Eviction Notice Requirements by State
Notice periods and statutes for the 22 U.S. states verified against their official source, with the citation and verification date on each row. Compiled for landlords, property managers and anyone citing notice deadlines.
Eviction notice deadlines in the United States are set by state statute and range from 24 hours to 91 days. Verified examples: California gives a tenant 3 days to pay rent or quit (Code Civ. Proc. § 1161(2)), New York requires a 14-day written rent demand (RPAPL § 711(2)), and Colorado needs 91 days' written notice to end a tenancy of one year or longer without cause (Colo. Rev. Stat. § 13-40-107(2)(a)). The table below lists every deadline this site has verified to an official source; all other states are marked not covered, because an unverified deadline is worse than none.
Rent increase rather than termination? The companion page covers the same 22 states for rent increase notices, verified to official statute text on October 6, 2026: rent increase notice requirements by state.
Verified states — one row per notice type
| State | Notice | Deadline | Statute | Official source | Verified |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| California | Nonpayment of rent — pay or quit | 3 days (excl. Sat., Sun., judicial holidays) | Code Civ. Proc. § 1161(2) | leginfo.legislature.ca.gov (archived) | 2026-09-19 |
| Lease violation — perform covenant or quit | 3 days (same exclusions) | Code Civ. Proc. § 1161(3) | leginfo.legislature.ca.gov (archived) | 2026-09-19 | |
| No-fault termination, tenancy under 1 year | 30 days | Civ. Code § 1946.1(c) | leginfo.legislature.ca.gov (archived) | 2026-09-19 | |
| No-fault termination, tenancy 1 year or more | 60 days | Civ. Code § 1946.1(b) | leginfo.legislature.ca.gov (archived) | 2026-09-19 | |
| Texas | Notice to vacate — any default (nonpayment or violation) | At least 3 days, unless the written lease sets another period | Prop. Code § 24.005(a) | statutes.capitol.texas.gov (text via texas.public.law mirror) (archived) | 2026-09-19 |
| Notice to vacate — holdover beyond lease term | At least 3 days, plus § 91.001 termination notice | Prop. Code §§ 24.005(a), 91.001 | statutes.capitol.texas.gov (text via texas.public.law mirror) | 2026-09-19 | |
| No-fault — month-to-month termination | Later of the stated day or 1 month after notice | Prop. Code § 91.001(b) | statutes.capitol.texas.gov (text via texas.public.law mirror) (archived) | 2026-09-19 | |
| Florida | Nonpayment of rent | 3 days after delivery of written notice | Fla. Stat. § 83.56(3) | leg.state.fl.us (archived) | 2026-09-19 |
| Lease violation — curable | 7 days to cure or agreement is terminated | Fla. Stat. § 83.56(2)(b) | leg.state.fl.us | 2026-09-19 | |
| Lease violation — non-curable or repeated within 12 months | 7 days to vacate, no cure | Fla. Stat. § 83.56(2)(a) | leg.state.fl.us | 2026-09-19 | |
| No-fault — month-to-month | 30 days before the end of the monthly period | Fla. Stat. § 83.57(3) | leg.state.fl.us | 2026-09-19 | |
| New York | Nonpayment — written rent demand | 14 days, in writing (oral demand abolished by HSTPA 2019) | RPAPL § 711(2) | nysenate.gov (§ 226-c direct; § 711(2) text confirmed in 2026 court decision) (archived) | 2026-09-19 |
| No-fault — occupancy under 1 year | 30 days | RPL § 226-c(2)(b) | nysenate.gov (archived) | 2026-09-19 | |
| No-fault — 1 to 2 years | 60 days | RPL § 226-c(2)(c) | nysenate.gov | 2026-09-19 | |
| No-fault — 2 years or more | 90 days | RPL § 226-c(2)(d) | nysenate.gov | 2026-09-19 | |
| New York | Lease violation | NOT COVERED | — | No statewide statutory cure period verified; the notice period for lease violations is set by the lease or local rules (e.g. NYC). Not offered by the generator. | |
| Illinois | Nonpayment — demand for rent | Not less than 5 days after service | 735 ILCS 5/9-209 | ilga.gov (archived) | 2026-09-19 |
| Lease default — notice to quit | 10 days | 735 ILCS 5/9-210 | ilga.gov (archived) | 2026-09-19 | |
| No-fault — tenancy less than 1 year (e.g. month-to-month) | 30 days, in writing | 735 ILCS 5/9-207(b) | ilga.gov (archived) | 2026-09-19 | |
| Michigan | Nonpayment — demand for possession | 7 days from service | MCL 600.5714(1)(a) | legislature.mi.gov (archived) | 2026-09-19 |
| Serious and continuing health hazard / refused repairs | 7 days from service | MCL 600.5714(1)(d) | legislature.mi.gov | 2026-09-19 | |
