How much notice does a landlord have to give before raising the rent?
Short answer: Most states require advance written notice before a rent increase on a month-to-month tenancy, commonly 30 days and longer in some states or for large increases. A fixed-term lease generally locks the rent until it ends.
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Each answer below links to the statute or official page it comes from (51 of 51 jurisdictions verified).
| State | Notice before a rent increase | Rent control / increase limits |
|---|---|---|
| Alabama | No statute. Alabama sets no notice period for a rent increase. For a month-to-month tenancy, the landlord can change the terms by ending the tenancy with at least 30 days' written notice before the periodic rental date (7 days for week-to-week). A landlord may not raise rent to retaliate against a tenant for protected activity. Ala. Code § 35-9A-441(a)-(b); § 35-9A-501 | Local rent control is preempted statewide. No county, city, or other local government may enact, maintain, or enforce a measure controlling the rent charged for leasing private property. There is no statewide rent cap. Ala. Code § 11-80-8.1 |
| Alaska | With no lease, the landlord may raise rent by any amount, but must give at least 30 days' notice before the increase takes effect in a month-to-month tenancy. During a fixed-term lease, rent cannot be raised unless the lease allows it. A rent increase can count as illegal retaliation unless the landlord shows a good-faith reason. AS 34.03.290(b); AS 34.03.310 (as summarized by the Alaska Department of Law handbook) | No statewide rent control. Without a lease, a landlord may raise rent by any amount on at least 30 days' notice for a month-to-month tenancy. AS 34.03.290 (notice); no rent-cap statute |
| Arizona | No statute sets a specific rent-increase notice. A month-to-month tenancy can be ended, and new terms offered, with written notice given at least 30 days before the periodic rental date (10 days for week-to-week). During a fixed-term lease, rent follows the lease. A.R.S. § 33-1375(A)-(B); § 33-1314(A) | Local rent control is preempted. Cities, including charter cities, and towns have no power to control rents on private residential property. There is no statewide rent cap. A.R.S. § 33-1329 |
| Arkansas | No statute sets a rent-increase notice period. A month-to-month tenancy can be ended with written notice at least 30 days before the termination date (7 days for week-to-week), which is how terms are changed for periodic tenants. During a fixed-term lease, rent follows the lease. Ark. Code Ann. § 18-17-704(a)-(b); § 18-17-401 | Local rent control is preempted. Local governments may not enact, maintain, or enforce ordinances controlling rent, and since Act 459 of 2025, rental application fees or rental deposits, for private residential or commercial property. There is no statewide rent cap. Ark. Code Ann. §§ 14-16-601, 14-54-1409 (as amended by Act 459 of 2025) |
| California | For month-to-month or shorter residential tenancies, written notice is required: at least 30 days if the increase, combined with any others in the past 12 months, is 10% or less, and at least 90 days if it is more than 10%. A 30-day rule applies when the increase results from a required income or family recertification. The notice must be handed over personally or mailed, and mailing adds time under Code Civ. Proc. § 1013. If another law or a regulatory agreement requires a longer notice, the longer notice applies. Statewide rent caps (Tenant Protection Act) and local rent control limit the amount separately. Cal. Civ. Code § 827(b)-(c); § 1947.12 (amount cap) | Statewide cap (AB 1482, Tenant Protection Act): within any 12 months, rent may rise by no more than 5% plus the local CPI change, or 10%, whichever is lower, in no more than two increments. Exemptions include housing with a certificate of occupancy issued within the past 15 years, deed-restricted affordable housing, dorms, and qualifying single-family homes and condos not owned by a REIT, corporation, or corporate-member LLC, if the required exemption notice was given. Local rent control is allowed, within the limits of the Costa-Hawkins Act (Civ. Code § 1954.50 et seq.). Cal. Civ. Code § 1947.12 |
| Colorado | For a residential tenancy with no written lease, the landlord must give at least 60 days' written notice before increasing rent. The landlord may not serve a termination notice mainly to raise rent in a way that gets around this rule. For every residential tenancy, written lease or not, fixed-term or month-to-month, rent may be raised no more than once in any 12-month period of continuous occupancy. With a written lease, the timing of increases follows the lease, within the once-a-year limit. C.R.S. § 38-12-701(2); § 38-12-702 | Local rent control is preempted. No county or municipality may enact an ordinance or resolution controlling rent on private residential property, except voluntary agreements or deed restrictions with a permit applicant or owner for affordable housing. There is no statewide rent cap. C.R.S. § 38-12-301 |
