Prorated Rent Calculator

Are you or your tenants moving out or into an apartment in the middle of a month? Use this tool to calculate the prorated rent.

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Prorated Rent:

What it is

What is Prorated Rent?

Create Date: September 12, 2024

Last Modified Date: December 2, 2024

Prorated indicates a change in price based on a variable, in this case we are basing it on the date of the move in or moving out of a tenant. So this calculator gets the new prorated rent price based on the date the person is moving in or out so they are not being charged for the entire month when they will not be there the entire month.

How do you Calculate Prorated Rent?

Calculating prorated rent requires a few variables:

  1. Moving in or moving out

  2. Moving date

  3. Typical rent
With values for these variables, you can now employ the following formula to find the prorated rent amount:
An image showing the formula for calculating prorated rent.
Where:
  • PRR = Prorated rent

  • DR = Daily rate

  • DL = Days left

Understanding Your Results

Your answer will be the prorated amount of rent that shoudl be paid that reflects the incomplete month's rent rate. This number will always be less than the typical rent rate.

How to Use the Prorated Rent Tool

Calculating prorated rent is a very important thing. We made this tool easy and efficient for you to use. To do so, follow these steps:

  1. Enter if you are calculating based on move in or moving out.

  2. Select the moving fate from the calendar.

  3. Enter the typical rent rate.

  4. Hit calculate and get the prorated rent instantly!

Example Calculation

Let's say we are about to move into a new apartment in the middle of the month. For this example our move in date will be May 12th. Typically rent is $1,450 but we want to calculate our prorated rent rate to make sure we are paying the correct amount.

With the help of this tool, we can simply enter each value into its appropriate field, then hit calculate. We get our prorated rent to be $982.26 instead of the base rate of $1,450.

Prorated Rent - Frequently Asked Questions

There is no single right way to negotiate prorated rent. A good way to start would be to keep it as professional as possible during the negotiation, whether it is over text, in person, or over writing in a letter. From there, make logical sense of the situation and why the prorated rent is fair, while explaining the math behind it if possible.

According to some online sources, landlords in California are not required to prorate rent for any reason.

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