Notice to Quit/Terminate
pay-or-quit, cure-or-quit, no-fault termination notices
Rules in this category (133)
Ala. Code §§ 35-9-1 to 35-9-100
Duration of Tenancy When Time for Termination Not Specified - Generally. • Alabama
Ala. Code §§ 35-9-1 to 35-9-100
Notice to Terminate Tenancy for Term Less Than One Year. • Alabama
Ala. Code §§ 35-9-1 to 35-9-100
Notice to Quit for Breach or Default of Terms of Lease. • Alabama
AS 09.45
Notice to quit • Alaska
AS 09.45
Content of notice to quit • Alaska
AS 09.45
Action against persons paying rent in advance • Alaska
AS 09.45
Actions for possession of realty • Alaska
AS 34.05
Agricultural tenants • Alaska
Benton Harbor, MI Code of Ordinances Ch. 20 Art. V Landlord-Tenant Code §§ 20-88 – 20-164
Remedy for failure to pay rent • Benton Harbor
Benton Harbor, MI Code of Ordinances Ch. 20 Art. V Landlord-Tenant Code §§ 20-88 – 20-164
Remedy for improper use • Benton Harbor
Boston Municipal Code ch. 10-11
Required Notice • Boston
Cal. Civ. Code
California
Cal. Civ. Code
California
Cambridge Code of Ordinances ch. 8.71
Required notice • Cambridge
Colo. Rev. Stat. § 13-40-101 et seq.
Written demand. • Colorado
Colo. Rev. Stat. § 13-40-101 et seq.
Notice to terminate tenancy. • Colorado
Colo. Rev. Stat. § 13-40-101 et seq.
Service of notice to vacate or demand. • Colorado
Colo. Rev. Stat. § 38-12-101 et seq.
Notice required before initiation of eviction proceeding. • Colorado
Conn. Gen. Stat. § 47a
Noncompliance by tenant. Remedy of breach by tenant. Landlord's remedies. • Connecticut
Conn. Gen. Stat. § 47a
(Formerly Sec. 52-532). Notice to quit possession or occupancy of premises. Form. Delivery. Federal termination notice. • Connecticut
Conn. Gen. Stat. § 47a
Service of notice to quit or summons if lessee a nonresident or if whereabouts unknown. • Connecticut
Conn. Gen. Stat. § 47a
(Formerly Sec. 52-533). Waiver of notice to quit. • Connecticut
D.C. Mun. Regs. tit. 14 et seq.
NOTICES TO CORRECT VIOLATION OF TENANCY OR TO VACATE • District of Columbia
D.C. Mun. Regs. tit. 14 et seq.
NOTICES TO VACATE FOR OTHER REASONS • District of Columbia
D.C. Code § 42-3201 et seq.
Notices to quit. • District of Columbia
D.C. Code § 42-3201 et seq.
Tenancy at will. • District of Columbia
D.C. Code § 42-3201 et seq.
Tenancy by sufferance. • District of Columbia
D.C. Code § 42-3201 et seq.
Notice not to be recalled. • District of Columbia
D.C. Code § 42-3501.01 et seq.
Evictions. • District of Columbia
D.C. Code § 42-3501.01 et seq.
Notice of tenant's intent to vacate after the expiration of the signed lease term, renewal or extension term. • District of Columbia
Fla. Stat. § 83.40 et seq.