| Controlled substances — only with a formal police report | 24 hours | MCL 600.5714(1)(b) | legislature.mi.gov | 2026-09-19 | |
| No-fault — estate at will / periodic tenancy | 1 month (or the interval between rent payments if under 3 months) | MCL 554.134(1) | legislature.mi.gov (archived) | 2026-09-19 | |
| Louisiana | Notice to vacate — any cause (nonpayment, violation, other) | Not less than 5 days from delivery; no statutory right to cure | C.C.P. art. 4701 | legis.la.gov (archived) | 2026-09-19 |
| Service when premises abandoned or tenant's whereabouts unknown | Notice may be attached to a door, same effect as delivery | C.C.P. art. 4703 | legis.la.gov | 2026-09-19 | |
| No-fault — month-to-month termination | 10 calendar days before the end of the month | Civ. Code art. 2728(2) | legis.la.gov (archived) | 2026-09-19 | |
| Ohio | Nonpayment — notice to leave the premises | 3 days or more before the eviction action begins; no statutory cure | Rev. Code §§ 1923.02(B), 1923.04(A) | codes.ohio.gov (archived) | 2026-09-21 |
| Lease violation (written agreement) — notice to leave the premises | 3 days or more before the eviction action begins; no statutory cure | Rev. Code §§ 1923.02(A)(9), 1923.04(A) | codes.ohio.gov (archived) | 2026-09-21 | |
| No-fault — month-to-month termination | 30 days prior to the periodic rental date (7 days week-to-week) | Rev. Code § 5321.17(B) | codes.ohio.gov (archived) | 2026-09-21 | |
| Virginia | Nonpayment — notice to pay rent | 14 days after written notice (former 5-day notice repealed by 2025 amendments) | Va. Code § 55.1-1245(F) | law.lis.virginia.gov (archived) | 2026-09-21 |
| Lease violation — notice to remedy or quit | 21 days to remedy; termination date not less than 30 days after receipt | Va. Code § 55.1-1245(A) | law.lis.virginia.gov | 2026-09-21 | |
| No-fault — month-to-month termination | 30 days prior to the next rent due date (7 days week-to-week) | Va. Code § 55.1-1253(A) | law.lis.virginia.gov (archived) | 2026-09-21 | |
| Arizona | Nonpayment — notice to pay rent or quit | 5 days after written notice (calendar days) | A.R.S. § 33-1368(B) | azleg.gov (archived) | 2026-09-21 |
| Lease violation — material noncompliance, notice to cure or quit | 10 days to remedy, termination not less than 10 days after receipt (5 days if health and safety under § 33-1341; immediate termination if material and irreparable) | A.R.S. § 33-1368(A) | azleg.gov | 2026-09-21 | |
| No-fault — month-to-month termination | 30 days prior to the periodic rental date (10 days week-to-week) | A.R.S. § 33-1375(B) | azleg.gov (archived) | 2026-09-21 | |
| Georgia | Nonpayment — notice to vacate or pay all past-due amounts | 3 business days after notice, before the dispossessory filing | O.C.G.A. § 44-7-50(c) | Official Code of Georgia public access (Georgia Code Revision Commission) (archived) | 2026-09-21 |
| No-fault — termination of a tenancy at will | 60 days' notice from the landlord (30 days from the tenant) | O.C.G.A. § 44-7-7 | Official Code of Georgia public access (archived) | 2026-09-21 | |
| Georgia | Lease violation | NOT COVERED | — | No notice period is fixed by Georgia statute for lease violations — the demand for possession of § 44-7-50(a) carries no day count. Not offered by the generator rather than invented. | |
| Tennessee | Nonpayment — notice to remedy or terminate | 14 days after receipt of the written notice (URLTA counties); 14 days' notice in non-URLTA counties, no termination if remedied before the notice date (7 days if the same breach recurs within 6 months) | Tenn. Code Ann. § 66-28-505(a)(2); § 66-7-109(a)(1)(A) | lexisnexis.com/hottopics/tncode (archived) | 2026-09-21 |
| Lease violation — material noncompliance, notice to remedy or terminate | 14 days to remedy after receipt (URLTA counties); if not remediable by payment, termination date not less than 14 days after receipt; 30 days for all other defaults in non-URLTA counties | Tenn. Code Ann. § 66-28-505(a)(2)-(3); § 66-7-109(b) | lexisnexis.com/hottopics/tncode | 2026-09-21 | |
| Violence, danger or unauthorized occupant — notice to terminate | 3 days from receipt of the written notice (URLTA and non-URLTA counties) | Tenn. Code Ann. § 66-28-517(a); § 66-7-109(d) | lexisnexis.com/hottopics/tncode (archived) | 2026-09-21 | |
