Lease Renewal Agreement
Renew or amend an existing lease: new term, new rent and changed terms in one signed page — rent increase, deposit and late fee checked against your state's rules.
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Sample first page of the Lease Renewal Agreement. Your answers fill in the blanks; the clauses required in your state are added automatically.
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Compare Lease Renewal Agreement rules in all 50 states
Key statutory numbers side by side. Click a column header to sort, or type to find your state — each state name opens the state-specific generator.
| Alabama | No statewide cap | Landlord: 30 days; Tenant: 30 days | 1 month' rent |
|---|---|---|---|
| Alaska | No statewide cap | Landlord: 30 days; Tenant: 30 days | No statutory limit |
| Arizona | No statewide cap | Landlord: 30 days; Tenant: 30 days | 1.5 months' rent |
| Arkansas | No statewide cap | Landlord: 30 days; Tenant: 30 days | 2 months' rent |
| California | Covered units: 5% + CPI, max 10% per 12 months (AB 1482, through 1/1/2030); notice 30… | Landlord: 60 days; Tenant: 30 days | No statutory limit |
| Colorado | No cap; rent may be increased only once in any 12-month period; 60 days' written… | Landlord: 21 days; Tenant: 21 days | 2 months' rent |
| Connecticut | No cap; municipal fair rent commissions may review excessive increases (towns of… | Landlord: 3 days; Tenant: 3 days | No statutory limit |
| Delaware | No cap; 60 days' written notice required for rent increase | Landlord: 60 days; Tenant: 60 days | No statutory limit |
| District of Columbia | Rent-stabilized units: CPI-W + 2%, max 10% (elderly/disabled: CPI only, max 5%);… | Landlord: cause required / see statute; Tenant: 30 days | 1 month' rent |
| Florida | No statewide cap | Landlord: 30 days; Tenant: 30 days | No statutory limit |
| Georgia | No statewide cap | Landlord: 60 days; Tenant: 30 days | 2 months' rent |
| Hawaii | No cap; 45 days' written notice for month-to-month rent increase | Landlord: 45 days; Tenant: 28 days | 1 month' rent |
| Idaho | No cap; 15 days' notice before rent increase for month-to-month | Landlord: 30 days; Tenant: 30 days | No statutory limit |
| Illinois | No statewide cap | Landlord: 30 days; Tenant: 30 days | No statutory limit |
| Indiana | No statewide cap | Landlord: 30 days; Tenant: 30 days | No statutory limit |
| Iowa | No cap; 30 days' written notice for rent increase | Landlord: 30 days; Tenant: 30 days | 2 months' rent |
| Kansas | No statewide cap | Landlord: 30 days; Tenant: 30 days | No statutory limit |
| Kentucky | No statewide cap | Landlord: 30 days; Tenant: 30 days | No statutory limit |
| Louisiana | No statewide cap | Landlord: 10 days; Tenant: 10 days | No statutory limit |
| Maine | No cap; 45 days' written notice for rent increase (75 days if increase exceeds 10%) | Landlord: 30 days; Tenant: 30 days | 2 months' rent |
| Maryland | No statewide cap; 90 days' notice for increases on month-to-month tenancies;… | Landlord: 60 days; Tenant: 30 days | 1 month' rent |
| Massachusetts | No statewide cap | Landlord: 30 days; Tenant: 30 days | 1 month' rent |
| Michigan | No statewide cap | Landlord: 30 days; Tenant: 30 days | 1.5 months' rent |
| Minnesota | No statewide cap; St. Paul limits annual increases to 3% (Ord. Ch. 193A); Minneapolis… | Landlord: 30 days; Tenant: 30 days | No statutory limit |
| Mississippi | No statewide cap | Landlord: 30 days; Tenant: 30 days | No statutory limit |
| Missouri | No statewide cap | Landlord: 30 days; Tenant: 30 days | 2 months' rent |
| Montana | No statewide cap | Landlord: 30 days; Tenant: 30 days | No statutory limit |
| Nebraska | No statewide cap | Landlord: 30 days; Tenant: 30 days | 1 month' rent |
| Nevada | No cap; 60 days' written notice for month-to-month rent increase (30 days for periods… | Landlord: 30 days; Tenant: 30 days | 3 months' rent |
| New Hampshire | No cap; 30 days' written notice for rent increase | Landlord: 30 days; Tenant: 30 days | No statutory limit |
| New Jersey | No statewide cap; increase must not be unconscionable; ~100 municipalities have rent… | Landlord: cause required / see statute; Tenant: 30 days | 1.5 months' rent |
