Louisiana Rent Increase Notice

A free Louisiana rent increase notice that follows Louisiana 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 Louisiana law says

Notice before a rent increase	No statute sets a rent-increase notice period. A lease can be ended (and so its rent changed) only with written notice given before the end of a rental period: at least 10 calendar days before the end of the month for a month-to-month lease; 30 calendar days before the end of the period for a period longer than a month; 5 calendar days before the end of the period for a period of at least a week but less than a month (such as week-to-week); and any time before the period ends for a period shorter than a week. A fixed-term lease controls until it expires. Source: La. C.C. arts. 2728, 2729
Rent control / increase limits	No statute — Louisiana has no state rent control law, and no city or parish is known to have adopted rent control; rent is set by the lease. No statute expressly addresses local rent control, but R.S. 9:3258 says lessors' rights may not be altered, abridged or diminished except by state law (subject to the police power). A 2026 bill to let municipalities adopt rent stabilization (HB 472) died in committee. Source: La. R.S. 9:3258; 2026 Reg. Sess. HB 472 (involuntarily deferred 5/5/2026)

Notice before a rent increase

No statute sets a rent-increase notice period. A lease can be ended (and so its rent changed) only with written notice given before the end of a rental period: at least 10 calendar days before the end of the month for a month-to-month lease; 30 calendar days before the end of the period for a period longer than a month; 5 calendar days before the end of the period for a period of at least a week but less than a month (such as week-to-week); and any time before the period ends for a period shorter than a week. A fixed-term lease controls until it expires.

Source: La. C.C. arts. 2728, 2729

Rent control / increase limits

No statute — Louisiana has no state rent control law, and no city or parish is known to have adopted rent control; rent is set by the lease. No statute expressly addresses local rent control, but R.S. 9:3258 says lessors' rights may not be altered, abridged or diminished except by state law (subject to the police power). A 2026 bill to let municipalities adopt rent stabilization (HB 472) died in committee.

Source: La. R.S. 9:3258; 2026 Reg. Sess. HB 472 (involuntarily deferred 5/5/2026)

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 La. C.C. arts. 2728, 2729. 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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