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If you have a lease for more than 30 days (e.g. 1-year lease), your rent cannot be increased during the term of the lease, unless the lease allows rent increases. If you have a periodic rental agreement (month-to-month), your landlord can increase your rent, but must give you proper advance notice in writing. (Civil Code Section 827 (b)).
If a tenant has a fixed-term lease (a 1-year lease, for example), then the landlord generally cannot raise the rent during that term, unless the lease specifically allows for it. In such a case, raising the rent can potentially be considered a breach of contract. However, if the lease at issue is for a periodic term (week-to-week, for example), then the landlord is generally allowed to raise the rent. Generally, there must still be proper written notice given to the tenant.