Prorated Rent Calculator
See exactly what you owe for a partial month when you move in or out mid-month. The calculator shows all three methods landlords use, because your lease decides which one applies and they can differ by dollars.
| Method | Daily rate | You pay |
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| Rental period | Days | Rent |
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Which method does your lease use?
Look for a clause on "proration", "partial month" or "daily rent". Actual days divides the rent by the days in that month, so a day in February costs more than a day in July. 30-day month uses the same daily rate all year. 365-day year spreads a year of rent over every day. If the lease names none, ask your landlord in writing which one they use before you pay.
A full rental period is always one month's rent under every method; only the partial months change.
When the law sets the proration
Most of the time the lease decides. These laws, from the state rules we have verified, decide it for you in set situations.
| Where | Rule | Source |
|---|---|---|
| Minnesota | A lease that ends before the last day of the month: the final month's rent must be prorated by the actual calendar days of that month. A lease cannot waive this. | Minn. Stat. § 504B.116 |
| Every state (federal) | A servicemember who ends a lease under the SCRA owes unpaid rent before the effective date on a prorated basis. | 50 U.S.C. § 3955(e)(1) |
| Georgia | A survivor who ends the lease with a protective order owes rent prorated to the termination date. | O.C.G.A. § 44-7-23 |
| Indiana | A protected tenant who ends the lease owes rent only prorated to the termination date. | Ind. Code § 32-31-9-12 |
| Kentucky | A tenant with a protective order who ends the lease owes rent only prorated to the termination date. | Ky. Rev. Stat. § 383.300(5) |
| New Jersey | A survivor's lease ends 30 days after the landlord receives notice; rent is paid pro rata to that day. | N.J. Stat. Ann. § 46:8-9.7 |
| New York | A survivor who ends the lease owes rent pro rata to the termination date; prepaid rent for later periods is refunded. | N.Y. Real Prop. Law § 227-c |
| Virginia | A holdover charge in the lease may be no more than 150% of the per diem of the monthly rent, for each day the tenant stays. | Va. Code § 55.1-1253(C) |
| Oklahoma | A willful holdover can cost up to twice the average monthly rent, computed and prorated by the day. | Okla. Stat. tit. 41, § 111(D) |
| Hawaii | A tenant who holds over without consent can owe up to twice the monthly rent, prorated on a daily basis, for each day. | HRS § 521-71(e) |
Laws change. Read the current text of the section before you rely on it. This is general information, not legal advice.
Prorated rent questions
Prorated rent is rent charged only for the days you actually have the home, instead of a full month. If you move in on the 16th of a 30-day month, you pay for 15 days, not 30.
Find a daily rate, then multiply it by the days you are charged for. The usual daily rate is the monthly rent divided by the days in that month. Some leases use rent divided by 30, or rent times 12 divided by 365. The calculator above shows all three.
Usually only if your lease says so. A few laws require it in set situations, such as a lease that ends mid-month in Minnesota, a survivor or military lease exit, or a holdover charged by the day. The table on this page lists the ones we have verified.
Most leases charge for the day you get the keys and the day you hand them back. If yours says otherwise, untick the box in the calculator to leave the move day out.
Pick the 15th as the rent due day. The calculator then treats each rental period as the 15th to the 14th of the next month and prorates within that period.