Service of Rent Increase Notices.

Rent increase notices under both the Residential Landlord-Tenant Act (RLTA) and the Manufactured/Mobile Home Landlord-Tenant Act (MHLTA) must be served in the same manner as unlawful detainer notices.

Under the RLTA, landlords generally must provide a minimum of 90 days' prior written notice of a rent increase to each affected tenant, and rent increases may not become effective before the completion of the term of the rental agreement.  However, for certain subsidized tenancies, landlords must provide a minimum of 30 days' prior written notice of a rent increase to each affected tenant, and rent increases may become effective before the completion of the term of the rental agreement upon mutual consent.

Under the MHLTA, a landlord seeking to increase the rent upon expiration of the term of a rental agreement must notify the tenant in writing three months prior to the effective date of any increase in rent. 

Service of Unlawful Detainer Notices.

With some exceptions, unlawful detainer notices must be served as follows: 

1. By personal delivery to the person entitled to the notice; 
2. If the person entitled to the notice is not on the unlawfully held premises, by leaving a copy with a person of suitable age and discretion at the premises and sending a copy by certified mail posted from within the state to the last known address of the person entitled to the notice; or 
3. If the person entitled to the notice is a tenant or unlawful occupant whose place of residence is not known, or if a person of suitable age and discretion cannot be found at the premises, by doing all three of the following:  affixing a copy of the notice in a conspicuous place on the premises unlawfully held, delivering a copy to a person residing at the premises (if such a person can be found), and mailing a copy addressed to the tenant or unlawful occupant at the unlawfully held premises.

When a copy of an unlawful detainer notice is sent through the mail, service is deemed complete when the copy is deposited in the mail by certified mail, postage prepaid, posted from within the state and directed to the last known address of the person entitled to the notice.  When service is made by mail, five additional days must be allowed before the commencement of an action based upon the notice.

Service of Notices under the Manufactured/Mobile Home Landlord-Tenant Act.

Other than rent increase notices, any notice required to be given to a tenant by a landlord under the MHLTA must be served by personal delivery, or if the tenant is absent from the home, by affixing a copy of the notice in a conspicuous place on the home and also mailing a copy to the tenant's last known address.

Service of Notices under the Residential Landlord-Tenant Act.

Unlike the MHLTA, the RLTA does not contain general requirements for service of notices.

Service of Rent Increase Notices.

The requirement that rent increase notices be served in the same manner as unlawful detainer notices is removed.

Residential Landlord-Tenant Act.

Rent increase notices under the RLTA must be served to each affected tenant by at least one of the following methods:  personal delivery, mail, or affixing a copy of the notice in a conspicuous place on the dwelling unit. 

If the notice is served by mail, service is deemed complete on the date that the notice is deposited in the mail, with first-class postage prepaid, from within the state and directed to the affected tenant's last known address; however, the landlord must provide an additional five days' prior written notice of the rent increase.

Manufactured/Mobile Home Landlord-Tenant Act.

Rent increase notices under the MHLTA must be served in the same manner as required for other notices under the MHLTA:  by personal delivery, or if the tenant is absent from the home, by affixing a copy of the notice in a conspicuous place on the home and also mailing a copy to the tenant's last known address.