| Alabama | 7 business days after receipt (written notice to terminate stating rent and late fees owed; paying within the period cures) | 7 business days to remedy or the lease terminates; intentional misrepresentation is not curable; no more than two cures in any 12 months without the landlord's written consent | 30 days before the periodic rental date named in the notice (week to week: 7 days) | District court of the county where the property is located (circuit court per its jurisdiction); eviction cases get scheduling precedence | Not published | Writ of possession issues on the landlord's application after judgment, subject to a 7-day automatic stay; appeal to circuit court within 7 days does not stop the writ unless the tenant pays rent into court | No eviction-specific fee in the statute; general civil filing fee by docket and amount: district court $35 (small claims up to $1,500), $109 (over $1,500 to $3,000), $198 (over $3,000 to $20,000); circuit court $297; plus $50 per additional plaintiff in district court | No statewide requirement (none listed in the NLIHC Tenant Protections Database) | alison.legislature.state.al.us |
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| Alaska | 7 days (pay rent in full or move out; full payment within the 7 days stops the eviction; add 3 days if the notice is mailed) | 10 days to remedy or quit for material noncompliance; 5 days with no cure for a repeat within 6 months; 24 hours to 5 days for deliberate damage over $400 or illegal activity | 30 days before the rental due date named in the notice (week to week: 14 days, while rent is current) | District court (choose superior court only if claiming more than $100,000 in damages), at the courthouse closest to the rental | Eviction hearing no sooner than 2 days after the tenant is served and no more than 15 days after filing (normally 2 to 4 days after service); written answer on damages due within 20 days of service | Not published | $150 (district court filing fee, statewide) | No statewide requirement (none listed in the NLIHC Tenant Protections Database) | akleg.gov |
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| Arizona | 5 days (written notice; tenant can cure by paying past due rent and a reasonable late fee before filing) | 10 days to cure or terminate for material noncompliance; 5 days to cure for breaches materially affecting health and safety; immediate termination for material and irreparable breach | 30 days before the periodic rental date (week to week: 10 days) | Justice court (claims up to $10,000) or superior court, in the jurisdiction where the property is located | Summons issued on filing day sets appearance and trial not more than 6 nor less than 3 days from the summons date; served at least 2 days before the return day; postponement up to 3 days (justice court) or 5 days (superior court) for good cause | Writ of restitution may not issue until 5 calendar days after judgment; for a material and irreparable breach, restitution 12 to 24 hours after the hearing | $41 justice court forcible entry and detainer filing (state base fee effective December 28, 2024; local fees may be added) | No statewide requirement (none listed in the NLIHC Tenant Protections Database) | azleg.gov |
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| Arkansas | 3 days to vacate (civil unlawful detainer notice; no pay-to-stay right stated); 10-day written notice to vacate for the separate criminal failure-to-vacate process | At least 14 days | At least one month | Circuit court | 5 days (excluding Sundays and legal holidays) to file an objection to the notice of intent to issue a writ of possession, or default; written answer within 30 days of service | Sheriff removes the tenant after 24 hours' notice once the writ of possession issues | Not published | No statewide requirement (none listed in the NLIHC Tenant Protections Database) | a.arlawhelp.org |
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| California | 3 days (not counting Saturdays, Sundays, and court holidays; 3-day notice to pay rent or quit; may demand only rent, not late fees, utilities, or damages) | 3 days to fix or move (3-day notice to perform covenants or quit, excluding weekends and court holidays); 3-day unconditional notice to quit for serious problems (weekends included); Tenant Protection Act tenants usually must get the cure notice first | 30 days if the tenant has rented under 1 year; 60 days if 1 year or more; under the Tenant Protection Act a just cause is usually required after 12 months | Superior court in the county where the rental is located | 10 court days to respond after personal service; 10 calendar days plus 10 court days after substituted service or posting and mailing; 15 court days through Safe at Home | After the court issues the writ of possession, the sheriff serves a notice to vacate giving the tenant 5 days to move, then removes and locks out | $240 (claims up to $10,000), $385 (over $10,000 to $35,000), $435 (over $35,000); San Bernardino, San Francisco, and Riverside may be slightly higher | Yes (statewide Tenant Protection Act: just cause required for most residential tenants after 12 months of occupancy, Civ. Code 1946.2) | selfhelp.courts.ca.gov |
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| Colorado | 10 days (written demand for payment of rent or possession; 5 days for exempt residential agreements, 3 days for nonresidential and employer-provided housing); notice requirement cannot be waived | 10 days to comply or deliver possession (5 days exempt residential, 3 days nonresidential); repeat violation of the same covenant: termination effective 10 days after notice, no cure; substantial violations handled under 13-40-107.5 | No-cause termination not allowed for covered residential premises after 12 months of tenancy; no-fault grounds (for example demolition, owner move-in, withdrawal from market) need at least 90 days' written notice. For premises exempt from the just-cause law, a 1-to-6-month periodic tenancy needs 21 days' notice (28 days for 6 to 12 months; 91 days for a year or longer) | County court (or district court) in the county where the property is located | Summons sets the appearance or answer date not less than 7 nor more than 14 days after the summons issues; no default judgment for possession before close of business that day | No writ until 48 hours after judgment; officer may not execute a residential writ until at least 10 days after judgment (30 days if the tenant receives SSI, SSDI, or Colorado Works, with exceptions) | County court civil fee by amount claimed: $95 (under $1,000), $115 ($1,000 to $14,999.99), $145 ($15,000 to $25,000); tenant pays $0 to answer an eviction | Yes (statewide since April 19, 2024 under HB 24-1098; applies to residential tenants after 12 months, with exemptions such as owner-occupied 1 to 3 unit properties and short-term rentals) | leg.colorado.gov |