| No-fault — month-to-month termination (URLTA counties only) | 30 days prior to the periodic rental date (10 days week-to-week) | Tenn. Code Ann. § 66-28-512(b) | lexisnexis.com/hottopics/tncode (archived) | 2026-09-21 | |
| Indiana | Nonpayment — notice to pay rent or quit | Not less than 10 days; full payment before the notice period expires defeats the termination | Ind. Code § 32-31-1-6 (model form § 32-31-1-7) | iga.in.gov (archived) | 2026-09-21 |
| No-fault — month-to-month tenancy at will | 1 month, in writing, delivered to the tenant (year-to-year: 3 months before the year expires) | Ind. Code §§ 32-31-1-1(a), 32-31-1-2; no statutory day count for lease violations (§ 32-31-7-7(b)) | iga.in.gov (archived) | 2026-09-21 | |
| Missouri | No-fault — month-to-month termination (tenancy at will / under one year) | 1 month, in writing; terminates on a periodic rent-paying date at least 1 month after the tenant's receipt | Mo. Rev. Stat. § 441.060(1), (3), (4)(1); no statutory notice day count for nonpayment (demand good any time after rent is due, § 535.060) or lease violations | revisor.mo.gov (archived) | 2026-09-21 |
| Maryland | Nonpayment — written notice of intent to file (Judiciary form) | 10 days to cure after the notice is provided; complaint must state the notice date | Md. Code, Real Prop. § 8-401(c)(1)-(3); service by first-class mail (certificate of mailing), door posting, or tenant-elected electronic notice with proof (§ 8-401(c)(2)) | mgaleg.maryland.gov (archived) | 2026-09-21 |
| Lease violation (term lease) — notice of violation and intent to repossess | 30 days' written notice (14 days where behavior shows a clear and imminent danger of serious harm); court must find the breach substantial | Md. Code, Real Prop. § 8-402.1(a)(1)(i)2.A-B, (b) | mgaleg.maryland.gov (archived) | 2026-09-21 | |
| No-fault — termination of month-to-month tenancy | 60 days' written notice before the tenancy expires (90 days year-to-year; week-to-week 7 days written lease / 21 days oral) | Md. Code, Real Prop. § 8-402(c)(2) | mgaleg.maryland.gov (archived) | 2026-09-21 | |
| Colorado | Nonpayment — notice to pay rent or possession (standard residential agreement) | 10 days after written notice requiring payment or possession (3 days nonresidential or employer-provided housing; 5 days exempt residential agreement); the 10-day period cannot be waived in the lease | Colo. Rev. Stat. § 13-40-104(1)(d), (5)(c)-(d) | lexisnexis.com/hottopics/colorado (archived) | 2026-09-21 |
| Lease violation — notice to comply or possession (10 days; repeat violation 10 days no cure; substantial violation 3 days no cure) | 10 days to comply or deliver possession for a material condition or covenant; repeat of the same covenant after a prior notice: termination 10 days after service, no cure; substantial violation (danger to persons/property, violent or drug-related felony, qualifying public-nuisance crime): 3 days after service of a written notice describing property, date and grounds, no cure | Colo. Rev. Stat. § 13-40-104(1)(e), (e.5); § 13-40-107.5(3)-(4); service per § 13-40-108 | lexisnexis.com/hottopics/colorado (archived) | 2026-09-21 | |
| No-fault — termination of periodic tenancy | 21 days for a tenancy of one month or longer but less than six months (91 days one year or longer; 28 days six months to one year; 3 days week-to-month or at will; 1 day under one week); notice must describe the property and termination date and be signed. For a covered residential tenancy (12 months or more), the for-cause law instead requires a § 38-12-1303 ground with at least 90 days' notice and relocation assistance | Colo. Rev. Stat. § 13-40-107(1)-(4); § 38-12-1303 (HB 24-1098) | lexisnexis.com/hottopics/colorado (archived; for-cause text) | 2026-09-21 | |
| Alabama | Nonpayment — written notice to terminate (pay rent and late fees or lease terminates) | 7 business days after the tenant's receipt of the notice; the notice must specify the amount of rent and any late fees owed to remedy the breach; paying within the period stops the termination. Where nonpayment overlaps another noncompliance, the nonpayment period governs | Ala. Code § 35-9A-421(b) | alison.legislature.state.al.us (archived) | 2026-09-24 |