| Connecticut | No rent increase is effective unless the landlord gives the tenant written notice at least 45 days before the increase takes effect. For a lease with a term of one month or less, the notice must equal one full rental term. A tenant's failure to respond is not agreement to the increase. The section does not allow increases during a lease term. Fair rent commissions may review increases they find excessive. Protected tenants (elderly or disabled tenants in buildings of 5 or more units) may be charged only fair and equitable increases. Conn. Gen. Stat. § 47a-4e (P.A. 24-143, § 17); § 47a-23c(c) | No statewide rent control or rent cap. Towns may create Fair Rent Commissions, which can rule that a rent or increase is excessive. P.A. 22-30 required specified larger towns to have a commission by July 1, 2023. Conn. Gen. Stat. §§ 7-148b to 7-148f; P.A. 22-30 (as summarized in Judicial Branch JDP-HM-31) |
| Delaware | 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. 25 Del. C. § 5107; § 5106(d); § 5108 | No rent control or rent-increase cap in the Residential Landlord-Tenant Code. Rent increases take effect at renewal with 60 days' written notice. 25 Del. C. §§ 5106, 5107 |
| District of Columbia | A rent increase does not take effect until the first regular rent day that falls more than 60 calendar days after the tenant receives notice. For rent-stabilized units, an increase above base rent also requires: housing-code compliance, registration, licensing, notice that complies with § 42-3509.04, and notice of the lower cap for elderly and disabled tenants. A lease may not require a tenant to give more than 30 days' notice to vacate unless the landlord must give rent-increase notice at least 30 days longer than that period. D.C. Code § 42-3509.04(b); § 42-3502.08(a)(1); § 42-3505.54(b) | Yes. DC's Rent Stabilization Program covers many older rental units. Annual increase cap for covered units: lesser of CPI + 2% or 10% (registered elderly/disabled tenants: lowest of CPI, Social Security COLA, or 5%), at most once per 12 months, and only if the landlord is licensed/registered and the unit substantially complies with the housing code. All tenants (rent controlled or not) get at least 60 days' written notice of any rent increase. D.C. Code §§ 42-3502.08, 42-3502.06(e), 42-3502.24, 42-3509.04(b) |
| Florida | No statute — Florida law sets no specific advance-notice period for rent increases. In practice the rent on a periodic tenancy can be changed only by ending the tenancy with the required notice: 30 days before the end of a monthly period for month-to-month (raised from 15 days in 2023), 7 days for week-to-week, 30 days for quarter-to-quarter, and 60 days for year-to-year. During a fixed-term lease, the rent is whatever the lease says. Since 2023, state law preempts local rules on landlord-tenant notice requirements. Fla. Stat. §§ 83.57, 83.425 | Local rent control is prohibited. Counties and municipalities may not adopt or maintain any measure that would control rents; residential tenancy regulation is preempted to the state. Fla. Stat. §§ 125.0103(2), 83.425 |
| Georgia | No statute — Georgia sets no specific advance-notice period for rent increases. A tenancy at will (no fixed term) ends only with 60 days' notice from the landlord (30 days from the tenant), so a landlord changing terms on a periodic or at-will tenancy generally must work within that notice. During a fixed-term lease, the rent is set by the lease. O.C.G.A. § 44-7-7 | Local rent control is preempted. No county or city may enact, maintain, or enforce any ordinance or resolution regulating the rent charged for privately owned single-family or multi-unit residential rental property. Exceptions: property the local government (or its authority) owns, and voluntary agreements with private persons that regulate rent. No statewide rent cap. O.C.G.A. § 44-7-19 |
| Hawaii | Month-to-month: the landlord must give written notice at least 45 consecutive days before the increase takes effect. Tenancies shorter than month-to-month (e.g., week-to-week): at least 15 consecutive days' written notice. A termination notice given to get around these rules is void. Fixed-term leases follow their own terms. HRS § 521-21(d), (e); § 521-71(f) | No rent control in Hawaii; no limit on the amount of a rent increase. Notice of increase: at least 45 days for month-to-month tenancies, 15 days for shorter tenancies. HRS § 521-21(d)-(e); Office of Consumer Protection Landlord-Tenant Handbook |