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| Connecticut | 3 days (notice to quit, served after the 9-day grace period for monthly rent, 4 days for weekly; grace extended 5 more days if the landlord's online payment system blocked payment; no statutory pay-to-cure right in the notice) | 15 days (written notice of breach; tenant may cure if remediable by repair or payment of damages), then 3-day notice to quit; no cure notice needed for nonpayment, serious nuisance, or 47a-11(h) violations | 3 days (notice to quit at least 3 days before the termination date; lapse of time is a listed ground) | Superior Court (housing session or housing docket in the judicial district where the property is located) | Tenant must file an appearance within 2 days after the return day or face default judgment; the court enters default judgment not later than the first court day after the landlord's motion | Execution stayed 5 days after judgment (Sundays and legal holidays excluded); state marshal must try to notify the tenant at least 24 hours before removal | $175 entry fee for summary process and landlord and tenant actions (statewide) | No general statewide requirement; narrow statewide rule: tenants who are elderly, ill or disabled in buildings of more than 5 units may be evicted only for cause (PA 80-370, per NLIHC) | cga.ct.gov |
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| Delaware | 7 days (written demand after the late-fee grace point; tenant who pays all rent due before filing, or after filing, defeats the action) | 7 days to remedy a material rule or covenant breach; no notice and immediate termination for breaches causing or threatening irreparable harm | 60 days (period begins the first day of the month after actual notice); 60 days before expiration for fixed terms | Justice of the Peace Court that hears civil cases in the county (territorial jurisdiction where the unit is located) | Tenant may answer orally or in writing at the hearing; mediation in the residential eviction diversion program is scheduled between filing and trial and must finish at least 48 hours before trial; trial adjournment limited to 10 days without consent | No writ during the 5-day appeal period after judgment; officer gives at least 24 hours' notice before removal, executed between sunrise and sunset | $45 landlord/tenant filing fee (includes service by the court); $40 service of writ of summary possession; $60 appeal to 3-judge panel | No statewide requirement (none listed in the NLIHC Tenant Protections Database) | delcode.delaware.gov |
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| District of Columbia | 10 days (notice of intent to file, sent by certified or tracked mail and hand delivery or posting; no filing if unpaid rent is under $600; tenant may stay by paying the balance in full) | 30 days to correct the violation (notice served on the tenant and the Rent Administrator) | Not permitted: a tenant who keeps paying rent may not be evicted even after the lease expires, except on the listed statutory grounds (for example 90-day notice for owner occupancy, 120-day notice for substantial rehabilitation); only the tenant may end a month-to-month tenancy by 30-day notice | Superior Court of the District of Columbia | Summons served at least 14 days before the initial hearing | Not published | Not published | Yes (District-wide under the Rental Housing Act: eviction only on the listed grounds, notwithstanding lease expiration) | code.dccouncil.gov |
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| Florida | 3 days (excluding Saturday, Sunday, and court-observed legal holidays; written demand for payment of rent or possession) | 7 days to cure for curable noncompliance; 7 days to vacate with no cure for incurable or repeat noncompliance within 12 months | 30 days before the end of a monthly period (week to week 7 days; quarter to quarter 30 days; year to year 60 days) | County court of the county where the premises are located | Answer within 5 days after service of process (summary procedure); a tenant raising any defense other than payment must deposit the alleged rent into the court registry within 5 days, excluding weekends and legal holidays, or the landlord gets an immediate default judgment | Clerk issues the writ after judgment; sheriff puts landlord in possession after 24 hours' notice posted on the premises (weekends and holidays do not stay the 24 hours) | $180 statutory maximum for a removal of tenant action in county court (a claim for money damages carries its own tier fee) | No statewide requirement (none listed in the NLIHC Tenant Protections Database) | flsenate.gov |
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| Georgia | 3 business days (written notice to vacate or pay all past due rent, late fees, utilities and other charges, posted in a sealed envelope on the door and delivered by any other method the lease names; leases entered into or renewed on or after July 1, 2024) | Not published | Not published | Not published | Not published | Not published | Not published | No statewide requirement (none listed in the NLIHC Tenant Protections Database) | legis.ga.gov |
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| Hawaii | 10 calendar days (pilot from 2026-02-05 to 2028-02-04, replacing 5 business days); if the tenant schedules mediation within the 10 days, the landlord may file only after 20 calendar days from receipt of the notice | Not less than 10 days after receipt of written notice to correct a breach of the tenant's maintenance duties | 45 days written notice by the landlord (longer in listed circumstances); 10 days for tenancies shorter than month to month | Not published | Not published | Not published | Not published | No statewide requirement (none listed in the NLIHC Tenant Protections Database) | data.capitol.hawaii.gov |
