District of Columbia Residential Rent Increase Notice

District of Columbia Residential Rent Increase Notice

Use this notice only for a unit with a documented exemption from D.C. rent stabilization. For a rent-stabilized unit, complete and serve the District's current RAD Form 8 instead, and make the required filing with the Rental Accommodations Division. Check the lease, exemption, subsidy terms, and applicable rent restrictions before serving this notice.

District of Columbia Rent-Increase Module

A rent increase may not become effective until the first normal rent-payment day occurring more than 60 calendar days after notice. If the lease requires the tenant to give more than 30 days' notice of intent to vacate, the housing provider's rent-increase notice period must be at least 30 days longer than that tenant-notice period. D.C. Code §§ 42-3509.04(b), 42-3505.54(b). This form is for a unit documented as exempt from rent stabilization; a rent-stabilized unit requires RAD Form 8.

• Normal monthly rent-payment day: [____]
• First payment day more than 60 calendar days after service: [__/__/____]
• Lease requires tenant vacate notice over 30 days: ☐ No ☐ Yes, [____] days → landlord notice at least [____] days
• Exemption from rent stabilization — registration/exemption number and basis: [________________]
• Registration and applicable license confirmed: ☐ Yes

• Increase authority and applicable restriction: [________________________________]

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

• Rent-stabilization exemption, 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

Calculation: (proposed rent − current rent) ÷ current rent × 100 = [____]%.

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: ☐ Personal delivery ☐ Mail ☐ Posting plus mailing ☐ Other lawful method: [________]
• 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)
• D.C. Code § 42-3502.08 — current version — https://code.dccouncil.gov/us/dc/council/code/sections/42-3502.08
• D.C. Code § 42-3509.04 — current version — https://code.dccouncil.gov/us/dc/council/code/sections/42-3509.04
• D.C. Code § 42-3505.54 — current version — https://code.dccouncil.gov/us/dc/council/code/sections/42-3505.54
• D.C. Department of Housing and Community Development, RAD Form 8 (02/25) — https://dhcd.dc.gov/sites/default/files/dc/sites/dhcd/publication/attachments/RAD%20Form%208%20Housing%20Provider%27s%20Notice%20to%20Tenant%20of%20Rent%20Adjustment_1.pdf
• D.C. Department of Housing and Community Development, RAD Form 8 instructions (Form 8 required for stabilized units) — https://dhcd.dc.gov/sites/default/files/dc/sites/dhcd/publication/attachments/RAD%20Form%208%20Instructions%20Housing%20Provider%27s%20Notice%20to%20Tenant.pdf