10 days for week-to-week). No set period |
| Arkansas Ark. Code § 18-17-704 · From our state page | No rent-increase statute. A month-to-month tenancy ends on 30 days' written notice (7 days for week-to-week). No set period |
| California Cal. Civ. Code § 827(b) · Re-checked Nov 9, 2026 | Month-to-month: 30 days if the increase is 10% or less in 12 months; 90 days if it's more than 10%. Add mailing days if mailed. Statute sets notice |
| Colorado C.R.S. 38-12-701(2); 38-12-702 · From our state page | Only one increase in any 12 months. With no written lease, give at least 60 days' written notice. Statute sets notice |
| Connecticut Conn. Gen. Stat. § 47a-4e · From our state page | 45 days' written notice (one full term for leases of a month or less). No increase during a lease term. Statute sets notice |
| Delaware 25 Del. C. §§ 5107, 5106(d) · From our state page | 60 days' written notice before the lease ends to renew at a new rent. Month-to-month ends on 60 days' written notice. Statute sets notice |
| District of Columbia D.C. Code §§ 42-3509.04(b), 42-3502.08(a) · Re-checked Nov 9, 2026 | Takes effect on the first rent due date more than 60 days after notice. Rent-stabilized units have extra rules. Statute sets notice |
| Florida Fla. Stat. § 83.57(3) · Re-checked Nov 9, 2026 | No set period. Month-to-month: 30 days' written notice before the end of a monthly period. No set period |
| Georgia O.C.G.A. § 44-7-7 · From our state page | No set period. A tenancy at will ends on 60 days' notice from the landlord. No set period |
| Hawaii HRS § 521-21(d), (e) · Re-checked Nov 9, 2026 | Month-to-month: 45 days' written notice. Tenancies shorter than month-to-month: 15 days. Statute sets notice |
| Idaho Idaho Code § 55-304(2) · From our state page | 30 days' written notice before the increase takes effect. Statute sets notice |
| Illinois 735 ILCS 5/9-207 · From our state page | No set period. A month-to-month tenancy ends on 30 days' written notice (7 days for week-to-week). No set period |
| Indiana IC 32-31-5-4 · From our state page | 30 days' written notice before changing the rental agreement, unless the written lease says otherwise. Statute sets notice |
| Iowa Iowa Code § 562A.13(5) · From our state page | 30 days' written notice, and not before the current lease, renewal or extension ends. Statute sets notice |
| Kansas K.S.A. 58-2570, 58-2572 · From our state page | No set period. A month-to-month tenancy ends on 30 days' written notice before a rent date (7 days for week-to-week). No set period |
| Kentucky KRS 383.695, 383.195 · From our state page | No set period. Where the URLTA applies, month-to-month ends on 30 days' written notice; elsewhere, 1 month's written notice. No set period |
| Louisiana La. Civ. Code art. 2728 · From our state page | No set period. A month-to-month lease ends on notice at least 10 days before the end of the month. No set period |
| Maine 14 M.R.S. §§ 6015, 6016 · Re-checked Nov 9, 2026 | 45 days' written notice; 75 days if the increase is 10% or more (alone or combined within 12 months). Statute sets notice |
| Maryland Md. Code, Real Prop. § 8-209 · Re-checked Nov 9, 2026 | Terms over 1 month: 90 days. Over 1 week up to 1 month: 60 days. Weekly: 7 days with a written lease, 21 without. Statute sets notice |
| Massachusetts M.G.L. c. 186, § 12 · From our state page | No set period. A tenancy at will ends on one rent period or 30 days' written notice, whichever is longer. No set period |
| Michigan MCL 554.134(1) · From our state page | No set period. A tenancy at will ends on 1 month's notice (or one rent period if rent is due more often). No set period |
| Minnesota Minn. Stat. §§ 504B.147, 504B.135 · From our state page | No general period, but the notice can't be shorter than the move-out notice the lease requires from the tenant. No set period |
| Mississippi Miss. Code § 89-8-19 · From our state page | No rent-increase statute. A month-to-month tenancy ends on 30 days' written notice (7 days for week-to-week). No set period |
| Missouri RSMo § 441.060.4 · From our state page | No set period. Month-to-month ends on written notice effective on a rent date at least one month after it's received. No set period |
| Montana MCA 70-24-441 · From our state page | No set period. A month-to-month tenancy ends on 30 days' written notice (7 days for week-to-week). No set period |
| Nebraska Neb. Rev. Stat. §§ 76-1437, 76-1439 · From our state page | No set period. A month-to-month tenancy ends on 30 days' written notice before a rent date (7 days for week-to-week). No set period |
| Nevada NRS 118A.300 · Re-checked Nov 9, 2026 | 60 days' written notice before the first higher payment (30 days for tenancies shorter than a month). Statute sets notice |
| New Hampshire RSA 540:2, IV · From our state page | 30 days' written notice of the new amount and the date it starts. Statute sets notice |
