{
  "name": "Eviction Notice Periods (Pay or Quit) by US State (as of 2026)",
  "publisher": "SealForms",
  "url": "https://sealforms.com/us/eviction-notice-periods/",
  "license": "https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/4.0/",
  "attribution": "SealForms — https://sealforms.com/us/eviction-notice-periods/ (CC BY 4.0)",
  "asOf": "2026",
  "dateModified": "2026-09-30",
  "columns": [
    "state",
    "rule",
    "value",
    "cite",
    "sourceUrl",
    "asOf",
    "note"
  ],
  "columnNotes": {
    "state": "US state or the District of Columbia.",
    "rule": "Which rule the row reports (described under \"rules\").",
    "value": "The rule as the study publishes it.",
    "cite": "The statute (or official rule) the value comes from — this is the authority.",
    "sourceUrl": "A link to read it. Not always the official site: some rows link a secondary copy or summary of the statute in \"cite\".",
    "asOf": "As-of year (or month) of the whole dataset, not a per-row verification date.",
    "note": "Qualifications the study page also shows."
  },
  "rules": {
    "pay_or_quit_notice_days": "Days of notice a tenant behind on rent must get (pay or quit) before the landlord can file an eviction case. Empty = no general statutory period could be verified."
  },
  "rows": [
    {
      "state": "Alabama",
      "rule": "pay_or_quit_notice_days",
      "value": "7",
      "cite": "Ala. Code § 35-9A-421",
      "sourceUrl": "https://codes.findlaw.com/al/title-35-property/al-code-sect-35-9a-421/",
      "asOf": "2026",
      "note": ""
    },
    {
      "state": "Alaska",
      "rule": "pay_or_quit_notice_days",
      "value": "7",
      "cite": "Alaska Stat. § 34.03.220; § 34.03.290",
      "sourceUrl": "https://ipropertymanagement.com/laws/alaska-eviction-process",
      "asOf": "2026",
      "note": ""
    },
    {
      "state": "Arizona",
      "rule": "pay_or_quit_notice_days",
      "value": "5",
      "cite": "Ariz. Rev. Stat. § 33-1368; § 33-1375",
      "sourceUrl": "https://www.azleg.gov/ars/33/01368.htm",
      "asOf": "2026",
      "note": ""
    },
    {
      "state": "Arkansas",
      "rule": "pay_or_quit_notice_days",
      "value": "3",
      "cite": "Ark. Code § 18-60-304; § 18-17-701; § 18-17-704",
      "sourceUrl": "https://codes.findlaw.com/ar/title-18-property/ar-code-sect-18-60-304/",
      "asOf": "2026",
      "note": ""
    },
    {
      "state": "California",
      "rule": "pay_or_quit_notice_days",
      "value": "3",
      "cite": "Cal. Civ. Proc. Code § 1161; Cal. Civ. Code § 1946.1",
      "sourceUrl": "https://leginfo.legislature.ca.gov/faces/codes_displaySection.xhtml?lawCode=CCP&sectionNum=1161",
      "asOf": "2026",
      "note": ""
    },
    {
      "state": "Colorado",
      "rule": "pay_or_quit_notice_days",
      "value": "10",
      "cite": "Colo. Rev. Stat. § 13-40-104; § 13-40-107",
      "sourceUrl": "https://codes.findlaw.com/co/title-13-courts-and-court-procedure/co-rev-st-sect-13-40-104/",
      "asOf": "2026",
      "note": ""
    },
    {
      "state": "Connecticut",
      "rule": "pay_or_quit_notice_days",
      "value": "3",
      "cite": "Conn. Gen. Stat. § 47a-23; § 47a-15",
      "sourceUrl": "https://ipropertymanagement.com/laws/connecticut-eviction-process",
      "asOf": "2026",
      "note": ""
    },
    {
      "state": "Delaware",
      "rule": "pay_or_quit_notice_days",
      "value": "5",
      "cite": "25 Del. C. § 5502; § 5513; § 5106/§ 5107",
