Change log
What changed, and when
Rent caps and deposit rates are republished on a schedule and statutes are amended most years. This log records every change reflected on the site. Full re-verification last completed 2026-10-21.
- Site launched with 16 deposit-interest jurisdictions, 10 rent-cap jurisdictions and 51 state pages for late fees, notice periods and deposit rules.
- New York City Rent Guidelines Board Order 58 takes effect: 0% on one-year and two-year renewals through 30 September 2027.
- Oregon publishes the 2027 rent increase cap: 10% (the statutory ceiling), up from 9.5% in 2026.
- Delaware pay-or-quit notice extended from 5 to 7 days (85 Del. Laws c. 436).
- California AB 1482 caps reset for August 2026 to July 2027: LA/Orange 8.7%, Riverside/San Bernardino 8.1%, San Diego 8.2%, SF–Oakland 8.8%, all other counties 8.6%.
- Washington Department of Commerce publishes the 2027 residential rent cap: 10%, up from 9.683% in 2026.
- South Dakota lengthens the security deposit return period from two weeks to 21 days (SL 2026 ch. 179).
- Los Angeles RSO allowable increase of 3% in effect for July 2026 to June 2027 under the new 90%-of-CPI formula (floor 1%, ceiling 4%). Montgomery County, Maryland cap of 5.2% takes effect.
- DC rent control caps for May 2026 to April 2027: 4.1% standard, 2.1% elderly or disabled.
- San Francisco allowable increase of 1.6% in effect through February 2027.
- Hawaii Act 278 (2025) in force: nonpayment notice becomes 10 calendar days with a tenant-triggered mediation step.
- Los Angeles rewrites the RSO increase formula: 90% of CPI with a 1% floor and 4% ceiling; utility add-ons removed.
- Connecticut deposit index for 2026: 0.49%. Chicago deposit interest rate for 2026: 0.01%. Illinois state rate: 0.005%. Oregon 2026 cap 9.5%; Washington 2026 cap 9.683%.
- NYC Rent Guidelines Board Order 57: 3% one-year, 4.5% two-year, for leases starting October 2025 to September 2026.
- Washington HB 1217 in force: statewide rent cap, 90-day rent increase notice, no increase in the first 12 months.
- Maryland security deposit cap reduced to one month’s rent.
- South Dakota repeals the three-day notice to quit for nonpayment (SB 90); landlords may file once rent is three days late with no statutory pay-or-quit notice. New Mexico late fee cap cut from 10% to 5% took effect 20 June 2025 (SB 267).
- Georgia HB 404: two-month deposit cap and a three-business-day notice before an eviction filing for nonpayment. California AB 12 in effect since 1 July 2024: one-month deposit cap for most landlords.
Publication calendar
These are the dates the figures on this site are expected to change each year.
- January: Connecticut deposit index (announced the previous December), Chicago and Illinois deposit interest rates, Maryland deposit rate, Oregon and Washington caps take effect, San Francisco announces its March figure.
- February to March: DC rent control caps published, Montgomery County figure appears in the county register, San Francisco cap takes effect 1 March.
- May to June: April CPI released, which sets the AB 1482 caps for August. NYC Rent Guidelines Board votes.
- July: Washington Commerce publishes next year’s cap. Los Angeles RSO and Montgomery County figures take effect 1 July.
- August: California AB 1482 caps reset 1 August.
- September to October: Portland, Maine figure takes effect 1 September; Oregon publishes next year’s cap by 30 September; NYC order takes effect 1 October.
- December: Connecticut Banking Commissioner announces next year’s deposit index.