| Idaho | For residential leases, the landlord must give the tenant written notice at least 30 days before a rent increase takes effect, and at least 30 days before not renewing the lease. For other month-to-month leases, the general rule allows changing terms on 15 days' written notice before the end of the month. Local governments may not enact rent control (§ 55-306). Idaho Code § 55-304 (formerly § 55-307; redesignated 2025) | Local rent control is preempted. Cities, counties and other local governments may not adopt or enforce laws that set the rent, fees or deposits owners may charge on private residential property, or compel owners to participate in optional federal housing assistance programs. No statewide cap. Idaho Code § 55-306 |
| Illinois | No statute — Illinois law sets no specific advance notice for rent increases. On a periodic tenancy, the landlord must end the tenancy with written notice to change terms: 7 days for week-to-week, 30 days for other tenancies shorter than a year (including month-to-month). Fixed-term leases follow their own terms. 735 ILCS 5/9-207 | No statewide rent control, and home rule units are preempted from regulating the amount of rent charged for private residential or commercial property. 50 ILCS 825/10 (Rent Control Preemption Act) |
| Indiana | Unless a written rental agreement provides otherwise, a landlord must give the tenant at least 30 days' written notice before modifying the rental agreement, which includes raising the rent. Local governments may not regulate rental rates (IC 32-31-1-20). There is no longer notice period for large increases. IC 32-31-5-4 | Preempted: local units may not regulate rental rates for privately owned property, nor screening, security deposits, lease applications, lease terms, disclosures, parties' rights, or landlord fees, unless authorized by the General Assembly. Does not apply to property receiving government funds for reduced rents. IC 32-31-1-20 |
| Iowa | Each tenant must be notified in writing of any rent increase at least 30 days before it takes effect, and the increase may not take effect before the original lease (or any renewal or extension) expires. This applies to all tenancies. A month-to-month tenancy may be ended by either side on 30 days' written notice before the periodic rental date (§ 562A.34(2)). There is no longer notice period for large increases. Iowa Code § 562A.13(5); § 562A.34 | Preempted: cities and counties may not adopt or enforce any limit on the amount of rent for private residential or commercial property (except property in which the local government has an interest). No statewide cap. Iowa Code § 364.3(9) (cities); § 331.304(10) (counties) |
| Kansas | No statute — Kansas sets no specific advance notice for rent increases. A month-to-month tenancy may be ended by either party with written notice ending the tenancy on a rent-paying date at least 30 days after the notice is received; week-to-week requires 7 days. A landlord changing the rent on a periodic tenancy therefore generally gives at least that much notice. A landlord may not raise rent in retaliation for protected tenant complaints, except as § 58-2572(c) allows. K.S.A. 58-2570(a)-(b); K.S.A. 58-2572 | Preempted: no county, city, township or other political subdivision may enact, maintain or enforce rent control on privately owned residential or commercial property (voluntary incentive agreements excepted). K.S.A. 12-16,120 |
| Kentucky | No statute — Kentucky sets no specific advance notice for rent increases. In URLTA areas, a month-to-month tenancy may be ended with written notice at least 30 days before the periodic rental date (7 days for week-to-week), so a landlord changing terms generally gives at least that much notice (KRS 383.695). Outside URLTA areas, a tenancy at will ends on 1 month's written notice (KRS 383.195). Since 2024, local ordinances may not conflict with state landlord-tenant law (KRS 383.198). KRS 383.695; KRS 383.195; KRS 383.198 | Preempted: only the General Assembly may enact rent control on private property; local governments may not. No statewide cap. KRS 65.875 |
| Louisiana | No statute sets a rent-increase notice period. A month-to-month lease can be ended (and so its rent changed) with written notice at least 10 calendar days before the end of the month. A lease measured by a period longer than a month needs 30 days, and week-to-month periods need 5 days. A fixed-term lease controls until it expires. La. C.C. arts. 2728, 2729 | 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. La. R.S. 9:3258; 2026 Reg. Sess. HB 472 (involuntarily deferred 5/5/2026) |
