Eviction Notice Templates
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Types of Eviction Notices
Pay or Quit Notice
Used when a tenant has not paid rent. Gives the tenant a deadline to pay the overdue rent in full or move out, and says where and how to pay.
Create Pay or Quit NoticeCure or Quit Notice
Used when a tenant violates the lease in a way that can be corrected (an unauthorized pet, excessive noise, an unapproved occupant). Describes the violation, what the tenant must do to correct it, and the deadline to correct it or move out.
Create Cure or Quit NoticeUnconditional Quit Notice
Used for serious violations such as illegal activity, major property damage or repeated violations after a written warning. The tenant must move out by the deadline with no option to correct the problem.
Create Unconditional Quit NoticeThe same wizard also prepares a notice ending a month-to-month or week-to-week tenancy without stating a cause (or a non-renewal), and a notice to vacate for a tenant who has stayed after the lease term ended. Where a state or city requires a stated legal reason to end a tenancy, the checklist says so.
Eviction notice periods by state
The minimum notice LeaseCraft has recorded before a landlord may file, for each state and the District of Columbia: before filing for non-payment, before filing over a lease violation the tenant can cure, and to end a month-to-month tenancy without stating a cause. Each figure shows the statute it comes from, whether it was read at the official source, and the date it was read. "No pre-suit notice" means the statute sets no notice period for that ground; "Lease controls" means the statute has no such provision and the lease sets the period.
Of 153 figures, 131 were read at the official source, 20 rest on secondary sources that agree with each other, 1 could not be verified and 1 has sources that conflict. Periods that are not verified at the source are shown for information; the generator does not enforce them.
| State | Non-payment | Cure | Month-to-month |
|---|---|---|---|
| Alabama |
7 business days
Secondary sources only
Ala. Code § 35-9A-421(b), (d) (Act 2006-316; Act 2014-279; Act 2018-473)
· read 2026-09-27
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7 business days
Secondary sources only
Ala. Code § 35-9A-421(a), (d)
· read 2026-09-27
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30 calendar days
Secondary sources only
Ala. Code § 35-9A-441(b) (Act 2006-316)
· read 2026-09-27
|
| Alaska |
7 calendar days
Secondary sources only
AS 34.03.220(b); AS 09.45.100(c); AS 09.45.105
· read 2026-09-27
|
10 calendar days
Secondary sources only
AS 34.03.220(a)(2), (e)
· read 2026-09-27
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30 calendar days
Secondary sources only
AS 34.03.290(b)
· read 2026-09-27
|
| Arizona |
5 calendar days
Verified at source
A.R.S. § 33-1368(B), (G); § 33-1313(B)
· read 2026-09-27
|
10 calendar days
Verified at source
A.R.S. § 33-1368(A)
· read 2026-09-27
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30 calendar days
Verified at source
A.R.S. § 33-1375(B)
· read 2026-09-27
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| Arkansas |
3 days
Secondary sources only
|
14 calendar days
Secondary sources only
A.C.A. § 18-17-701(a)
· read 2026-09-27
|
30 calendar days
Secondary sources only
A.C.A. § 18-17-704(b) (Acts 2007, No. 1004)
· read 2026-09-27
|
| California |
3 judicial days
Secondary sources only
|
3 judicial days
