Month-to-month notice by state

Rules differ by state. Here is what each state's statute says about ending a month-to-month tenancy, with citations. Data as of 2026-10-21, 34 states verified against official statute text.

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Alaska

Tenant must give: Written notice to the landlord at least 30 days before the rental due date specified in the notice (§ 34.03.290(b)). For a week-to-week tenancy: written notice at least 14 days before the termination date, while rent is current (§ 34.03.290(a)).
Landlord must give: Same as the tenant: written notice at least 30 days before the rental due date specified in the notice for a month-to-month tenancy (14 days for week-to-week). Separately, for nonpayment the landlord may terminate if rent is not paid within 7 days after written notice (§ 34.03.220(b)); for a material lease breach or a health and safety violation the notice to quit is at least 10 days, and 24 hours to 5 days for deliberate substantial damage or illegal activity (§ 34.03.220(a)).
Source: AS 34.03.290, 34.03.220

Arizona

Tenant must give: 30 days (written, before the periodic rental date)
Landlord must give: 30 days (written, before the periodic rental date)
Source: A.R.S. § 33-1375

California

Tenant must give: 30 days
Landlord must give: 30 days if tenancy under 1 year; 60 days if 1 year or more. After 12 months most tenancies also need 'just cause' (Tenant Protection Act).
Source: Cal. Civ. Code §§ 1946, 1946.1, 1946.2

Colorado

Tenant must give: Written notice by tenancy period: 21 days for a month-to-month tenancy (1 month to <6 months); 28 days (6 months to <1 year); 91 days (1 year or longer); 3 days for week-to-week.
Landlord must give: Same notice periods, but since Apr 19, 2024 (HB24-1098) a landlord generally needs cause to evict, with certain exceptions; listed no-fault grounds include demolition or conversion, substantial renovation, landlord or family moving in, selling the home, the tenant refusing a new lease with reasonable terms, and a history of nonpayment.
Source: C.R.S. § 13-40-107; HB24-1098

Delaware

Tenant must give: 60 days' written notice, counted from the first day of the month after notice is given
Landlord must give: 60 days' written notice, counted from the first day of the month after notice is given (also 60 days before the end of a fixed term)
Source: Del. Code tit. 25, § 5106(c)-(d)

District of Columbia

Tenant must give: 30 days' written notice, expiring on the first day of the first month at least 30 days after the notice. A lease may not require more than 30 days' notice to vacate unless it also requires the landlord to give at least that much notice of any rent increase.
Landlord must give: No notice-only termination: a tenant who keeps paying rent cannot be evicted even after the lease expires, except for a cause listed in § 42-3505.01 and after the written notice that section requires.
Source: D.C. Code §§ 42-3505.54, 42-3505.01(a)

Florida

Tenant must give: 30 days' written notice before the end of a monthly period
Landlord must give: 30 days' written notice before the end of a monthly period
Source: Fla. Stat. § 83.57

Georgia

Tenant must give: 30 days
Landlord must give: 60 days
Source: O.C.G.A. § 44-7-7

Illinois

Tenant must give: 30 days
Landlord must give: 30 days
Source: 735 ILCS 5/9-207

Iowa

Tenant must give: 30 days' written notice before the periodic rental date named in the notice (10 days for week-to-week)
Landlord must give: 30 days' written notice before the periodic rental date named in the notice (10 days for week-to-week)
Source: Iowa Code § 562A.34(1)-(2)

Kansas

Tenant must give: 30 days' written notice, ending on a rent-paying date (15 days for tenants in military service under military orders)
Landlord must give: 30 days' written notice, ending on a rent-paying date
Source: K.S.A. 58-2570(b)

Kentucky

Tenant must give: 30 days' written notice before the periodic rental date (URLTA areas)
Landlord must give: 30 days' written notice before the periodic rental date (URLTA areas); elsewhere, one month's written notice to end a tenancy at will (KRS 383.195)
Source: KRS 383.695(2), 383.195

Louisiana

Tenant must give: Written notice at least 10 calendar days before the end of the month.
Landlord must give: Written notice at least 10 calendar days before the end of the month.
Source: La. Civ. Code arts. 2728(2), 2729

Maine

Tenant must give: At least 30 days' written notice (tenancy at will)
Landlord must give: At least 30 days' written notice (tenancy at will); 7 days for specified causes such as rent 7+ days in arrears or substantial damage. The notice must tell the tenant they have the right to contest the termination in court.
Source: 14 M.R.S. § 6002

Maryland

Tenant must give: 30 days (oral or written notice before end of the tenancy; in Baltimore City written notice).
Landlord must give: 60 days written notice (month-to-month or lease term over 1 week); 90 days for year-to-year; shorter 30/60 days only in a foreclosure situation.
Source: Md. Code, Real Prop. § 8-402(c)

Minnesota

Tenant must give: Written notice at least as long as the interval between rent due dates (or three months, whichever is less)
Landlord must give: Written notice at least as long as the interval between rent due dates (or three months, whichever is less)
Source: Minn. Stat. § 504B.135

Missouri

Tenant must give: Written notice; tenancy ends on a rent-paying date at least one month after the landlord receives it
Landlord must give: Written notice; tenancy ends on a rent-paying date at least one month after the tenant receives it
Source: RSMo § 441.060.4

Montana

Tenant must give: At least 30 days' written notice before the termination date given in the notice (month-to-month); at least 7 days' written notice for week-to-week.
Landlord must give: Same: at least 30 days' written notice for month-to-month; 7 days for week-to-week. For nonpayment, the landlord may terminate if the tenant fails to pay within 3 days after written notice of nonpayment and intent to terminate (§ 70-24-422(2)). For other lease breaches the notice period is 14 days (3 days for an unauthorized pet, unauthorized occupants or verbal abuse of the landlord) (§ 70-24-422(1)). A landlord is not bound by § 70-24-422 if it elects to use the 30-day notice (§ 70-24-422(7)). A fixed-term lease that runs out with no agreed extension and no 30-day notice from either side continues month-to-month (§ 70-24-205).
Source: MCA §§ 70-24-441, 70-24-422, 70-24-205, 70-24-108