| Maine | At least 45 days' written notice before any increase in rent or mandatory recurring fees. At least 75 days' written notice if the increase (or increases totaling over 12 months) is 10% or more. Waivers are void. Rent cannot be raised while the unit violates the warranty of habitability (unless the tenant caused it). Violators must refund the amounts collected plus interest and attorney fees. 14 M.R.S. § 6015(1)-(2); 14 M.R.S. § 6016 | No statewide cap on rent amounts. State law regulates increases by notice: at least 45 days' written notice of any rent or mandatory recurring fee increase, and 75 days' notice if the increase (or several increases within 12 months) totals 10% or more. Rent may not be increased while the unit violates the warranty of habitability. State law does not preempt local rent control, and Portland has a local rent control ordinance. 14 M.R.S. §§ 6015, 6016 |
| Maryland | Written notice is required before any residential rent increase: at least 90 days for terms longer than 1 month, 60 days for terms over 1 week up to 1 month, and 7 days (written lease) or 21 days (no written lease) for week-to-week or shorter. Delivery is by first-class mail with certificate of mailing, or electronically if the tenant elects. Landlords cannot make electronic delivery a condition of approving an application. Local laws may add protections. Md. Code, Real Prop. § 8-209(b)-(c) | No statewide rent control or statewide cap on rent increases. Local jurisdictions may adopt rent regulation (statewide preemption not found). Md. Office of the Attorney General, 'Landlords and Tenants: Tips on Avoiding Disputes' (Rev. Feb. 2025); DHCD Tenants' Bill of Rights (eff. Oct 1, 2026) |
| Massachusetts | No statute sets a specific rent-increase notice period. For a tenancy at will, rent can be changed only by ending the tenancy with written notice: the longer of one rental period or 30 days (3 months if rent is paid less often). That notice may include an offer of a new tenancy at the new rent. A fixed-term lease controls until it ends. Local rent control is barred statewide except under a narrow c. 40P program. M.G.L. c. 186, § 12 | Banned statewide by state law, and the ban is still in force. 'No city or town may enact, maintain or enforce rent control of any kind,' except a narrow program in a municipality that accepts c. 40P. Owner compliance with that program must be voluntary after 6 months, it cannot cover owners of fewer than 10 units or units with a fair market rent above $400, and the town must pay owners the difference from general funds. There is no statewide cap on rent increases. Rent control is NOT on the November 3, 2026 state ballot. The Secretary of the Commonwealth lists nine binding statewide questions (Questions 1-8 are initiative laws and Question 9 is a referendum on the 2024 firearms law), and none of them deals with rent control or rent stabilization. The rent-control initiative (Initiative Petition 25-21, 'An Initiative Petition to Protect Tenants by Limiting Rent Increases') was challenged at the Supreme Judicial Court in Cella v. Attorney General, SJC-13893. G.L. c. 40P, §§ 3-4; Secretary of the Commonwealth, 2026 State Election Ballot Questions; Cella v. Attorney General, SJC-13893 |
| Michigan | No statute sets a rent-increase notice period. A month-to-month tenancy can be ended (and so changed) with notice equal to one rental period (1 month for monthly rent). During a lease term, the lease controls. MCL 554.134(1) | Statewide preemption: local governments may not adopt, maintain, or enforce any ordinance or resolution that would have the effect of controlling rent on private residential property. No statewide rent cap. MCL 123.411 |
| Minnesota | No statute sets a fixed rent-increase notice period. If the lease gives the landlord a notice period for a rent increase, it cannot be shorter than the notice the lease requires the tenant to give before moving out, and this cannot be waived. A month-to-month (at-will) tenancy needs written termination notice of at least one rent interval or 3 months, whichever is shorter. Minn. Stat. § 504B.147, subd. 3-4; § 504B.135 | No statewide rent cap. State law preempts local rent control unless the measure is approved by voters in a general election. Saint Paul has a rent stabilization ordinance (originally adopted 'Ord of 11-2-2021', the 2021 general election date, per the ordinance's history notes): a 3% cap on increases within any 12-month period, with exceptions. Minn. Stat. § 471.9996; Saint Paul Legislative Code ch. 193A |