Secondary sources only
Cal. Code Civ. Proc. § 1161(3); Cal. Civ. Code § 1946.2(c)
· read 2026-09-27
|
30 calendar days
Secondary sources only
|
| Colorado |
10 calendar days
Secondary sources only
|
10 calendar days
Secondary sources only
C.R.S. 13-40-104(1)(e), (1)(e.5)
· read 2026-09-27
|
21 calendar days
Verified at source
|
| Connecticut |
3 calendar days
Verified at source
C.G.S. § 47a-23(a)(1)(D), (b), (c), (d); § 47a-15a(a)
· read 2026-09-27
|
15 calendar days
Could not verify
C.G.S. § 47a-15 (P.A. 76-95 ... P.A. 97-231, S. 2); § 47a-23(a)(1)(C)
· read 2026-09-27
|
3 calendar days
Verified at source
C.G.S. § 47a-23(a)(1)(A); § 47a-23c
· read 2026-09-27
|
| Delaware |
7 days
Verified at source
|
7 days
Verified at source
25 Del. C. § 5513(a)
· read 2026-09-27
|
60 calendar days
Verified at source
25 Del. C. § 5106(d), (e)
· read 2026-09-27
|
| District of Columbia |
10 days
Verified at source
|
30 days
Verified at source
D.C. Code § 42-3505.01(a)(1), (b)
· read 2026-09-27
|
90 days
Verified at source
D.C. Code § 42-3505.01(a)(1), (d)-(i)
· read 2026-09-27
|
| Florida |
3 business days
Verified at source
Fla. Stat. § 83.56(3), (4)
· read 2026-09-27
|
7 calendar days
Verified at source
Fla. Stat. § 83.56(2)(b)
· read 2026-09-27
|
30 calendar days
Verified at source
Fla. Stat. § 83.57(3) (as amended by s. 2, ch. 2023-314)
· read 2026-09-27
|
| Georgia |
3 business days
Secondary sources only
|
Lease controls
Secondary sources only
|
60 calendar days
Secondary sources only
O.C.G.A. § 44-7-7
· read 2026-09-27
|
| Hawaii |
10 calendar days
Verified at source
HRS § 521-68(a)-(c) (as amended by Act 278, SLH 2025 / SB825 CD1, § 2)
· read 2026-09-27
|
10 calendar days
Verified at source
HRS § 521-69(a); HRS § 521-72
· read 2026-09-27
|
45 calendar days
Verified at source
HRS § 521-71(a), (c)
· read 2026-09-27
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| Idaho |
3 calendar days
Verified at source
Idaho Code § 6-303(2); § 6-304
· read 2026-09-27
|
3 calendar days
Verified at source
Idaho Code § 6-303(3)
· read 2026-09-27
|
30 calendar days
Verified at source
Idaho Code § 55-208
· read 2026-09-27
|
| Illinois |
5 calendar days
Verified at source
735 ILCS 5/9-209
· read 2026-09-27
|
10 calendar days
Verified at source
735 ILCS 5/9-210
· read 2026-09-27
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30 calendar days
Verified at source
735 ILCS 5/9-207(b)
· read 2026-09-27
|
| Indiana |
10 calendar days
Verified at source
IC 32-31-1-6; IC 32-31-1-7; IC 32-31-1-8
· read 2026-09-27
|
Lease controls
Verified at source
IC 32-31-1 (no comply-or-quit provision); IC 32-31-1-8(2)
· read 2026-09-27
|
30 calendar days
Verified at source
IC 32-31-1-1; IC 32-31-1-2; IC 32-31-1-4
· read 2026-09-27
|
| Iowa |
3 calendar days
Verified at source
Iowa Code § 562A.27(2); § 562A.29A; § 648.3
· read 2026-09-27
|
7 calendar days
Verified at source
Iowa Code § 562A.27(1); § 648.3
· read 2026-09-27
|
30 calendar days
Verified at source
Iowa Code § 562A.34(2), (3); § 562A.29A
· read 2026-09-27
|
| Kansas |
3 calendar days
Verified at source
K.S.A. 58-2564(b); K.S.A. 58-2510
· read 2026-09-27
|
14 calendar days
Verified at source
K.S.A. 58-2564(a)
· read 2026-09-27
|
30 calendar days
Verified at source
K.S.A. 58-2570(b)
· read 2026-09-27
|
| Kentucky |
7 calendar days
Verified at source
KRS 383.660(2); KRS 383.500; KRS 383.560
· read 2026-09-27
|
14 calendar days
Verified at source
KRS 383.660(1); KRS 383.500
· read 2026-09-27