Nevada

Tenant must give: No statute found in our verified data — see state page
Landlord must give: At least 30 days' notice for monthly and other periodic tenancies (7 days week-to-week). A tenant aged 60+ or with a disability can ask in writing for 30 more days (not for week-to-week tenancies).
Source: NRS 40.251

New York

Tenant must give: 1 month
Landlord must give: 30 days if tenancy under 1 year; 60 days for 1-2 years; 90 days for 2 years or more.
Source: N.Y. Real Prop. Law §§ 226-c, 232-b

North Carolina

Tenant must give: 7 days
Landlord must give: 7 days
Source: N.C.G.S. § 42-14

North Dakota

Tenant must give: Unless the parties agreed in writing to a longer period or different timing, at least one calendar month's written notice, given at any time; rent is due through the termination date (§ 47-16-15(2)). If the landlord changes lease terms under § 47-16-07, the tenant may terminate at the end of the month with at least 25 days' notice (§ 47-16-15(3)). A lease requiring more than one month's notice for residential property must state the requirement and have a space for the tenant's initials; if not initialed, the tenant may terminate on the last day of a month with one calendar month's notice (§ 47-16-15(4)).
Landlord must give: Same as the tenant: at least one calendar month's written notice at any time (§ 47-16-15(2)). For eviction, a tenant who holds over or fails to pay rent for three days after it is due may be evicted, but three days' written notice of intention to evict must first be given before proceedings are started; the same 3-day notice applies where the tenant violates a material term of the written lease. Notice may be served like a summons or, if the party cannot be found, posted conspicuously on the premises by the sheriff or a process server (§§ 47-32-01(4), (5), (6), (8), 47-32-02). A residential lease for a specified term of two months or more cannot be renewed under an automatic renewal clause unless the landlord gave written notice of the clause (personally or by first-class mail) at least 30 days before expiry; otherwise the lease expires and converts to month-to-month (§ 47-16-06.1).
Source: N.D.C.C. §§ 47-16-15, 47-16-06.1, 47-32-01, 47-32-02

Ohio

Tenant must give: 30 days
Landlord must give: 30 days
Source: Ohio Rev. Code § 5321.17

Oregon

Tenant must give: 30 days written notice (10 days for week-to-week).
Landlord must give: 30 days written notice without cause only during the first year of occupancy; after that only for tenant cause, or with 90 days notice for a qualifying landlord reason (demolition or conversion, repairs that make the home unfit, landlord or immediate family moving in, sale to a buyer who will live there) plus one month's rent paid with the notice; landlords with an ownership interest in 4 or fewer units are exempt from the payment.
Source: ORS 90.427

Pennsylvania

Tenant must give: No statute found in our verified data — see state page
Landlord must give: Notice to quit: 15 days (lease of 1 year or less / indefinite) or 30 days (over 1 year) for eviction; tenants can waive this in the lease.
Source: 68 P.S. § 250.501

South Carolina

Tenant must give: 30 days' written notice before the termination date (7 days for week-to-week)
Landlord must give: 30 days' written notice before the termination date (7 days for week-to-week)
Source: S.C. Code Ann. § 27-40-770(a)-(b)

South Dakota

Tenant must give: For a hiring with no agreed term, either party must give notice of intent to terminate at least as long before the end of the term as the term itself, not exceeding one month; for month-to-month, at least one month before the end of the monthly term. The statute does not say the notice must be in writing.
Landlord must give: Same one-month rule for a month-to-month hiring (§ 43-32-15). Separately, a landlord may end a fixed-term lease early if the tenant uses the premises contrary to the lease or does not make repairs the tenant is bound to make within a reasonable time after request (§ 43-32-18).
Source: SDCL §§ 43-32-15, 43-32-18

Tennessee

Tenant must give: 30 days written notice before the periodic rental date (10 days for week-to-week).
Landlord must give: 30 days written notice before the periodic rental date (10 days for week-to-week).
Source: Tenn. Code Ann. § 66-28-512

Texas

Tenant must give: 1 month (unless the lease says otherwise)
Landlord must give: 1 month (unless the lease says otherwise)
Source: Tex. Prop. Code § 91.001

Utah

Tenant must give: No statute found in our verified data — see state page
Landlord must give: Notice served at least 15 calendar days before the end of the month or rental period.
Source: Utah Code § 78B-6-802(1)(b)

Virginia

Tenant must give: 30 days (written, before the next rent due date), unless the rental agreement provides a different period
Landlord must give: 30 days (written, before the next rent due date), unless the rental agreement provides a different period; 60 days for certain mass non-renewals in multifamily premises
Source: Va. Code § 55.1-1253(A)-(B)

Washington

Tenant must give: 20 days' written notice before the end of a rental period
Landlord must give: Only for a 'cause' listed in RCW 59.18.650, with the notice that cause requires (a 6–12 month initial lease that rolls to month-to-month may be ended without cause at the end of the initial term with 60 days' written notice).
Source: RCW 59.18.200, 59.18.650

West Virginia

Tenant must give: Written notice for one full rental period before the end of a period (one month for a month-to-month tenancy); a year-to-year tenancy needs written notice at least three months before the end of the year. A different period fixed by special agreement in the lease controls.
Landlord must give: Same as the tenant: written notice for one full rental period before the end of a period (one month for a month-to-month tenancy); a year-to-year tenancy needs written notice at least three months before the end of the year. A different period fixed by special agreement controls; no notice is needed for a fixed term that ends at a certain time.
Source: W. Va. Code § 37-6-5

