Rent Increase Lease Amendment Form

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A rent increase lease amendment modifies the rent of a tenant’s lease. It includes the modified rent amount, the effective date, and the parties’ signatures. The form provides clarity regarding the rent adjustment and prevents misunderstandings between the tenant and landlord.

Rent Increase Lease Amendment Form

A rent increase lease amendment modifies the rent of a tenant’s lease. It includes the modified rent amount, the effective date, and the parties’ signatures. The form provides clarity regarding the rent adjustment and prevents misunderstandings between the tenant and landlord.

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A rent increase lease amendment modifies the rent of a tenant’s lease. It includes the modified rent amount, the effective date, and the parties’ signatures. The form provides clarity regarding the rent adjustment and prevents misunderstandings between the tenant and landlord.

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Rent Increase Notice Periods (By State)
STATE Required Notice Period
 Statute
Alabama No period mentioned in statutes No statute
Alaska No period mentioned in statutes No statute
Arizona No period mentioned in statutes No statute
Arkansas No period mentioned in statutes No statute
California For lease terms of a month or less:

  • 30 days for increases of 10% or less
  • 90 days for increases over 10%
 § 827(b)
Colorado If there is no written lease agreement, 60 days § 38-12-701(2)(a)
Connecticut No period mentioned in statutes No statute
Delaware 60 days § 5107(a)
Florida No period mentioned in statutes No statute
Georgia No period mentioned in statutes No statute
Hawaii 45 days for month-to-month tenancies, 15 days for tenancies less than a month § 521-21
Idaho 30 days generally and 15 days for month-to-month tenancies § 55-307
Illinois No period mentioned in statutes No statute
Indiana 30 days § 32-31-5-4
Iowa 30 days § 562A.13
Kansas No minimum period generally, 60 days for mobile home dwellings
 § 58-25,109(f)
Kentucky No period mentioned in statutes No statute
Louisiana No period mentioned in statutes No statute
Maine 45 days for increases of 10% or less and 75 days for increases over 10% § 6015
Maryland 90 days for tenancies over one month, 60 days for terms lasting between one week and one month § 8-209
Massachusetts No minimum period generally, 30 days or one month before the next rental payment for at-will tenancies The Attorney General’s Guide to Landlord and Tenant Rights
Michigan No period mentioned in statutes No statute
Minnesota One rental period plus one day for periodic tenancies and as stated in the lease for all other tenancies Landlords and Tenants Rights and Responsibilities

§ 504B.147 (Subd. 4)
Mississippi No period mentioned in statutes No statute
Missouri No period mentioned in statutes No statute
Montana 15 days for month-to-month tenancies § 70-26-109
Nebraska No period mentioned in statutes No statute
Nevada 60 days generally and 30 days for tenancies under a month § 118A.300
New Hampshire 30 days § 540:2(IV)
New Jersey 30 days Dept. of Community Affairs – Rent Increase Bulletin
New Mexico 30 days for month-to-month tenancies and 30 days before a lease’s expiration for fixed-term tenancies § 47-8-15(F)
New York For increases of 5% or more:

  • 30 days if lease term or tenancy are under a year
  • 60 days if lease term is at least one year and less than two years or if tenancy exceeds one year but is less than two years.
  • 90 days if lease term is at least two years or tenancy exceeds two years
  § 226-C(2)
North Carolina No period mentioned in statutes No statute
North Dakota 30 days for month-to-month tenancies § 47-16-07
Ohio No period mentioned in statutes No statute
Oklahoma No period mentioned in statutes No statute
Oregon 90 days (after first year of tenancy) and seven days for week-to-week tenancies § 90.323
Pennsylvania No period mentioned in statutes No statute
Rhode Island 30 days generally and 60 days for month-to-month tenants over 62 years § 34-18-16.1
South Carolina No period mentioned in statutes No statute
South Dakota 30 days for month-to-month tenancies § 43-32-13
Tennessee No period mentioned in statutes No statute
Texas No period mentioned in statutes No statute
Utah 60 days for periodic tenancies of mobile homes § 57-16-4(4)(a)
Vermont 60 days § 4455
Virginia 60 days before a lease’s renewal (if the landlord owns over four rental units) § 55.1-1204(K)
Washington 60 days § 59.18.140(3)(a)
West Virginia No period mentioned in statutes No statute
Wisconsin No period mentioned in statutes No statute
Wyoming No period mentioned in statutes No statute

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RENT INCREASE LEASE AMENDMENT

1. THE PARTIES. This Lease Amendment (“Amendment”) made this [MM/DD/YYYY], is by and between:

Landlord: [LANDLORD’S NAME] (“Landlord”).
Tenant: [TENANT’S NAME] (“Tenant”).

Landlord and Tenant are each referred to as a “Party” and, jointly, as the “Parties.”

2. EXISTING LEASE. The Parties agree to amend a lease signed by both the Landlord and Tenant on [MM/DD/YYYY], (“Existing Lease”) for the property located at [PROPERTY ADDRESS] (“Property”).

3. AMENDMENTS. The Parties hereby acknowledge the following amendments:

For the period beginning [MM/DD/YYYY], the Tenant shall be required to pay $[MONTHLY RENT] per month in accordance with the terms of the Existing Lease.

The following terms shall be amended: [ADDITIONAL AMENDMENTS]

IN WITNESS WHEREOF, the Parties have executed this Amendment as of the date first written above.

Landlord’s Signature: ___________________ Date: ___________
Print Name: ___________________

Tenant’s Signature: ___________________ Date: ___________
Print Name: ___________________