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30 calendar days
Verified at source
KRS 383.695(2); KRS 383.195; KRS 383.500
· read 2026-09-27
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| Louisiana |
5 calendar days
Verified at source
La. C.C.P. art. 4701; art. 4703; art. 5059
· read 2026-09-27
|
Lease controls
Verified at source
|
10 calendar days
Verified at source
La. C.C. art. 2727; art. 2728(2); art. 2729; La. C.C.P. art. 4701
· read 2026-09-27
|
| Maine |
7 calendar days
Verified at source
14 M.R.S. §6002(1)(C), (2); §6001(7); §6004(2)
· read 2026-09-27
|
Lease controls
Verified at source
14 M.R.S. §6002(1) (no comply-or-quit provision); §6001(1-B)
· read 2026-09-27
|
30 calendar days
Verified at source
14 M.R.S. §6002(1); §6001(7)
· read 2026-09-27
|
| Maryland |
10 days
Verified at source
Md. Code, Real Prop. §8-401(c)
· read 2026-09-27
|
30 days
Verified at source
Md. Code, Real Prop. §8-402.1(a)
· read 2026-09-27
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60 days
Verified at source
Md. Code, Real Prop. §8-402(c)(2)(i)
· read 2026-09-27
|
| Massachusetts |
14 days
Verified at source
M.G.L. c.186 §11; c.186 §12; c.186 §31
· read 2026-09-27
|
Lease controls
Verified at source
M.G.L. c.186 §§11–12 (no statutory comply-or-quit period)
· read 2026-09-27
|
30 days
Verified at source
M.G.L. c.186 §12; c.186 §13
· read 2026-09-27
|
| Michigan |
7 days
Verified at source
MCL 600.5714(1)(a); MCL 554.134(2); MCL 600.5716
· read 2026-09-27
|
7 days
Verified at source
MCL 600.5714(1)(d); see MCL 600.5714(1)(c), MCL 554.134(1)
· read 2026-09-27
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30 days
Verified at source
MCL 554.134(1); MCL 600.5714(1)(c)(iii)
· read 2026-09-27
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| Minnesota |
14 days
Verified at source
|
Lease controls
Verified at source
Minn. Stat. §504B.285 subd. 1(a)(2)
· read 2026-09-27
|
30 days
Verified at source
Minn. Stat. §504B.135; §504B.285 subd. 1(a)(3)
· read 2026-09-27
|
| Mississippi |
3 days
Verified at source
Miss. Code Ann. §89-8-13(5)(a); §89-8-31; §89-8-33
· read 2026-09-27
|
14 days
Verified at source
Miss. Code Ann. §89-8-13(3)(a)
· read 2026-09-27
|
30 days
Verified at source
Miss. Code Ann. §89-8-19(3)
· read 2026-09-27
|
| Missouri |
No pre-suit notice
Verified at source
RSMo §535.020
· read 2026-09-27
|
Lease controls
Verified at source
RSMo §441.030; §441.040; §534.030
· read 2026-09-27
|
30 days
Verified at source
RSMo §441.060.1, .3, .4(1)
· read 2026-09-27
|
| Montana |
3 days
Verified at source
MCA 70-24-422(2)
· read 2026-09-27
|
14 days
Verified at source
MCA 70-24-422(1)(a)–(d)
· read 2026-09-27
|
30 days
Verified at source
MCA 70-24-441(2)
· read 2026-09-27
|
| Nebraska |
7 calendar days
Verified at source
Neb. Rev. Stat. §76-1431(2)
· read 2026-09-27
|
30 days
Verified at source
Neb. Rev. Stat. §76-1431(1)
· read 2026-09-27
|
30 days
Verified at source
Neb. Rev. Stat. §76-1437(2)
· read 2026-09-27
|
| Nevada |
7 judicial days
Verified at source
NRS 40.253(1)(a), (3); NRS 40.280(1)
· read 2026-09-27
|
5 days
Verified at source
NRS 40.2516
· read 2026-09-27
|
30 days
Verified at source
NRS 40.251(1)(b), (2), (5); NRS 40.280
· read 2026-09-27
|
| New Hampshire |
7 days
Verified at source
RSA 540:3 II, III, IV; RSA 540:2 II(a); RSA 540:5; RSA 540:9
· read 2026-09-27
|
30 days
Verified at source
RSA 540:3 II; RSA 540:2 II(c), II(e), V
· read 2026-09-27
|
30 days
Verified at source
RSA 540:2 I, II; RSA 540:3 II; RSA 540:1-a
· read 2026-09-27
