Eviction Notice Types by State
Summary of common notice periods before filing for nonpayment or lease violations. Court filing steps vary — this table covers notice timing only.
50 States
Last reviewed: 2026-09-27
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State-by-state table
| State | Nonpayment Notice (days) | Lease Violation (days) | Confidence | Statute for Each Period |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Alaska | 7 | 10 | partial | Not verified at source |
| Alabama | 7 | 14 | partial | Not verified at source |
| Arkansas | 3 | 14 | partial | Not verified at source |
| Arizona | 5 | 10 | partial | Nonpayment: A.R.S. § 33-1368(B), (G); § 33-1313(B). Lease violation: A.R.S. § 33-1368(A). |
| California | 3 | 3 | partial | Not verified at source |
| Colorado | 10 | 10 | partial | Nonpayment: C.R.S. 13-40-104(1)(d), (5)(d) (HB19-1118; last amended HB25-1168, eff. 2025-05-22); 13-40-108. Lease violation: C.R.S. 13-40-104(1)(e), (1)(e.5). |
| Connecticut | 3 | 15 | partial | Nonpayment: C.G.S. § 47a-23(a)(1)(D), (b), (c), (d); § 47a-15a(a). Lease violation: Not verified at source. |
| Washington D.C. | 10 | 30 | partial | Nonpayment: D.C. Code § 42-3505.01(a-1) (as amended by D.C. Law 26-80, § 101, eff. 2025-12-31; threshold/contents from D.C. Law 24-115 (2022)). Lease violation: D.C. Code § 42-3505.01(a)(1), (b). |
| Delaware | 7 | 7 | partial | Nonpayment: 25 Del. C. § 5502(a), (c), (d) (as amended by 85 Del. Laws c. 436, § 1); § 5501(d). Lease violation: 25 Del. C. § 5513(a). |
| Florida | 3 | 7 | partial | Nonpayment: Fla. Stat. § 83.56(3), (4). Lease violation: Fla. Stat. § 83.56(2)(b). |
| Georgia | Immediate demand | Immediate | partial | Not verified at source |
| Hawaii | 10 | 10 | partial | Nonpayment: HRS § 521-68(a)-(c) (as amended by Act 278, SLH 2025 / SB825 CD1, § 2). Lease violation: HRS § 521-69(a); HRS § 521-72. |
| Iowa | 3 | 7 | partial | Nonpayment: Iowa Code § 562A.27(2); § 562A.29A; § 648.3. Lease violation: Iowa Code § 562A.27(1); § 648.3. |
| Idaho | 3 | 3 | partial | Nonpayment: Idaho Code § 6-303(2); § 6-304. Lease violation: Idaho Code § 6-303(3). |
| Illinois | 5 | 10 | partial | Nonpayment: 735 ILCS 5/9-209. Lease violation: 735 ILCS 5/9-210. |
| Indiana | 10 | No statutory period; lease controls | partial | Nonpayment: IC 32-31-1-6; IC 32-31-1-7; IC 32-31-1-8. Lease violation: IC 32-31-1 (no comply-or-quit provision); IC 32-31-1-8(2). |
| Kansas | 3 | 14 | partial | Nonpayment: K.S.A. 58-2564(b); K.S.A. 58-2510. Lease violation: K.S.A. 58-2564(a). |
| Kentucky | 7 | 14 | partial | Nonpayment: KRS 383.660(2); KRS 383.500; KRS 383.560. Lease violation: KRS 383.660(1); KRS 383.500. |
| Louisiana | 5 | No statutory period; lease controls | partial | Nonpayment: La. C.C.P. art. 4701; art. 4703; art. 5059. Lease violation: La. C.C.P. art. 4701 (no cure period); La. C.C. arts. 2013-2015, 2686, 2704 (dissolution; not read). |
| Massachusetts | 14 | No statutory period; lease controls | partial | Nonpayment: M.G.L. c.186 §11; c.186 §12; c.186 §31. Lease violation: M.G.L. c.186 §§11–12 (no statutory comply-or-quit period). |
| Maryland | 10 | 30 | partial | Nonpayment: Md. Code, Real Prop. §8-401(c). Lease violation: Md. Code, Real Prop. §8-402.1(a). |