| Lease violation — written notice to terminate (remedy material noncompliance or lease terminates) | 7 business days after receipt to adequately remedy the breach; no breach may be cured more than 2 times in 12 months without the landlord's written consent. Noncurable defaults (illegal drugs; illegal firearm or ammunition offenses; criminal assault of a tenant or guest on the premises, self-defense excepted; repeat of substantially the same breach within 6 months of a noticed-and-cured one): 7-day notice, no right to remedy | Ala. Code § 35-9A-421(a), (d) | alison.legislature.state.al.us (archived) | 2026-09-24 | |
| No-fault — termination of periodic tenancy | 30 days' written notice for a month-to-month tenancy (given at least 30 days before the periodic rental date specified in the notice); 7 days' written notice for a week-to-week tenancy. The Act applies statewide and supersedes contrary local ordinances | Ala. Code § 35-9A-441(a)-(b); § 35-9A-121 | alison.legislature.state.al.us (archived; §§ 121, 144, 461) | 2026-09-24 | |
| Arkansas | Nonpayment — termination of the rental agreement | 5 days from the date due: if rent is unpaid when due and the tenant fails to pay rent within 5 days from the date due, the landlord may terminate the rental agreement. For residential leases, nonpayment within 5 days of the due date is itself the legal notice that the landlord may begin eviction proceedings — no separate written notice is required by the statute; serving a written 5-day demand remains the provable practice | A.C.A. § 18-17-701(b); § 18-17-901(b) | lexisnexis.com/hottopics/arcode (archived; § 18-17-901) | 2026-09-24 |
| Lease violation — written notice to remedy or terminate | 14 days after receipt of the written notice to remedy the noncompliance; the agreement terminates on a date not less than 14 days after receipt if not remedied. Noncompliance materially affecting health and safety: same 14 days; if remediable by repair, replacement or cleaning, the landlord may do the work and bill the tenant; otherwise termination follows the 14-day written notice | A.C.A. § 18-17-701(a); § 18-17-702 | lexisnexis.com/hottopics/arcode (archived; § 18-17-702) | 2026-09-24 | |
| No-fault — termination of periodic tenancy | 30 days' written notice for a month-to-month tenancy (given at least 30 days before the termination date specified in the notice); 7 days' written notice for a week-to-week tenancy. A willful holdover can cost up to 3 months' periodic rent or twice the actual damages, plus attorney's fees | A.C.A. § 18-17-704(a)-(c) | lexisnexis.com/hottopics/arcode (archived) | 2026-09-24 | |
| Mississippi | Nonpayment — notice to pay rent or terminate | 3 days: the landlord delivers a written notice (or by email/text if the tenant agreed in writing to be notified that way) specifying that the rental agreement will terminate if payment of the rent is not made within three (3) days; the statute does not state when the count starts. A judge in a nonpayment eviction must abide by the signed rental agreement | Miss. Code Ann. § 89-8-13(5)(a)-(b) | lexisnexis.com/hottopics/mscode (archived) | 2026-09-24 |
| Lease violation — written notice to remedy or terminate | Termination date not less than 14 days after receipt of the written notice if the breach is not remedied within a reasonable time not exceeding 14 days; adequate remedy before the stated date stops the termination; recurrence of substantially the same noncompliance within 6 months of a noticed one: at least 14 days' notice, no new cure | Miss. Code Ann. § 89-8-13(3) | lexisnexis.com/hottopics/mscode (archived) | 2026-09-24 | |
| No-fault — termination of periodic tenancy | 30 days' written notice for a month-to-month tenancy, given at least 30 days prior to the termination date; 7 days' written notice for a week-to-week tenancy. Unless the agreement fixes a definite term, a tenancy is week-to-week when rent is paid weekly and month-to-month otherwise. Holdover after a definite term: double rent possible after notice to vacate, if the agreement does not contradict it | Miss. Code Ann. § 89-8-19(1)-(3); § 89-8-45 | lexisnexis.com/hottopics/mscode (archived; § 89-8-45) | 2026-09-24 | |
