How much can your landlord legally raise the rent at renewal? Under RERA Decree 43 of 2013 the cap depends on how far your rent sits below the market average. Move the sliders to see the limit.
Take the market average from the official RERA rental index for a comparable unit in the same area. The cap is set by how far your rent sits below that average — not by how much the landlord wants.
10%max increase
21–30% below market
Indicative guidance under Decree No. 43 of 2013, not legal advice. The landlord must also give 90 days' written notice before renewal. Check the current RERA rental index and decree, and use the Rental Dispute Centre if a proposed increase exceeds the cap.
RERA's rent cap is not a flat percentage. It is a sliding scale tied to how far your current rent sits below the RERA rental-index average for comparable units: the further below market, the larger the increase a landlord may apply. A rent within 10% of market cannot be raised at all.
The calculator compares your current rent to the market average you enter and works out the gap. That gap drops into one of the Decree 43 bands — 0%, 5%, 10%, 15% or 20% — which becomes the maximum increase the landlord may legally charge at renewal.
Applying the capped percentage to your current rent gives the highest rent the landlord can move you to. Anything above that figure can be challenged at the Rental Dispute Centre, provided the market average you used reflects the official index.
The cap is only as accurate as the market average you put in. Pull the figure from the official RERA rental index for the same area, size and type of unit — a casual estimate from listings can be well off the indexed average.
Separate from the cap, a landlord must give at least 90 days' written notice before renewal to change any term, including the rent. A late or missing notice can make an increase unenforceable regardless of the percentage.
If a proposed increase exceeds the cap and the landlord won't budge, the Rental Dispute Centre adjudicates. This tool is indicative guidance under Decree 43 of 2013, not legal advice — confirm the current decree and index before acting.