Wyoming

Tenant must give: No statute found in our verified data — see state page
Landlord must give: No statutory notice period for ending a month-to-month tenancy was found in Title 1 art. 12 or Title 34. For nonpayment, an eviction action may be brought against a tenant holding over after failing to pay rent three days after it is due (§ 1-21-1002(a)(i)); the landlord must first give the tenant written notice to leave the premises, served at least 3 days before the action is commenced, by leaving a copy with the defendant or at the usual place of abode or business if the defendant cannot be found (§ 1-21-1003). The same procedure applies to renters violating the duties in §§ 1-21-1204 or 1-21-1205 (§ 1-21-1002(a)(vi)).
Source: W.S. 1-21-1002, 1-21-1003

State	Tenant must give	Landlord must give	Source
Alaska	Written notice to the landlord at least 30 days before the rental due date specified in the notice (§ 34.03.290(b)). For a week-to-week tenancy: written notice at least 14 days before the termination date, while rent is current (§ 34.03.290(a)).	Same as the tenant: written notice at least 30 days before the rental due date specified in the notice for a month-to-month tenancy (14 days for week-to-week). Separately, for nonpayment the landlord may terminate if rent is not paid within 7 days after written notice (§ 34.03.220(b)); for a material lease breach or a health and safety violation the notice to quit is at least 10 days, and 24 hours to 5 days for deliberate substantial damage or illegal activity (§ 34.03.220(a)).	AS 34.03.290, 34.03.220
Arizona	30 days (written, before the periodic rental date)	30 days (written, before the periodic rental date)	A.R.S. § 33-1375
California	30 days	30 days if tenancy under 1 year; 60 days if 1 year or more. After 12 months most tenancies also need 'just cause' (Tenant Protection Act).	Cal. Civ. Code §§ 1946, 1946.1, 1946.2
Colorado	Written notice by tenancy period: 21 days for a month-to-month tenancy (1 month to <6 months); 28 days (6 months to <1 year); 91 days (1 year or longer); 3 days for week-to-week.	Same notice periods, but since Apr 19, 2024 (HB24-1098) a landlord generally needs cause to evict, with certain exceptions; listed no-fault grounds include demolition or conversion, substantial renovation, landlord or family moving in, selling the home, the tenant refusing a new lease with reasonable terms, and a history of nonpayment.	C.R.S. § 13-40-107; HB24-1098
Delaware	60 days' written notice, counted from the first day of the month after notice is given	60 days' written notice, counted from the first day of the month after notice is given (also 60 days before the end of a fixed term)	Del. Code tit. 25, § 5106(c)-(d)
District of Columbia	30 days' written notice, expiring on the first day of the first month at least 30 days after the notice. A lease may not require more than 30 days' notice to vacate unless it also requires the landlord to give at least that much notice of any rent increase.	No notice-only termination: a tenant who keeps paying rent cannot be evicted even after the lease expires, except for a cause listed in § 42-3505.01 and after the written notice that section requires.	D.C. Code §§ 42-3505.54, 42-3505.01(a)
Florida	30 days' written notice before the end of a monthly period	30 days' written notice before the end of a monthly period	Fla. Stat. § 83.57
Georgia	30 days	60 days	O.C.G.A. § 44-7-7
Illinois	30 days	30 days	735 ILCS 5/9-207
Iowa	30 days' written notice before the periodic rental date named in the notice (10 days for week-to-week)	30 days' written notice before the periodic rental date named in the notice (10 days for week-to-week)	Iowa Code § 562A.34(1)-(2)
Kansas	30 days' written notice, ending on a rent-paying date (15 days for tenants in military service under military orders)	30 days' written notice, ending on a rent-paying date	K.S.A. 58-2570(b)
Kentucky	30 days' written notice before the periodic rental date (URLTA areas)	30 days' written notice before the periodic rental date (URLTA areas); elsewhere, one month's written notice to end a tenancy at will (KRS 383.195)	KRS 383.695(2), 383.195
Louisiana	Written notice at least 10 calendar days before the end of the month.	Written notice at least 10 calendar days before the end of the month.	La. Civ. Code arts. 2728(2), 2729
Maine	At least 30 days' written notice (tenancy at will)	At least 30 days' written notice (tenancy at will); 7 days for specified causes such as rent 7+ days in arrears or substantial damage. The notice must tell the tenant they have the right to contest the termination in court.	14 M.R.S. § 6002
Maryland	30 days (oral or written notice before end of the tenancy; in Baltimore City written notice).	60 days written notice (month-to-month or lease term over 1 week); 90 days for year-to-year; shorter 30/60 days only in a foreclosure situation.	Md. Code, Real Prop. § 8-402(c)
Minnesota	Written notice at least as long as the interval between rent due dates (or three months, whichever is less)	Written notice at least as long as the interval between rent due dates (or three months, whichever is less)	Minn. Stat. § 504B.135
Missouri	Written notice; tenancy ends on a rent-paying date at least one month after the landlord receives it	Written notice; tenancy ends on a rent-paying date at least one month after the tenant receives it	RSMo § 441.060.4
Montana	At least 30 days' written notice before the termination date given in the notice (month-to-month); at least 7 days' written notice for week-to-week.	Same: at least 30 days' written notice for month-to-month; 7 days for week-to-week. For nonpayment, the landlord may terminate if the tenant fails to pay within 3 days after written notice of nonpayment and intent to terminate (§ 70-24-422(2)). For other lease breaches the notice period is 14 days (3 days for an unauthorized pet, unauthorized occupants or verbal abuse of the landlord) (§ 70-24-422(1)). A landlord is not bound by § 70-24-422 if it elects to use the 30-day notice (§ 70-24-422(7)). A fixed-term lease that runs out with no agreed extension and no 30-day notice from either side continues month-to-month (§ 70-24-205).	MCA §§ 70-24-441, 70-24-422, 70-24-205, 70-24-108
