Hawaii Residential Rent Increase Notice

Hawaii Residential Rent Increase Notice

Use this form after checking the tenancy, lease, current Hawaii law, and any rent restriction actually applicable to the property. Section 521-21 governs rent and notice timing; do not assume a municipal cap applies.

Hawaii Notice Module

For a month-to-month tenancy, the landlord may not increase rent without written notice at least 45 consecutive days before the increase takes effect. For a tenancy shorter than month-to-month, including week-to-week, give at least 15 consecutive days' written notice. Haw. Rev. Stat. § 521-21(d)–(e). Do not make an increase effective during a fixed term unless the agreement and current law authorize it.

• Tenancy tier: ☐ Month-to-month — 45 days ☐ Shorter periodic tenancy — 15 consecutive days
• Fixed-term/renewal authority checked: ☐ Yes ☐ Not applicable

• Condominium, subsidy, and property-specific requirements checked: ☐ Yes

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

• Any separately applicable rent restriction, emergency order, subsidy rule, or deed restriction 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 OR DATE] of each [WEEK / MONTH / OTHER PAYMENT PERIOD].

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 rent and any disclosed recurring housing charges for each [WEEK / MONTH / OTHER PAYMENT PERIOD] will change:

• Current amount for that period: $[________]
• New amount for that period: $[________]
• 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 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 actual-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 applicable property/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/us/usc/119-136/t42/s3604/
• Haw. Rev. Stat. ch. 521, § 521-21 — Hawaii Legislature — https://data.capitol.hawaii.gov/hrscurrent/Vol12_Ch0501-0588/HRS0521/HRS_0521-0021.htm