Path of the Moon through Earth's umbral and penumbral shadows during the Total Lunar Eclipse of December 21, 2010. Credit: Fred Espenak/NASA's Goddard Space Flight Center With frigid temperatures already blanketing much of the United States, the arrival of the winter solstice on December 21 may not be an occasion many people feel like celebrating.
In a month-to-month tenancy, your landlord may not increase rent during the first year of your tenancy. After that, your landlord may increase the rent by giving you at least 90 days written notice of the rent increase. The written notice must specify the amount of the rent increase, the amount of the new rent, and the date it goes into effect. A rent increase may begin any time during a month. The rent for a month during which the rent increase takes effect would be prorated.
If you have a lease on a property, you cannot raise the rental amount during the term of the lease, unless there is a provision allowing rent increases in the lease. When sending a rental increase letter to a tenant, there are requirements that are specified by law.