      "sourceUrl": "https://delcode.delaware.gov/title25/c055/index.html",
      "asOf": "2026",
      "note": ""
    },
    {
      "state": "District of Columbia",
      "rule": "pay_or_quit_notice_days",
      "value": "10",
      "cite": "D.C. Code § 42-3505.01(a-1) (RENTAL Act, D.C. Law 26-80, eff. 12/31/2025); § 42-3202",
      "sourceUrl": "https://code.dccouncil.gov/us/dc/council/code/sections/42-3505.01",
      "asOf": "2026",
      "note": ""
    },
    {
      "state": "Florida",
      "rule": "pay_or_quit_notice_days",
      "value": "3",
      "cite": "Fla. Stat. § 83.56; § 83.57",
      "sourceUrl": "https://www.leg.state.fl.us/statutes/index.cfm?App_mode=Display_Statute&URL=0000-0099%2F0083%2FSections%2F0083.56.html",
      "asOf": "2026",
      "note": ""
    },
    {
      "state": "Georgia",
      "rule": "pay_or_quit_notice_days",
      "value": "3",
      "cite": "O.C.G.A. § 44-7-50 (HB 404, eff. 7/1/2024); § 44-7-7",
      "sourceUrl": "https://www.doorloop.com/laws/georgia-eviction-process",
      "asOf": "2026",
      "note": ""
    },
    {
      "state": "Hawaii",
      "rule": "pay_or_quit_notice_days",
      "value": "10",
      "cite": "Haw. Rev. Stat. §§ 521-68, 521-72, 521-71(a)",
      "sourceUrl": "https://www.capitol.hawaii.gov/hrscurrent/vol12_ch0501-0588/HRS0521/HRS_0521-0071.htm",
      "asOf": "2026",
      "note": ""
    },
    {
      "state": "Idaho",
      "rule": "pay_or_quit_notice_days",
      "value": "3",
      "cite": "Idaho Code § 6-303; § 55-208",
      "sourceUrl": "https://legaltemplates.net/form/eviction-notice/idaho-id/",
      "asOf": "2026",
      "note": ""
    },
    {
      "state": "Illinois",
      "rule": "pay_or_quit_notice_days",
      "value": "5",
      "cite": "735 ILCS 5/9-209; 5/9-210; 5/9-207",
      "sourceUrl": "https://www.ilga.gov/legislation/ilcs/fulltext.asp?DocName=073500050K9-209",
      "asOf": "2026",
      "note": ""
    },
    {
      "state": "Indiana",
      "rule": "pay_or_quit_notice_days",
      "value": "10",
      "cite": "Ind. Code § 32-31-1-6; § 32-31-1-1",
      "sourceUrl": "https://codes.findlaw.com/in/title-32-property/in-code-sect-32-31-1-1/",
      "asOf": "2026",
      "note": ""
    },
    {
      "state": "Iowa",
      "rule": "pay_or_quit_notice_days",
      "value": "3",
      "cite": "Iowa Code § 562A.27; § 562A.34(2)",
      "sourceUrl": "https://www.legis.iowa.gov/docs/code/562a.27.pdf",
      "asOf": "2026",
      "note": ""
    },
    {
      "state": "Kansas",
      "rule": "pay_or_quit_notice_days",
      "value": "3",
      "cite": "K.S.A. § 58-2564; § 58-2570",
      "sourceUrl": "https://www.kslegislature.gov/li_2012/b2011_12/statute/058_000_0000_chapter/058_025_0000_article/058_025_0064_section/058_025_0064_k/",
      "asOf": "2026",
      "note": ""
    },
    {
      "state": "Kentucky",
      "rule": "pay_or_quit_notice_days",
      "value": "7",
      "cite": "KRS § 383.660; § 383.695 (URLTA jurisdictions only)",
      "sourceUrl": "https://apps.legislature.ky.gov/law/statutes/statute.aspx?id=35749",
      "asOf": "2026",
      "note": ""
    },
    {
      "state": "Louisiana",
      "rule": "pay_or_quit_notice_days",
      "value": "5",
      "cite": "La. Code Civ. Proc. art. 4701; La. Civ. Code art. 2728",
      "sourceUrl": "https://law.justia.com/codes/louisiana/civil-code/article-2728/",
      "asOf": "2026",
      "note": ""
    },
    {
      "state": "Maine",