Termination of tenancy without specific term. • Florida
Haw. Rev. Stat. § 516
Forfeiture. • Hawaii
Haw. Rev. Stat. § 521
Landlord's remedies for failure by tenant to pay rent. • Hawaii
Haw. Rev. Stat. § 521
Termination of tenancy; landlord's remedies for holdover tenants. • Hawaii
Haw. Rev. Stat. § 521
Landlord's remedies for improper use. • Hawaii
Haw. Rev. Stat. § 521
Pre-litigation mediation for tenancies subject to certain emergency proclamations. • Hawaii
Idaho Code Title 55 ch. 2 — Estates in Real Property
TERMINATION OF TENANCY AT WILL. • Idaho
765 Ill. Comp. Stat. 742
Remedies, park owner. A park owner may, any time rent is overdue, notify the tenant in writing that unless payment is made within the time specified in the notice, not less than 5 days after receipt thereof, the lease will be terminated. If the tenant remains in default, the park owner may institute legal action for recovery of possession, rent due and any damages. If the tenant breaches any provision of the lease or rules and regulations of the mobile home park, the park owner shall notify the tenant in writing of his breach. Such notice shall specify the violation and advise the tenant that if the violation shall continue for more than 24 hours after receipt of such notice the park owner may terminate the lease. If the tenant breaches any provision of the lease or rules and regulations of the mobile home park, the park owner shall give the tenant written notice specifying in writing the reason for any fine that may be imposed on the tenant. As used in this Section, "fine" does not include fees that are imposed on a tenant for services or products provided by the park owner to the tenant. If a fine is imposed on a tenant, the following applies for 45 days after written notice of the fine is delivered to the tenant: (1) non-payment of a fine shall not be grounds for refusal to accept a rent payment; and(2) the fine shall not be deducted from a rent payment.Acceptance of a rent payment shall not be construed as a waiver of an unpaid fine • Illinois
735 Ill. Comp. Stat. 5
Demand; notice; return; condominium and contract purchasers • Illinois
735 Ill. Comp. Stat. 5
Notice to terminate tenancy from year to year. Except as provided in Section 9-206 and Section 9-207.5 of this Act, in all cases of tenancy from year to year, 60 days' notice, in writing, shall be sufficient to terminate the tenancy at the end of the year. The notice may be given at any time within 4 months preceding the last 60 days of the year • Illinois
735 Ill. Comp. Stat. 5
Notice to terminate tenancy of farm land. Subject to the provisions of Section 16 of the Landlord and Tenant Act, in order to terminate tenancies from year to year of farm lands, occupied on a crop share, livestock share, cash rent or other rental basis, the notice to quit shall be given in writing not less than 4 months prior to the end of the year of letting. Such notice may not be waived in a verbal lease. The notice to quit may be substantially in the following form: To A.B.: You are hereby notified that I have elected to terminate your lease of the farm premises now occupied by you, being (here describe the premises) and you are hereby further notified to quit and deliver up possession of the same to me at the end of the lease year, the last day of such year being (here insert the last day of the lease year) • Illinois
735 Ill. Comp. Stat. 5
Notice to terminate tenancy for less than a year • Illinois
735 Ill. Comp. Stat. 5
Demand for rent - eviction action. A landlord or his or her agent may, any time after rent is due, demand payment thereof and notify the tenant, in writing, that unless payment is made within a time mentioned in such notice, not less than 5 days after service thereof, the lease will be terminated. If the tenant does not pay the rent due within the time stated in the notice under this Section, the landlord may consider the lease ended and commence an eviction or ejectment action without further notice or demand. A claim for rent may be joined in the complaint, including a request for the pro rata amount of rent due for any period that a judgment is stayed, and a judgment obtained for the amount of rent found due, in any action or proceeding brought, in an eviction action under this Section. Notice made pursuant to this Section shall, as hereinafter stated, not be invalidated by payments of past due rent demanded in the notice, when the payments do not, at the end of the notice period, total the amount demanded in the notice. The landlord may, however, agree in writing to continue the lease in exchange for receiving partial payment. To prevent invalidation, the notice must prominently state: "Only FULL PAYMENT of the rent demanded in this notice will waive the landlord's right to terminate the lease under this notice, unless the landlord agrees in writing to continue the lease in exchange for receiving partial payment." Collection by the landlord of past rent due after the filing of a suit for eviction or ejectment pursuant to failure of the tenant to pay the rent demanded in the notice shall not invalidate the suit • Illinois
735 Ill. Comp. Stat. 5
Notice to quit. When default is made in any of the terms of a lease, it is not necessary to give more than 10 days' notice to quit, or of the termination of such tenancy, and the same may be terminated on giving such notice to quit at any time after such default in any of the terms of such lease. Such notice may be substantially in the following form: "To A.B.: You are hereby notified that in consequence of your default in (here insert the character of the default) of the premises now occupied by you, being, etc., (here describe the premises) I have elected to terminate your lease, and you are hereby notified to quit and deliver up possession of the same to me within 10 days of this date (dated, etc.)." The notice is to be signed by the lessor or his or her agent, and no other notice or demand of possession or termination of such tenancy is necessary • Illinois
Ind. Code § 32-31 et seq.