Nevada	No statute found in our verified data — see state page	At least 30 days' notice for monthly and other periodic tenancies (7 days week-to-week). A tenant aged 60+ or with a disability can ask in writing for 30 more days (not for week-to-week tenancies).	NRS 40.251
New York	1 month	30 days if tenancy under 1 year; 60 days for 1-2 years; 90 days for 2 years or more.	N.Y. Real Prop. Law §§ 226-c, 232-b
North Carolina	7 days	7 days	N.C.G.S. § 42-14
North Dakota	Unless the parties agreed in writing to a longer period or different timing, at least one calendar month's written notice, given at any time; rent is due through the termination date (§ 47-16-15(2)). If the landlord changes lease terms under § 47-16-07, the tenant may terminate at the end of the month with at least 25 days' notice (§ 47-16-15(3)). A lease requiring more than one month's notice for residential property must state the requirement and have a space for the tenant's initials; if not initialed, the tenant may terminate on the last day of a month with one calendar month's notice (§ 47-16-15(4)).	Same as the tenant: at least one calendar month's written notice at any time (§ 47-16-15(2)). For eviction, a tenant who holds over or fails to pay rent for three days after it is due may be evicted, but three days' written notice of intention to evict must first be given before proceedings are started; the same 3-day notice applies where the tenant violates a material term of the written lease. Notice may be served like a summons or, if the party cannot be found, posted conspicuously on the premises by the sheriff or a process server (§§ 47-32-01(4), (5), (6), (8), 47-32-02). A residential lease for a specified term of two months or more cannot be renewed under an automatic renewal clause unless the landlord gave written notice of the clause (personally or by first-class mail) at least 30 days before expiry; otherwise the lease expires and converts to month-to-month (§ 47-16-06.1).	N.D.C.C. §§ 47-16-15, 47-16-06.1, 47-32-01, 47-32-02
Ohio	30 days	30 days	Ohio Rev. Code § 5321.17
Oregon	30 days written notice (10 days for week-to-week).	30 days written notice without cause only during the first year of occupancy; after that only for tenant cause, or with 90 days notice for a qualifying landlord reason (demolition or conversion, repairs that make the home unfit, landlord or immediate family moving in, sale to a buyer who will live there) plus one month's rent paid with the notice; landlords with an ownership interest in 4 or fewer units are exempt from the payment.	ORS 90.427
Pennsylvania	No statute found in our verified data — see state page	Notice to quit: 15 days (lease of 1 year or less / indefinite) or 30 days (over 1 year) for eviction; tenants can waive this in the lease.	68 P.S. § 250.501
South Carolina	30 days' written notice before the termination date (7 days for week-to-week)	30 days' written notice before the termination date (7 days for week-to-week)	S.C. Code Ann. § 27-40-770(a)-(b)
South Dakota	For a hiring with no agreed term, either party must give notice of intent to terminate at least as long before the end of the term as the term itself, not exceeding one month; for month-to-month, at least one month before the end of the monthly term. The statute does not say the notice must be in writing.	Same one-month rule for a month-to-month hiring (§ 43-32-15). Separately, a landlord may end a fixed-term lease early if the tenant uses the premises contrary to the lease or does not make repairs the tenant is bound to make within a reasonable time after request (§ 43-32-18).	SDCL §§ 43-32-15, 43-32-18
Tennessee	30 days written notice before the periodic rental date (10 days for week-to-week).	30 days written notice before the periodic rental date (10 days for week-to-week).	Tenn. Code Ann. § 66-28-512
Texas	1 month (unless the lease says otherwise)	1 month (unless the lease says otherwise)	Tex. Prop. Code § 91.001
Utah	No statute found in our verified data — see state page	Notice served at least 15 calendar days before the end of the month or rental period.	Utah Code § 78B-6-802(1)(b)
Virginia	30 days (written, before the next rent due date), unless the rental agreement provides a different period	30 days (written, before the next rent due date), unless the rental agreement provides a different period; 60 days for certain mass non-renewals in multifamily premises	Va. Code § 55.1-1253(A)-(B)
Washington	20 days' written notice before the end of a rental period	Only for a 'cause' listed in RCW 59.18.650, with the notice that cause requires (a 6–12 month initial lease that rolls to month-to-month may be ended without cause at the end of the initial term with 60 days' written notice).	RCW 59.18.200, 59.18.650
West Virginia	Written notice for one full rental period before the end of a period (one month for a month-to-month tenancy); a year-to-year tenancy needs written notice at least three months before the end of the year. A different period fixed by special agreement in the lease controls.	Same as the tenant: written notice for one full rental period before the end of a period (one month for a month-to-month tenancy); a year-to-year tenancy needs written notice at least three months before the end of the year. A different period fixed by special agreement controls; no notice is needed for a fixed term that ends at a certain time.	W. Va. Code § 37-6-5
Wyoming	No statute found in our verified data — see state page	No statutory notice period for ending a month-to-month tenancy was found in Title 1 art. 12 or Title 34. For nonpayment, an eviction action may be brought against a tenant holding over after failing to pay rent three days after it is due (§ 1-21-1002(a)(i)); the landlord must first give the tenant written notice to leave the premises, served at least 3 days before the action is commenced, by leaving a copy with the defendant or at the usual place of abode or business if the defendant cannot be found (§ 1-21-1003). The same procedure applies to renters violating the duties in §§ 1-21-1204 or 1-21-1205 (§ 1-21-1002(a)(vi)).	W.S. 1-21-1002, 1-21-1003

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Month-to-month notice by state

Rules differ by state. Here is what each state's statute says about ending a month-to-month tenancy, with citations. Data as of 2026-10-21, 34 states verified against official statute text.

