Eviction Notice Requirements by State
Notice periods and statutes for the seven U.S. states verified against their official source, with the citation and verification date on each row. Compiled for landlords, property managers and anyone citing notice deadlines.
Eviction notice deadlines in the United States are set by state statute and range from 24 hours to 90 days. Verified examples: California gives a tenant 3 days to pay rent or quit (Code Civ. Proc. § 1161(2)), New York requires a 14-day written rent demand (RPAPL § 711(2)), and a Michigan landlord can terminate a periodic tenancy with 1 month's notice (MCL 554.134). The table below lists every deadline this site has verified to an official source; all other states are marked not covered, because an unverified deadline is worse than none.
Verified states — one row per notice type
| State | Notice | Deadline | Statute | Official source | Verified |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| California | Nonpayment of rent — pay or quit | 3 days (excl. Sat., Sun., judicial holidays) | Code Civ. Proc. § 1161(2) | leginfo.legislature.ca.gov | 2026-09-19 |
| Lease violation — perform covenant or quit | 3 days (same exclusions) | Code Civ. Proc. § 1161(3) | leginfo.legislature.ca.gov | 2026-09-19 | |
| No-fault termination, tenancy under 1 year | 30 days | Civ. Code § 1946.1(c) | leginfo.legislature.ca.gov | 2026-09-19 | |
| No-fault termination, tenancy 1 year or more | 60 days | Civ. Code § 1946.1(b) | leginfo.legislature.ca.gov | 2026-09-19 | |
| Texas | Notice to vacate — any default (nonpayment or violation) | At least 3 days, unless the written lease sets another period | Prop. Code § 24.005(a) | statutes.capitol.texas.gov (text via texas.public.law mirror) | 2026-09-19 |
| Notice to vacate — holdover beyond lease term | At least 3 days, plus § 91.001 termination notice | Prop. Code §§ 24.005(a), 91.001 | statutes.capitol.texas.gov (text via texas.public.law mirror) | 2026-09-19 | |
| No-fault — month-to-month termination | Later of the stated day or 1 month after notice | Prop. Code § 91.001(b) | statutes.capitol.texas.gov (text via texas.public.law mirror) | 2026-09-19 | |
| Florida | Nonpayment of rent | 3 days after delivery of written notice | Fla. Stat. § 83.56(3) | leg.state.fl.us | 2026-09-19 |
| Lease violation — curable | 7 days to cure or agreement is terminated | Fla. Stat. § 83.56(2)(b) | leg.state.fl.us | 2026-09-19 | |
| Lease violation — non-curable or repeated within 12 months | 7 days to vacate, no cure | Fla. Stat. § 83.56(2)(a) | leg.state.fl.us | 2026-09-19 | |
| No-fault — month-to-month | 30 days before the end of the monthly period | Fla. Stat. § 83.57(3) | leg.state.fl.us | 2026-09-19 | |
| New York | Nonpayment — written rent demand | 14 days, in writing (oral demand abolished by HSTPA 2019) | RPAPL § 711(2) | nysenate.gov (§ 226-c direct; § 711(2) text confirmed in 2026 court decision) | 2026-09-19 |
| No-fault — occupancy under 1 year | 30 days | RPL § 226-c(2)(b) | nysenate.gov | 2026-09-19 | |
| No-fault — 1 to 2 years | 60 days | RPL § 226-c(2)(c) | nysenate.gov | 2026-09-19 | |
| No-fault — 2 years or more | 90 days | RPL § 226-c(2)(d) | nysenate.gov | 2026-09-19 | |
| New York | Lease violation | NOT COVERED | — | No statewide statutory cure period verified; the notice period for lease violations is set by the lease or local rules (e.g. NYC). Not offered by the generator. | |
| Illinois | Nonpayment — demand for rent | Not less than 5 days after service | 735 ILCS 5/9-209 | ilga.gov | 2026-09-19 |
| Lease default — notice to quit | 10 days | 735 ILCS 5/9-210 | ilga.gov | 2026-09-19 | |
| No-fault — tenancy less than 1 year (e.g. month-to-month) | 30 days, in writing | 735 ILCS 5/9-207(b) | ilga.gov | 2026-09-19 | |
| Michigan | Nonpayment — demand for possession | 7 days from service | MCL 600.5714(1)(a) | legislature.mi.gov | 2026-09-19 |
| Serious and continuing health hazard / refused repairs | 7 days from service | MCL 600.5714(1)(d) | legislature.mi.gov | 2026-09-19 | |
| Controlled substances — only with a formal police report | 24 hours | MCL 600.5714(1)(b) | legislature.mi.gov | 2026-09-19 | |
| No-fault — estate at will / periodic tenancy | 1 month (or the interval between rent payments if under 3 months) | MCL 554.134(1) | legislature.mi.gov | 2026-09-19 | |