| New Mexico | No cap; 30 days' written notice before the rental period in which the increase takes… | Landlord: 30 days; Tenant: 30 days | No statutory limit |
| New York | Rent-stabilized units: annual Rent Guidelines Board rates; Good Cause Eviction… | Landlord: 30 days; Tenant: 30 days | 1 month' rent |
| North Carolina | No statewide cap | Landlord: 7 days; Tenant: 7 days | No statutory limit |
| North Dakota | No cap; 30 days' written notice for rent increase | Landlord: 30 days; Tenant: 30 days | No statutory limit |
| Ohio | No statewide cap | Landlord: 30 days; Tenant: 30 days | No statutory limit |
| Oklahoma | No statewide cap | Landlord: 30 days; Tenant: 30 days | No statutory limit |
| Oregon | 7% + CPI or 10%, whichever lower (2026 cap: 9.5%); no increase in first year; 90… | Landlord: 30 days; Tenant: 30 days | No statutory limit |
| Pennsylvania | No statewide cap | Landlord: 15 days; Tenant: 15 days | No statutory limit |
| Rhode Island | No cap; 30 days' written notice for rent increase (60 days if tenant is 62 or older) | Landlord: 30 days; Tenant: 30 days | 1 month' rent |
| South Carolina | No statewide cap | Landlord: 30 days; Tenant: 30 days | No statutory limit |
| South Dakota | No cap; 30 days' written notice for rent increase | Landlord: 30 days; Tenant: 15 days | 1 month' rent |
| Tennessee | No statewide cap | Landlord: 30 days; Tenant: 30 days | No statutory limit |
| Texas | No statewide cap | Landlord: 30 days; Tenant: 30 days | No statutory limit |
| Utah | No statewide cap | Landlord: 15 days; Tenant: 15 days | No statutory limit |
| Vermont | No cap; 60 days' written notice for rent increase | Landlord: 60 days; Tenant: 30 days | No statutory limit |
| Virginia | No cap; 60 days' written notice for rent increase on month-to-month (2025 amendment) | Landlord: 30 days; Tenant: 30 days | 2 months' rent |
| Washington | 7% + CPI or 10%, whichever lower (2026 cap: 9.683%); no increase in first 12 months;… | Landlord: cause required / see statute; Tenant: 20 days | No statutory limit |
| West Virginia | No statewide cap | Landlord: 30 days; Tenant: 30 days | No statutory limit |
| Wisconsin | No statewide cap | Landlord: 28 days; Tenant: 28 days | No statutory limit |
| Wyoming | No statewide cap | Landlord: cause required / see statute; Tenant: see statute | No statutory limit |
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What this document covers
- Parties, premises and the original lease it renews
- New term: fixed renewal or conversion to month-to-month
- New rent and due date, checked against your state's rent-increase rule
- Security deposit change, checked against your state's cap
- Late fee change, checked against your state's cap
- Any other changed terms, spelled out
- Everything else in the original lease stays in force
- Signatures of landlord and every tenant
How to use this Lease Renewal Agreement in US
Start the renewal conversation 60–90 days before the lease ends. Have every adult tenant sign, and keep the signed renewal with the original lease.
If the rent goes up, give the written notice your state requires before the new rent starts and note the date in the renewal. Collect any added deposit by the start of the renewal term.
Other names
- lease extension
- lease renewal letter
- lease amendment
- renew lease agreement
- lease extension addendum
- rent increase addendum
- renewal of lease
- extend rental agreement
Related documents
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- Alabama
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- Colorado
- Connecticut
- Delaware
- District of Columbia
- Florida
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- Hawaii
- Idaho
- Illinois
- Indiana
- Iowa
- Kansas
- Kentucky
- Louisiana
- Maine
- Maryland
- Massachusetts
- Michigan
- Minnesota
- Mississippi
- Missouri
- Montana
- Nebraska
- Nevada
- New Hampshire
- New Jersey
- New Mexico
- New York
- North Carolina
- North Dakota
- Ohio
- Oklahoma
- Oregon
- Pennsylvania
- Rhode Island
- South Carolina
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- Tennessee
- Texas
- Utah
- Vermont
- Virginia
- Washington
- West Virginia
- Wisconsin
- Wyoming
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