Louisiana Residential Rent Increase Notice

Louisiana Residential Rent Increase Notice

Use this form after checking the tenancy, lease, current Louisiana law, and any rent restriction actually applicable to the property. Louisiana R.S. 9:3258 provides that lessor property and lease rights may be altered only by state law, subject to reasonable exercise of police power. Check any housing-program, subsidy, deed, or contractual limit that applies to this property; do not presume a local rent cap.

Louisiana Timing and Authority Gate

Do not make a rent increase effective during a fixed term unless the lease and current law authorize it. Civil Code articles 2727 and 2728 govern termination of a lease with an indeterminate term; they do not themselves authorize an increase. If the lease does not permit an increase by notice, use this as an offer to amend the rent, effective only on acceptance under Civil Code article 1927. A separate notice ending an indeterminate lease must satisfy articles 2727 and 2728.

• Lease permits an increase by notice: ☐ Yes — section [________], notice period [________] ☐ No — this is an offer requiring acceptance

• If a separate termination notice is being given for an indeterminate lease, its article 2728 period has been calculated: ☐ Yes ☐ Not applicable

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

• Any applicable housing-program, subsidy, deed, or contractual rent limit checked: ☐ Yes ☐ None applies
• 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 an increase by notice, if any: [________________________________]
• 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 of the proposed new monthly rent and disclosed recurring housing charges beginning [EFFECTIVE DATE], subject to the basis selected below:

☐ Lease-authorized increase. Section [____] of the lease permits the increase on notice, and the required notice period is [____].

☐ Offer to amend. The lease does not authorize an increase by this notice alone. The new amount takes effect only if the tenant signs the acceptance below by [ACCEPTANCE DEADLINE, BEFORE EFFECTIVE DATE]; otherwise the existing rent continues while the lease remains in force.

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

If the selected basis makes the new amount effective, it is due on the regular rent-payment date 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 law or an applicable housing-program or subsidy agreement.

Housing provider/authorized agent: [________________________________]

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

Tenant acceptance of offer to amend (only if that basis is selected): I agree to the proposed rent and effective date stated above.

Tenant 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
• Applicable program or agreement limit and calculation retained: ☐ Yes ☐ Not applicable
• 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/view.xhtml?req=(title:42%20section:3604%20edition:prelim)
• La. Civ. Code art. 2727 — Louisiana Legislature — https://www.legis.la.gov/legis/Law.aspx?d=109791
• La. Civ. Code art. 2728 — Louisiana Legislature — https://www.legis.la.gov/legis/Law.aspx?d=109792
• La. Civ. Code art. 1927 — Louisiana Legislature — https://www.legis.la.gov/legis/Law.aspx?d=109174
• La. R.S. 9:3258 — Louisiana Legislature — https://legis.la.gov/legis/Law.aspx?d=107472