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| Idaho | 3 days (written notice requiring payment of the stated amount or possession; must also warn that a residential tenant gets 72 hours after judgment to remove belongings) | 3 days (written notice requiring performance of the lease condition or possession) | Not less than one month (written notice ending a tenancy at will) | Not published | Nonpayment and drug cases: trial set within 12 days of filing; summons and trial notice served at least 5 days before trial; continuances limited to 2 days without a rent bond | After judgment, a residential tenant has 72 hours to remove belongings before the landlord may remove them under 6-316 | Not published | No statewide requirement (none listed in the NLIHC Tenant Protections Database) | legislature.idaho.gov |
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| Illinois | 5 days (written demand for rent; full payment within the notice period keeps the lease; partial payments do not void the notice unless the landlord agrees in writing) | 10 days (notice to quit for default in lease terms; no cure right stated in the statute) | 30 days for a tenancy of less than one year other than week to week; 7 days for week to week | Circuit court for the county where the premises are located | Not published | Not published | Not published | No statewide requirement (none listed in the NLIHC Tenant Protections Database) | ilga.gov |
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| Indiana | 10 days (from a national table, not the statute text; the table lists a right to pay and avoid eviction) | Not published | Not published | Not published | Not published | Not published | Not published | No statewide requirement (none listed in the NLIHC Tenant Protections Database) | legaltemplates.net |
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| Iowa | 3 days (written notice of nonpayment and intent to terminate if rent is not paid in that time; no separate notice to quit then needed) | 7 days to remedy, agreement ends not less than 7 days after receipt; a repeat of the same breach within 6 months allows a 7-day termination notice without cure | 30 days before the periodic rental date; 10 days for week to week | District court, which may hear the case as a small claim | Hearing set no later than 8 days from filing (up to 15 days if the landlord asks or agrees); personal service at least 3 days before the hearing | Execution for removal within 3 days from the judgment | $95 filing and docketing fee in small claims, plus $20 postage for mailed original notice and officer service fees | No statewide requirement (none listed in the NLIHC Tenant Protections Database) | legis.iowa.gov |
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| Kansas | 3 days, counted as three consecutive 24-hour periods (written notice of nonpayment and intent to terminate if unpaid) | 14 days to remedy; agreement ends not less than 30 days after receipt of the notice if not remedied | 30 days, ending on a periodic rent-paying date; 7 days for week to week | Not published | Appearance date 3 to 14 days after the summons issues; tenant appears or files a written answer by then; trial, if needed, within 14 days after the appearance date | Writ of restitution issues on request after judgment and must be executed within 14 days after the officer receives it | Not published | No statewide requirement (none listed in the NLIHC Tenant Protections Database) | ksrevisor.org |
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| Kentucky | 7 days (written notice of nonpayment and intent to terminate; paying within the 7 days cures) in cities and counties that adopted the Uniform Residential Landlord and Tenant Act; elsewhere no statewide pay-or-quit period was found | URLTA areas: notice ending the lease not less than 14 days after receipt, with 15 days to remedy; a repeat within 6 months allows a 14-day notice without cure | URLTA areas: 30 days before the periodic rental date (7 days week to week); non-URLTA areas: one month's written notice for a tenancy at will | District Court of the county where the property lies | Defendant must get notice at least 3 days before the trial date, or the trial is adjourned on request | If no appeal is filed by the 7th day after judgment, the court issues a warrant of restitution on request | Not published | No statewide requirement (none listed in the NLIHC Tenant Protections Database) | apps.legislature.ky.gov |
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| Louisiana | 5 days (notice to vacate, any ground including nonpayment; no pay-to-cure right in the article; the lease may waive the notice in writing) | 5 days (same notice to vacate applies when the lessor ends the lease for any reason) | Not published | A court of competent jurisdiction (the article does not name one court) | Rule returnable not earlier than the 3rd day after service; judgment of eviction rendered immediately if the lessor prevails or the tenant does not appear | If the tenant does not leave within 24 hours after the judgment, the court issues a warrant for possession to the sheriff, constable or marshal; appeal suspends only with a sworn affirmative defense and bond within 24 hours | Not published | No general statewide requirement (NLIHC lists only a 2023 disaster-abandonment protection, HB 160) | legis.la.gov |
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| Maine | 7 days, once rent is 7 or more days in arrears (paying the stated amount before the notice expires voids it; paying all arrears and the landlord's filing and service fees before the writ issues reinstates the tenancy) | 7 days for listed causes (substantial damage, nuisance, violation of law, violence or threats); other terminations of a tenancy at will need 30 days | 30 days (tenancy at will; must not expire before the date rent is paid through) | District Court | Not published | Writ of possession issues 7 calendar days after judgment; tenant who stays 48 hours after the sheriff or constable serves it is a trespasser | Not published | No statewide requirement (none listed in the NLIHC Tenant Protections Database) | legislature.maine.gov |
