Delaware Rent Increase Notice

A free Delaware rent increase notice that follows Delaware law. Fill in the boxes, check the rules below, then print or copy it. Keep a copy and proof of how you sent it.

What Delaware law says

Notice before a rent increase	To renew a lease with changed terms, including a rent increase, the landlord must give at least 60 days' written notice before the lease expires. The notice must state the new terms, the rent and deposit amounts, and the effective date. Unless the tenant gives notice to end the lease at least 45 days before the term ends, the new terms are deemed accepted. If the tenant rejects them, the renewal notice acts as a termination notice. Month-to-month tenancies are ended by either side with at least 60 days' written notice, counted from the first day of the month after actual notice. Tenants whose rent is based on income under HUD rules follow HUD rules instead. Source: 25 Del. C. § 5107; § 5106(d); § 5108
Rent control / increase limits	No rent control or rent-increase cap in the Residential Landlord-Tenant Code. Rent increases take effect at renewal with 60 days' written notice. Source: 25 Del. C. §§ 5106, 5107

Notice before a rent increase

To renew a lease with changed terms, including a rent increase, the landlord must give at least 60 days' written notice before the lease expires. The notice must state the new terms, the rent and deposit amounts, and the effective date. Unless the tenant gives notice to end the lease at least 45 days before the term ends, the new terms are deemed accepted. If the tenant rejects them, the renewal notice acts as a termination notice. Month-to-month tenancies are ended by either side with at least 60 days' written notice, counted from the first day of the month after actual notice. Tenants whose rent is based on income under HUD rules follow HUD rules instead.

Source: 25 Del. C. § 5107; § 5106(d); § 5108

Rent control / increase limits

No rent control or rent-increase cap in the Residential Landlord-Tenant Code. Rent increases take effect at renewal with 60 days' written notice.

Source: 25 Del. C. §§ 5106, 5107

Fill in your letter

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To: [tenant name(s)]

Premises: [rental address]

Your rent will change from $[current rent] to $[new rent] per [month], starting [effective date].

This notice is given under 25 Del. C. § 5107; § 5106(d); § 5108. If a fixed-term lease is in effect, the new rent starts only when the lease allows a change.

All other terms of your tenancy stay the same.

Questions: [landlord name, phone, email].

Date: [today's date]
Landlord or agent: [your name]
Signature: ____________________

How to send it: use a method you can prove — certified mail with return receipt, or email/text if your lease allows notices that way. Write down the date.

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