Idaho Eviction Notice

Idaho notice periods

Each period is the one LeaseCraft's record of the statute holds. Read it with the conditions under it: some periods are minimums and some apply unless the lease sets another. "Lease controls" means the record holds no statutory period for that situation, and "No pre-suit notice" means it holds no notice before filing. The source column shows the law and the date LeaseCraft read it on the official site (most recently 2026-09-27).

What the Idaho statute says

Unpaid rent: 3 calendar days

• Tenant continues in possession after default in rent AND after three days' written notice requiring payment (stating the amount due) or possession has been served (Idaho Code 6-303(2)).
• Notice served per Idaho Code 6-304 (personal; substitute + mail; post + deliver to resident + mail).

Lease violation: 3 calendar days

• Neglect or failure to perform other lease conditions or covenants: three days' written notice requiring performance or possession (Idaho Code 6-303(3)).

Exceptions

• If the covenants 'cannot afterward be performed', no notice need be given (6-303(3)).

Ending the tenancy without a chance to cure: 3 calendar days

• Assigning or subletting, or committing waste, contrary to the lease covenants terminates the lease; landlord entitled to restitution upon service of three days' notice to quit (6-303(4)).
• Unlawful delivery, production or use of a controlled substance on the premises during the term is unlawful detainer under 6-303(5); that subsection states no notice period (expedited proceedings under Idaho Code 6-310 — not read).

Ending a month-to-month tenancy: 30 calendar days

• STATUTE SAYS 'not less than one (1) month' (not 30 days) — a full calendar month is the safe reading; landlord's written notice must specify the removal date (Idaho Code 55-208(1)).
• Tenant likewise must give not less than one month (55-208(2)).
• Notice given 'in the manner' prescribed by the code of civil procedure (i.e., 6-304).

Tenant staying after the lease ends: No pre-suit notice

• Continuing in possession after expiration of the term without the landlord's permission is unlawful detainer with no notice required (6-303(1)).

Delivery, form and other Idaho rules

How the notice may be delivered

Idaho Code 6-304: (1) deliver a copy to the tenant personally; (2) if absent from residence and usual place of business, leave a copy with a person of suitable age and discretion at either place AND mail a copy to the tenant's residence; (3) if neither place can be ascertained or no suitable person found, affix a copy conspicuously on the property, deliver a copy to any person residing there if found, AND mail a copy to the tenant at the property.

Idaho Code § 6-304 · read 2026-09-27

Required form or contents

none found — no statutory form; the 6-303(2) nonpayment notice must be in writing, require payment or possession, and state the amount due; the 6-303(3) notice must require performance of the condition/covenant or possession.

Idaho Code § 6-303(2), (3) · read 2026-09-27

Statewide just-cause rule

No statewide just-cause requirement

• No statewide good-cause requirement; at-will/month-to-month tenancies terminable on one month's notice without stated reason (Idaho Code 55-208).

Idaho Code § 55-208; § 6-303 · read 2026-09-27

Preparing the notice

The form asks for the tenancy, the kind of notice and the dates, and the notice ends with a Certificate of Service to record how you delivered it. Beside the finished notice you get a Idaho checklist of the period, form and delivery rules LeaseCraft recorded. The period in the notice is the one you choose; where LeaseCraft has verified the Idaho period and your deadline is too soon, the document is not prepared until you move it.

Create a Idaho eviction notice

A notice is not a court order and does not by itself remove a tenant. Cities and counties can add rules. LeaseCraft is not a law firm and this is not legal advice.

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