Texas Rent Increase Notice
A free Texas rent increase notice that follows Texas 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 Texas law says
| Notice before a rent increase | 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. |
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| Rent control / increase limits | 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. |
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 Tex. Prop. Code Sec. 91.001 (month-to-month notice); ch. 92 (checked); Tex. Local Gov't Code Sec. 214.902. 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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