| New Jersey N.J.S.A. 2A:18-61.1(f) · From our state page | Covered buildings need a valid notice to quit plus a notice of increase. The statute sets no fixed number of days. Statute sets notice |
| New Mexico NMSA 1978 § 47-8-15(F) · From our state page | 30 days' written notice before the rental date (month-to-month) or before a fixed term ends. Statute sets notice |
| New York N.Y. Real Prop. Law § 226-c · Re-checked Nov 9, 2026 | For increases of 5% or more: 30, 60 or 90 days' written notice, based on how long the tenant has lived there. Statute sets notice |
| North Carolina N.C. Gen. Stat. § 42-14 · From our state page | No set period. A month-to-month tenancy ends on 7 days' notice. No set period |
| North Dakota N.D.C.C. §§ 47-16-07, 47-16-06.1 · From our state page | Month-to-month: written notice of new terms at least 30 days before the end of the month. Statute sets notice |
| Ohio Ohio Rev. Code § 5321.17 · Re-checked Nov 9, 2026 | No set period. A month-to-month tenancy ends on 30 days' notice before the rent date. No set period |
| Oklahoma 41 O.S. § 111 · From our state page | No set period. A month-to-month tenancy ends on 30 days' written notice. No set period |
| Oregon ORS 90.323, 90.324 · Re-checked Nov 9, 2026 | 90 days' written notice, no increase in the first year, once per 12 months, and capped by law (7 days for week-to-week). Statute sets notice |
| Pennsylvania Landlord and Tenant Act § 501(b) · From our state page | No set period. No increase mid-lease unless the lease allows it. Ending a lease of a year or less takes a 15-day notice to quit. No set period |
| Rhode Island R.I. Gen. Laws § 34-18-16.1 · Re-checked Nov 9, 2026 | 60 days' written notice; 120 days for month-to-month tenants over 62. Statute sets notice |
| South Carolina S.C. Code § 27-40-770 · From our state page | No set period. A month-to-month tenancy ends on 30 days' written notice. No set period |
| South Dakota SDCL 43-32-13 · From our state page | Month-to-month: written notice at least 30 days before the end of the month. Statute sets notice |
| Texas Tex. Prop. Code § 91.001 · From our state page | No set period. Month-to-month ends on at least one month's notice unless the lease says otherwise. No set period |
| Utah Utah Code § 78B-6-802(1)(b) · From our state page | No set period. A month-to-month notice to quit must be served at least 15 days before the end of the period. No set period |
| Vermont 9 V.S.A. § 4455(b) · Re-checked Nov 9, 2026 | 60 days' actual notice. It starts on the first day of the next rental period after that. Statute sets notice |
| Virginia Va. Code §§ 55.1-1204(K), 55.1-1253(A) · Re-checked Nov 9, 2026 | Landlords with more than 4 units: 60 days before the lease ends (90 days starting July 1, 2027). Statute sets notice |
| Washington RCW 59.18.140(3) · Re-checked Nov 9, 2026 | 90 days' written notice (30 days for income-based subsidized tenancies). Not before a fixed-term lease ends. Statute sets notice |
| West Virginia W. Va. Code § 37-6-5 · From our state page | No set period. A periodic tenancy shorter than a year ends on one full period's notice. No set period |
| Wisconsin Wis. Stat. § 704.19(3) · From our state page | No set period. A periodic tenancy ends on at least 28 days' written notice. No set period |
| Wyoming Wyo. Stat. § 1-21-1201 et seq. · From our state page | No statute sets a period. The lease and common-law tenancy rules apply. No statute |
Tennessee is not listed. Our Tennessee page is still being verified, so check Tennessee's official code before you act. Cities and counties can add longer notice periods or rent limits, so check local rules too.
Rent caps are a separate rule
Notice periods say when new rent can start, not how much you can raise it. A few states and many cities also cap increases. For example, Oregon limits most increases to the lesser of 10% or 7% plus CPI (re-checked Nov 9, 2026, ORS 90.323–90.324). Colorado allows only one increase in any 12-month period.
For any other state, see the rent-control row on our state page and check your city or county before you send a notice.
Before you send a rent increase notice
- Check the lease. A fixed-term lease usually locks the rent until it ends.
- Put the notice in writing with the new amount and the date it starts.
- Count the days from when the tenant actually gets the notice. Mailing can add days in some states.
- Don't raise rent right after a tenant complaint or repair request. Many states treat that as retaliation.
- Keep a copy and proof of delivery.
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General information only. Not legal advice. RentToolkit is not a law firm. Laws and local ordinances change, so check the official source and talk to a licensed attorney before acting.
General information only. Not legal advice. RentToolkit is not a law firm. Laws and local ordinances change, so check the official source and talk to a licensed Florida attorney before acting.