Draft your Saint Paul Chapter 193A pre-service worksheet Pick the cap path, enter the current rent, and get the §193A-capped maximum, the §504B.135 30-day service window check, and a DSI pre-filing reminder pre-computed before you draft and serve the tenant notice.

Free preview — no sign-up, no card. Submitting opens a worksheet with the cap path you elected, the math you'd put on the landlord-authored notice, and a flag if you picked a tier that needs a DSI filing. Nothing about your tenant, unit, or rent is stored on the server until you explicitly purchase the $9 archived worksheet + compliance-log entry.

Saint Paul has no city-issued rent-increase notice form. The tenant notice you serve is landlord-authored and must satisfy Minnesota Statutes § 504B.135 (written notice equal to one rent-payment interval — typically 30 days for month-to-month). What Chapter 193A does require is that you first file with the Department of Safety and Inspections (DSI) if you're using either of the upper two cap paths. This worksheet flags that prerequisite next to the tier you pick. File at stpaul.gov → DSI → Rent Stabilization or call DSI at 651-266-8989.

Step 1 — Parties and premises

Your name or LLC (housing provider) Appears on the worksheet as the serving housing provider.

Provider mailing address For tenant responses; goes on the worksheet header.

Tenant name(s) List all named tenants on the lease (comma-separated).

Rental unit address Full street address with unit number.

Step 2 — Cap path

Cap path you're using Pick the highest tier you've already filed for — this worksheet doesn't pre-file with DSI.

Step 3 — Adjustment computation

Current monthly rent ($) Use the rent in effect right now under the existing lease.

New monthly rent you propose ($) Default = current rent × the picked cap rate. Must be at or below the cap.

Effective date of increase First day rent is normally paid — must be at least 30 days after service for month-to-month tenancies.

Planned service date (optional) When you intend to serve the notice. Worksheet flags too-early vs the 30-day minimum. Blank = today.

On submit, this form opens a new tab at /notice/saint-paul/preview.html with your inputs as URL parameters. The worksheet renders the cap-path computation, the 30-day § 504B.135 service-window math, the 12-month next-eligible date, and a DSI pre-filing reminder for the upper two tiers. Use your browser's Print → “Save as PDF” to capture the free preview (orange “draft” banner is hidden in print). The paid $9 flow archives the worksheet to your unit's compliance log keyed to your account — that flow isn't live yet; the worksheet is.

What you'll get

The worksheet documents which cap path you elected and why.

Cap path picker. Standard (3%, no DSI filing), Self-Certification (3%–8%, requires Notice of Self-Certification on file with DSI), or Staff-Determination (8%–15%, requires an approved petition). The worksheet stamps the elected tier and the controlling §193A subsection.
Tier-mismatch alert. If your proposed increase is at or below 3%, you do not need a DSI filing — the worksheet warns you in red so you don't file a Notice of Self-Certification you don't need. If your proposed increase exceeds 8% but you picked Self-Certification, the worksheet redirects you to Staff-Determination.
30-day service window. Computed from your planned service date against your planned effective date for month-to-month tenancies under Minnesota Statutes § 504B.135. The worksheet flags TOO EARLY vs OK.
12-month next-eligible date. The worksheet shows the earliest date you can serve a NEXT increase on this unit. § 193A.04(a) bars more than one increase per twelve months regardless of tenant turnover.
Compliance verdict. If your proposed new rent exceeds the elected cap, the worksheet says ABOVE in red so you can correct before serving.
Versioned audit token. Every preview prints an audit token that's deterministic for the same inputs against the same rule version — useful when you want to prove which cap path was elected and which rule was in effect when the rent was set, in the event of a DSI inquiry under § 193A.08.

Before you serve the § 504B.135 notice

Three Chapter 193A gotchas the worksheet won't catch.

Building scope. Saint Paul rent stabilization covers buildings whose first Certificate of Occupancy was issued on or before December 31, 2004 (May 2025 amendment — replaces the prior rolling 20-year exemption with a permanent post-2004 exemption). Owner-occupied buildings of 4 or fewer rental units, federally or HRA-subsidized units under contract-rent rules (LIHTC, Section 8 HAP, MHFA, public housing), and short-term lodging are exempt. Verify your unit's status at stpaul.gov rent stabilization or by calling DSI at 651-266-8989.
DSI filing must precede service. If you elect Self-Certification, the Notice of Self-Certification must be on file with DSI before the increase takes effect — not after, not concurrently. If you elect Staff-Determination, you need DSI's written staff determination in hand before serving the tenant. Skipping the order makes the increase unenforceable even if your math is correct, and tenants can raise the missing DSI step as an overcharge defense in an eviction.
Partial vacancy decontrol is a separate path. § 193A.04(c) (May 2025 amendment) lets you reset rent for a new tenant by up to 8% plus the published 12-month CPI-U change for the Minneapolis-St. Paul MSA after a just-cause vacancy — voluntary move-out, lease expiration without renewal, breach for nonpayment, owner move-in. No-fault, harassment-driven, or constructive vacancies do not qualify and remain capped at 3%. This worksheet computes the in-tenancy increase paths only; for a vacancy reset, the cap math is different and the documentation is the just-cause record, not a DSI filing.