| Maine | 7 | No statutory period; lease controls | partial | Nonpayment: 14 M.R.S. §6002(1)(C), (2); §6001(7); §6004(2). Lease violation: 14 M.R.S. §6002(1) (no comply-or-quit provision); §6001(1-B). |
| Michigan | 7 | 7 | partial | Nonpayment: MCL 600.5714(1)(a); MCL 554.134(2); MCL 600.5716. Lease violation: MCL 600.5714(1)(d); see MCL 600.5714(1)(c), MCL 554.134(1). |
| Minnesota | 14 | No statutory period; lease controls | partial | Nonpayment: Minn. Stat. §504B.321 subd. 1a (2023 c 52 art 19 s 105, 119; 2024 c 80 art 7 s 12). Lease violation: Minn. Stat. §504B.285 subd. 1(a)(2). |
| Missouri | No pre-suit notice required | No statutory period; lease controls | partial | Nonpayment: RSMo §535.020. Lease violation: RSMo §441.030; §441.040; §534.030. |
| Mississippi | 3 | 14 | partial | Nonpayment: Miss. Code Ann. §89-8-13(5)(a); §89-8-31; §89-8-33. Lease violation: Miss. Code Ann. §89-8-13(3)(a). |
| Montana | 3 | 14 | partial | Nonpayment: MCA 70-24-422(2). Lease violation: MCA 70-24-422(1)(a)–(d). |
| North Carolina | 10 | No statutory period; lease controls | partial | Nonpayment: N.C.G.S. § 42-3; N.C.G.S. § 42-26(a)(2). Lease violation: N.C.G.S. § 42-26(a)(2). |
| North Dakota | 3 | 3 | partial | Nonpayment: N.D.C.C. § 47-32-01(4); N.D.C.C. § 47-32-02. Lease violation: N.D.C.C. § 47-32-01(8); N.D.C.C. § 47-32-02. |
| Nebraska | 7 | 30 | partial | Nonpayment: Neb. Rev. Stat. §76-1431(2). Lease violation: Neb. Rev. Stat. §76-1431(1). |
| New Hampshire | 7 | 30 | partial | Nonpayment: RSA 540:3 II, III, IV; RSA 540:2 II(a); RSA 540:5; RSA 540:9. Lease violation: RSA 540:3 II; RSA 540:2 II(c), II(e), V. |
| New Jersey | No pre-suit notice required | 30 | partial | Nonpayment: N.J.S.A. 2A:18-61.1(a); N.J.S.A. 2A:18-61.2 (opening sentence); N.J.S.A. 2A:42-6.1. Lease violation: N.J.S.A. 2A:18-61.1(d), (e), (j); N.J.S.A. 2A:18-61.2(b). |
| New Mexico | 3 | 7 | partial | Nonpayment: NMSA 1978 § 47-8-33(D), (H); § 47-8-13; NMRA Form 4-901. Lease violation: NMSA 1978 § 47-8-33(A)-(C), (H); NMRA Form 4-902. |
| Nevada | 7 | 5 | partial | Nonpayment: NRS 40.253(1)(a), (3); NRS 40.280(1). Lease violation: NRS 40.2516. |
| New York | 14 | 10 | partial | Nonpayment: RPAPL § 711(2); RPAPL § 735; RPL § 235-e(d); RPL § 231-c. Lease violation: RPL § 216(b) (Good Cause Eviction Law); RPAPL § 753(4). |
| Ohio | 3 | 30 | partial | Nonpayment: R.C. 1923.04(A); R.C. 1923.02(A)(2), (A)(9). Lease violation: R.C. 5321.11; R.C. 1923.02(A)(8); R.C. 1923.04. |
| Oklahoma | 5 | 15 | partial | Nonpayment: 41 O.S. § 131; 41 O.S. § 111(E). Lease violation: 41 O.S. § 132(B); 41 O.S. § 111(E). |
| Oregon | 10 | 30 | partial | Nonpayment: ORS 90.394 (2025 edition; source note 2005 c.391 §8, 2020 s.s.3 c.3 §§10,19, 2023 c.13 §58, 2023 c.296 §5); ORS 90.155(2). Lease violation: ORS 90.392(3)-(6); ORS 90.155(2). |
| Pennsylvania | 10 | 15 | partial | Nonpayment: Landlord and Tenant Act of 1951, § 501(b), 68 P.S. § 250.501(b) (as amended July 2, 1996, P.L. 474, No. 74; Act 88 of 2024). Lease violation: 68 P.S. § 250.501(b), (c). |
| Rhode Island | 5 | 20 | partial | Nonpayment: R.I. Gen. Laws § 34-18-35; § 34-18-56(a). Lease violation: R.I. Gen. Laws § 34-18-36(a), (b), (e), (f); § 34-18-56(b). |
