Rent Increase Notice in Florida: Rules, Timing, and Templates
Florida has no rent control, but notice rules still bind you. When you can raise rent, how much notice you need, and how to deliver it so it holds up.
Your tenant's lease is up in 60 days and market rent has climbed. Can you raise it? How much notice do you have to give? What has to be in writing? Florida hands landlords a lot of room on the rent amount — there's no statewide cap — but the notice rules are strict, and getting the timing or delivery wrong can leave your increase unenforceable.
• Month-to-month tenant: Give at least 30 days' written notice before the increase takes effect, under Florida Statute 83.57.
• Week-to-week tenant: Give at least 7 days' written notice before the end of the rental period.
• Fixed-term lease: You cannot raise rent mid-term. The increase happens at renewal only — give the notice your lease requires, typically 30–60 days before the lease ends.
• Always: Put it in writing and deliver it a way you can prove — certified mail, hand delivery, or email if you have a signed electronic-notice addendum.
Is there a rent cap in Florida?
No. Florida has no rent control. The 2023 Live Local Act (SB 102) preempts local governments from adopting rent control ordinances. A Florida landlord can raise rent by any amount when a lease renews or a month-to-month term advances — as long as the notice rules are followed and the increase isn't discriminatory or retaliatory.
No cap doesn't mean you should max out every increase. Market-based pricing keeps good tenants and cuts turnover. Our guides on how much to charge in Orlando and Tampa rent pricing walk through a comp-based approach.
One local exception worth knowing: Miami-Dade County requires 60 days' notice for any rent increase over 5% — a county ordinance that predates and survived the state preemption. If you own there, check the current county rule. For Orlando and Tampa, the state rules apply, and that's what this guide covers.
How much notice do you need to raise rent in Florida?
For a month-to-month tenant, Florida requires at least 30 days' written notice before a rent increase takes effect. For a week-to-week tenant, it's 7 days. For a fixed-term lease, you can't raise rent mid-term at all — the increase only happens at renewal, with whatever notice the lease requires. Florida Statute 83.57 sets the periods.
Month-to-month: At least 30 days' written notice before the increase takes effect. Raising rent on a month-to-month tenant is legally the end of the old tenancy and an offer of new terms, so the 30-day notice period under FS 83.57 applies. If rent is due on the 1st and you want the new rate to start June 1, the notice has to reach the tenant by May 1 at the latest.
Week-to-week: At least 7 days' written notice before the end of the current rental period. Count straight calendar days; the day you deliver the notice doesn't count as day one.
Fixed-term lease: You cannot raise rent in the middle of the term unless the lease explicitly allows it and both sides agree in writing. For fixed-term tenants, the rent increase happens at renewal. Give notice before the lease ends — typically 30 to 60 days, depending on what the lease says about renewal notice. If the lease requires 60 days' notice to change terms, give 60. A safe default when the lease is silent is 30 days minimum; 60 days is common on annual leases and gives the tenant real time to decide. For more on how month-to-month tenancies work, see our guide to month-to-month tenancy in Florida.
How do you deliver a rent increase notice?
Florida law allows hand delivery, posting on the premises, or mailing. The point that matters is proof — if the tenant later claims they never got it, you need to show otherwise. Certified mail with a return receipt is the cleanest record. Email is allowed only if you have a signed electronic-notice addendum.
Certified mail with return receipt is the gold standard. Some landlords also send a copy by regular mail and keep a dated photo of a posted notice for good measure.
Electronic notice is now an option too. Florida HB 615, effective July 1, 2025, created Florida Statute 83.505, which lets a landlord and tenant agree in writing to send and receive notices by email. Both parties sign an addendum to the lease, and the agreement is voluntary — either side can revoke it. Without that signed addendum, email alone may not satisfy the legal notice requirement, so stick to certified mail or hand delivery. If you do use the addendum, keep records of every email sent and any bounce-backs.
What should a rent increase notice include?
A Florida rent increase notice should be short and specific: the property address, the current rent, the new rent, the effective date, your contact information, and your signature with the date. It doesn't need to justify the amount — clarity and proof of delivery are what matter.
- Property address and unit number
- Current rent and new rent
- Effective date — the first rent payment at the new rate
- Landlord contact information for questions
- Signature and date
Keep it simple. "Your rent will increase from $1,800 to $1,950 effective June 1, 2026" is enough. You don't need to explain market conditions or justify the number, though a brief, friendly note can keep goodwill. Avoid any wording that could read as retaliatory or discriminatory.