| Mississippi | No statute sets a rent-increase notice period. After a fixed-term lease expires, the landlord may demand a rent increase unless its main purpose is retaliation for a tenant's protected actions. A month-to-month tenancy can be ended (and so changed) with 30 days' written notice, or 7 days for week-to-week. Miss. Code Ann. § 89-8-17(2); § 89-8-19(2)-(3) | No rent control. State law bars cities and towns (§ 21-17-5(2)(h)) and counties (§ 19-3-40(3)(g)) from regulating, directly or indirectly, the rent charged for private residential property in which they have no property interest, unless the Legislature gives prior approval. Miss. Code Ann. § 21-17-5(2)(h); § 19-3-40(3)(g) |
| Missouri | No statute sets a rent-increase notice period. In practice, a month-to-month tenancy can only be changed by ending it with at least one month's written notice, effective on a rent day (RSMo 441.060.4). During a fixed term, the lease controls. Local rent control is preempted. RSMo 441.060.4; RSMo 441.043.1 | Statewide preemption. Counties and cities, including charter governments, may not enact, maintain, or enforce ordinances regulating the rent charged for privately owned residential or commercial rental property. Exceptions: property the locality owns, voluntary agreements for subsidized properties, and CDBG-assisted properties. RSMo 441.043 |
| Montana | No statute — the Act sets no specific advance notice for a rent increase. A month-to-month tenancy can be ended on 30 days' written notice (7 days for week-to-week), and a fixed-term lease's rent is set by the lease. Mont. Code Ann. §§ 70-24-201, 70-24-441 (Title 70, ch. 24 section list reviewed) | Local rent control preempted: local governments with self-government powers may not exercise any power to control the amount of rent charged for private residential or commercial property. No statewide cap. Mont. Code Ann. § 7-1-111(26) |
| Nebraska | No statute for ordinary residential tenancies — the residential act sets no specific rent-increase notice. A month-to-month tenancy can be ended on 30 days' written notice before a periodic rental date (7 days for week-to-week). Mobile home park tenants must get written notice of any rent increase, by actual notice or U.S. mail, at least 60 days before it takes effect. Neb. Rev. Stat. §§ 76-1437, 76-1490 | Preempted statewide: cities, villages, counties and their subdivisions may not enact or enforce local laws controlling rent on private property, including home-rule cities; conflicting local laws are void. Neb. Rev. Stat. § 13-331 (Laws 2025, LB266) |
| Nevada | The landlord must serve written notice at least 60 days before the first rent payment that will be increased. For periodic tenancies shorter than 1 month (for example, week-to-week), the notice is 30 days. NRS 118A.300 | No statewide rent control statute in NRS Ch. 118A. Rent increases require written notice at least 60 days in advance (30 days for periodic tenancies of less than one month). NRS 118A.300 |
| New Hampshire | For restricted property (most rentals, which are covered by good-cause eviction rules), a tenant's refusal to accept a rent increase is good cause to evict only if the landlord gave written notice of the amount and effective date at least 30 days before the increase. No statute sets an increase notice for exempt (nonrestricted) property. Under RSA 540:2, II(i), a landlord who will not renew a lease of 12 months or more must give 60 days' written notice. RSA 540:2, IV; RSA 540:1-a | No statewide rent control or rent-increase cap in RSA ch. 540. On restricted property, a tenant's refusal of a rent increase is good cause for eviction only if the landlord gave at least 30 days' written notice of the amount and effective date. RSA 540:2, IV |
| New Jersey | To evict for not paying a rent increase, the landlord must first serve a valid notice to quit and a notice of the increase. The increase must not be unconscionable and must comply with any municipal rent control ordinance. For a month-to-month tenancy, the notice to quit must be 1 month (one term for other periodic tenancies). Lease changes at renewal require written notice, and the changes must be reasonable. N.J.S.A. 2A:18-61.1(f), (i); 2A:18-56(b)-(c) | No statewide rent control and no state preemption. Municipalities may adopt rent control or rent leveling ordinances. Multiple dwellings built after 1987 are exempt from municipal limits on periodic increases for the period of the initial mortgage amortization or 30 years from completion, whichever is less. Without initial mortgage financing, the exemption is 30 years. N.J.S.A. 2A:42-84.2, 2A:42-84.5; municipal ordinances |
