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Rent increase notice

The part people get wrong is not the letter, it is the number of days. Bangor is 60. The rest of Maine is 45. Any increase of 10% or more is 75.

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Count the days before you write anything.
Where the property isIncrease under 10%Increase of 10% or more
Inside Bangor city limits60 days75 days
Elsewhere in Maine45 days75 days

A notice that is short does not simply start later. It is not effective, and you find out when the tenant declines to pay the new amount.

Prints as a clean document, without the website around it.

Notice of rent increase

Date:

To:

Property:

This is written notice that the rent for the property above will change as follows:

Current monthly rent: $

New monthly rent: $

First month the new rent applies:

Days of notice given:

All other terms of your tenancy stay the same. If you have questions, contact me at the number below.

Landlord or agent

Phone    Email

Signature

Delivered by: hand   mail   date delivered

Keep your copy with the delivery date. If the increase is ever disputed, the date you delivered it is the whole argument.

Informational template, not legal advice. Notice periods stated are Maine law and the City of Bangor ordinance as of August 2026. propertymanagementbangor.com is not a law firm and does not manage property.

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