      "rule": "pay_or_quit_notice_days",
      "value": "7",
      "cite": "14 M.R.S. § 6002",
      "sourceUrl": "https://legislature.maine.gov/statutes/14/title14sec6002.html",
      "asOf": "2026",
      "note": ""
    },
    {
      "state": "Maryland",
      "rule": "pay_or_quit_notice_days",
      "value": "10",
      "cite": "Md. Code, Real Prop. §§ 8-401, 8-402, 8-402.1",
      "sourceUrl": "https://law.justia.com/codes/maryland/real-property/title-8/subtitle-4/section-8-402-1/",
      "asOf": "2026",
      "note": ""
    },
    {
      "state": "Massachusetts",
      "rule": "pay_or_quit_notice_days",
      "value": "14",
      "cite": "M.G.L. c. 186, §§ 11, 11A, 12",
      "sourceUrl": "https://malegislature.gov/Laws/GeneralLaws/PartII/TitleI/Chapter186/Section11A",
      "asOf": "2026",
      "note": ""
    },
    {
      "state": "Michigan",
      "rule": "pay_or_quit_notice_days",
      "value": "7",
      "cite": "MCL 554.134",
      "sourceUrl": "https://law.justia.com/codes/michigan/chapter-554/act-348-of-1972/section-554-134/",
      "asOf": "2026",
      "note": ""
    },
    {
      "state": "Minnesota",
      "rule": "pay_or_quit_notice_days",
      "value": "14",
      "cite": "Minn. Stat. §§ 504B.321 subd. 1a, 504B.135",
      "sourceUrl": "https://www.revisor.mn.gov/statutes/cite/504B.321",
      "asOf": "2026",
      "note": ""
    },
    {
      "state": "Mississippi",
      "rule": "pay_or_quit_notice_days",
      "value": "3",
      "cite": "Miss. Code §§ 89-8-13, 89-8-19",
      "sourceUrl": "https://law.justia.com/codes/mississippi/title-89/chapter-8/section-89-8-13/",
      "asOf": "2026",
      "note": ""
    },
    {
      "state": "Missouri",
      "rule": "pay_or_quit_notice_days",
      "value": "",
      "cite": "Mo. Rev. Stat. §§ 441.040, 441.060; ch. 535",
      "sourceUrl": "https://revisor.mo.gov/main/OneSection.aspx?section=441.060",
      "asOf": "2026",
      "note": "No general statutory pay-or-quit period could be verified."
    },
    {
      "state": "Montana",
      "rule": "pay_or_quit_notice_days",
      "value": "3",
      "cite": "Mont. Code Ann. §§ 70-24-422, 70-24-441",
      "sourceUrl": "https://www.nolo.com/legal-encyclopedia/the-eviction-process-montana-rules-landlords-property-managers.html",
      "asOf": "2026",
      "note": ""
    },
    {
      "state": "Nebraska",
      "rule": "pay_or_quit_notice_days",
      "value": "7",
      "cite": "Neb. Rev. Stat. §§ 76-1431, 76-1437",
      "sourceUrl": "https://nebraskalegislature.gov/laws/statutes.php?statute=76-1431",
      "asOf": "2026",
      "note": ""
    },
    {
      "state": "Nevada",
      "rule": "pay_or_quit_notice_days",
      "value": "7",
      "cite": "NRS 40.2512, 40.2516, 40.251",
      "sourceUrl": "https://www.leg.state.nv.us/nrs/nrs-040.html",
      "asOf": "2026",
      "note": ""
    },
    {
      "state": "New Hampshire",
      "rule": "pay_or_quit_notice_days",
      "value": "7",
      "cite": "RSA 540:2, 540:3",
      "sourceUrl": "https://gc.nh.gov/rsa/html/LV/540/540-3.htm",
      "asOf": "2026",
      "note": ""
    },
    {
      "state": "New Jersey",
      "rule": "pay_or_quit_notice_days",
      "value": "",
      "cite": "N.J. Stat. Ann. § 2A:18-61.1 et seq.; § 2A:18-56",
      "sourceUrl": "https://law.justia.com/codes/new-jersey/title-2a/section-2a-18-61-1/",
      "asOf": "2026",
      "note": "No general statutory pay-or-quit period could be verified."
