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Rent Increase Notice in Louisiana

How many days of advance notice a landlord must give before a rent increase takes effect in Louisiana, how a fixed-term lease is treated, and what to check, cited to the statute.

CitedStatute La. Civ. Code art. 2728Source legis.la.gov

Notice before a rent increase · Louisiana

10 days, borrowed, the shortest in the country

Via termination notice

Louisiana has no rent-increase statute. The figure comes from La. Civ. Code art. 2728, which ends a month-to-month lease on 10 calendar days notice before the end of the month.

Month-to-month notice10 days

Fixed-term lease5 calendar days

Rent-amount capNot covered here

StatuteLa. Civ. Code art. 2728

The notice periods in Louisiana

How much warning is required before a higher rent can take effect, and how a fixed lease is treated.

No dedicated rent-increase statute here

Louisiana has no statute that specifically sets a rent-increase notice. On a month-to-month tenancy, a landlord can raise the rent only by giving the same notice used to end or change the tenancy, shown below. During a fixed-term lease the rent is locked.

When	Notice in Louisiana	What it means
Month-to-month lease	10 calendar days	Ten calendar days before the end of the month, from La. Civ. Code art. 2728, the rule for ending a month-to-month lease.
Term of a week or longer but shorter than a month	5 calendar days	Five calendar days before the end of that period.
Fixed-term lease	None mid-term	During a fixed-term lease the rent is fixed until the term ends. Louisiana leases can also waive the notice to vacate, so read the lease closely.
Local ordinance	Varies	New Orleans should be checked for any local rule. Louisiana leases commonly waive statutory protections, so the lease is the first thing to read.
If notice is skipped	Not effective	Louisiana produces the shortest effective rent-increase notice in the country and does so without ever mentioning rent. Ten calendar days before the end of the month is all the civil code requires to end a month-to-month lease, and a rent increase is legally that. Because a lease can waive the notice, read the lease before counting any days.
Statute	La. Civ. Code art. 2728 (termination; no dedicated rent-increase statute)	The controlling statute for this notice period. Read the full text through the source link below.

Next steps if your rent is going up

Concrete, neutral steps to check a rent increase in Louisiana. This is legal information, not legal advice.

Know it is only 10 days
Louisiana requires just 10 calendar days before the end of the month to end a month-to-month lease, which a rent increase uses. That is the shortest in the country, so act quickly on a notice.
Read your lease for a waiver
Louisiana leases commonly waive statutory protections, including the notice to vacate. So check whether your lease shortens or removes the 10-day notice before relying on it.
Confirm your term type
A month-to-month lease gets 10 days, a term of a week to under a month gets 5 days, and a fixed-term lease locks the rent until it ends.
Get local help
A local Louisiana legal aid office can read your lease and confirm the notice. Search for legal aid in your area.

This is general legal information, not legal advice. Read your own lease and check for a local ordinance, since either can change the notice that applies to your home.

What Louisiana renters get wrong

Louisiana produces the shortest effective rent-increase notice in the country and it does so without ever mentioning rent. Ten calendar days before the end of the month is all the civil code requires to end a month-to-month lease under La. Civ. Code art. 2728, and a rent increase is legally that. A term of a week or longer but shorter than a month gets five calendar days. Louisiana also lets a lease waive the notice to vacate entirely, so the Louisiana instruction is the same as it is for eviction, which is to read the lease before counting any days. There is no cap on the amount. Because a lease can shorten or waive the figure, and because confirming Louisiana has no dedicated rent-increase provision needs a fuller read, this page is held as cited. For a Louisiana renter the practical point is that the statutory floor is unusually low, ten days, and the lease may lower it further, so a rent increase can arrive with very little warning.

Common questions

Is ten days really all the notice I get in Louisiana?

By statute, yes. La. Civ. Code art. 2728 requires only 10 calendar days before the end of the month to end a month-to-month lease, which a rent increase uses. That is the shortest statutory figure in the country.

Does the notice have to be in writing in Louisiana?

Writing is not clearly required for the increase itself by the article read, so the lease terms and general practice matter. Getting any notice in writing protects you, so ask for it and keep a copy.

Can my lease change this in Louisiana?

Yes. Louisiana leases commonly waive statutory protections, including the notice to vacate, so a lease can shorten or remove the 10-day notice. Read the lease closely, because it may control over the civil code figure.

Is there any cap in Louisiana?

No. Louisiana sets no cap on how much rent can rise. It provides only a short termination notice, which a rent increase borrows, so the size of an increase is not limited by the statute.

Primary source

→ La. Civ. Code art. 2728 (termination; no dedicated rent-increase statute)

Louisiana Civil Code (art. 2728) · legis.la.gov

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The 10-day figure is borrowed from the month-to-month lease termination rule at La. Civ. Code art. 2728, not a dedicated rent-increase statute, and Louisiana leases can waive the notice entirely. Confirming no dedicated provision needs a fuller read, so it is held as Cited. Editorial standards →

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