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Alaska

Tenant must give: Written notice to the landlord at least 30 days before the rental due date specified in the notice (§ 34.03.290(b)). For a week-to-week tenancy: written notice at least 14 days before the termination date, while rent is current (§ 34.03.290(a)).
Landlord must give: Same as the tenant: written notice at least 30 days before the rental due date specified in the notice for a month-to-month tenancy (14 days for week-to-week). Separately, for nonpayment the landlord may terminate if rent is not paid within 7 days after written notice (§ 34.03.220(b)); for a material lease breach or a health and safety violation the notice to quit is at least 10 days, and 24 hours to 5 days for deliberate substantial damage or illegal activity (§ 34.03.220(a)).
Source: AS 34.03.290, 34.03.220

Arizona

Tenant must give: 30 days (written, before the periodic rental date)
Landlord must give: 30 days (written, before the periodic rental date)
Source: A.R.S. § 33-1375

California

Tenant must give: 30 days
Landlord must give: 30 days if tenancy under 1 year; 60 days if 1 year or more. After 12 months most tenancies also need 'just cause' (Tenant Protection Act).
Source: Cal. Civ. Code §§ 1946, 1946.1, 1946.2

Colorado

Tenant must give: Written notice by tenancy period: 21 days for a month-to-month tenancy (1 month to <6 months); 28 days (6 months to <1 year); 91 days (1 year or longer); 3 days for week-to-week.
Landlord must give: Same notice periods, but since Apr 19, 2024 (HB24-1098) a landlord generally needs cause to evict, with certain exceptions; listed no-fault grounds include demolition or conversion, substantial renovation, landlord or family moving in, selling the home, the tenant refusing a new lease with reasonable terms, and a history of nonpayment.
Source: C.R.S. § 13-40-107; HB24-1098

Delaware

Tenant must give: 60 days' written notice, counted from the first day of the month after notice is given
Landlord must give: 60 days' written notice, counted from the first day of the month after notice is given (also 60 days before the end of a fixed term)
Source: Del. Code tit. 25, § 5106(c)-(d)

District of Columbia

Tenant must give: 30 days' written notice, expiring on the first day of the first month at least 30 days after the notice. A lease may not require more than 30 days' notice to vacate unless it also requires the landlord to give at least that much notice of any rent increase.
Landlord must give: No notice-only termination: a tenant who keeps paying rent cannot be evicted even after the lease expires, except for a cause listed in § 42-3505.01 and after the written notice that section requires.
Source: D.C. Code §§ 42-3505.54, 42-3505.01(a)

Florida

Tenant must give: 30 days' written notice before the end of a monthly period
Landlord must give: 30 days' written notice before the end of a monthly period
Source: Fla. Stat. § 83.57

Georgia

Tenant must give: 30 days
Landlord must give: 60 days
Source: O.C.G.A. § 44-7-7

Illinois

Tenant must give: 30 days
Landlord must give: 30 days
Source: 735 ILCS 5/9-207

Iowa

Tenant must give: 30 days' written notice before the periodic rental date named in the notice (10 days for week-to-week)
Landlord must give: 30 days' written notice before the periodic rental date named in the notice (10 days for week-to-week)
Source: Iowa Code § 562A.34(1)-(2)

Kansas

Tenant must give: 30 days' written notice, ending on a rent-paying date (15 days for tenants in military service under military orders)
Landlord must give: 30 days' written notice, ending on a rent-paying date
Source: K.S.A. 58-2570(b)

Kentucky

Tenant must give: 30 days' written notice before the periodic rental date (URLTA areas)
Landlord must give: 30 days' written notice before the periodic rental date (URLTA areas); elsewhere, one month's written notice to end a tenancy at will (KRS 383.195)
Source: KRS 383.695(2), 383.195

Louisiana

Tenant must give: Written notice at least 10 calendar days before the end of the month.
Landlord must give: Written notice at least 10 calendar days before the end of the month.
Source: La. Civ. Code arts. 2728(2), 2729

Maine

Tenant must give: At least 30 days' written notice (tenancy at will)
Landlord must give: At least 30 days' written notice (tenancy at will); 7 days for specified causes such as rent 7+ days in arrears or substantial damage. The notice must tell the tenant they have the right to contest the termination in court.
Source: 14 M.R.S. § 6002

Maryland

Tenant must give: 30 days (oral or written notice before end of the tenancy; in Baltimore City written notice).
Landlord must give: 60 days written notice (month-to-month or lease term over 1 week); 90 days for year-to-year; shorter 30/60 days only in a foreclosure situation.
Source: Md. Code, Real Prop. § 8-402(c)

Minnesota

Tenant must give: Written notice at least as long as the interval between rent due dates (or three months, whichever is less)
Landlord must give: Written notice at least as long as the interval between rent due dates (or three months, whichever is less)
Source: Minn. Stat. § 504B.135

Missouri

Tenant must give: Written notice; tenancy ends on a rent-paying date at least one month after the landlord receives it
Landlord must give: Written notice; tenancy ends on a rent-paying date at least one month after the tenant receives it
Source: RSMo § 441.060.4

Montana

Tenant must give: At least 30 days' written notice before the termination date given in the notice (month-to-month); at least 7 days' written notice for week-to-week.
Landlord must give: Same: at least 30 days' written notice for month-to-month; 7 days for week-to-week. For nonpayment, the landlord may terminate if the tenant fails to pay within 3 days after written notice of nonpayment and intent to terminate (§ 70-24-422(2)). For other lease breaches the notice period is 14 days (3 days for an unauthorized pet, unauthorized occupants or verbal abuse of the landlord) (§ 70-24-422(1)). A landlord is not bound by § 70-24-422 if it elects to use the 30-day notice (§ 70-24-422(7)). A fixed-term lease that runs out with no agreed extension and no 30-day notice from either side continues month-to-month (§ 70-24-205).
Source: MCA §§ 70-24-441, 70-24-422, 70-24-205, 70-24-108