|
| New Jersey |
No pre-suit notice
Verified at source
|
30 days
Verified at source
N.J.S.A. 2A:18-61.1(d), (e), (j); N.J.S.A. 2A:18-61.2(b)
· read 2026-09-27
|
30 days
Verified at source
N.J.S.A. 2A:18-61.1 (intro); N.J.S.A. 2A:18-56(b); N.J.S.A. 2A:18-53
· read 2026-09-27
|
| New Mexico |
3 calendar days
Verified at source
NMSA 1978 § 47-8-33(D), (H); § 47-8-13; NMRA Form 4-901
· read 2026-09-27
|
7 calendar days
Verified at source
NMSA 1978 § 47-8-33(A)-(C), (H); NMRA Form 4-902
· read 2026-09-27
|
30 calendar days
Verified at source
NMSA 1978 § 47-8-37(B); NMRA Form 4-903
· read 2026-09-27
|
| New York |
14 calendar days
Verified at source
RPAPL § 711(2); RPAPL § 735; RPL § 235-e(d); RPL § 231-c
· read 2026-09-27
|
10 calendar days
Verified at source
RPL § 216(b) (Good Cause Eviction Law); RPAPL § 753(4)
· read 2026-09-27
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30 calendar days
Verified at source
RPL § 232-a; RPL § 232-b; RPL § 226-c(2); RPL Art. 6-A §§ 212-216
· read 2026-09-27
|
| North Carolina |
10 calendar days
Verified at source
N.C.G.S. § 42-3; N.C.G.S. § 42-26(a)(2)
· read 2026-09-27
|
Lease controls
Verified at source
N.C.G.S. § 42-26(a)(2)
· read 2026-09-27
|
7 calendar days
Verified at source
N.C.G.S. § 42-14
· read 2026-09-27
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| North Dakota |
3 calendar days
Verified at source
N.D.C.C. § 47-32-01(4); N.D.C.C. § 47-32-02
· read 2026-09-27
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3 calendar days
Verified at source
N.D.C.C. § 47-32-01(8); N.D.C.C. § 47-32-02
· read 2026-09-27
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30 calendar days
Verified at source
N.D.C.C. § 47-16-15; N.D.C.C. § 47-16-06
· read 2026-09-27
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| Ohio |
3 calendar days
Verified at source
R.C. 1923.04(A); R.C. 1923.02(A)(2), (A)(9)
· read 2026-09-27
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30 calendar days
Verified at source
R.C. 5321.11; R.C. 1923.02(A)(8); R.C. 1923.04
· read 2026-09-27
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30 calendar days
Verified at source
R.C. 5321.17(B); R.C. 1923.04(B)
· read 2026-09-27
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| Oklahoma |
5 calendar days
Verified at source
41 O.S. § 131; 41 O.S. § 111(E)
· read 2026-09-27
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15 calendar days
Verified at source
41 O.S. § 132(B); 41 O.S. § 111(E)
· read 2026-09-27
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30 calendar days
Verified at source
41 O.S. § 111(A), (E)
· read 2026-09-27
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| Oregon |
10 calendar days
Sources conflict
|
30 calendar days
Verified at source
ORS 90.392(3)-(6); ORS 90.155(2)
· read 2026-09-27
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30 calendar days
Verified at source
ORS 90.427(1)-(8) (as amended by Or. Laws 2025 ch. 291, SB 586)
· read 2026-09-27
|
| Pennsylvania |
10 calendar days
Verified at source
|
15 calendar days
Verified at source
68 P.S. § 250.501(b), (c)
· read 2026-09-27
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15 calendar days
Verified at source
68 P.S. § 250.501(a)(1), (b)
· read 2026-09-27
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| Rhode Island |
5 calendar days
Verified at source
R.I. Gen. Laws § 34-18-35; § 34-18-56(a)
· read 2026-09-27
|
20 calendar days
Verified at source
R.I. Gen. Laws § 34-18-36(a), (b), (e), (f); § 34-18-56(b)