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| Maryland | 10 days (written notice of intent to file; tenant may cure within 10 days; tenant may also redeem by paying rent and costs before the eviction, subject to limits on repeat judgments) | 30 days written notice of violation (14 days if the breach shows a clear and imminent danger of serious harm); no statutory cure right in the notice | 60 days before the end of the tenancy (month to month or written lease over 1 week); 90 days for year to year; 7 days week to week with a written lease, 21 days without | District Court of Maryland (county where the property is located) | Failure to pay rent: trial on the fifth day after the complaint is filed; adjournment limited to 1 day without consent | Judgment orders possession within 4 days after trial (up to 15 days on a physician certificate); warrant of restitution may issue after 7 days; landlord must order the warrant within 60 days or the judgment is stricken | $50 failure to pay rent ($60 Baltimore City) plus $5 service per tenant; breach of lease or tenant holding over $56 ($66 Baltimore City); statewide schedule | No statewide requirement; local ordinance listed: Baltimore (2021) | mgaleg.maryland.gov |
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| Massachusetts | 14 days (notice to quit for nonpayment; tenant at will may cure within 10 days of receipt if no similar notice in the prior 12 months; tenant under a written lease may cure by paying rent, interest, and costs on or before the answer date) | Not published | The rent interval or 30 days, whichever is longer (three months if rent is payable at intervals of three months or more) | Housing Court, District Court, or Superior Court (Superior Court only when money damages are likely over $25,000) | Not published | Execution may not issue until 10 days after entry of judgment; the officer must give at least 48 hours written notice before levying the execution and removing the occupant | Not published | No statewide requirement (none listed in the NLIHC Tenant Protections Database) | malegislature.gov |
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| Michigan | 7 days (written demand for possession for nonpayment; the writ is not issued if the amount in the judgment is paid within the time provided) | No general statutory period for lease violations; termination follows the lease (MCL 600.5714(1)(c)); 7 days to repair or vacate for a serious health hazard or extensive damage; 24 hours for a police-reported controlled substance lease clause; 7 days for threatened or caused physical injury | 1 month, or the rent payment interval if rent is payable at intervals under 3 months; year to year tenancy ends 1 year after notice | District Court (also municipal courts) | Summons commands trial within 10 days of issuance, served at least 3 days before trial (30 days and 10 days for land contract forfeiture) | Writ of restitution may not issue until 10 days after judgment for possession (90 days or 6 months for land contract forfeitures) | District court civil filing fee by amount in controversy: $25 up to $600; $45 over $600 to $1,750; $65 over $1,750 to $10,000; $150 over $10,000 (statute does not name summary proceedings separately) | No general statewide requirement; mobile home residents need just cause (MCL 600.5775, per NLIHC) | legislature.mi.gov |
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| Minnesota | 14 days (written notice with an itemized amount due; tenant may pay or move out; a longer local notice period controls; court dismisses a nonpayment case filed without the notice) | Not published | Written notice at least as long as the interval between rent due dates, or three months, whichever is less | District Court (housing calendar in the Second and Fourth Judicial Districts, Ramsey and Hennepin) | First appearance not less than 7 nor more than 14 days after the summons issues | Writ of recovery and order to vacate issues immediately on judgment, but the court must stay it up to 7 days (not for default judgments or safety and drug cases); the officer then demands the occupants leave within 24 hours | $310 district court civil filing fee (statewide; statute names no eviction-specific fee) | No statewide requirement; local ordinance listed: St. Paul (2020) | revisor.mn.gov |
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| Mississippi | 3 days (from a national table, not the statute text; the table lists a right to pay and avoid eviction) | 14 days to cure or 30 days to vacate (from a national table, not the statute text) | Not published | Not published | Not published | Not published | Not published | No statewide requirement (none listed in the NLIHC Tenant Protections Database) | legaltemplates.net |
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| Missouri | No fixed notice period: rent must be demanded after it is due before filing, and the 441.060 notice is not required; tenant can stop the case by tendering rent and costs at the hearing | 10 days notice to vacate for violating written lease conditions, unauthorized assignment, or waste (unconditional; no cure right in the statute) | One month written notice, ending on a periodic rent-paying date at least one month after receipt (60 days for mobile home lot tenants who own the home) | Associate circuit judge of the circuit court in the county where the property is located | Summons served at least 4 days before the court date; court date no more than 21 business days after the summons issues unless the landlord consents to later; 10 days for posting and mailing service | Appeal or trial de novo stays execution only if the tenant posts bond within 10 days of judgment; if the officer does not deliver possession within 7 days of receiving the writ, the landlord may retake possession with a law enforcement officer present within 60 days of judgment | Not published | No statewide requirement (none listed in the NLIHC Tenant Protections Database) | revisor.mo.gov |