Nevada

Tenant must give: No statute found in our verified data — see state page
Landlord must give: At least 30 days' notice for monthly and other periodic tenancies (7 days week-to-week). A tenant aged 60+ or with a disability can ask in writing for 30 more days (not for week-to-week tenancies).
Source: NRS 40.251

New York

Tenant must give: 1 month
Landlord must give: 30 days if tenancy under 1 year; 60 days for 1-2 years; 90 days for 2 years or more.
Source: N.Y. Real Prop. Law §§ 226-c, 232-b

North Carolina

Tenant must give: 7 days
Landlord must give: 7 days
Source: N.C.G.S. § 42-14

North Dakota

Tenant must give: Unless the parties agreed in writing to a longer period or different timing, at least one calendar month's written notice, given at any time; rent is due through the termination date (§ 47-16-15(2)). If the landlord changes lease terms under § 47-16-07, the tenant may terminate at the end of the month with at least 25 days' notice (§ 47-16-15(3)). A lease requiring more than one month's notice for residential property must state the requirement and have a space for the tenant's initials; if not initialed, the tenant may terminate on the last day of a month with one calendar month's notice (§ 47-16-15(4)).
Landlord must give: Same as the tenant: at least one calendar month's written notice at any time (§ 47-16-15(2)). For eviction, a tenant who holds over or fails to pay rent for three days after it is due may be evicted, but three days' written notice of intention to evict must first be given before proceedings are started; the same 3-day notice applies where the tenant violates a material term of the written lease. Notice may be served like a summons or, if the party cannot be found, posted conspicuously on the premises by the sheriff or a process server (§§ 47-32-01(4), (5), (6), (8), 47-32-02). A residential lease for a specified term of two months or more cannot be renewed under an automatic renewal clause unless the landlord gave written notice of the clause (personally or by first-class mail) at least 30 days before expiry; otherwise the lease expires and converts to month-to-month (§ 47-16-06.1).
Source: N.D.C.C. §§ 47-16-15, 47-16-06.1, 47-32-01, 47-32-02

Ohio

Tenant must give: 30 days
Landlord must give: 30 days
Source: Ohio Rev. Code § 5321.17

Oregon

Tenant must give: 30 days written notice (10 days for week-to-week).
Landlord must give: 30 days written notice without cause only during the first year of occupancy; after that only for tenant cause, or with 90 days notice for a qualifying landlord reason (demolition or conversion, repairs that make the home unfit, landlord or immediate family moving in, sale to a buyer who will live there) plus one month's rent paid with the notice; landlords with an ownership interest in 4 or fewer units are exempt from the payment.
Source: ORS 90.427

Pennsylvania

Tenant must give: No statute found in our verified data — see state page
Landlord must give: Notice to quit: 15 days (lease of 1 year or less / indefinite) or 30 days (over 1 year) for eviction; tenants can waive this in the lease.
Source: 68 P.S. § 250.501

South Carolina

Tenant must give: 30 days' written notice before the termination date (7 days for week-to-week)
Landlord must give: 30 days' written notice before the termination date (7 days for week-to-week)
Source: S.C. Code Ann. § 27-40-770(a)-(b)

South Dakota

Tenant must give: For a hiring with no agreed term, either party must give notice of intent to terminate at least as long before the end of the term as the term itself, not exceeding one month; for month-to-month, at least one month before the end of the monthly term. The statute does not say the notice must be in writing.
Landlord must give: Same one-month rule for a month-to-month hiring (§ 43-32-15). Separately, a landlord may end a fixed-term lease early if the tenant uses the premises contrary to the lease or does not make repairs the tenant is bound to make within a reasonable time after request (§ 43-32-18).
Source: SDCL §§ 43-32-15, 43-32-18

Tennessee

Tenant must give: 30 days written notice before the periodic rental date (10 days for week-to-week).
Landlord must give: 30 days written notice before the periodic rental date (10 days for week-to-week).
Source: Tenn. Code Ann. § 66-28-512

Texas

Tenant must give: 1 month (unless the lease says otherwise)
Landlord must give: 1 month (unless the lease says otherwise)
Source: Tex. Prop. Code § 91.001

Utah

Tenant must give: No statute found in our verified data — see state page
Landlord must give: Notice served at least 15 calendar days before the end of the month or rental period.
Source: Utah Code § 78B-6-802(1)(b)

Virginia

Tenant must give: 30 days (written, before the next rent due date), unless the rental agreement provides a different period
Landlord must give: 30 days (written, before the next rent due date), unless the rental agreement provides a different period; 60 days for certain mass non-renewals in multifamily premises
Source: Va. Code § 55.1-1253(A)-(B)

Washington

Tenant must give: 20 days' written notice before the end of a rental period
Landlord must give: Only for a 'cause' listed in RCW 59.18.650, with the notice that cause requires (a 6–12 month initial lease that rolls to month-to-month may be ended without cause at the end of the initial term with 60 days' written notice).
Source: RCW 59.18.200, 59.18.650

West Virginia

Tenant must give: Written notice for one full rental period before the end of a period (one month for a month-to-month tenancy); a year-to-year tenancy needs written notice at least three months before the end of the year. A different period fixed by special agreement in the lease controls.
Landlord must give: Same as the tenant: written notice for one full rental period before the end of a period (one month for a month-to-month tenancy); a year-to-year tenancy needs written notice at least three months before the end of the year. A different period fixed by special agreement controls; no notice is needed for a fixed term that ends at a certain time.
Source: W. Va. Code § 37-6-5