| New Mexico | For a month-to-month residency, written notice of a rent increase is required at least 30 days before the periodic rental date. For a fixed-term lease, the notice is required at least 30 days before the term ends. For periodic residencies shorter than a month, notice is required at least one rental period before the first increased payment. Since June 20, 2025, increases to lease fees need 60 days' written notice (one rental period for residencies under a month). NMSA 1978, §§ 47-8-15(F), 47-8-19.4 | Statewide preemption: no political subdivision or home-rule municipality may enact rent control on privately owned real property. NMSA 1978, § 47-8A-1 |
| New York | Written notice is required if the landlord will not renew or will raise the rent by 5% or more. The notice period depends on the longer of how long the tenant has lived there or the lease term: 30 days if under 1 year; 60 days if 1 to 2 years; 90 days if more than 2 years. If the landlord gives late notice, the tenancy continues on the existing terms until the full notice period has run. Since Aug. 18, 2024, the notice must include the RPL § 231-c good-cause statement (whether the unit is covered, the basis for non-renewal, and justification for increases above the local rent standard). N.Y. Real Prop. Law § 226-c | Local rent control/stabilization allowed. Rent stabilization covers many NYC buildings and other localities that declare a housing emergency (allowed statewide since June 15, 2019). Good Cause Eviction Law (RPL Art. 6-A, 2024) applies automatically in NYC and in localities that opt in: rent increases above the 'local rent standard' (5% + regional CPI, capped at 10%) are presumed unreasonable and eviction/non-renewal requires good cause. N.Y. RPL §§ 211, 212, 213, 214, 216 |
| North Carolina | 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. N.C. Gen. Stat. §§ 42-14, 42-14.1 | Statewide preemption: counties and cities may not regulate the amount of rent for privately owned residential or commercial rental property. N.C. Gen. Stat. § 42-14.1 |
| North Dakota | Month-to-month: the landlord may change the terms, including rent, with written notice at least 30 days before the end of the month. The change takes effect at the end of that month, and the tenant may move out at month's end by giving at least 25 days' notice. No statute requires longer notice for large increases. For a fixed-term lease, rent changes at renewal; if the lease renews automatically, the landlord must give a written reminder of the renewal clause at least 30 days before it expires. N.D.C.C. §§ 47-16-07, 47-16-15(3), 47-16-06.1 | Statewide preemption: political subdivisions may not enact, maintain, or enforce rent control on private residential or commercial property. N.D.C.C. § 47-16-02.1 |
| Ohio | No statute sets a notice period for rent increases. In practice, a month-to-month landlord changes rent by ending the tenancy and offering new terms, which requires 30 days' notice before the periodic rental date (7 days for week-to-week). For a fixed-term lease, rent can change only at renewal or as the lease allows. Ohio Rev. Code § 5321.17(A)-(B) | Local rent control and rent stabilization are preempted statewide. Ohio Rev. Code § 5321.19(A) |
| Oklahoma | No statute — Oklahoma law sets no advance-notice period or cap for rent increases. § 109 only says rent is payable at the time and place agreed (or, by default, at the start of each month). During a lease, rent can change only as the lease allows; in a month-to-month tenancy the landlord can change terms by ending the tenancy with 30 days' written notice (7 days for tenancies shorter than month-to-month) under § 111. 41 O.S. §§ 109, 111 | No statewide rent cap. Cities are prohibited from enacting, maintaining or enforcing ordinances that set rent on privately owned residential (or commercial) property. 11 O.S. § 14-101.1 |
| Oregon | Week-to-week tenancy: 7 days' written notice. All other tenancies: no increase during the first year, then at least 90 days' written notice, no more than once in any 12 months, and no more than the statewide cap (the lesser of 10% or 7% + CPI, published each September by DAS). The notice must state the amount of the increase, the new rent, the effective date, and the facts supporting any exemption. Units whose first certificate of occupancy is less than 15 years old, and certain affordable housing, are exempt from the cap but not from the notice rules. Exceeding the cap: liability of 3 months' rent plus actual damages. Manufactured-home and floating-home spaces: 90 days' notice under ORS 90.600. ORS 90.323, 90.324, 90.600 | Statewide rent stabilization. After the first year, no more than one increase per 12 months, with at least 90 days' written notice; increase capped at the lesser of 10% or 7% + CPI (West Region CPI-U), published annually by DAS/Office of Economic Analysis. Max increase: 10.0% for 2025; 9.5% for 2026; 10% for 2027. Exempt: buildings whose first certificate of occupancy was issued less than 15 years before the notice date, and certain regulated affordable housing. Local rent control is otherwise preempted. ORS 90.323; ORS 90.324; ORS 91.225 |
