Tennessee Residential Rent Increase Notice

Tennessee Residential Rent Increase Notice

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

Tennessee Coverage, Lease, and Timing Gate

For tenancies covered by Tennessee's Uniform Residential Landlord and Tenant Act, Tenn. Code Ann. § 66-28-512 permits termination of a week-to-week tenancy by written notice at least 10 days before the termination date and termination of a month-to-month tenancy by written notice at least 30 days before the periodic rental date specified in the notice. Section 66-28-512 is a termination statute, not standalone authority to raise rent. Section 66-28-102 controls URLTA application; do not assume the Act applies statewide to every tenancy.

Identify the lawful lease-modification or renewal basis. Outside URLTA coverage, determine the controlling lease, common-law, local, and program rules without importing § 66-28-512's periods.

• URLTA coverage under § 66-28-102 determined: ☐ Covered ☐ Not covered
• Lease, renewal, or tenancy basis for the increase identified: ☐ Yes
• Fixed-term increase expressly authorized or deferred until term end: ☐ Yes
• If URLTA-covered, applicable 10-day or 30-day timing gate satisfied: ☐ Yes ☐ Not applicable
• If not URLTA-covered, controlling period/source entered below: ☐ Yes
• 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 ☐ Week-to-week ☐ Other: [________]
• Lease section authorizing change/renewal: [________________________________]
• URLTA coverage analysis: [________________________________]

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:

[____________________________________________________________]

Legal/lease basis, URLTA coverage, and applicable notice period:

[____________________________________________________________]

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 current controlling law and the rental agreement: ☐ 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
• URLTA coverage and timing analysis retained: ☐ Yes
• Current state, 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)
• Tenn. Code Ann. § 66-28-102 — https://law.justia.com/codes/tennessee/title-66/chapter-28/part-1/section-66-28-102/
• Tenn. Code Ann. § 66-28-512 — https://law.justia.com/codes/tennessee/title-66/chapter-28/part-5/section-66-28-512/