California Residential Rent Increase Notice

California Residential Rent Increase Notice

Use this form only after completing the legal, lease, coverage, cap, and local-law checks below. Municipal rent-control amounts stay out of this state form and must be entered from current local authority.

California Notice and Statewide-Cap Module

For a residential periodic tenancy, calculate the proposed increase together with every increase during the preceding 12 months against the lowest rental amount charged to this tenant in that period. Written notice is due at least 30 days before the effective date when that cumulative increase is 10% or less, and at least 90 days before the effective date when it is greater than 10%. A required income or family-composition recertification that causes an increase uses the 30-day rule in § 827(b)(3)(B). Deliver personally or by mail under § 827(b), allowing the extra time required by Code of Civil Procedure § 1013 for mail. A covered unit is also limited by Cal. Civ. Code § 1947.12 to 5% plus the applicable cost-of-living percentage or 10%, whichever is lower, calculated from the lowest gross rent in the prior 12 months (excluding accepted discounts, incentives, concessions, or credits), with no more than two increments for the same continuing tenant.

• Lowest rental amount charged to this tenant in prior 12 months, for § 827(b): $[________]
• Lowest gross monthly rent in prior 12 months, excluding accepted concessions, for § 1947.12 if covered: $[________]
• All prior increases in prior 12 months: [________________________________]
• Cumulative § 827(b) increase from the lowest amount charged: [____]% → ☐ 30-day tier ☐ 90-day tier ☐ Recertification exception (30 days)
• Section 1947.12 coverage/exemption and required exemption notice reviewed: ☐ Covered ☐ Exempt — basis: [________________]
• Applicable CPI calculation documented; proposed amount is within state and local caps: ☐ Yes

• Number of increase increments in prior 12 months, including this one: [____]

• Fair-housing review confirms the increase is not based on a protected characteristic: ☐ Yes

• Local rent control/stabilization, emergency orders, subsidy rules, and deed restrictions checked: ☐ Yes
• Longer notice required by another law, agreement, or program: ☐ No ☐ Yes — [____] days

1. Property, Parties, and Tenancy

• Date of notice: [__/__/____]
• Housing provider/agent: [________________________________]
• Tenant(s): [________________________________]
• Property address/unit: [________________________________]
• Tenancy: ☐ Fixed term ending [__/__/____] ☐ Month-to-month ☐ Week-to-week ☐ Other: [________]
• Lease section authorizing change/renewal: [________________________________]
• Rent is normally due on day [____] of each month.

2. Increase Calculation and Effective Date

Current-to-proposed change: (proposed rent − current rent) ÷ current rent × 100 = [____]%. For the § 827(b) notice tier, calculate (proposed rent − lowest amount charged to this tenant in the prior 12 months) ÷ that lowest amount × 100 = [____]%. For a unit covered by § 1947.12, calculate the cap separately using the lowest gross rent described above.

3. Notice to Tenant

Date: [__/__/____]

To: [TENANT NAME(S)]
At: [PROPERTY ADDRESS AND UNIT]

This is written notice that, beginning [EFFECTIVE DATE], the monthly rent for the premises will change:

• Current monthly rent: $[________]
• New monthly rent: $[________]
• Change: $[________] ([____]%)

The new rent is due on the regular rent-payment date and must be paid by the method stated in the rental agreement, unless the parties sign a different lawful agreement. All other terms remain unchanged except as expressly stated here:

[____________________________________________________________]

Legal/lease basis and applicable notice period:

[____________________________________________________________]

This notice does not waive any tenant right or housing-provider duty under controlling federal, state, local, subsidy, or rent-control law.

Housing provider/authorized agent: [________________________________]

Signature: [________________________________] Date: [__/__/____]

Contact/address for lawful communications: [________________________________]

4. Service and Proof

Permitted service method verified under current controlling law: ☐ Yes

• Method under § 827(b): ☐ Personal delivery ☐ Mail
• Person/address served: [________________________________]
• Date/time served or mailed: [__/__/____] [____]
• Mailing extension or receipt rule included in effective-date calculation: ☐ Yes ☐ Not applicable
• Tracking/certificate/witness: [________________________________]

I declare that the information above accurately records service of this notice.

Server name/signature/date: [________________________________]

5. File Record

• Signed lease and amendments retained: ☐ Yes
• Coverage/exemption and cap calculation retained: ☐ Yes
• Current state and local sources saved or cited: ☐ Yes
• Copy of notice and service proof retained: ☐ Yes
• Effective date independently rechecked after service: ☐ Yes

Sources and References

• 42 U.S.C. § 3604 — https://uscode.house.gov/view.xhtml?req=(title:42%20section:3604%20edition:prelim)
• Cal. Civ. Code § 827 — California Legislative Information — https://leginfo.legislature.ca.gov/faces/codes_displaySection.xhtml?lawCode=CIV&sectionNum=827
• Cal. Civ. Code § 1947.12 — California Legislative Information — https://leginfo.legislature.ca.gov/faces/codes_displaySection.xhtml?sectionNum=1947.12.&lawCode=CIV
• Cal. Code Civ. Proc. § 1013 — California Legislative Information — https://leginfo.legislature.ca.gov/faces/codes_displaySection.xhtml?sectionNum=1013.&lawCode=CCP