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| Montana | 3 days (written notice of nonpayment and intent to terminate; paying within the 3 days keeps the tenancy) | 14 days, with a right to cure if the breach is remediable; 3 days for an unauthorized pet, unauthorized occupants, verbal abuse of the landlord, or damage to the premises; 5 days for a repeat of the same breach within 6 months | 30 days written notice (7 days for week to week) | Courts of limited jurisdiction (justice, city, and municipal courts) hear landlord-tenant and forcible entry and detainer cases; district court hears appeals | Hearing within 10 business days after the tenant appears or the answer date in the summons (5 business days when terminated for damage under 70-24-321(3)) | Court rules within 5 days after the hearing; writ of possession and writ of assistance issue immediately; sheriff executes within 5 business days of receiving the writ | $40 complaint filing fee in justice court (statewide schedule for every civil action in a justice court; city court fees are not included) | No statewide requirement (none listed in the NLIHC Tenant Protections Database) | leg.mt.gov |
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| Nebraska | 7 calendar days (written notice of nonpayment and intent to terminate; paying within the 7 days keeps the tenancy) | 14 days to cure, tenancy ends at least 30 days after notice if not cured; 14 days with no cure for a repeat within 6 months; 5 days with no cure for violent criminal activity, illegal sale of a controlled substance, or other activity threatening the health or safety of others on the premises | 30 days written notice before the periodic rental date (7 days for week to week) | County court or district court | Trial on possession not less than 10 nor more than 14 days after the summons issues; summons served within 3 days (excluding nonjudicial days); tried by the court without a jury | Writ of restitution directs the sheriff or constable to restore possession on a date not more than 10 days after the writ issues; an appeal stays the writ only with bond and monthly rent paid into court | $20 base county court civil fee for all services through judgment, plus $5 for a writ of restitution; other statutory add-on fees apply and were not totaled | No statewide requirement (none listed in the NLIHC Tenant Protections Database) | nebraskalegislature.gov |
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| Nevada | 7 judicial days (pay rent or quit notice; 4 full days for weekly tenancies under 45 days if the landlord uses that track; 5 days commercial, 10 days mobile home lot) | 5 days to perform the lease condition or surrender (performance within 5 days saves the lease); 5 days notice for failure to meet basic or contractual obligations under NRS 118A | 30 days (periodic tenancies other than week to week); 7 days week to week; 5 days tenancy at will | Justice court of the township where the property is located, or district court of the county, whichever has jurisdiction | Summary eviction: tenant contests by filing an affidavit with the court before the notice period ends (7 judicial days); the court then holds a hearing; no fixed hearing day in the statute | Sheriff or constable posts the summary removal order within 24 hours of receiving it and removes the tenant not earlier than 24 nor later than 36 hours after posting | Justice court: $225 for a formal unlawful detainer action after a notice to surrender under NRS 40.255; $75 for a writ of restitution; other filings by sum claimed ($50 up to $2,500); statewide statute, county add-ons not checked | No statewide requirement (none listed in the NLIHC Tenant Protections Database) | leg.state.nv.us |
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| New Hampshire | 7 days (eviction notice after demand for rent; tenant can defeat the case by paying all rent due, $15 liquidated damages, and the filing and service costs before the hearing, no more than 3 times in 12 months) | 30 days for failure to comply with a material lease term (no statutory cure); 7 days for substantial damage to the premises or behavior that threatens health or safety | 30 days, but only for nonrestricted property (single-family houses of owners with 3 or fewer, units in owner-occupied buildings of 4 or fewer units); other residential rentals need a statutory reason | District court (Circuit Court, District Division) | Writ returnable 7 days after the sheriff serves it; tenant must file an appearance by the return day; for writs under the version effective October 8, 2026, the tenant must also file an answer within 5 days after the return date | Judgment for possession issues a writ of possession served by the sheriff; a notice of intent to appeal must be filed within 7 days of the notice of judgment, and the judgment becomes final when the appeal period expires | Not published | Yes (statewide for restricted property, meaning residential rentals other than single-family houses of owners with 3 or fewer and units in owner-occupied buildings of 4 or fewer; listed grounds include nonpayment, damage, material lease breach, other good cause, and lease expiration after 12 months with 60 days notice) | gencourt.state.nh.us |
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| New Jersey | No notice to quit required for nonpayment (NLIHC, citing N.J.S.A. 2A:18-61.2); tenant can end the case by paying all rent due to the court by 4:30 p.m. on the trial date, or within 3 business days after judgment | Written notice to cease the conduct, then a notice ending the tenancy (day counts not stated on the court page) | Not published | Superior Court, Law Division, Special Civil Part (Landlord/Tenant Section) | Trial at least 21 days from service of the summons | Residential tenant has 3 business days to leave after being served with the warrant of removal | $50 for one defendant plus $5 per additional defendant; $7 service fee for delivery by a special civil part officer | Yes (statewide: N.J.S.A. 2A:18-61.1 et seq. sets the grounds for removal and applies to residential tenants except hotels, motels and seasonal renters, per the court page) | njcourts.gov |
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| New Mexico | 3 days to pay overdue rent (paying within the notice time means the judge may not allow the eviction) | 7 days for lease violations (correcting within the notice time blocks eviction); 3 days to move out for a knowing substantial violation | 30 days (notice that the lease is ending) | Magistrate court, or Bernalillo County Metropolitan Court (landlord/tenant cases up to $10,000) | Service packet with the hearing date must be served at least 7 days before the hearing | Not published | $77 to file the Petition by Owner for Restitution; sheriff or process server fees extra | No statewide requirement (none listed in the NLIHC Tenant Protections Database) | selfrepresentation.nmcourts.gov |