| South Carolina | 5 | 14 | partial | Nonpayment: S.C. Code Ann. 27-40-710(B); 27-40-240. Lease violation: S.C. Code Ann. 27-40-710(A); 27-40-720. |
| South Dakota | No pre-suit notice required | No pre-suit notice required | partial | Nonpayment: SDCL 21-16-1(4); SDCL 21-16-2 (repealed, SL 2024 ch 75 s. 1); SDCL 21-16-7. Lease violation: SDCL 43-32-18; SDCL 21-16-1(7). |
| Tennessee | 14 | 14 | partial | Not verified at source |
| Texas | 3 | 3 | partial | Nonpayment: Tex. Prop. Code 24.005(a) as amended by Acts 2025, 89th Leg., R.S., ch. 960 (S.B. 38), eff. 2026-01-01; Tex. Prop. Code 24.0042. Lease violation: Tex. Prop. Code 24.005(a), (e). |
| Utah | 3 | 3 | partial | Nonpayment: Utah Code 78B-6-802(1)(c) (Effective 5/6/2026, Amended by Chapter 401, 2026 General Session); 78B-6-805. Lease violation: Utah Code 78B-6-802(1)(h). |
| Virginia | 14 | 21 | partial | Nonpayment: Va. Code 55.1-1245 F (version 'Effective until July 1, 2027'); 55.1-1200 ('notice'); 55.1-1202. Lease violation: Va. Code 55.1-1245 A. |
| Vermont | 14 | 30 | partial | Nonpayment: 9 V.S.A. 4467(a); 9 V.S.A. 4451 ('actual notice'). Lease violation: 9 V.S.A. 4467(b)(1). |
| Washington | 14 | 10 | partial | Nonpayment: RCW 59.12.030(3); RCW 59.18.057(1); RCW 59.18.650(2)(a). Lease violation: RCW 59.12.030(4); RCW 59.18.650(2)(b). |
| Wisconsin | 5 | 5 | partial | Nonpayment: Wis. Stat. 704.17(1p)(a), (2)(a), (3), (4); 704.21; 704.19(7). Lease violation: Wis. Stat. 704.17(1p)(b), (2)(b), (3). |
| West Virginia | No pre-suit notice required | No pre-suit notice required | partial | Nonpayment: W. Va. Code 55-3A-1(a)-(c) (as amended by 2025 HB 3272, eff. 2025-07-11). Lease violation: W. Va. Code 55-3A-1(a)(3). |
| Wyoming | 3 | 3 | partial | Nonpayment: W.S. 1-21-1002(a)(i); W.S. 1-21-1003. Lease violation: W.S. 1-21-1002(a)(vi); W.S. 1-21-1003. |
Methodology & data sources
Data compiled from LeaseCraft state legal requirement summaries tied to published statute references. Confidence is marked partial unless independently verified. Not reviewed by a licensed attorney — confirm with official sources before legal reliance.
- Sources: https://www.legislature.state.al.us; https://www.ahfa.com; https://www.legalservicesalabama.org; https://www.hud.gov/states/alabama; Statute reference: Alabama Code Title 35; https://www.akleg.gov; https://www.ahfc.us; https://www.alsc-law.org
- Last reviewed: 2026-09-27
- Limitations: Figures are estimates and may not reflect your city, building type, or current lease terms. Always verify deposit caps and return deadlines with your state housing authority.
LeaseCraft provides document automation and general information — not legal, tax, or financial advice. Laws and local rules change; verify requirements with your lease, state housing agency, or a licensed professional before acting on any estimate or summary on this page.
FAQ
Is this the same as filing an eviction in court?
No. These are pre-filing notice periods landlords typically must observe. Court filing, service, and hearing rules are separate from notice timing.
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