North Carolina Rent Increase Notice
A free North Carolina rent increase notice that follows North Carolina 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 North Carolina law says
| Notice before a rent increase | No statute — North Carolina sets no rent-increase notice period. A month-to-month tenancy can be ended by a notice to quit given 7 days before the end of the period (2 days for week-to-week, 1 month for year-to-year). Manufactured-home lot rentals need 60 days. Local governments may not enact rent control. |
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| Rent control / increase limits | Statewide preemption: counties and cities may not regulate the amount of rent for privately owned residential or commercial rental property. Source: N.C. Gen. Stat. § 42-14.1 |
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 N.C. Gen. Stat. §§ 42-14, 42-14.1. 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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