A tenant rent increase needs 30 days advance written notice stating the reason and the lease paragraph it revises, unless the tenant failed to recertify

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If the tenant rent increases for any reason other than the tenant's own failure to comply with recertification requirements, the owner must give the tenant 30 days advance written notice of the increase. The notice must state the reason for the increase and that it revises the rent at the named paragraph of the applicable model lease -- paragraph 3 of the Model Lease for Subsidized Programs, paragraphs 2 and 5 of the Model Lease for Section 202/8 and Section 202 PACs, and paragraphs 2 and 4 of the Model Leases for Section 202 PRACs and Section 811 PRACs. HUD does not require a separate addendum for a rent change: the printout of the HUD-50059 or HUD-50059-A serves as the addendum identifying it. Where the contract rent or assistance payment changes but the tenant rent and utility allowance do not, the owner need only give the tenant a copy of the revised HUD-50059 or HUD-50059-A and file one.

Confidence

high

Effective from

2013-11-27

Last reviewed

2026-09-01