Pennsylvania Residential Rent Increase Notice

Pennsylvania Residential Rent Increase Notice

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

Pennsylvania Authority and Notice-Period Gate

Pennsylvania's Landlord and Tenant Act § 501, 68 P.S. § 250.501, governs notice to quit before recovery of possession. Its 15-day and 30-day periods are not a general statewide rent-increase schedule and must not be copied into this notice as such. Do not change rent during a fixed term unless the signed lease and current law permit it. For any proposed increase, identify the controlling lease, renewal, municipal, subsidized-housing, or other program rule and enter that notice period below.

• Lease, renewal, or tenancy basis for the increase identified: ☐ Yes
• Fixed-term increase expressly authorized or deferred until term end: ☐ Yes
• Controlling notice source identified: ☐ Yes
• Controlling notice period: [____] days/month(s)
• Source/lease/local provision: [________________________________]
• Fair-housing, subsidy, deed-restriction, emergency, and local requirements checked: ☐ Yes

1. Property, Parties, and Tenancy

• Date of notice: [__/__/____]
• Landlord/agent: [________________________________]
• Tenant(s): [________________________________]
• Property address/unit: [________________________________]
• Tenancy: ☐ Fixed term ending [__/__/____] ☐ Month-to-month ☐ 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:

[____________________________________________________________]

Controlling lease/local/program authority and notice-period calculation:

[____________________________________________________________]

This notice does not waive any tenant right or landlord duty under controlling federal, state, local, subsidy, or other program law.

Landlord/authorized agent: [________________________________]

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

Contact/address for lawful communications: [________________________________]

4. Service and Proof

Permitted service method verified under the controlling lease, law, and program: ☐ Yes

• Method: ☐ Personal delivery ☐ Mail ☐ Other lawful method: [________]
• Person/address served: [________________________________]
• Date/time served or mailed: [__/__/____] [____]
• Receipt, mailing, or additional-time rule applied: ☐ Yes ☐ Not applicable
• Tracking/certificate/witness: [________________________________]

Server name/signature/date: [________________________________]

5. File Record

• Signed lease and amendments retained: ☐ Yes
• Controlling authority and timing analysis retained: ☐ Yes
• Current local 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)
• Landlord and Tenant Act of 1951, § 501 — Pennsylvania General Assembly — https://www.legis.state.pa.us/wu01/li/li/us/pdf/1951/0/0020..pdf