| Louisiana | Notice to vacate — any cause (nonpayment, violation, other) | Not less than 5 days from delivery; no statutory right to cure | C.C.P. art. 4701 | legis.la.gov | 2026-09-19 |
| Service when premises abandoned or tenant's whereabouts unknown | Notice may be attached to a door, same effect as delivery | C.C.P. art. 4703 | legis.la.gov | 2026-09-19 | |
| No-fault — month-to-month termination | 10 calendar days before the end of the month | Civ. Code art. 2728(2) | legis.la.gov | 2026-09-19 | |
Verification date for every row: September 19, 2026. Method notes (archived official copies, mirrors and concordance checks) are kept with this site's sources. This table is reference material, not legal advice; statutes change and cities can add local requirements.
States not covered
The 43 remaining states and the District of Columbia are not covered: each has its own eviction notice statute, and those texts have not yet been read line by line at the official source. Rather than fill the gap with unverified figures (secondary compilations are often wrong — several list 15 days for Florida where the statute says 30, and 30 days for Texas where it says one month), this page lists nothing it cannot cite. Coverage is extended state by state, and every new state is added here with its verification date.
How verification works
- Official source first. Every deadline is read in the statute text on the state's own legislature or statute website — never in a blog, a forms vendor or an AI answer.
- Archived copies when a site blocks automated reading. For Illinois and Michigan the official pages were read from archived copies of the official site; for Texas the official site requires JavaScript, so the text was read on a statute mirror (texas.public.law) and flagged.
- What verification is not. It does not cover city or county rules (rent control, just-cause ordinances), federal protections (subsidized housing, the Servicemembers Civil Relief Act) or court practice. Those can add requirements on top of the state deadline.
Questions about this table
Which states have verified eviction notice deadlines on this page?
Seven states are verified against their official statute source: California, Texas, Florida, New York, Illinois, Michigan and Louisiana. Each row carries the statute citation, the official source website and the verification date (September 19, 2026). All other states are listed as not covered rather than filled with unverified figures.
Why are some states marked not covered instead of showing their deadline?
Because an unverified deadline is worse than no deadline. Every state sets its own notice periods and service rules by statute, and secondary compilations are often wrong — for example, some list 15 days for a Florida month-to-month termination where the statute says 30 (Fla. Stat. § 83.57(3)). A state is only covered after its official statute text has been read line by line.
How were these deadlines verified?
Each deadline was read in the statute text on the state's official source on September 19, 2026: leginfo.legislature.ca.gov for California, statutes.capitol.texas.gov (via a statute mirror, the official site requiring JavaScript) for Texas, leg.state.fl.us for Florida, nysenate.gov for New York, ilga.gov for Illinois, legislature.mi.gov for Michigan and legis.la.gov for Louisiana. Where a site was unreachable, archived copies of the official pages were used.
What is the shortest and the longest notice period in this table?
The shortest is Michigan's 24-hour notice to quit for unlawful drug activity, which requires a formal police report (MCL 600.5714(1)(b)). The longest is New York's 90-day notice for ending a tenancy of more than two years without cause (RPL § 226-c(2)(d)).
Does the notice period run from when the notice is written or when it is served?
From delivery to the tenant, not from writing or printing. California's 3 days exclude Saturdays, Sundays and judicial holidays; Louisiana's month-to-month termination must arrive at least 10 calendar days before the end of the month; Texas's month-to-month termination runs at least one month from the notice. Proof of the date and manner of delivery is what matters in court.
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