Georgia Residential Rent Increase Notice

Georgia Residential Rent Increase Notice

Use this form only after completing every legal, lease, coverage, and program check below.

Georgia Rent-Increase Module

Georgia's official Landlord-Tenant Handbook states that a landlord must give a tenant at will 60 days' notice before increasing rent. Rent generally cannot be increased during a fixed lease term unless the lease permits the increase. Confirm that the tenancy is at will or that a signed lease authorizes the change, and honor any longer contractual or program period.

• Tenancy-at-will notice is at least 60 days: ☐ Yes ☐ Not applicable
• Fixed-term lease expressly permits this increase, or increase begins only after the term ends: ☐ Yes
• Effective date and service date independently calculated: ☐ Yes
• Fair-housing review confirms the increase is not based on a protected characteristic: ☐ Yes
• Subsidy rules, deed restrictions, emergency orders, and other controlling requirements 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 [__/__/____] ☐ Tenancy at will ☐ Other: [________]
• Lease section authorizing change/renewal: [________________________________]
• Rent is normally due on day [____] of each month.

2. Increase Calculation and Effective Date

Calculation: (proposed amount − current amount) ÷ current amount × 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 and any disclosed recurring housing charges for the premises will change:

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

The new amount 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 other program law.

Housing provider/authorized agent: [________________________________]

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

Contact/address for lawful communications: [________________________________]

4. Service and Proof

Permitted service method verified under current controlling law and the rental agreement: ☐ Yes

• Method: ☐ Personal delivery ☐ Mail ☐ 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 and timing analysis retained: ☐ Yes
• Current state and program 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)
• Georgia Landlord-Tenant Handbook — Georgia Department of Community Affairs — https://dca.georgia.gov/document/manuals/georgia-landlord-tenant-handbook-english/download
• O.C.G.A. § 44-7-7 — https://law.justia.com/codes/georgia/title-44/chapter-7/article-1/section-44-7-7/