| Oregon | Nonpayment — written notice of nonpayment and intention to terminate | At least 10 days (served no sooner than the eighth day of the rental period) or at least 13 days (served no sooner than the fifth day); week-to-week tenancy: at least 72 hours (served no sooner than the fifth day). The notice must specify the amount of rent due and the date and time by which the tenant must pay to cure, and the landlord must deliver it together with the Judicial Department rental assistance notice posted under ORS 105.136 — a court must dismiss a possession complaint based on nonpayment if that notice was not delivered | ORS 90.394(1)-(3); ORS 90.395(2)-(3) | Official statute text read on October 4, 2026 from an archived copy of oregonlegislature.gov dated September 23, 2026. The live legislature site was unreachable from our location. (archived extract) | 2026-10-04 |
| Lease violation — written notice to terminate for cause, with cure period | Termination date designated in the notice not less than 30 days after delivery; if the violation is curable, the notice must state that it can be cured, describe at least one possible remedy and designate a cure date at least 14 days after delivery. Repeat of substantially the same act or omission within six months: termination date not less than 10 days after delivery, no right to cure. Week-to-week tenancy: 7 / 4 / 4 days respectively. Serious acts (substantial personal injury, reckless endangerment, intentional substantial damage, application fraud, conduct outrageous in the extreme): 24 hours' written notice instead | ORS 90.392(3)-(6); ORS 90.396(1) | Official statute text read on October 4, 2026 from an archived copy of oregonlegislature.gov dated September 23, 2026. The live legislature site was unreachable from our location. (archived extract) | 2026-10-04 | |
| No-fault — month-to-month tenancy, first year of occupancy | Not less than 30 days' written notice prior to the date designated in the notice (the tenant may give 30 days at any time). "First year of occupancy" includes all periods in which any tenant has resided in the unit one year or less. Week-to-week tenancy: written notice at least 10 days before the termination date specified in the notice | ORS 90.427(1)-(3) | Official statute text read on October 4, 2026 from an archived copy of oregonlegislature.gov dated September 23, 2026. The live legislature site was unreachable from our location. (archived extract) | 2026-10-04 | |
| No-fault — qualifying landlord reason, after the first year of occupancy | Not less than 90 days' written notice for a qualifying reason: demolition or conversion to non-residential use; repairs or renovations making the unit unsafe or unfit for occupancy; occupancy by the landlord or an immediate family member as a primary residence (no comparable unit available in the same building); or sale to a buyer who will occupy the unit (written evidence of the offer attached). Sale case with written evidence: 60 days' notice plus payment of one month's rent at the time of the notice. The notice must state the reason and supporting facts, and the landlord must pay one month's rent at delivery — exempt if the landlord has an ownership interest in four or fewer residential dwelling units | ORS 90.427(5)-(6) | Official statute text read on October 4, 2026 from an archived copy of oregonlegislature.gov dated September 23, 2026. The live legislature site was unreachable from our location. (archived extract) | 2026-10-04 | |
| New Mexico | Nonpayment — written notice of nonpayment and intention to terminate | Three days after written notice from the owner of nonpayment and of the intention to terminate the rental agreement; the owner may then terminate and the resident must immediately deliver possession. Tender of the full amount due, in the manner stated in the notice, before the three-day notice expires bars any action for nonpayment of rent. The notice is valid only if delivered in hand, mailed, or posted on an exterior door of the dwelling unit (posted date = effective date) | NMSA 1978, § 47-8-33(D); § 47-8-13(D) | nmonesource.com (New Mexico Compilation Commission) (archived extract) | 2026-10-04 |
| Lease violation — written notice to remedy or terminate (material noncompliance) | Seven days after receipt to remedy, otherwise the agreement terminates on a date not less than seven days after receipt; the notice must specify the acts and omissions constituting the breach, including dates and specific facts. Second material noncompliance within six months of the initial breach: termination date not less than seven days after receipt, no right to remedy. Knowing substantial violation: three days, no cure. If the last day to remedy falls on a weekend or federal holiday, the period extends to the next non-weekend, non-holiday day | NMSA 1978, § 47-8-33(A)-(B), (H)-(I) | nmonesource.com (archived extract) | 2026-10-04 | |