| Pennsylvania | No statute — Pennsylvania sets no notice period or cap for rent increases. A landlord raises rent at the end of the term or by ending a month-to-month tenancy; the notice to quit at term end is 15 days for leases of 1 year or less or of indefinite length, and 30 days for leases over 1 year, unless the lease says otherwise. 68 P.S. § 250.501(b), (e); Act checked | No statewide rent control or rent-increase cap, and no statute that expressly bans local rent control. No statute authorizes it either, and home-rule municipalities may not set duties or requirements for businesses unless a statewide statute expressly allows it, so a local rent cap would face a serious legal challenge. 53 Pa.C.S. § 2962(c)(2), (e), (f) (Home Rule Charter and Optional Plans Law) |
| Rhode Island | At least 60 days' written notice before any residential rent increase. At least 120 days' notice for month-to-month tenants over age 62. Independent-living, assisted-living, and congregate-care facilities are excluded. No statewide cap on the amount. Fees beyond rent must be disclosed, and a change in required fees needs 30 days' written notice. R.I. Gen. Laws §§ 34-18-16.1, 34-18-15(a)(2) | No statewide rent control or cap on the amount of rent increases; only notice requirements (60 days; 120 days for month-to-month tenants over 62). R.I. Gen. Laws § 34-18-16.1 |
| South Carolina | No statute — South Carolina sets no notice period or cap for rent increases. A month-to-month tenancy can be ended (and new terms offered) with 30 days' written notice, a week-to-week tenancy with 7 days' notice. S.C. Code § 27-40-770(a)-(b); ch. 27-40 checked | No statewide rent cap. Counties and municipalities are prohibited from enacting, maintaining or enforcing rent control on privately owned residential property. S.C. Code § 27-39-60 |
| South Dakota | Month-to-month: the landlord may change the terms, including rent, with written notice at least 30 days before the end of the month, effective at month's end if the tenant stays. The tenant may instead end the lease effective the first of the next month by giving notice within 15 days of receiving the change. No statute requires longer notice for large increases or caps the amount. Fixed-term leases change only at renewal. SDCL 43-32-13 | No statewide rent control, and state law prohibits local rent control. No local government may enact, maintain, or enforce any ordinance or other measure that would control the rent charged for private residential property. SDCL 6-1-13 |
| Tennessee | No statute — Tennessee sets no rent-increase notice requirement; the lease governs. In URLTA counties a month-to-month tenancy may be ended by either side on written notice at least 30 days before the periodic rental date named in the notice (10 days for week-to-week), which in practice is the lead time for changing terms. Rent increases in retaliation are barred in URLTA counties, and local rent control is prohibited statewide. T.C.A. § 66-28-512(a)-(b); § 66-28-514; § 66-35-102 | Prohibited statewide: local governments may not enact, maintain or enforce any ordinance or resolution that would control the rent charged for private residential or commercial property. Local mandatory below-market (inclusionary) housing requirements are also barred, but voluntary incentive programs are allowed. T.C.A. 66-35-102 |
| Texas | No statute — Texas law sets no advance-notice requirement for rent increases; the lease controls. A month-to-month tenancy can be terminated (and so in practice changed) on at least one month's notice unless the parties agreed otherwise in a signed instrument. Cities may not adopt rent control except in a declared housing disaster. Tex. Prop. Code Sec. 91.001 (month-to-month notice); ch. 92 (checked); Tex. Local Gov't Code Sec. 214.902 | No statewide rent control. Cities may adopt rent control only if the governing body finds a housing emergency due to a disaster and the governor approves the ordinance. Tex. Local Gov't Code Sec. 214.902 |
| Utah | No statute setting a rent-increase notice period; the lease governs. A month-to-month tenancy can be ended with at least 15 calendar days' notice before the end of the rental period, which in practice limits how quickly terms can change. Related rule: an owner may not charge a fee, fine or other cost greater than, or not included in, the rental agreement unless the agreement is month-to-month and the owner gives 15 days' notice of the charge. Before taking an application fee, the owner must give a written good-faith estimate of the rent and fixed non-rent expenses. Utah Code 78B-6-802(1)(b); 57-22-3 | Local rent control prohibited: a county, city, or town may not enact an ordinance or resolution controlling rents or fees on private residential property without express approval of the Legislature. No statewide cap. Utah Code 57-20-1 |
