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Notice to vacate laws by state

Per-state guides to how much notice a tenant and a landlord must give to end a month-to-month tenancy — all 50 states plus Washington, D.C., verified July 2026. Watch for tiered landlord notice (longer for long-term tenants) and just-cause states.

Alabamatenant 30 days · landlord 30 days
Alaskatenant 30 days · landlord 30 days
Arizonatenant 30 days · landlord 30 days
Arkansastenant 30 days · landlord 30 days
Californiatenant 30 days · landlord 30 days if any tenant has lived there under 1 year
Coloradotenant 21 days · landlord tiered by tenancy length: 21 days if 1–6 months
Connecticuttenant one full rental period · landlord no fixed no-cause period
Delawaretenant 60 days · landlord 60 days
District of Columbiatenant 30 days · landlord no no-fault termination
Floridatenant 30 days · landlord 30 days
Georgiatenant 30 days · landlord 60 days
Hawaiitenant 28 days · landlord 45 days
Idahotenant one month · landlord one month
Illinoistenant 30 days · landlord 30 days statewide
Indianatenant one month · landlord one month
Iowatenant 30 days before the periodic rent-due date · landlord 30 days before the periodic rental date
Kansastenant 30 days, keyed to a rent-paying date · landlord 30 days, terminating on a rent-paying date not less than 30 days after receipt
Kentuckytenant 30 days before the rental date · landlord 30 days before the periodic rental date
Louisianatenant at least 10 calendar days before the end of the month · landlord at least 10 calendar days before the end of the month
Mainetenant 30 days · landlord 30 days
Marylandtenant one month · landlord 60 days statewide
Massachusettstenant the interval between rent days, or 30 days, whichever is longer · landlord same formula
Michigantenant one month · landlord one month
Minnesotatenant the rent interval or three months, whichever is less · landlord same
Mississippitenant 30 days before the termination date · landlord 30 days before the termination date
Missouritenant notice ending on a rent-paying date not less than one month after receipt · landlord notice ending on a rent-paying date not less than one month after receipt
Montanatenant at least 30 days before the designated termination date · landlord at least 30 days before the designated termination date
Nebraskatenant at least 30 days before the periodic rental date specified · landlord at least 30 days before the periodic rental date
Nevadatenant 30 days · landlord 30-day no-cause notice to quit. a tenant 60+ or with a disability may request 30 more days
New Hampshiretenant at least 30 days · landlord good cause required for most apartments
New Jerseytenant one full month before the end of a rental period · landlord no-cause termination is generally prohibited
New Mexicotenant at least 30 days before the periodic rental date · landlord at least 30 days before the periodic rental date
New Yorktenant one month · landlord tiered by length of occupancy
North Carolinatenant 7 days before the end of the current month · landlord 7 days before the end of the current month
North Dakotatenant at least one calendar month · landlord at least one calendar month
Ohiotenant at least 30 days before the periodic rental date · landlord at least 30 days before the periodic rental date
Oklahomatenant at least 30 days before the termination date · landlord at least 30 days before the termination date
Oregontenant at least 30 days · landlord first 12 months: 30 days no-cause. after 12 months: no-cause is barred
Pennsylvaniatenant follow the lease · landlord 15 days for a term of one year or less / indeterminate
Rhode Islandtenant at least 30 days before the date specified · landlord at least 30 days before the date specified
South Carolinatenant at least 30 days before the termination date specified · landlord at least 30 days
South Dakotatenant one month · landlord at least 30 days before the end of the month
Tennesseetenant at least 30 days before the periodic rental date specified · landlord at least 30 days before the periodic rental date
Texastenant one month if rent is paid monthly · landlord one month if rent paid monthly
Utahtenant at least 15 calendar days before the end of the rental period · landlord at least 15 days before the end of the period
Vermonttenant at least one rental payment period · landlord no-cause termination tiered by occupancy: 60 days if 2 years or less
Virginiatenant at least 30 days before the next rent due date · landlord at least 30 days before the next rent due date
Washingtontenant at least 20 days before the end of any monthly/periodic period · landlord just cause required
West Virginiatenant one full rental period · landlord one full rental period
Wisconsintenant at least 28 days, ending on the last day of a rental period · landlord at least 28 days ending on the last day of a rental period
Wyomingtenant no statutory period · landlord no statutory notice period for month-to-month termination

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