| No-fault — termination of periodic residency | Thirty days' written notice for a month-to-month residency, given at least thirty days prior to the periodic rental date specified in the notice; seven days' written notice for a week-to-week residency, prior to the termination date specified. Willful holdover not in good faith: damages plus reasonable attorney's fees possible | NMSA 1978, § 47-8-37(A)-(C) | nmonesource.com (archived extract) | 2026-10-04 | |
| Nebraska | Nonpayment — written notice of nonpayment and intention to terminate | Seven calendar days after written notice by the landlord of nonpayment and of the intention to terminate the rental agreement if the rent is not paid within that period; the landlord may then terminate the rental agreement | Neb. Rev. Stat. § 76-1431(2) | Official statute text read on October 4, 2026 from an archived copy of nebraskalegislature.gov dated May 21, 2026. The live legislature site was unreachable from our location. (archived) | 2026-10-04 |
| Lease violation — written notice to remedy or terminate (material noncompliance) | Termination date not less than thirty days after receipt of the notice if the breach is not remedied in fourteen days; the notice must specify the acts and omissions constituting the breach. If a remediable breach is adequately remedied before the date specified, the agreement does not terminate. Substantially the same act or omission recurring within six months of a prior noticed noncompliance: termination upon at least fourteen days' written notice, no cure | Neb. Rev. Stat. § 76-1431(1) | Official statute text read on October 4, 2026 from an archived copy of nebraskalegislature.gov dated May 21, 2026. The live legislature site was unreachable from our location. (archived) | 2026-10-04 | |
| Violent criminal activity, illegal sale of a controlled substance, threat to health or safety — written notice of termination | Five days' written notice of termination of the rental agreement, without the right of the tenant to cure the default; the landlord may then file suit for recovery of possession. Covered activity includes physical assault or threat, illegal use or threat of use of a firearm or other weapon, and possession of a controlled substance the tenant knew or should have known of | Neb. Rev. Stat. § 76-1431(4) | Official statute text read on October 4, 2026 from an archived copy of nebraskalegislature.gov dated May 21, 2026. The live legislature site was unreachable from our location. | 2026-10-04 | |
| No-fault — termination of periodic tenancy | Thirty days' written notice for a month-to-month tenancy, given at least thirty days prior to the periodic rental date specified in the notice; seven days' written notice for a week-to-week tenancy. Willful holdover not in good faith: up to three months' periodic rent or threefold actual damages, whichever is greater, plus reasonable attorney's fees. After the notice: complaint for restitution in district or county court (§§ 76-1441, 76-1442) | Neb. Rev. Stat. § 76-1437; §§ 76-1441, 76-1442 | Official statute text read on October 4, 2026 from an archived copy of nebraskalegislature.gov dated May 21, 2026. The live legislature site was unreachable from our location. (archived) | 2026-10-04 | |
Verification dates: September 19, 2026 (California through Louisiana) and September 21, 2026 (Ohio, Virginia, Arizona, Georgia, Tennessee, Indiana, Missouri, Maryland, Colorado) and September 24, 2026 (Alabama, Arkansas and Mississippi) and October 4, 2026 (Oregon — official statute text read on October 4, 2026 from an archived copy of oregonlegislature.gov dated September 23, 2026, the live legislature site being unreachable from our location; New Mexico, read on nmonesource.com, the New Mexico Compilation Commission official compilation; Nebraska — official statute text read on October 4, 2026 from an archived copy of nebraskalegislature.gov dated May 21, 2026, the live legislature site being unreachable from our location). Method notes (archived official copies, mirrors and concordance checks) are kept with this site's sources. This table is reference material, not legal advice; statutes change and cities can add local requirements.