Wyoming

Tenant must give: No statute found in our verified data — see state page
Landlord must give: No statutory notice period for ending a month-to-month tenancy was found in Title 1 art. 12 or Title 34. For nonpayment, an eviction action may be brought against a tenant holding over after failing to pay rent three days after it is due (§ 1-21-1002(a)(i)); the landlord must first give the tenant written notice to leave the premises, served at least 3 days before the action is commenced, by leaving a copy with the defendant or at the usual place of abode or business if the defendant cannot be found (§ 1-21-1003). The same procedure applies to renters violating the duties in §§ 1-21-1204 or 1-21-1205 (§ 1-21-1002(a)(vi)).
Source: W.S. 1-21-1002, 1-21-1003

State	Tenant must give	Landlord must give	Source
Alaska	Written notice to the landlord at least 30 days before the rental due date specified in the notice (§ 34.03.290(b)). For a week-to-week tenancy: written notice at least 14 days before the termination date, while rent is current (§ 34.03.290(a)).	Same as the tenant: written notice at least 30 days before the rental due date specified in the notice for a month-to-month tenancy (14 days for week-to-week). Separately, for nonpayment the landlord may terminate if rent is not paid within 7 days after written notice (§ 34.03.220(b)); for a material lease breach or a health and safety violation the notice to quit is at least 10 days, and 24 hours to 5 days for deliberate substantial damage or illegal activity (§ 34.03.220(a)).	AS 34.03.290, 34.03.220
Arizona	30 days (written, before the periodic rental date)	30 days (written, before the periodic rental date)	A.R.S. § 33-1375
California	30 days	30 days if tenancy under 1 year; 60 days if 1 year or more. After 12 months most tenancies also need 'just cause' (Tenant Protection Act).	Cal. Civ. Code §§ 1946, 1946.1, 1946.2
Colorado	Written notice by tenancy period: 21 days for a month-to-month tenancy (1 month to <6 months); 28 days (6 months to <1 year); 91 days (1 year or longer); 3 days for week-to-week.	Same notice periods, but since Apr 19, 2024 (HB24-1098) a landlord generally needs cause to evict, with certain exceptions; listed no-fault grounds include demolition or conversion, substantial renovation, landlord or family moving in, selling the home, the tenant refusing a new lease with reasonable terms, and a history of nonpayment.	C.R.S. § 13-40-107; HB24-1098
Delaware	60 days' written notice, counted from the first day of the month after notice is given	60 days' written notice, counted from the first day of the month after notice is given (also 60 days before the end of a fixed term)	Del. Code tit. 25, § 5106(c)-(d)
District of Columbia	30 days' written notice, expiring on the first day of the first month at least 30 days after the notice. A lease may not require more than 30 days' notice to vacate unless it also requires the landlord to give at least that much notice of any rent increase.	No notice-only termination: a tenant who keeps paying rent cannot be evicted even after the lease expires, except for a cause listed in § 42-3505.01 and after the written notice that section requires.	D.C. Code §§ 42-3505.54, 42-3505.01(a)
Florida	30 days' written notice before the end of a monthly period	30 days' written notice before the end of a monthly period	Fla. Stat. § 83.57
Georgia	30 days	60 days	O.C.G.A. § 44-7-7
Illinois	30 days	30 days	735 ILCS 5/9-207
Iowa	30 days' written notice before the periodic rental date named in the notice (10 days for week-to-week)	30 days' written notice before the periodic rental date named in the notice (10 days for week-to-week)	Iowa Code § 562A.34(1)-(2)
Kansas	30 days' written notice, ending on a rent-paying date (15 days for tenants in military service under military orders)	30 days' written notice, ending on a rent-paying date	K.S.A. 58-2570(b)
Kentucky	30 days' written notice before the periodic rental date (URLTA areas)	30 days' written notice before the periodic rental date (URLTA areas); elsewhere, one month's written notice to end a tenancy at will (KRS 383.195)	KRS 383.695(2), 383.195
Louisiana	Written notice at least 10 calendar days before the end of the month.	Written notice at least 10 calendar days before the end of the month.	La. Civ. Code arts. 2728(2), 2729
Maine	At least 30 days' written notice (tenancy at will)	At least 30 days' written notice (tenancy at will); 7 days for specified causes such as rent 7+ days in arrears or substantial damage. The notice must tell the tenant they have the right to contest the termination in court.	14 M.R.S. § 6002
Maryland	30 days (oral or written notice before end of the tenancy; in Baltimore City written notice).	60 days written notice (month-to-month or lease term over 1 week); 90 days for year-to-year; shorter 30/60 days only in a foreclosure situation.	Md. Code, Real Prop. § 8-402(c)
Minnesota	Written notice at least as long as the interval between rent due dates (or three months, whichever is less)	Written notice at least as long as the interval between rent due dates (or three months, whichever is less)	Minn. Stat. § 504B.135
Missouri	Written notice; tenancy ends on a rent-paying date at least one month after the landlord receives it	Written notice; tenancy ends on a rent-paying date at least one month after the tenant receives it	RSMo § 441.060.4
Montana	At least 30 days' written notice before the termination date given in the notice (month-to-month); at least 7 days' written notice for week-to-week.	Same: at least 30 days' written notice for month-to-month; 7 days for week-to-week. For nonpayment, the landlord may terminate if the tenant fails to pay within 3 days after written notice of nonpayment and intent to terminate (§ 70-24-422(2)). For other lease breaches the notice period is 14 days (3 days for an unauthorized pet, unauthorized occupants or verbal abuse of the landlord) (§ 70-24-422(1)). A landlord is not bound by § 70-24-422 if it elects to use the 30-day notice (§ 70-24-422(7)). A fixed-term lease that runs out with no agreed extension and no 30-day notice from either side continues month-to-month (§ 70-24-205).	MCA §§ 70-24-441, 70-24-422, 70-24-205, 70-24-108
