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The contract does not address rate increases except when level of care has changed - I received no notice of a level change. They say this is "across the board" to all self-pay individuals. The increase will cost us about two thousand dollars a year. We received no notice.

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It depends on what your state's housing laws are. In CT rent can only be raised 12% when a lease is renewed. This is why CT has so many out-of-state slumlords buying up property here. When those one year leases are up, these greedy, POS then go to month-to-month leases with their tenants or throw them out. With month-to-month leases they can raise the rent every month here.

If your state's housing law allows them to just go up on the rent, they don't have to warn you or anything. Call your state's housing authority.

If you're dealing with a nursing home or AL facility, they pretty much get away with anything they want with zero consequences.
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It usually happens around the anniversary year of the contract. Yes
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My mom's facility raised rates to equal the increase in Social Security this year. We were sent a letter explaining it, and then they personally spoke with me to make sure I knew of the change.
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This is unfortunately very common.
In many states, assisted living facilities must give written notice before any rent increase, unless the contract clearly allows otherwise.
It may be worth reviewing the contract carefully and contacting your local long-term care ombudsman.
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I'm experiencing that same issue at the moment. My dad's 1 year anniversary was January 6th that he's been in this particular care facility and the owner raised the rent on his 11 month by $500 a month without written/verbal notice or even giving my dad his yearly evaluation. When I researched Washington state laws it says that they are supposed to give 60-90 days written notice a 6 month or yearly evaluation and they legally can not increase rent within the first 12 months. So this owner has struck out three times. I have filed a complaint against him as he has not repaired a lot of broken items in the house or fixed any of the dangerous situations inside and outside that could potentially cause physical harm to the residents, staff, delivery drivers, emergency personnel or anyone who happens to visit the property. I received an email back that they were scheduling a in home investigation.
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The rate was raised each year and a new lease signed yearly as well , just like a regular apartment.
It was like this at all the various facilities our LO’s were in .
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waytomisery Jan 28, 2026
We did get notice each year , I think 60 days notice . The new rent rate always started January 1st for every resident .
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For my Mom, I received a letter, in advance, telling me about tge increase and it came only a few months of her being placed. Seems that was the time all increases were made. She was not there for a second increase.
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Typically, rents are raised yearly in private pay care facilities.
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The MC facility where my grandpa lives gave me 30 days notice that his fees would be going up almost 1000 a month. When I asked about it, as he has not even been there a year, they said it was standard. It puts a HUGE burdon on me but I still consider it less of a stressor than having him home worrying about care and watching him all the time. As long as it can be afforded its worth it.
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