· read 2026-09-27
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30 calendar days
Verified at source
R.I. Gen. Laws § 34-18-37(b); § 34-18-56(c)
· read 2026-09-27
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| South Carolina |
5 days
Verified at source
S.C. Code Ann. 27-40-710(B); 27-40-240
· read 2026-09-27
|
14 days
Verified at source
S.C. Code Ann. 27-40-710(A); 27-40-720
· read 2026-09-27
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30 days
Verified at source
S.C. Code Ann. 27-40-770(B)
· read 2026-09-27
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| South Dakota |
No pre-suit notice
Verified at source
|
No pre-suit notice
Verified at source
SDCL 43-32-18; SDCL 21-16-1(7)
· read 2026-09-27
|
30 days
Verified at source
SDCL 43-32-15; SDCL 43-8-8; SDCL 43-32-13
· read 2026-09-27
|
| Tennessee |
14 days
Secondary sources only
|
14 days
Secondary sources only
T.C.A. 66-28-505(a)(1)-(2); T.C.A. 66-7-109(a)-(b)
· read 2026-09-27
|
30 days
Secondary sources only
T.C.A. 66-28-512(b)
· read 2026-09-27
|
| Texas |
3 calendar days
Verified at source
|
3 calendar days
Verified at source
Tex. Prop. Code 24.005(a), (e)
· read 2026-09-27
|
30 calendar days
Verified at source
Tex. Prop. Code 91.001(a),(b),(e)
· read 2026-09-27
|
| Utah |
3 business days
Verified at source
|
3 calendar days
Verified at source
Utah Code 78B-6-802(1)(h)
· read 2026-09-27
|
15 calendar days
Verified at source
Utah Code 78B-6-802(1)(b)
· read 2026-09-27
|
| Vermont |
14 days
Verified at source
9 V.S.A. 4467(a); 9 V.S.A. 4451 ('actual notice')
· read 2026-09-27
|
30 days
Verified at source
9 V.S.A. 4467(b)(1)
· read 2026-09-27
|
60 days
Verified at source
9 V.S.A. 4467(c)(1), (d), (e)
· read 2026-09-27
|
| Virginia |
14 days
Verified at source
|
21 days
Verified at source
Va. Code 55.1-1245 A
· read 2026-09-27
|
30 days
Verified at source
Va. Code 55.1-1253 A, B
· read 2026-09-27
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| Washington |
14 days
Verified at source
RCW 59.12.030(3); RCW 59.18.057(1); RCW 59.18.650(2)(a)
· read 2026-09-27
|
10 days
Verified at source
RCW 59.12.030(4); RCW 59.18.650(2)(b)
· read 2026-09-27
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20 days
Verified at source
RCW 59.18.200(1)(a); RCW 59.12.030(2); RCW 59.18.650
· read 2026-09-27
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| West Virginia |
No pre-suit notice
Verified at source
W. Va. Code 55-3A-1(a)-(c) (as amended by 2025 HB 3272, eff. 2025-07-11)
· read 2026-09-27
|
No pre-suit notice
Verified at source
W. Va. Code 55-3A-1(a)(3)
· read 2026-09-27
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30 days
Verified at source
W. Va. Code 37-6-5
· read 2026-09-27
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| Wisconsin |
5 days
Verified at source
Wis. Stat. 704.17(1p)(a), (2)(a), (3), (4); 704.21; 704.19(7)
· read 2026-09-27
|
5 days
Verified at source
Wis. Stat. 704.17(1p)(b), (2)(b), (3)
· read 2026-09-27
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28 days
Verified at source
Wis. Stat. 704.19(2)(a), (3), (5), (7)
· read 2026-09-27
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| Wyoming |
3 days
Verified at source
W.S. 1-21-1002(a)(i); W.S. 1-21-1003
· read 2026-09-27
|
3 days
Verified at source
W.S. 1-21-1002(a)(vi); W.S. 1-21-1003
· read 2026-09-27
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Lease controls
Verified at source
|
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