Nevada	No statute found in our verified data — see state page	At least 30 days' notice for monthly and other periodic tenancies (7 days week-to-week). A tenant aged 60+ or with a disability can ask in writing for 30 more days (not for week-to-week tenancies).	NRS 40.251
New York	1 month	30 days if tenancy under 1 year; 60 days for 1-2 years; 90 days for 2 years or more.	N.Y. Real Prop. Law §§ 226-c, 232-b
North Carolina	7 days	7 days	N.C.G.S. § 42-14
North Dakota	Unless the parties agreed in writing to a longer period or different timing, at least one calendar month's written notice, given at any time; rent is due through the termination date (§ 47-16-15(2)). If the landlord changes lease terms under § 47-16-07, the tenant may terminate at the end of the month with at least 25 days' notice (§ 47-16-15(3)). A lease requiring more than one month's notice for residential property must state the requirement and have a space for the tenant's initials; if not initialed, the tenant may terminate on the last day of a month with one calendar month's notice (§ 47-16-15(4)).	Same as the tenant: at least one calendar month's written notice at any time (§ 47-16-15(2)). For eviction, a tenant who holds over or fails to pay rent for three days after it is due may be evicted, but three days' written notice of intention to evict must first be given before proceedings are started; the same 3-day notice applies where the tenant violates a material term of the written lease. Notice may be served like a summons or, if the party cannot be found, posted conspicuously on the premises by the sheriff or a process server (§§ 47-32-01(4), (5), (6), (8), 47-32-02). A residential lease for a specified term of two months or more cannot be renewed under an automatic renewal clause unless the landlord gave written notice of the clause (personally or by first-class mail) at least 30 days before expiry; otherwise the lease expires and converts to month-to-month (§ 47-16-06.1).	N.D.C.C. §§ 47-16-15, 47-16-06.1, 47-32-01, 47-32-02
Ohio	30 days	30 days	Ohio Rev. Code § 5321.17
Oregon	30 days written notice (10 days for week-to-week).	30 days written notice without cause only during the first year of occupancy; after that only for tenant cause, or with 90 days notice for a qualifying landlord reason (demolition or conversion, repairs that make the home unfit, landlord or immediate family moving in, sale to a buyer who will live there) plus one month's rent paid with the notice; landlords with an ownership interest in 4 or fewer units are exempt from the payment.	ORS 90.427
Pennsylvania	No statute found in our verified data — see state page	Notice to quit: 15 days (lease of 1 year or less / indefinite) or 30 days (over 1 year) for eviction; tenants can waive this in the lease.	68 P.S. § 250.501
South Carolina	30 days' written notice before the termination date (7 days for week-to-week)	30 days' written notice before the termination date (7 days for week-to-week)	S.C. Code Ann. § 27-40-770(a)-(b)
South Dakota	For a hiring with no agreed term, either party must give notice of intent to terminate at least as long before the end of the term as the term itself, not exceeding one month; for month-to-month, at least one month before the end of the monthly term. The statute does not say the notice must be in writing.	Same one-month rule for a month-to-month hiring (§ 43-32-15). Separately, a landlord may end a fixed-term lease early if the tenant uses the premises contrary to the lease or does not make repairs the tenant is bound to make within a reasonable time after request (§ 43-32-18).	SDCL §§ 43-32-15, 43-32-18
Tennessee	30 days written notice before the periodic rental date (10 days for week-to-week).	30 days written notice before the periodic rental date (10 days for week-to-week).	Tenn. Code Ann. § 66-28-512
Texas	1 month (unless the lease says otherwise)	1 month (unless the lease says otherwise)	Tex. Prop. Code § 91.001
Utah	No statute found in our verified data — see state page	Notice served at least 15 calendar days before the end of the month or rental period.	Utah Code § 78B-6-802(1)(b)
Virginia	30 days (written, before the next rent due date), unless the rental agreement provides a different period	30 days (written, before the next rent due date), unless the rental agreement provides a different period; 60 days for certain mass non-renewals in multifamily premises	Va. Code § 55.1-1253(A)-(B)
Washington	20 days' written notice before the end of a rental period	Only for a 'cause' listed in RCW 59.18.650, with the notice that cause requires (a 6–12 month initial lease that rolls to month-to-month may be ended without cause at the end of the initial term with 60 days' written notice).	RCW 59.18.200, 59.18.650
West Virginia	Written notice for one full rental period before the end of a period (one month for a month-to-month tenancy); a year-to-year tenancy needs written notice at least three months before the end of the year. A different period fixed by special agreement in the lease controls.	Same as the tenant: written notice for one full rental period before the end of a period (one month for a month-to-month tenancy); a year-to-year tenancy needs written notice at least three months before the end of the year. A different period fixed by special agreement controls; no notice is needed for a fixed term that ends at a certain time.	W. Va. Code § 37-6-5
Wyoming	No statute found in our verified data — see state page	No statutory notice period for ending a month-to-month tenancy was found in Title 1 art. 12 or Title 34. For nonpayment, an eviction action may be brought against a tenant holding over after failing to pay rent three days after it is due (§ 1-21-1002(a)(i)); the landlord must first give the tenant written notice to leave the premises, served at least 3 days before the action is commenced, by leaving a copy with the defendant or at the usual place of abode or business if the defendant cannot be found (§ 1-21-1003). The same procedure applies to renters violating the duties in §§ 1-21-1204 or 1-21-1205 (§ 1-21-1002(a)(vi)).	W.S. 1-21-1002, 1-21-1003

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