States not covered
The 28 remaining states and the District of Columbia are not covered: each has its own eviction notice statute, and those texts have not yet been read line by line at the official source. Rather than fill the gap with unverified figures (secondary compilations are often wrong — several list 15 days for Florida where the statute says 30, and 30 days for Texas where it says one month), this page lists nothing it cannot cite. Coverage is extended state by state, and every new state is added here with its verification date.
How verification works
- Official source first. Every deadline is read in the statute text on the state's own legislature or statute website — never in a blog, a forms vendor or an AI answer.
- Archived copies when a site blocks automated reading. For Illinois and Michigan the official pages were read from archived copies of the official site; for Texas the official site requires JavaScript, so the text was read on a statute mirror (texas.public.law) and flagged.
- What verification is not. It does not cover city or county rules (rent control, just-cause ordinances), federal protections (subsidized housing, the Servicemembers Civil Relief Act) or court practice. Those can add requirements on top of the state deadline.
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Archived statute texts
Snapshots of the official statute pages cited above, saved as they were read, so every citation stays checkable if a live page moves or disappears:
- California — Code of Civil Procedure § 1161, Civil Code § 1161 (full chapter), Civil Code § 1946.1
- Texas — Property Code § 24.005 (mirror copy), Property Code § 91.001 (mirror copy)
- Florida — Florida Statutes Chapter 83
- New York — RPAPL § 711 (FindLaw copy, Justia copy), RPL § 226-c
- Illinois — 735 ILCS 5/9-207, 735 ILCS 5/9-209, 735 ILCS 5/9-210
- Michigan — MCL 600.5714, MCL 554.134
- Louisiana — C.C.P. art. 4701, Civ. Code art. 2728
- Ohio — Rev. Code § 1923.02, Rev. Code § 1923.04, Rev. Code § 5321.17
- Virginia — Va. Code § 55.1-1245, Va. Code § 55.1-1253
- Arizona — A.R.S. § 33-1368, A.R.S. § 33-1375
- Georgia — O.C.G.A. § 44-7-50, O.C.G.A. § 44-7-7
- Tennessee — Tenn. Code Ann. § 66-28-505, § 66-28-512, § 66-28-517, § 66-28-102, § 66-7-109
- Indiana — Ind. Code §§ 32-31-1-1 through 32-31-1-9, § 32-31-7-7
- Missouri — Mo. Rev. Stat. § 441.060, § 441.070, § 535.060
- Maryland — Md. Code, Real Prop. § 8-401, § 8-402, § 8-402.1
- Colorado — Colo. Rev. Stat. § 13-40-104, § 13-40-107, § 13-40-107.5, § 13-40-108, § 38-12-1303 (HB 24-1098 text)
- Alabama — Ala. Code § 35-9A-421, § 35-9A-441, §§ 35-9A-121, 35-9A-144, 35-9A-461
- Mississippi — Miss. Code Ann. § 89-8-13, § 89-8-19, § 89-8-3, § 89-8-45
- Arkansas — A.C.A. § 18-17-701, § 18-17-702, § 18-17-704, § 18-17-901, § 18-17-202
- Oregon — ORS chapter 90, §§ 90.155, 90.160, 90.392, 90.394, 90.395, 90.396, 90.427 (extract), ORS chapter 105, §§ 105.116, 105.135, 105.136 (extract), full chapter 90 archive, full chapter 105 archive (archived copy of oregonlegislature.gov dated September 23, 2026 — the live legislature site was unreachable from our location)
- New Mexico — NMSA 1978, Chapter 47, Article 8 (extract, §§ 47-8-13, 47-8-33, 47-8-37), official compilation PDF (nmonesource.com)
- Nebraska — Neb. Rev. Stat. § 76-1431, § 76-1437, § 76-1441, § 76-1442 (archived copies of the official legislature site dated May 21 and February 28, 2026 — the live site was unreachable from our location)
Questions about this table
Which states have verified eviction notice deadlines on this page?