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| New York | 14 days (written rent demand: pay the rent or surrender possession) | Not published | 30 days if occupied under 1 year; 60 days if 1 to 2 years; 90 days if 2 years or more (notice of non-renewal or termination) | County court, village or justice court, a court of civil jurisdiction in a city (in New York City, the Civil Court), or a district court | Petition served 10 to 17 days before the hearing (RPAPL 733(1)); where RPAPL 732 applies to nonpayment cases, answer within 10 days of service and trial 3 to 8 days after the answer | Officer must give at least 14 days notice before executing the warrant of eviction, on a business day between sunrise and sunset | $45 in New York City Civil Court (notice of petition in a summary proceeding); fees in courts outside New York City are not included | Local only: Good Cause Eviction Law (Real Property Law Article 6-A, 2024) applies in New York City; other localities only by voluntary opt-in (section 213) | nysenate.gov |
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| North Carolina | 10 days (written or oral demand for all past-due rent; paying within 10 days avoids forfeiture) | No fixed statutory period; lease must contain a forfeiture (re-entry) clause and landlord must demand surrender before filing | 7 days (month to month); 2 days week to week; 1 month before end of year for year to year; 60 days for manufactured home space | District court, small claims (magistrate); complaint filed with the clerk of superior court | Hearing set no more than 7 days after the summons issues, excluding weekends and legal holidays | 10 days to appeal a magistrate judgment; sheriff must execute the writ for possession within 5 days of receiving it | $96 statewide before a magistrate ($80 General Court of Justice fee + $12 facilities fee + $4 court technology fee), plus $30 sheriff service fee per defendant | No statewide requirement (none listed in the NLIHC Tenant Protections Database) | ncleg.gov |
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| North Dakota | 3 days (written notice of intention to evict, once rent is unpaid 3 days after due; no cure right stated in the chapter) | 3 days (written notice of intention to evict for violating a material term of a written lease) | One calendar month written notice, unless the parties agreed in writing to longer | District court | Appearance 3 to 15 days from the date the summons issues; personal service in the county at least 3 days before, other service at least 7 days before | Judgment for immediate restitution; court may stay the special execution up to 5 days for substantial hardship (not for disturbance cases) | Not published | No statewide requirement (none listed in the NLIHC Tenant Protections Database) | ndlegis.gov |
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| Ohio | 3 days (notice to leave the premises before filing; statute gives no right to cure by paying) | 30 days to remedy for a breach of tenant duties that materially affects health and safety (agreement ends on the stated date if not remedied), then the 3-day notice to leave | 30 days before the periodic rental date | County court, municipal court, or court of common pleas | Summons must be served at least 7 days before the trial date | Officer executes the writ of execution within 10 days after receiving it | Not published | No statewide requirement (none listed in the NLIHC Tenant Protections Database) | codes.ohio.gov |
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| Oklahoma | 5 days after written demand for payment (the demand counts as the demand for possession; no separate notice to quit needed) | 10 days to remedy a material noncompliance, with the agreement ending not less than 15 days after receipt of the notice if not remedied | 30 days written notice (month-to-month or tenancy at will) | Not published | Not published | Not published | Not published | No statewide requirement (none listed in the NLIHC Tenant Protections Database) | oscn.net |
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| Oregon | 10 days (served on or after day 8 of the rental period) or 13 days (served on or after day 5); 72 hours for week-to-week; paying the stated amount by the stated time cures | 30 days to terminate for cause, with at least 14 days to cure when the violation is curable | 30 days during the first year of occupancy; after the first year, no-cause termination is not allowed (tenant cause, or a qualifying landlord reason with 90 days notice) | Circuit court (or a justice of the peace) in the county where the property is located | First appearance 7 days after the judicial day following payment of the filing fee; 15 days for nonpayment cases; clerk may delay up to 7 more days | Notice of restitution gives 4 calendar days after service; the landlord may then request the writ of execution for the sheriff | $88 statewide filing fee for a dwelling unit under ORS chapter 90, plus any other fee authorized by law | Yes (statewide after the first year of occupancy; landlord needs a tenant cause or a qualifying landlord reason) | oregonlegislature.gov |
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| Pennsylvania | 10 days (notice to quit after demand for rent due; tenant may pay all rent due before the writ is executed to stop a rent-only eviction) | 15 days if the lease is 1 year or less or indefinite; 30 days if the lease is over 1 year (notice to quit, no cure right in the statute) | 15 days at the end of a term of 1 year or less or an indefinite term; 30 days if the term was over 1 year | Magisterial district judge (the act's justice of the peace); appeal to the court of common pleas | Summons sets the hearing not less than 7 nor more than 10 days from the date of the summons | Writ of possession issues on landlord request after the 5th day after judgment; served within 48 hours and executed on the 11th day after service on the tenant | Not published | No statewide requirement; local ordinance listed: Philadelphia (2018) | palegis.us |
