Rent Increase Notice Requirements

Summary

In Washington State, RCW 59.20 mandates a 3-month notice for rent increases in mobile home parks. Rent cannot increase during a fixed-term lease. If your lease renews on May 1st, notice should have been given by February 1st for a June 1st increase. If not, the landlord may be in violation.

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Gregg
Hi Gregg! What legal issue can I assist you with today?
I am in a lease at a trailer park in Washington State, I am on an annual lease renewing on May 1st, my landlord just announced a rent increase today effective June 1st *, when would I begin paying the increase?
Hi Gregg! In British Columbia, landlords must provide tenants with a written notice of rent increase at least three full months before the effective date. Based on this, if your lease renews on May 1st and the increase is effective June 1st, you would start paying the increased rent on June 1st, *.
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This is in Washington State USA
Hi Gregg! In Washington State, landlords must provide at least 30 days' written notice before a rent increase for month-to-month leases. For fixed-term leases, rent cannot be increased during the lease term.
Since your lease renews annually on May 1st, the landlord must wait until the end of your current lease term and provide appropriate notice before the increase takes effect. You would begin paying the increased rent on June 1st, *, as stated.
Is there anything else you'd like to know?
This is in a trailer park covered by RCW *.*
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Got it, Gregg! In Washington State, RCW *.* (the Manufactured/Mobile Home Landlord-Tenant Act) covers mobile home parks. Under this law:
- Landlords must provide at least 3 months' written notice before a rent increase.
- Rent increases cannot take effect during the term of a fixed-term lease.
Since your lease renews annually on May 1st, your landlord should have provided notice by February 1st for a June 1st increase. If they announced it today and it's not 3 months before June 1st, they might be in violation.
Would you like further clarification or assistance with another part of this issue?