Notice periods and entry rules by state
How much notice tenants and landlords must give to end a month-to-month tenancy or raise the rent, statewide rent limits, when a landlord can enter, and the notice for unpaid rent.
| State | Tenant ending a month-to-month tenancy | Landlord ending a month-to-month tenancy | Notice of a rent increase | Statewide rent limits | Landlord entry | Notice for unpaid rent |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Alabama | 30 days | 30 days | Not yet confirmed | Not yet confirmed | 2 days | 7 business days |
| Alaska | 30 days | 30 days | 30 days (month-to-month) | None | 24 hours | 7 days |
| Arizona | 30 days | 30 days | Not yet confirmed | None statewide, cities and towns barred by law | 2 days | 5 days |
| Arkansas | 1 rental period (oral leases) | 1 rental period (oral leases) | 1 rental period | Not yet confirmed | Not yet confirmed | 3 days |
| California | 30 days | 60 days (30 days if under 1 year) | 30 days (90 days if over 10%) | Lesser of 5% plus CPI or 10% a year (covered units) | 24 hours | 3 days |
| Colorado | 21 days | 21 days in first year, then cause required | 60 days (no written agreement) | None statewide, counties and cities barred by law | Not yet confirmed | 10 days |
| Connecticut | Not yet confirmed | Not yet confirmed | 45 days (one full term for leases of a month or less) | None statewide, fair rent commissions in towns of 25,000 or more | Reasonable notice | 3 days, after the 9-day grace period |
| Delaware | 60 days | 60 days | 60 days before the lease ends | Not yet confirmed | 48 hours | 7 days |
| District of Columbia | 30 days | Only for listed legal reasons | 60 days | Rent stabilization for covered units | 48 hours | 10 days before filing (none under $600) |
| Florida | 30 days | 30 days | Not yet confirmed | None statewide, local governments barred by law | 24 hours | 3 days |
| Georgia | 30 days | 60 days | Not yet confirmed | None statewide, counties and cities barred by law | Not yet confirmed | 3 business days |
| Hawaii | 28 days | 45 days | 45 days (month-to-month) | None | 2 days | 5 business days |
| Idaho | 1 month | 1 month | 30 days | None | Not yet confirmed | 3 days |
| Illinois | 30 days | 30 days | 30 days (7 days week to week) | None statewide, local governments barred by law | Not yet confirmed | 5 days |
| Indiana | 30 days | 1 month | Not yet confirmed | Preempted | Reasonable notice | 10 days |
| Iowa | 30 days | 30 days | 30 days | Not yet confirmed | 24 hours | 3 days |
| Kansas | 30 days | 30 days | Not yet confirmed | Preempted | Reasonable notice | 3 days |
| Maine | 30 days | 30 days | Not yet confirmed | Not yet confirmed | 24 hours (presumed reasonable) | 7 days, once rent is 7 days late |
| Maryland | 30 days | 60 days | Not yet confirmed | Not yet confirmed | Not yet confirmed | 10 days |
| Massachusetts | 30 days or one rental period, whichever is longer | 30 days or one rental period, whichever is longer | Same notice as ending a tenancy at will | None statewide, cities and towns barred by law | Advance arrangement required | 14 days |
| Michigan | 1 month | 1 month | Not yet confirmed | None statewide, local governments barred by law | Not yet confirmed | 7 days |
| Minnesota | 1 rental period (up to 3 months) | 1 rental period (up to 3 months) | Not yet confirmed | None statewide, local rent control only with voter approval | 24 hours | 14 days |
| Missouri | 1 month | 1 month | Not yet confirmed | None statewide, counties and cities barred by law | Not yet confirmed | Not yet confirmed |
| Montana | 30 days | 30 days | Not yet confirmed | Local rent control barred | 24 hours | 3 days |
| Nebraska | 30 days | 30 days | Not yet confirmed | Not yet confirmed | 24 hours' written notice | 7 days |
| Nevada | Not yet confirmed | 30 days | 60 days (30 days for periods under 1 month) | Not yet confirmed | 24 hours | 7 judicial days |
| New Hampshire | 30 days | Not yet confirmed | Not yet confirmed | Not yet confirmed | Tenant's consent required, no set notice period | 7 days |
| New Jersey | Not yet confirmed | Not yet confirmed | Not yet confirmed | None statewide, local ordinances allowed | 1 day (multiple dwellings) | Not yet confirmed |
| New Mexico | Not yet confirmed | 30 days | 30 days (month-to-month) | Not yet confirmed | 24 hours' written notice | 3 days |
| New York | 1 month (outside New York City) | 30, 60 or 90 days | 30, 60 or 90 days for increases of 5% or more | None statewide, rent regulation in NYC and some localities | Reasonable prior notice | 14 days |
| North Carolina | 7 days | 7 days | Not yet confirmed | None statewide, counties and cities barred by law | Not yet confirmed | 10 days |
| North Dakota | 1 calendar month | 1 calendar month | 30 days before the end of the month (month-to-month) | Not yet confirmed | Notice and consent, no set period | 3 days |
| Ohio | 30 days | 30 days | Not yet confirmed | Not yet confirmed | 24 hours | 3 days |
| Oregon | 30 days | 30 days in first year, then 90 days for listed reasons only | 90 days, no increase in first year | Lesser of 7% plus CPI or 10% a year (9.5% for 2026, 10% for 2027) | Not yet confirmed | 10 days or 13 days |
| Pennsylvania | 15 days | 15 days | Not yet confirmed | Not yet confirmed | Not yet confirmed | 10 days |
| Rhode Island | 30 days | 30 days | 60 days (120 days for month-to-month tenants over 62) | Not yet confirmed | 2 days | 5 days, once rent is 15 days late |
| South Carolina | 30 days | 30 days | Not yet confirmed | None statewide, counties and cities barred by law | 24 hours | 5 days |
| Tennessee | 30 days (URLTA counties only) | 30 days (URLTA counties only) | Not yet confirmed | Preempted | No general notice rule, 24 hours for showings near the end of a tenancy (URLTA counties only) | 14 days (URLTA counties only) |
| Texas | 1 month | 1 month | Not yet confirmed | None statewide, cities limited to disaster emergencies | Not yet confirmed | 3 days |
| Vermont | 1 rental period | 60 days, or 90 days after 2 years | 60 days | Not yet confirmed | 48 hours | 14 days |
| Virginia | 30 days | 30 days | 60 days before lease ends (landlords with more than 4 units), 90 days from July 1, 2027 | Not yet confirmed | 72 hours for routine maintenance | 14 days |
| Washington | 20 days | Only for listed causes | 90 days | Lesser of 7% plus CPI or 10% a year (9.683% for 2026) | 2 days (1 day to show the unit) | 14 days |
| Wisconsin | 28 days | 28 days | Not yet confirmed | None statewide, local governments barred by law | 12 hours | 5 days to pay or vacate |