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| Rhode Island | 5 days from mailing of the demand notice, sent once rent is 15 days in arrears (case filed no earlier than day 6); tenant may cure by paying all rent before suit, or at the hearing with costs if no demand notice in the prior 6 months | 20 days to remedy from mailing; termination date at least 21 days after mailing | 30 days (month to month); 10 days week to week; 3 months before the end of a year-to-year tenancy | District court or housing court (the appropriate court) | Nonpayment: summons sets the hearing date and the tenant may answer before or at the hearing; holdover and other grounds: 20 days from service to answer | Not published | Not published | No statewide requirement (none listed in the NLIHC Tenant Protections Database) | webserver.rilegislature.gov |
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| South Carolina | 5 days after rent is due (written notice of nonpayment; one notice per lease term, or satisfied by the statutory clause in a written lease, in which case no separate notice is needed) | 14 days to cure or the agreement terminates (written notice specifying the breach) | 30 days (week to week: 7 days) | Magistrate court | Tenant must vacate or appear and show cause within 10 days after service of the rule | If the tenant does not show cause within the 10 days, the magistrate issues a writ of ejectment; the officer gives occupants 24 hours to vacate before removal | $20 statutory magistrate fee for landlord proceedings against a tenant; serving a rule by the magistrate's officer adds $5 plus mileage | No statewide requirement (none listed in the NLIHC Tenant Protections Database) | scstatehouse.gov |
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| South Dakota | 0 days (no pre-filing notice: the action is maintainable once the tenant fails to pay rent for three days after it is due, and the separate 3-day notice to quit statute, 21-16-2, was repealed in 2024) | Not published | Notice at least as long as the rental term, not exceeding one month (month to month: one month) | Circuit court or magistrate court (presided over by a magistrate judge) in the county | Tenant must appear and plead within 5 days of service; trial may be set on 2 days notice after issue is joined; no continuance over 14 days unless the tenant posts an undertaking for accruing rent | Not published | $25 clerk fee for a civil case filed for jury or court trial (base statutory fee; any surcharges are not included) | No statewide requirement (none listed in the NLIHC Tenant Protections Database) | sdlegislature.gov |
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| Tennessee | 14 days after the tenant receives written notice to cure a breach curable by paying rent or other amounts; repeat breach of the same kind within 6 months: 7 days; a bold 12-point waiver in the lease lets the landlord file a detainer warrant without this notice; the Uniform Residential Landlord and Tenant Act that sets it applies only in counties of more than 75,000 people at the 2010 census (Tenn. Code 66-28-102) | 14 days (termination date at least 14 days after notice for a breach not curable by payment; in counties where the Uniform Residential Landlord and Tenant Act applies: more than 75,000 people at the 2010 census, Tenn. Code 66-28-102) | 30 days before the periodic rental date (week to week: 10 days; in counties where the Uniform Residential Landlord and Tenant Act applies: more than 75,000 people at the 2010 census, Tenn. Code 66-28-102) | Court of general sessions of the county where the acts occur | Not published | Writ of possession may not issue until 10 days after judgment | Not published | No statewide requirement (none listed in the NLIHC Tenant Protections Database) | codes.findlaw.com |
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| Texas | 3 days written notice before filing, unless the written lease sets a shorter or longer period; for a tenant not previously late it must be a notice to pay rent or vacate | 3 days written notice to vacate before filing for a default, unless the lease sets a different period; no statutory cure period | One month (tenancy ends the later of the date in the notice or one month after notice), unless both parties signed an agreement setting a different period | Justice court in the precinct where the property is located | Trial date in the citation must be 10 to 21 days after the petition is filed, and no trial until 4 days after service; written answer optional; on a summary disposition motion the tenant has 4 days after service to respond | Writ of possession may not issue before the 6th day after judgment (no bond); officer must serve it within 5 business days of issuance and post a warning at least 24 hours before execution | $21 state consolidated civil filing fee collected by the justice court clerk; county filing and service fees are separate and not included here | No statewide requirement (none listed in the NLIHC Tenant Protections Database) | tcss.legis.texas.gov |
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| Utah | 3 business days after service (pay rent and other amounts due or surrender) | 3 calendar days to perform the covenant or surrender (cure allowed); 3 calendar days notice to quit with no cure for waste, unlawful business, nuisance, criminal act, or prohibited subletting | 15 calendar days or more before the end of the month or rental period (tenancy at will: 5 calendar days) | District court | Tenant must appear and defend within 3 business days of service; on request, evidentiary (occupancy) hearing within 10 business days after the answer; trial must begin within 60 days of service of the complaint | Order of restitution gives the tenant 3 calendar days after service to vacate, then a sheriff or constable may remove the tenant | $105 to $375 by damages claimed: $105 for $2,000 or less; $215 for over $2,000 and under $10,000; $375 for $10,000 or more (general civil complaint tiers; the court page says the amount is shown on the civil cover sheet) | No statewide requirement (none listed in the NLIHC Tenant Protections Database) | le.utah.gov |
