Rent Cap Ledger

Miami · No rent cap

How much can a landlord raise rent in Miami?

No cap

No rent cap in effect · checked Oct 18, 2026

There's no limit on how much a landlord can raise rent in Miami: Florida law bars local rent controls and preempts local landlord-tenant rules. A month-to-month tenancy can be ended with at least 30 days' notice before the end of a monthly period.

In effect
No cap in effect
Next change
No fixed date
Set by
Florida law (Chapters 83, 125, 166) · No rent cap
Last checked
October 18, 2026

Florida law bars local rent control and preempts local landlord-tenant rules, so Miami has no cap.

§ 1 · The law

Why Miami has no rent cap

No cap

There's no formula, because there's no cap. Florida Statutes § 166.043 says a municipality, county or other local government may not adopt or keep any measure that would impose controls on rents. Since 2023, § 83.425 also preempts local regulation of residential tenancies, including notice requirements, to the state.

Law: No rent control: Florida Statutes § 166.043 (municipal rent controls prohibited) and § 83.425 (landlord-tenant law preempted to the state).

§ 2 · Coverage

What still limits an increase

What applies

  • A month-to-month tenancy can be ended with at least 30 days' notice before the end of a monthly period (§ 83.57)
  • No retaliatory, discriminatory rent increases after a good-faith complaint to a code agency or other protected acts (§ 83.64)

Limits that don't apply

  • No limit on the size of the increase
  • Local rent-increase notice ordinances are preempted by state law (§ 83.425)

§ 3 · Timing

Notice, and when it changes next

Notice: Florida law doesn't set a separate rent-increase notice period on the official sources we track. A month-to-month tenancy can be ended with at least 30 days' notice before the end of a monthly period (Florida Statutes § 83.57), and local notice rules are preempted (§ 83.425).

Next change: No change is scheduled. A cap would need the Florida Legislature to change §§ 125.0103 and 166.043.

§ 2a · State rules

What Florida law does limit

  • Local rules preempted

    Since 2023, state law supersedes local regulations on tenancies, including notice requirements, so Miami-Dade or city rent-notice ordinances can't add to state law.

    Source: “This section supersedes any local government regulations on matters covered under this part”

  • No retaliatory increases

    A landlord may not discriminatorily raise rent primarily to retaliate, for example after a good-faith complaint to a code agency.

    Source: “It is unlawful for a landlord to discriminatorily increase a tenant’s rent or decrease services to a tenant”

Cost of living here

Rents and prices around Miami

Official figures only, each for the area named. Prices are for the wider metro area; rents and incomes are for the city itself.

Price level

Miami-Fort Lauderdale-West Palm Beach, FL metro area · BEA 2024

All items114.2
Housing155.6

Regional Price Parities: an index where the US average price level for all items = 100. Housing is BEA’s “Services: Housing” line (US = 100.6).

Fair Market Rents

Miami-Miami Beach-Kendall, FL HUD Metro FMR Area · HUD FY2027

HUD Fair Market Rent per month by unit size, Miami-Miami Beach-Kendall, FL HUD Metro FMR Area
Studio$1,953
1 bedroom$2,121
2 bedrooms$2,564
3 bedrooms$3,277
4 bedrooms$3,749

Monthly gross rent (rent plus utilities). HUD: FMRs are “estimates of 40th percentile gross rents for standard quality units”.

Rents and incomes

Miami city, Florida · ACS 2020–2024 5-year

Median gross rent
$1,758/mo US $1,413/mo
Median household income
$62,462 US $80,734
Median rent as % of household income
37.0% US 30.6%

Gross rent includes utilities. The rent-to-income figure is for renter households (Census table B25071).

Sources

  1. BEA Regional Price Parities by metropolitan area (MARPP) ↗ · 2024 (released February 19, 2026) · about the data ↗ · retrieved Oct 18, 2026
  2. OMB metropolitan area delineations (Census list 1, July 2023) ↗ · July 2023 (OMB Bulletin 23-01) · retrieved Oct 18, 2026
  3. HUD Fair Market Rents, FY2027 (county-level data file) ↗ · FY2027 · about the data ↗ · retrieved Oct 18, 2026
  4. U.S. Census Bureau, American Community Survey 5-year estimates (tables B25064, B19013, B25071) ↗ · 2020–2024 · about the data ↗ · retrieved Oct 18, 2026

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§ 4 · Sources

Official sources

  1. The Florida Senate · headline figure Florida Statutes § 166.043 (rent control by municipalities) ↗
    “A municipality, county, or other entity of local government may not adopt or maintain in effect any law, ordinance, rule, or other measure that would have the effect of imposing controls on rents.”
    Last checked October 18, 2026 · flsenate.gov
  2. The Florida Senate · local rules preempted Florida Statutes § 83.425 (preemption) ↗
    “The regulation of residential tenancies, the landlord-tenant relationship, and all other matters covered under this part are preempted to the state.”
    Last checked October 18, 2026 · flsenate.gov
  3. The Florida Senate · month-to-month notice Florida Statutes § 83.57 (termination of tenancy without specific term) ↗
    “When the tenancy is from month to month, by giving not less than 30 days’ notice prior to the end of any monthly period”
    Last checked October 18, 2026 · flsenate.gov
  4. The Florida Senate · retaliation Florida Statutes § 83.64 (retaliatory conduct) ↗
    “It is unlawful for a landlord to discriminatorily increase a tenant’s rent or decrease services to a tenant, or to bring or threaten to bring an action for possession or other civil action, primarily because the landlord is retaliating against the tenant.”
    Last checked October 18, 2026 · flsenate.gov

See something out of date? The methodology page explains how we check figures.

§ 5 · Questions

Frequently asked

How much can a landlord raise rent in Miami?

There's no limit on how much a landlord can raise rent in Miami: Florida law bars local rent controls and preempts local landlord-tenant rules. A month-to-month tenancy can be ended with at least 30 days' notice before the end of a monthly period.

How much notice is required for a rent increase in Miami?

Florida law doesn't set a separate rent-increase notice period on the official sources we track. A month-to-month tenancy can be ended with at least 30 days' notice before the end of a monthly period (Florida Statutes § 83.57), and local notice rules are preempted (§ 83.425).

How often can rent be raised in Miami?

We haven't found a once-a-year limit on the official sources we track; a fixed-term lease usually can't be changed mid-term unless it says so.

Could Miami adopt rent control?

No change is scheduled. A cap would need the Florida Legislature to change §§ 125.0103 and 166.043.

Where does this Miami information come from?

From The Florida Senate: “Florida Statutes § 166.043 (rent control by municipalities)”, which we last checked on October 18, 2026, plus the other official sources listed on this page. Always confirm with the agency or a lawyer before relying on it.

Elsewhere

Other jurisdictions