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Rent Increases, Charges, & Deposits Under a month-to-month rental agreement, the landlord must give a full 30 days notice before increasing rent. In the case of a written lease, the landlord may not increase rent during the term of the lease.

Landlords can't increase the rent during a fixed-term tenancy, unless the tenants agree. If they don't agree, the increase will need to wait until the end of the fixed term.

If your tenant pays their rent monthly or weekly you must give at least one month's notice of a proposed rent increase. However, it is good practice to give them two months – so they have more time to find another home if they feel the increase is too high.

There is not a statewide law that places limits on how much a landlord can increase the rent when a lease is renewed. In fact, Texas law only allows cities to establish local rent control ordinances in certain cases.

Under AB 1482, landlords are limited to increasing rent by no more than 5% plus the local CPI (inflation rate) or 10%, whichever is lower. The local inflation rate is determined by the California Consumer Price Index (CCPI), which is released annually by the California Department of Finance.

Texas is unique in that landlords do not need to provide notice before raising the rent. However, it is typical in the state to give at least 30 days before increasing the rental rate on month-to-month or yearly leases.

The Rent Increase Notice For cases where there is no formal lease, landlords should provide a minimum of 7 days' notice for tenants on a week-to-week arrangement. For month-to-month, this extends to a 15-day notice. For tenants renting quarter-to-quarter, this extends to a 30 day notice.

In Georgia, landlords are required to give the tenant at least 30 days written notice before a rent increase takes effect if the tenant has been in the rental unit for less than one year.