    },
    {
      "state": "New Mexico",
      "rule": "pay_or_quit_notice_days",
      "value": "3",
      "cite": "N.M. Stat. Ann. § 47-8-33; § 47-8-37",
      "sourceUrl": "https://law.justia.com/codes/new-mexico/chapter-47/article-8/section-47-8-37/",
      "asOf": "2026",
      "note": ""
    },
    {
      "state": "New York",
      "rule": "pay_or_quit_notice_days",
      "value": "14",
      "cite": "N.Y. Real Prop. Acts. Law § 711(2); N.Y. Real Prop. Law § 226-c",
      "sourceUrl": "https://www.nysenate.gov/legislation/laws/RPA/711",
      "asOf": "2026",
      "note": ""
    },
    {
      "state": "North Carolina",
      "rule": "pay_or_quit_notice_days",
      "value": "10",
      "cite": "N.C. Gen. Stat. § 42-3; § 42-14",
      "sourceUrl": "https://www.ncleg.gov/EnactedLegislation/Statutes/HTML/BySection/Chapter_42/GS_42-3.html",
      "asOf": "2026",
      "note": ""
    },
    {
      "state": "North Dakota",
      "rule": "pay_or_quit_notice_days",
      "value": "3",
      "cite": "N.D. Cent. Code § 47-32-01; § 47-16-15",
      "sourceUrl": "https://ndlegis.gov/cencode/t47c32.pdf",
      "asOf": "2026",
      "note": ""
    },
    {
      "state": "Ohio",
      "rule": "pay_or_quit_notice_days",
      "value": "3",
      "cite": "Ohio Rev. Code § 1923.04; § 5321.11; § 5321.17",
      "sourceUrl": "https://codes.ohio.gov/ohio-revised-code/section-5321.17",
      "asOf": "2026",
      "note": ""
    },
    {
      "state": "Oklahoma",
      "rule": "pay_or_quit_notice_days",
      "value": "5",
      "cite": "Okla. Stat. tit. 41, § 131; § 132; § 111",
      "sourceUrl": "https://oksenate.gov/sites/default/files/2019-12/os41.pdf",
      "asOf": "2026",
      "note": ""
    },
    {
      "state": "Oregon",
      "rule": "pay_or_quit_notice_days",
      "value": "10",
      "cite": "Or. Rev. Stat. § 90.394; § 90.392; § 90.427",
      "sourceUrl": "https://oregon.public.law/statutes/ors_90.394",
      "asOf": "2026",
      "note": ""
    },
    {
      "state": "Pennsylvania",
      "rule": "pay_or_quit_notice_days",
      "value": "10",
      "cite": "68 Pa. Stat. § 250.501(b)",
      "sourceUrl": "https://www.legis.state.pa.us/cfdocs/legis/LI/uconsCheck.cfm?txtType=HTM&yr=1951&sessInd=0&smthLwInd=0&act=20",
      "asOf": "2026",
      "note": ""
    },
    {
      "state": "Rhode Island",
      "rule": "pay_or_quit_notice_days",
      "value": "5",
      "cite": "R.I. Gen. Laws § 34-18-35; § 34-18-36; § 34-18-37",
      "sourceUrl": "https://law.justia.com/codes/rhode-island/title-34/chapter-34-18/section-34-18-35/",
      "asOf": "2026",
      "note": ""
    },
    {
      "state": "South Carolina",
      "rule": "pay_or_quit_notice_days",
      "value": "5",
      "cite": "S.C. Code § 27-40-710; § 27-40-770",
      "sourceUrl": "https://law.justia.com/codes/south-carolina/title-27/chapter-40/section-27-40-710/",
      "asOf": "2026",
      "note": ""
    },
    {
      "state": "South Dakota",
      "rule": "pay_or_quit_notice_days",
      "value": "",
      "cite": "SDCL ch. 21-16 (21-16-2 repealed by SB 90, 2024); SDCL 43-32-13 (SB 89, 2024)",
      "sourceUrl": "https://sdlegislature.gov/Statutes/21-16",
      "asOf": "2026",
      "note": "No general statutory pay-or-quit period could be verified."
