Texas Residential Rent Increase Notice

Texas Residential Rent Increase Notice

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

Texas Lease and Timing Gate

Texas Property Code § 91.001 governs termination of certain monthly and shorter-period tenancies. For a monthly tenancy, termination generally occurs on the later of the date stated in the notice or one month after notice is given. For a tenancy with a rent-paying period shorter than one month, the general period is one full rent-paying period. The parties may provide by signed agreement for a different period or no period. These rules are termination rules, not standalone authority to raise rent.

Do not change rent during a fixed term unless the signed lease and current law permit it. Identify the modification or renewal basis and determine the controlling signed agreement, local, subsidy, and program period before calculating the effective date.

• Lease, renewal, or tenancy basis for the increase identified: ☐ Yes
• Fixed-term increase expressly authorized or deferred until term end: ☐ Yes
• Signed agreement changes the default termination period: ☐ No ☐ Yes — [________]
• Applicable monthly or shorter-period timing gate reviewed: ☐ Yes
• Fair-housing, subsidy, deed-restriction, emergency, and local requirements checked: ☐ Yes
• Controlling notice period/source: [________________________________]

1. Property, Parties, and Tenancy

• Date of notice: [__/__/____]
• Landlord/agent: [________________________________]
• Tenant(s): [________________________________]
• Property address/unit: [________________________________]
• Tenancy: ☐ Fixed term ending [__/__/____] ☐ Month-to-month ☐ Shorter period: [________] ☐ Other: [________]
• Lease section authorizing change/renewal: [________________________________]
• Rent-paying period and regular due date: [________________________________]

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 and applicable 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 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
• Legal basis 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)
• Tex. Prop. Code § 91.001 — https://law.justia.com/codes/texas/property-code/title-8/chapter-91/section-91-001/
• Renter's Rights — Texas Attorney General — https://www.texasattorneygeneral.gov/consumer-protection/home-real-estate-and-travel/renters-rights