| Vermont | A rent increase takes effect only on the first day of the rental period following at least 60 days' actual (written) notice to the tenant; this applies to all residential tenancies. Age-restricted (55+/senior) private housing not licensed as care facilities: the owner must also give written notice on a DHCD form to the Department and all affected residents at least 60 days before the increase, stating the amount, effective date, percentage and residents' rights; otherwise the increase is unenforceable (subsidized housing excepted). 9 V.S.A. § 4455(b); 9 V.S.A. § 4468a | No statewide rent control or rent-increase cap. Landlord must give at least 60 days' actual notice of a rent increase, effective the first day of the next rental period. 9 V.S.A. 4455(b) |
| Virginia | Applies to landlords owning more than four rental units (or more than a 10% interest in more than four units) in Virginia: for a tenant with a renewal option or an automatic-renewal lease, written notice of any rent increase for the next term at least 60 days before the lease term ends (also 60 days' written notice of nonrenewal). Effective July 1, 2027, the rent-increase notice period becomes at least 90 days, and the notice must set a renewal-decision deadline no sooner than 30 days after delivery; nonrenewal notice stays at 60 days. Does not apply to month-to-month holdover tenancies created under Sec. 55.1-1253(C). No statute sets a notice period for smaller landlords or periodic tenancies. Va. Code Sec. 55.1-1204(K) | No statewide rent control or rent-increase cap, and no Virginia statute authorizes local rent control. Va. Code Title 55.1, Ch. 12 (no cap); 2026 HB 278 / SB 355 |
| Washington | At least 90 days' prior written notice of any rent increase (30 days for subsidized income-based tenancies), and for a fixed-term lease the increase cannot take effect before the term ends. Since May 7, 2025 (HB 1217, 2025 c 209): no increase in the first 12 months of a tenancy, and no more than 7% plus CPI or 10% (whichever is less) in any 12 months, unless an exemption applies (e.g., units with a first certificate of occupancy 12 or fewer years old, certain nonprofit/public/affordable housing, some owner-occupied homes and 2-4 unit buildings). Notice must use the statutory form and state facts for any claimed exemption; the tenant may terminate on 20 days' notice before the increase takes effect if it exceeds the cap. Commerce publishes the annual maximum each year. RCW 59.18.140(3); 59.18.700; 59.18.710; 59.18.720 | Statewide rent stabilization (HB 1217, 2025 c 209, effective May 7, 2025): no rent increase during the first 12 months of a tenancy, and increases in any 12-month period capped at 7% + CPI or 10%, whichever is less. Commerce-published maximum: 9.683% for calendar 2026 and 10% for calendar 2027. 90 days' written notice of any increase required. Manufactured/mobile home lots: 5% cap. RCW 59.18.700; RCW 59.18.710; RCW 59.18.140(3); 2025 c 209 |
| West Virginia | No statute — West Virginia sets no rent-increase notice requirement; the lease governs. A periodic tenancy (e.g., month-to-month) can be ended by written notice of one full period before the end of a period (year-to-year: 3 months before the end of the year), unless the lease fixes another notice period. W. Va. Code § 37-6-5; ch. 37, art. 6 (checked) | No state rent control law. No enacted statewide preemption of local rent control was found in the code. W. Va. Code § 37-6-9 (current text contains no rent-control provision) |
| Wisconsin | No statute sets a specific rent-increase notice period; the lease governs, and rent cannot be raised during a fixed term unless the lease allows it. A month-to-month (periodic) tenancy can be changed in practice only by ending it at the end of a rental period with at least 28 days' written notice (notice equal to the rent period if rent is paid more often than monthly). Rent increases in retaliation are barred. Wis. Stat. § 704.19(2)-(3); § 704.45; ch. 704 (checked) | Preempted. No city, village, town, or county may regulate the amount of rent or fees charged for a residential rental unit. Inclusionary zoning is also prohibited. Wis. Stat. § 66.1015 |
| Wyoming | No statute — Wyoming sets no rent-increase notice requirement; the rental agreement governs. Wyo. Stat. §§ 1-21-1201 to -1211 (checked) | No state rent control law. No enacted statewide preemption statute was located. W.S. 1-21-1201 to 1-21-1211 (no rent-regulation provision) |
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