{
    "name": "Prorated Rent Calculator",
    "url": "https://calculators.geekmidst.com/calculators/tenant-rent-proration-calculator",
    "markdown": "https://calculators.geekmidst.com/calculators/tenant-rent-proration-calculator.md",
    "category": "Real estate",
    "description": "Prorate rent for a partial month by days occupied, using actual days in the month, a 365-day year or a 30-day month, for move-in or move-out.",
    "summary": "Prorated rent charges only for the days a tenant occupies the property. The answer depends on the daily rate the lease uses, so pick the method your agreement states.",
    "also_called": [
        "Partial month rent calculator",
        "Move-in rent calculator"
    ],
    "applies_to": "Worldwide",
    "last_updated": "2026-10-29",
    "computation": "Results are computed in the visitor’s browser on the HTML page. This API describes the calculator; it does not compute results.",
    "inputs": [
        {
            "name": "rent",
            "label": "Monthly rent",
            "type": "number",
            "default": "1500"
        },
        {
            "name": "start",
            "label": "First day of occupancy",
            "type": "date",
            "default": "2026-11-15"
        },
        {
            "name": "end",
            "label": "Last day of occupancy (inclusive)",
            "type": "date",
            "default": "2026-11-30"
        },
        {
            "name": "method",
            "label": "Daily rate method",
            "type": "select",
            "default": "actual",
            "options": {
                "actual": "Actual days in each month",
                "year365": "Annual rent ÷ 365",
                "banker30": "30-day month"
            }
        },
        {
            "name": "currency",
            "label": "Currency",
            "type": "currency",
            "default": "USD"
        }
    ],
    "outputs": [
        {
            "key": "prorated_rent",
            "label": "Rent due for the period",
            "format": "currency"
        },
        {
            "key": "days",
            "label": "Days occupied",
            "format": "integer"
        },
        {
            "key": "daily_rate",
            "label": "Daily rate (first month)",
            "format": "currency"
        },
        {
            "key": "full_months",
            "label": "Full months",
            "format": "integer"
        },
        {
            "key": "partial_months",
            "label": "Partial months",
            "format": "integer"
        }
    ],
    "formula": {
        "text": "Full month = Rent;  Partial month = Days occupied × Daily rate, where Daily rate = Rent ÷ Days in that month, Rent × 12 ÷ 365, or Rent ÷ 30",
        "variables": {
            "Days occupied": "calendar days from the first to the last day, both included",
            "Daily rate": "set by the method your lease uses"
        }
    },
    "worked_example": {
        "inputs": {
            "rent": "1500",
            "start": "2026-11-15",
            "end": "2026-11-30",
            "method": "actual",
            "currency": "USD"
        },
        "steps": [
            "15 to 30 November inclusive is 16 days; November has 30 days.",
            "Daily rate = 1,500 ÷ 30 = 50.",
            "Prorated rent = 16 × 50 = 800."
        ],
        "result": "Moving in on 15 November at 1,500 a month, the tenant owes 800 for November."
    },
    "interpretation": "The three methods give slightly different answers in months that are not 30 days long. Follow the lease; if it is silent, actual days in the month is the most common practice.",
    "assumptions": [
        "Both the first and last days are charged.",
        "Any month that is fully occupied is charged the full rent."
    ],
    "limitations": [
        "Local law may set how rent is prorated or refunded; check it where you rent."
    ],
    "rules": null,
    "faqs": [
        {
            "question": "Why does February give a different daily rate?",
            "answer": "With the actual-days method the monthly rent is spread over fewer days, so each day costs more. The 365-day and 30-day methods use the same daily rate all year."
        },
        {
            "question": "Can I prorate across several months?",
            "answer": "Yes. Enter any start and end dates; full months are charged in full and only the partial months are prorated."
        }
    ],
    "sources": [],
    "related": [
        {
            "name": "Rent Escalation Calculator",
            "url": "https://calculators.geekmidst.com/calculators/rental-escalation-calculator"
        },
        {
            "name": "Date Difference Calculator",
            "url": "https://calculators.geekmidst.com/calculators/date-difference-calculator"
        },
        {
            "name": "Rent Collection Rate Calculator",
            "url": "https://calculators.geekmidst.com/calculators/rent-collection-rate-calculator"
        }
    ],
    "disclaimer": null,
    "publisher": "GM¹X CalcVerse"
}