    },
    {
      "state": "Tennessee",
      "rule": "pay_or_quit_notice_days",
      "value": "14",
      "cite": "Tenn. Code Ann. § 66-28-505; § 66-28-512 (URLTA counties)",
      "sourceUrl": "https://ipropertymanagement.com/laws/tennessee-eviction-process",
      "asOf": "2026",
      "note": ""
    },
    {
      "state": "Texas",
      "rule": "pay_or_quit_notice_days",
      "value": "3",
      "cite": "Tex. Prop. Code § 24.005; § 91.001",
      "sourceUrl": "https://tcss.legis.texas.gov/resources/PR/htm/PR.24.htm",
      "asOf": "2026",
      "note": ""
    },
    {
      "state": "Utah",
      "rule": "pay_or_quit_notice_days",
      "value": "3",
      "cite": "Utah Code § 78B-6-802",
      "sourceUrl": "https://le.utah.gov/xcode/Title78B/Chapter6/78B-6-S802.html",
      "asOf": "2026",
      "note": ""
    },
    {
      "state": "Vermont",
      "rule": "pay_or_quit_notice_days",
      "value": "14",
      "cite": "9 V.S.A. § 4467",
      "sourceUrl": "https://legislature.vermont.gov/statutes/section/09/137/04467",
      "asOf": "2026",
      "note": ""
    },
    {
      "state": "Virginia",
      "rule": "pay_or_quit_notice_days",
      "value": "14",
      "cite": "Va. Code § 55.1-1245 (as amended eff. 7/1/2026); § 55.1-1253",
      "sourceUrl": "https://law.lis.virginia.gov/vacode/title55.1/chapter12/section55.1-1245/",
      "asOf": "2026",
      "note": ""
    },
    {
      "state": "Washington",
      "rule": "pay_or_quit_notice_days",
      "value": "14",
      "cite": "RCW 59.12.030; RCW 59.18.650 (just-cause)",
      "sourceUrl": "https://app.leg.wa.gov/RCW/default.aspx?cite=59.18.650",
      "asOf": "2026",
      "note": ""
    },
    {
      "state": "West Virginia",
      "rule": "pay_or_quit_notice_days",
      "value": "",
      "cite": "W. Va. Code § 37-6-5; § 55-3A-1 (no statutory notice for nonpayment)",
      "sourceUrl": "https://code.wvlegislature.gov/37-6-5/",
      "asOf": "2026",
      "note": "No general statutory pay-or-quit period could be verified."
    },
    {
      "state": "Wisconsin",
      "rule": "pay_or_quit_notice_days",
      "value": "5",
      "cite": "Wis. Stat. § 704.17(1p)/(2) (leases under 1 yr); § 704.19",
      "sourceUrl": "https://docs.legis.wisconsin.gov/statutes/statutes/704/17",
      "asOf": "2026",
      "note": ""
    },
    {
      "state": "Wyoming",
      "rule": "pay_or_quit_notice_days",
      "value": "3",
      "cite": "Wyo. Stat. §§ 1-21-1002, 1-21-1003 (M2M not statutorily specified)",
      "sourceUrl": "https://ipropertymanagement.com/laws/wyoming-eviction-process",
      "asOf": "2026",
      "note": ""
    }
  ]
}