22 states are verified against their official statute source: California, Texas, Florida, New York, Illinois, Michigan, Louisiana, Arizona, Georgia, Virginia, Ohio, Indiana, Maryland, Missouri, Tennessee, Colorado, Alabama, Arkansas, Mississippi, Oregon, New Mexico and Nebraska. Each row carries the statute citation, the official source website and the verification date (September 19, 2026 for the first seven, September 21, 2026 for Ohio, Virginia, Arizona, Georgia, Tennessee, Indiana, Missouri, Maryland and Colorado, September 24, 2026 for Alabama, Arkansas and Mississippi, October 4, 2026 for Oregon, New Mexico and Nebraska). All other states are listed as not covered rather than filled with unverified figures.
Why are some states marked not covered instead of showing their deadline?
Because an unverified deadline is worse than no deadline. Every state sets its own notice periods and service rules by statute, and secondary compilations are often wrong — for example, some list 15 days for a Florida month-to-month termination where the statute says 30 (Fla. Stat. § 83.57(3)). A state is only covered after its official statute text has been read line by line.
How were these deadlines verified?
Each deadline was read in the statute text on the state's official source: leginfo.legislature.ca.gov for California, statutes.capitol.texas.gov (via a statute mirror, the official site requiring JavaScript) for Texas, leg.state.fl.us for Florida, nysenate.gov for New York, ilga.gov for Illinois, legislature.mi.gov for Michigan and legis.la.gov for Louisiana on September 19, 2026; codes.ohio.gov for Ohio, law.lis.virginia.gov for Virginia, azleg.gov for Arizona, the official O.C.G.A. portal for Georgia, lexisnexis.com/hottopics/tncode (Tennessee Code Unannotated free public access) for Tennessee, iga.in.gov for Indiana, revisor.mo.gov for Missouri, mgaleg.maryland.gov for Maryland and lexisnexis.com/hottopics/colorado (C.R.S. free public access, LexisNexis under contract with the Colorado General Assembly) for Colorado on September 21, 2026, alison.legislature.state.al.us (Code of Alabama, Alabama Legislature) for Alabama on September 24, 2026 and lexisnexis.com/hottopics/arcode (Code of Arkansas Public Access, Arkansas Bureau of Legislative Services) for Arkansas on September 24, 2026 and lexisnexis.com/hottopics/mscode (Mississippi Code Public Access, official link from legislature.ms.gov) for Mississippi on September 24, 2026. Where a site was unreachable, archived copies of the official pages were used.
What is the shortest and the longest notice period in this table?
The shortest is Michigan's 24-hour notice to quit for unlawful drug activity, which requires a formal police report (MCL 600.5714(1)(b)). The longest is Colorado's 91-day notice to terminate a periodic tenancy of one year or longer without cause (Colo. Rev. Stat. § 13-40-107(2)(a)); among the older entries, New York's 90-day notice for ending a tenancy of more than two years without cause comes close (RPL § 226-c(2)(d)).
Does the notice period run from when the notice is written or when it is served?
From delivery to the tenant, not from writing or printing. California's 3 days exclude Saturdays, Sundays and judicial holidays; Louisiana's month-to-month termination must arrive at least 10 calendar days before the end of the month; Texas's month-to-month termination runs at least one month from the notice. Proof of the date and manner of delivery is what matters in court.
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