The last day of a notice to pay rent or leave, and the earliest a month-to-month tenancy can end, for every state. This is general information, not legal advice.
Pick the notice, the state and the date.
| State | Pay rent or leave | End month-to-month | Source |
|---|---|---|---|
| Alabama | 7 business days | 30 days | No statute cited in our data |
| Alaska | 7 days | 30 days | No statute cited in our data |
| Arizona | 5 days | 30 days | No statute cited in our data |
| Arkansas | 3 days | 30 days | No statute cited in our data |
| California | 3 court days | 30 (<1 yr) / 60 (≥1 yr); just cause required after 12 months (AB 1482) | No statute cited in our data |
| Colorado | 10 days | for-cause only (HB24-1098) | No statute cited in our data |
| Connecticut | 3 days | 3-day notice to quit | No statute cited in our data |
| Delaware | 5 days | 60 days | No statute cited in our data |
| District of Columbia | 30 days | for-cause only | No statute cited in our data |
| Florida | 3 business days | 30 days | No statute cited in our data |
| Georgia | demand | 60 days | No statute cited in our data |
| Hawaii | 5 business days | 45 days | No statute cited in our data |
| Idaho | 3 days | 30 days | No statute cited in our data |
| Illinois | 5 days | 30 days | No statute cited in our data |
| Indiana | 10 days | 30 days | No statute cited in our data |
| Iowa | 3 days | 30 days | No statute cited in our data |
| Kansas | 3 days | 30 days | No statute cited in our data |
| Kentucky | 7 days | 30 days | No statute cited in our data |
| Louisiana | 5 days | 10 days | No statute cited in our data |
| Maine | 7 days | 30 days | No statute cited in our data |
| Maryland | 10 days | 60 days | No statute cited in our data |
| Massachusetts | 14 days | one full rental period (30 days typical) | No statute cited in our data |
| Michigan | 7 days | 30 days | No statute cited in our data |
| Minnesota | 14 days | one rental period plus one day | No statute cited in our data |
| Mississippi | 3 days | 30 days | No statute cited in our data |
| Missouri | demand | 30 days | No statute cited in our data |
| Montana | 3 days | 30 days | No statute cited in our data |
| Nebraska | 7 days | 30 days | No statute cited in our data |
| Nevada | 7 judicial days | 30 days | No statute cited in our data |
| New Hampshire | 7 days | good cause required (RSA 540) | No statute cited in our data |
| New Jersey | none - file directly | no no-cause termination (Anti-Eviction Act) | No statute cited in our data |
| New Mexico | 3 days | 30 days | No statute cited in our data |
| New York | 14 days | 30 / 60 / 90 by length of tenancy (<1yr / 1-2yr / 2yr+) | No statute cited in our data |
| North Carolina | 10 days | 7 days | No statute cited in our data |
| North Dakota | 3 days | 30 days | No statute cited in our data |
| Ohio | 3 days | 30 days | No statute cited in our data |
| Oklahoma | 5 days | 30 days | No statute cited in our data |
| Oregon | 10 days | just cause required after 12 months (SB 608) | No statute cited in our data |
| Pennsylvania | 10 days | 15 (<1 yr) / 30 (1 yr+) | No statute cited in our data |
| Rhode Island | 5 days | 30 days | No statute cited in our data |
| South Carolina | 5 days | 30 days | No statute cited in our data |
| South Dakota | 3 days | 30 days | No statute cited in our data |
| Tennessee | 14 days | 30 days | No statute cited in our data |
| Texas | 3 days | 30 days | No statute cited in our data |
| Utah | 3 days | 15 days | No statute cited in our data |
| Vermont | 14 days | 60 (<2 yr) / 90 (2 yr+) | No statute cited in our data |
| Virginia | 5 days | 30 days | No statute cited in our data |
| Washington | 14 days | just cause required statewide (RCW 59.18.650) | No statute cited in our data |
| West Virginia | 0 days | 30 days | No statute cited in our data |
| Wisconsin | 5 days | 28 days | No statute cited in our data |
| Wyoming | 3 days | no statute - one rental period by common practice | No statute cited in our data |
Data version 2026-08. This is general information, not legal advice. Business and court days skip weekends and the state’s holidays. Federal rule for covered properties: Applies to 'covered properties' (federally backed mortgage or federal housing program). The 30-day notice requirement has no statutory sunset and courts are split - safest practice is a 30-day nonpayment notice on any covered property, regardless of shorter state timelines.
Ask Occupella for a notice date and it counts it the same way, for the property's own state, with the statute named. 14 days free, no card.