Rent Increase ResponderMoney · Before you sign the new number
Florida

Do I have to pay the new number?

Paste the notice and your lease dates. In a few seconds you get whether the notice follows Florida's rules, what your options are, and a negotiation letter that gives the landlord a reason to say yes. No account. Nothing stored.

Free first lookEnglish · EspañolNothing is storedFla. Stat. ch. 83, linked
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Free — takes 30 seconds

The notice, and your lease.

Paste or type the increase notice. Say whether you're on a yearly lease or month-to-month, when the lease ends, how long you've lived there, and the current and new rent.

Free. Takes a few seconds.

Why this exists

Landlords expect you to either sign or leave. There is a third option.

Turnover costs a landlord a month of vacancy, cleaning, and a listing. A four-year tenant who always pays is worth keeping at a smaller increase — but only if someone asks, in writing, with a number. This checks the notice and writes the ask.

How it works

Thirty seconds. Then a letter with a number in it.

01

Paste the notice

Plus your lease type and dates. Nothing is saved.

02

Check the rule and your options

Whether the notice is valid, the real effective date, what to offer — in English or Spanish.

03

Send the letter

The negotiation letter, the short-notice response and the 30-day plan, in the full version.

Plans

Checking the notice is free. The letter is $9.

The free check tells you whether the notice is valid and what to offer. The full version writes the letter, the text version, the short-notice response and the plan if they say no.

Negotiation letter
$9one notice

The letter to the landlord with a counter-offer, a short text version, the response if the notice was too short, and the plan if they say no. English or Spanish. Printable.

  • Negotiation letter with a number
  • Text-message version
  • Short-notice response citing 83.57
  • 30-day plan — print or save as PDF
Tenant orgs, unions & churches
$49per month

For a tenant union, a union local's member services, a church or a legal-aid desk that hears 'my rent went up $300' every week.

  • Unlimited letters for the people you serve
  • Your name and number in the 'Free help' section
  • Spanish and English
  • Cancel any time

All prices in USD, handled by Stripe. The free check never goes behind a paywall.

Common questions

Can my landlord just raise my rent as much as they want?

Florida has no rent control, and Fla. Stat. 125.0103 bars cities or counties from capping rent increases except by an emergency referendum. If your landlord gave you a valid notice, the increase is legal even if it feels steep. This tool is not legal advice — confirm anything surprising with FloridaLawHelp.org.

Did my landlord give me enough notice?

Paste the notice and your lease dates, and the tool checks the notice period against Fla. Stat. 83.57, which sets what a landlord must give to end or change a month-to-month tenancy in Florida. If the notice looks short, that means the increase can only take effect after a proper notice period — it doesn't automatically mean the increase itself is illegal. Confirm the details with legal aid before relying on this.

Is it really free? Is what I paste stored?

The first look — checking your notice and seeing your options — is free, and nothing you paste is stored; there's no account. If you want the negotiation letter written out, that's $9 for one notice; tenant organizations, unions, and churches can get ongoing access for $49 a month.

I have a Section 8 voucher — does this apply to me?

No — if you have a Housing Choice Voucher, rent changes have to go through your housing authority, not just you and the landlord, per HUD's rules. This tool doesn't cover that process; see HUD's Housing Choice Voucher page for what applies to your unit.

What should I actually do with this — can I just ignore the notice or refuse to pay?

No — this tool never tells you to withhold rent or ignore a valid notice; your real options are to negotiate, accept the increase, or plan to move by the effective date. It gives you a plain-language check on the notice and a negotiation letter with reasons landlords actually respond to, but it can be wrong and it's not legal advice. Confirm anything important with Florida legal aid at floridalawhelp.org.

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