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| Vermont | 14 days (actual notice; tenancy does not end if the tenant pays or tenders rent due through the end of the rental period) | 30 days (no statutory cure right stated); 14 days when based on criminal activity, illegal drug activity, or violence threatening other residents | 60 days if the tenant has lived there 2 years or less; 90 days if more than 2 years (no written agreement, monthly rent); written agreement: 30 or 60 days before the term ends; weekly: 21 days | Superior Court (civil) | Answer under V.R.C.P. 12 (period not stated in statute); landlord's rent escrow motion heard any time after 14 days notice, and a tenant who appears has 14 days after that hearing to file a written answer | Writ of possession issues on the judgment date; sheriff may put the landlord in possession not earlier than 14 days after serving the writ (7 days after service on a rent escrow default) | $295 Superior Court civil entry fee (general fee; no separate eviction fee found in the section) | No statewide requirement (none listed in the NLIHC Tenant Protections Database) | legislature.vermont.gov |
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| Virginia | 14 days (written notice; paying within the 14 days avoids termination) | 21 days to cure, termination not less than 30 days after receipt; nonremediable breach: 30 days; criminal or willful act threatening health or safety: immediate | 30 days before the next rent due date unless the lease sets a different period (week to week: 7 days); 60 days when a multifamily owner declines to renew 20 or more, or 50 percent, of month-to-month tenancies within 30 days | General district court | Initial hearing as soon as practicable but not more than 21 days from filing (outside limit 30 days); summons served at least 10 days before the return day | Sheriff serves notice at least 72 hours before executing the writ of eviction; execution should occur within 15 calendar days after the sheriff receives the writ, no later than 30 days from issuance | $36 court fee per unlawful detainer (statewide statutory district court civil fee); sheriff service and any other add-on fees not included | No statewide requirement (none listed in the NLIHC Tenant Protections Database) | law.lis.virginia.gov |
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| Washington | 14 days after service (pay or vacate; payment of the total due within 14 days cures) | 10 days after service to perform the covenant or surrender (cure allowed within the 10 days) | Not available: a landlord may not end a month-to-month or periodic tenancy without one of the statutory causes; limited no-cause ending only at the end of certain initial fixed terms with 60 days written notice | Superior court | Show cause hearing set not less than 7 nor more than 30 days from service of the order; tenant may answer orally or in writing at the hearing | Writ of restitution returnable 10 days after its date; sheriff serves the writ and may not execute it for 3 days after service | $45 case-initiating filing fee for an unlawful detainer under chapter 59.18 (statute says this is in addition to any other fee required by law) | Yes (statewide: eviction, nonrenewal, or ending a periodic tenancy only for causes listed in RCW 59.18.650(2)) | app.leg.wa.gov |
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| West Virginia | 0 days (the summary relief statute states no pre-filing notice period; the landlord may petition once the tenant is in arrears) | 0 days (the summary relief statute states no pre-filing notice or cure period for breach of a covenant or damage) | One full rental period before the end of a period (year to year: 3 months before the end of the year), unless the lease fixes another period | Magistrate court or circuit court of the county where the property is located | Hearing not less than 5 nor more than 10 judicial days after the petition is filed; tenant may file a written defense within 5 days of receiving notice | Order grants immediate possession and sets the time to vacate; if the tenant stays past that time the sheriff removes the tenant | Magistrate court: $30 for relief other than money damages; $30 to $50 when rent is claimed, by amount sought ($500 or less $30; to $1,000 $35; to $2,000 $40; over $2,000 $50) | No statewide requirement (none listed in the NLIHC Tenant Protections Database) | code.wvlegislature.gov |
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| Wisconsin | 5 days (pay rent or vacate; paying cures) for month-to-month and leases of one year or less; month-to-month alternative: 14 days to vacate with no right to cure; repeat default within one year under a lease: 14 days to vacate; lease over one year: 30 days | 5 days to remedy or vacate; repeat breach within one year: 14 days to vacate with no cure; month-to-month: landlord may instead give 14 days to vacate; lease over one year: 30 days to comply | 28 days, effective only at the end of a rental period (if rent is payable more often than monthly, one rent period) | Circuit court, small claims procedure | Summons return date 5 to 25 days from issuance, served at least 5 days before the return date; tenant answers on the return date; contested cases tried within 30 days of the return date | Writ of restitution ordered at judgment; sheriff may not execute a writ received more than 30 days after issuance; hardship stay of up to 30 days from judgment if rent is paid | $22 small claims clerk fee until October 31, 2026; $39 from November 1, 2026 (2025 Wis. Act 179); other statutory surcharges are separate and not totaled here | No statewide requirement (none listed in the NLIHC Tenant Protections Database) | docs.legis.wisconsin.gov |
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| Wyoming | 3 days notice to quit, served at least 3 days before filing; action allowed after rent is 3 days past due (no statutory pay-to-cure right stated) | 3 days notice to quit, served at least 3 days before filing, for violating renter duties under 1-21-1204 or 1-21-1205 (no cure period stated) | Not published | Circuit court (a circuit court magistrate may try the action) | Summons served not less than 3 nor more than 12 days before the trial date; no written answer required; continuance over 2 days only if the tenant posts a bond for accruing rent | Writ of restitution issues on request after judgment; officer executes it within 2 days after receiving it, Sundays excepted, unless the tenant appeals | $70 ($20 filing fee + $40 court automation fee + $10 indigent civil legal services fee) for civil matters in circuit court | No statewide requirement (none listed in the NLIHC Tenant Protections Database) | wyoleg.gov |
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