Eviction notice period, by state

How much notice a landlord must give before evicting depends on your state and the reason. Find your state below — nonpayment and no-cause month-to-month notice periods. General information, not legal advice; local rules can override.

State	Nonpayment	No-cause (M2M)
Alabama	7 business days	30 days
Alaska	7 days	30 days
Arizona	5 days	30 days
Arkansas	3 days (civil)	30 days
California	3 days (excl. weekends/holidays)	30 days (<1 yr) / 60 days (1 yr+)
Colorado	10 days	21 days (M2M) / 91 days (1 yr+)
Connecticut	3 days	3 days (quit notice)
Delaware	5 days	60 days
Florida	3 days (excl. weekends/holidays)	30 days
Georgia	3 business days	60 days
Hawaii	10 days	45 days
Idaho	3 days	30 days
Illinois	5 days	30 days (state default)
Indiana	10 days	30 days
Iowa	3 days	30 days
Kansas	3 days	30 days
Kentucky	7 days	30 days
Louisiana	5 days (waivable)	10 days (before month-end)
Maine	7 days (after rent 15+ days late)	30 days
Maryland	10 days	60 days (Baltimore City & Montgomery Co.: 30)
Massachusetts	14 days	30 days (or one full rental period)
Michigan	7 days	30 days
Minnesota	14 days	30 days
Mississippi	3 days	30 days
Missouri	0 — no waiting period (rent demand, then suit)	30 days
Montana	3 days	30 days
Nebraska	7 days	30 days
Nevada	7 judicial days	30 days
New Hampshire	7 days	Good cause required (no pure no-cause)
New Jersey	0 (private housing) / 14 (subsidized)	Prohibited — good cause required
New Mexico	3 days	30 days
New York	14 days	30 / 60 / 90 days (by tenancy length)
North Carolina	10 days (lease may waive)	7 days
North Dakota	3 days	About 30 days (one calendar month)
Ohio	3 days (notice to vacate)	30 days
Oklahoma	5 days	30 days
Oregon	10 days (or 13 if served early)	30 days (first 12 months only)
Pennsylvania	10 days	15 days (≤1 yr/M2M) / 30 days (>1 yr)
Rhode Island	5 days (after rent 15+ days overdue)	30 days
South Carolina	5 days	30 days
South Dakota	3 days	30 days
Tennessee	14 days	30 days
Texas	3 days (lease may shorten/waive)	30 days
Utah	3 business days	15 days
Vermont	14 days	60 days (≤2 yrs) / 90 days (>2 yrs)
Virginia	5 days	30 days
Washington	14 days	Good cause required (plain 20-day no-cause invalid)
West Virginia	0 — none required (file immediately)	30 days
Wisconsin	5 days (14 if a repeat within 12 months)	28 days
Wyoming	3 days	30 days (common-law/lease practice)
Washington DC	30 days (arrears must be $600+)	Prohibited — good cause required

True in every state

• An eviction notice is NOT an eviction — it's only step one. If you don't leave or cure, the landlord must sue (an 'unlawful detainer' / 'summary process' / 'forcible entry and detainer' case) and win before you can be removed.
• Only a court order, enforced by a sheriff or marshal, can physically remove you. A landlord can never lawfully carry out the removal themselves.
• 'Self-help' eviction is illegal everywhere: changing locks, shutting off utilities, removing doors, or putting your belongings on the curb without a court order exposes the landlord to penalties and damages.
• Notice requirements differ by the reason — nonpayment of rent, a curable lease violation, and a no-cause termination each carry different (often very different) notice periods.
• You have the right to a court hearing and may have defenses — improper notice, retaliation, discrimination, uninhabitable conditions, or having already paid. An eviction is not automatic.
• Local and city ordinances can require LONGER notice than state law — rent-control and just-cause cities (much of California, NYC, Chicago/Cook County, Portland) frequently override the state default.
• Proper written notice, correctly served, is a prerequisite — if the landlord skips it or serves it improperly, a court can dismiss the case and force a restart.
• Retaliatory and discriminatory evictions are prohibited under federal and most state law — a landlord generally can't evict you for exercising a legal right like requesting repairs.