Landlords will be able to raise rents for their tenants by up to 2.49% based on the July reference index data.

The National Statistics Institute (INE) has published the reference index for the annual update of rental contracts, establishing a maximum rent increase of 2,49% year-on-year based on July's data. This adjustment places renewed financial pressure on household budgets as landlords become legally permitted to raise rents up to this threshold.

Simultaneously, Colombia is responding to a major 7,4 magnitude earthquake that struck on August 10, 2026, with its epicenter in San José del Palmar, Chocó. The disaster has impacted over 50,000 people across multiple regions, prompting significant humanitarian relief efforts.

In response to the emergency, state-backed oil company Ecopetrol has allocated $5.000 million in humanitarian aid for the victims. Additionally, international assistance has arrived, highlighted by the Mayor of Cali publicly thanking Salvadoran President Nayib Bukele following the arrival of a second cargo plane of humanitarian aid sent by the government of El Salvador.