Notice periods, filing steps, timelines, and costs for all 50 states and Washington, D.C. Every guide cites the statute so you can verify the law yourself.
Eviction is the least forgiving process in landlord-tenant law. Serve the wrong notice, or count the days wrong, and a judge sends you back to the start — weeks later, with the rent still unpaid. Find your state below.
| State | Nonpayment Notice | No-Cause Notice | Typical Timeline |
|---|---|---|---|
| Alabama | 7 business days to pay or quit | 30 days | 5-8 weeks typical |
| Alaska | 7-day pay or quit | 30 days | 3-6 weeks typical |
| Arizona | 5-day pay or quit | 30 days | 2-4 weeks typical |
| Arkansas | 3-day notice to quit | 30 days | 3-6 weeks typical |
| California | 3-day pay or quit (excludes weekends/holidays) | 30 days (60 days after 1 year) | 6-10 weeks typical |
| Colorado | 10-day demand for rent | 21 days (longer for long tenancies) | 5-9 weeks typical |
| Connecticut | 3-day notice to quit, but only after the 9-day grace period | 3 days (lapse of time) | 5-9 weeks typical when uncontested |
| Delaware | 5-day demand for rent (business days) | 60 days, starting the first of the next month | 5-10 weeks typical when uncontested |
| Florida | 3-day pay or quit (business days) | 30 days | 3-6 weeks typical |
| Georgia | 3 business days to pay or vacate | 60 days from the landlord | 3-6 weeks typical |
| Hawaii | 10 calendar days, plus a mediation step | 45 days from the landlord | 6-10 weeks typical |
| Idaho | 3-day pay or quit | One month (30 days) | 3-5 weeks typical |
| Illinois | 5-day pay or quit | 30 days (longer in Chicago and suburban Cook) | 5-8 weeks typical |
| Indiana | 10-day pay or quit (unless the lease says otherwise) | One month (30 days) | 3-7 weeks typical |
| Iowa | 3-day pay or quit | 30 days, ending on a rental date | 2-3 weeks typical |
| Kansas | 3-day pay or quit (24-hour periods) | 30 days, ending on a rent-paying date | 3-5 weeks (nonpayment); 7-9 weeks (lease violation) |
| Kentucky | 7 days to pay (URLTA areas only) | 30 days (URLTA); one month elsewhere | 3-5 weeks typical |
| Louisiana | 5 business days' written notice to vacate (waivable in the lease) | 10 calendar days before the end of the month for month-to-month | 3-6 weeks typical |
| Maine | 7-day notice to quit, but only once rent is already 7 or more days late | 30 days written notice, no reason required (90 days in Portland and South Portland) | 5-8 weeks for uncontested nonpayment; 8-12 weeks for a no-cause termination |
| Maryland | 10 days' written Notice of Intent to File (form DC-CV-115) | 60 days' written notice for month-to-month (90 days year-to-year) | 5-10 weeks typical |
| Massachusetts | 14-day written notice to quit | 30 days or one full rental period, whichever is longer | 10-16 weeks typical |
| Michigan | 7-day Demand for Possession (SCAO form DC 100a) | 30-day notice to quit for month-to-month (form DC 100c) | 6-9 weeks typical |
| Minnesota | 14-day pre-filing notice | One full rental period (30 days for month-to-month) | 6-10 weeks typical |
| Mississippi | 3-day notice to pay or quit | 30 days for month-to-month | 3-6 weeks typical |
| Missouri | No statutory notice period — a rent demand is required | One month's written notice, ending on a rent day | 4-8 weeks typical |
| Montana | 3-day notice to pay or quit | 30 days for month-to-month | 3-6 weeks typical |
| Nebraska | 7-day notice to pay or quit | 30 days, no cause needed | 4-7 weeks typical |
| Nevada | 7 judicial days to pay or quit | 30 days, then a 5-day notice to quit | 2-5 weeks typical |
| New Hampshire | 7-day demand for rent | 30 days; good cause needed on most rentals | 4-6 weeks typical |
| New Jersey | No notice required for nonpayment | No no-cause eviction on covered property | 2-3 months typical |
| New Mexico | 3-day notice to pay or quit | 30 days to the next rental date | 3-5 weeks typical |
| New York | 14-day written rent demand | 30/60/90 days by tenancy length | 3-6 months typical |
| North Carolina | 10-day demand for rent | 7 days month-to-month; 2 days weekly | 3-5 weeks typical |
| North Dakota | 3-day notice of intention to evict | One full calendar month | 2-4 weeks typical |
| Ohio | 3-day notice to leave the premises | 30 days for month-to-month | 4-8 weeks typical |
| Oklahoma | 5-day notice to pay or quit | 30 days for month-to-month | 2-4 weeks typical |
| Oregon | 10-day notice to pay or quit | 30 days in year one, 90 days with cause after | 4-6 weeks typical |
| Pennsylvania | 10-day notice to quit for unpaid rent | 15 days for month-to-month | 6-9 weeks typical |
| Rhode Island | 5-day demand, after rent is 15 days late | 30 days for month-to-month | 6-9 weeks typical |
| South Carolina | 5-day notice to pay or quit | 30 days for month-to-month | 3-5 weeks typical |
| South Dakota | No statutory notice required | 15 days minimum for a tenancy at will | 2-4 weeks typical |
| Tennessee | 14-day notice in URLTA counties | 30 days for month-to-month | 4-7 weeks typical |
| Texas | 3-day notice to vacate | One month | 3-5 weeks typical |
| Utah | 3 business days to pay or vacate | 15 days before the end of the period | 3-6 weeks typical |
| Vermont | 14-day notice to terminate | 60 days (90 days after 2 years) | 2-4 months typical |
| Virginia | 14-day pay or quit | 30 days | 6-10 weeks typical |
| Washington | 14-day pay or vacate | Not allowed — just cause required | 6-12 weeks typical |
| Washington, D.C. | 10-day notice of past due rent | No no-cause eviction; 90 days for owner use | 3-6 months typical |
| West Virginia | No statutory notice required | One full rental period | 2-4 weeks typical |
| Wisconsin | 5-day pay or vacate (14-day for repeat) | 28 days | 4-7 weeks typical |
| Wyoming | 3-day notice to quit | No statute — lease controls | 2-5 weeks typical |
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Start Free TrialThese guides are general information, not legal advice. Eviction procedure varies by county and is unforgiving of small errors — consult a local attorney before filing.