Sample wording: "This letter is notice that your monthly rent will increase from $1,800 to $1,950, effective June 1, 2026. Please make sure your June 1 payment reflects the new amount. If you have questions, contact us at [phone/email]. Thank you for your tenancy." Short, clear, and legally sufficient — no lawyer-drafted form required. Just hit the key points and keep a copy.
When should you raise rent — and when should you hold?
Raise rent when comparable rentals support a higher rate and the increase won't drive out a good tenant. Hold steady when you're already at the top of the market, when turnover would cost more than the increase earns, or when raising rent would look retaliatory. The math is comps versus the cost of a vacancy.
Use the comps. Comparable rentals — same bedroom count, same area, similar condition — set the defensible rate. If comps support $1,950 and you're at $1,800, a $150 increase holds up. If you're already at the top of the market, a steep jump can push the tenant out and hand you a vacancy that erases the gain. Our guide on when to raise rent versus when to hold works through that tradeoff in detail.
When not to raise. Don't raise rent in retaliation for a complaint or a repair request. Don't raise during an active dispute. Don't raise in any way that targets a protected class. Florida law bars discriminatory and retaliatory rent increases even though the amount itself isn't capped.
What if the tenant disputes the increase or moves out?
A tenant who objects to a rent increase can decline to renew — you can't force them to stay at the new rate. A month-to-month tenant who wants to leave must give 30 days' written notice to terminate under Florida Statute 83.57. A fixed-term tenant simply doesn't sign the renewal.
If your notice was proper, you can enforce the increase for the next rental period. If the tenant stays past the effective date but doesn't pay the new amount, that's a separate problem — unpaid rent — and you'd follow the normal nonpayment process. Either way, the increase stands as long as you gave correct notice.
How does a rent increase fit with other lease terms?
Your lease controls. If the lease specifies a renewal notice period or a rent-change procedure, you're bound by it — and a lease can require more notice than the statute, never less. If the lease is silent, the statutory minimums in FS 83.57 apply.
Your Florida lease agreement should spell out renewal terms, notice periods, and how rent changes work. If it says "rent may increase upon 60 days' written notice at renewal," you give 60 days. If it's silent, the statutory minimums apply. For recent changes to Florida landlord-tenant law, see our guide to Florida rental law changes. Some leases also include a rent-increase clause — language like "landlord may increase rent upon 30 days' written notice" or "rent may increase annually by up to 5%." Those clauses give you a defined process, but they don't override the statutory notice periods, and for a fixed-term lease the increase still typically applies only at renewal unless the clause clearly allows mid-lease increases. When the lease and the statute differ, give the longer of the two.
What are the most common rent increase mistakes?
The mistakes that void a Florida rent increase are almost always procedural: too little notice, raising rent mid-lease without a clause, skipping written notice, or miscounting the notice days. Each one is avoidable with a written notice and a delivery method you can prove.
Giving too little notice. Thirty days means 30 full days before the new rent applies. Count carefully.
Raising mid-lease without a clause. Unless the lease allows it, you can't. Wait for renewal.
Skipping written notice. A verbal heads-up doesn't count, even if the tenant says "okay" on the phone. Put it in writing and keep a copy — if they dispute it later, you need the proof.
Using email without an addendum. If you haven't signed the HB 615 electronic-notice addendum, email alone may not satisfy the law. Use certified mail or hand delivery.
Counting the notice days wrong. The day you deliver the notice isn't day one of the 30-day period. Hand-deliver on March 1 and the 30 days run from March 2, so the new rent applies to the May 1 payment for a month-to-month tenant who pays on the 1st. If rent is due on the 15th, adjust accordingly. The notice must land before the rent period that will carry the increase.
The bottom line on Florida rent increase notice
Florida lets you set rent at whatever the market will bear — but you have to give proper notice. Month-to-month: 30 days. Week-to-week: 7 days. Fixed-term: at renewal only. Deliver it a way you can prove, put it in writing, and keep the notice clear and professional. That protects your increase and gives the tenant time to plan.
If you own one rental and you're not sure what it should rent for — or whether raising rent is even the right move this year — that's a normal place to be, and it's exactly the kind of call a property manager makes every day. We manage single properties too, not just portfolios. A free rental analysis gives you a data-backed rent range for your property, with no pressure, so you can decide at renewal with real numbers in hand.