Form; notice determining tenancy from year to year • Indiana
Ind. Code § 32-31 et seq.
Rent; refusal or neglect to pay • Indiana
Ind. Code § 32-31 et seq.
Forms; notice to quit; failure or refusal to pay rent • Indiana
Iowa Code ch. 648
Notice terminating tenancy • Iowa
Kan. Stat. Ann. §§ 58-2501 et seq.
Termination of tenancy at will; notice. • Kansas
Kan. Stat. Ann. §§ 58-2501 et seq.
Termination of tenancy from year-to-year; notice. • Kansas
Kan. Stat. Ann. §§ 58-2501 et seq.
Termination of lease for three months or longer; notice; effect of payment of rent. • Kansas
Kan. Stat. Ann. §§ 58-2501 et seq.
Termination of tenancy of less than three months for nonpayment of rent; notice. • Kansas
Kan. Stat. Ann. §§ 58-2501 et seq.
Notice to quit not necessary, when. • Kansas
Kan. Stat. Ann. §§ 61-3801 et seq.
Notice to leave premises. • Kansas
Ky. Rev. Stat. § 383 et seq.
Termination of tenancy at will or by sufferance • Kentucky
La. Civ. Code art.
Leases with reservation of right to terminate • Louisiana
La. Civ. Code art.
Notice of termination; form • Louisiana
La. Code Civ. Proc. art.
Termination of lease; notice to vacate; waiver of notice • Louisiana
14 M.R.S. §§ 6000 et seq.
Tenancy at will; buildings on land of another • Maine
Md. Code Ann., Real Prop. §§ 8-101 to 8-1006
Maryland
Mass. Gen. Laws c. 186
Termination of lease for nonpayment of rent • Massachusetts
Mass. Gen. Laws c. 186
Notice to determine estate at will • Massachusetts
Mass. Gen. Laws c. 186
Recovery of possession after termination of tenancy at will • Massachusetts
Mass. Gen. Laws c. 186
Notice to quit for nonpayment of rent • Massachusetts
Minneapolis, Minn., Code of Ordinances § 12
Notice required prior to initiating eviction proceedings • Minneapolis
Minn. Stat. § 504B
TERMINATING TENANCY AT WILL. • Minnesota
Mo. Rev. Stat. § 441 et seq.
Tenancy from year to year, how terminated • Missouri
Mo. Rev. Stat. § 441 et seq.
Tenancy at will, sufferance, month to month, how terminated — judgment of eviction, how effectuated, landlord's liability • Missouri
Mo. Rev. Stat. § 441 et seq.
Abandonment of rental premises, when, procedure • Missouri
Mo. Rev. Stat. § 535 et seq.
Demand of rent good, when • Missouri
Mont. Code Ann. § 70-27-101 et seq.
Tenancy At Will -- Termination By Notice • Montana
Mont. Code Ann. § 70-27-101 et seq.
Holdover Or Collusion After Notice -- Treble Rent • Montana
Mont. Code Ann. § 70-33-101 et seq.
Grounds For Termination Of Rental Agreement • Montana
Neb. Rev. Stat. § 25-21,219 et seq.
Forcible entry and detainer; notice to leave premises; when and how served. • Nebraska
Neb. Rev. Stat. § 76-1450 et seq.
Noncompliance by tenant; landlord's rights. • Nebraska
Nev. Rev. Stat. ch. 118
Requirements for notice. • Nevada
Nev. Rev. Stat. ch. 118A
Failure of tenant to comply with rental agreement or perform basic obligations: Termination of rental agreement. • Nevada
Nev. Rev. Stat. §§ 40.215–40.425
Unlawful detainer: Possession of property leased for indefinite time after notice to surrender; older person or person with a disability entitled to extension of period of possession upon request; federal worker, tribal worker, state worker or household member of such worker may request extension of period of possession. • Nevada
Nev. Rev. Stat. §§ 40.215–40.425
Unlawful detainer: Supplemental remedy of summary eviction and exclusion of tenant for default in payment of rent. • Nevada
N.H. Rev. Stat. Ann. § 205-A
Termination of Tenancy. • New Hampshire
N.H. Rev. Stat. Ann. § 205-A
Reason to be Specified. • New Hampshire
N.H. Rev. Stat. Ann. § 540-B
Termination by Occupant. • New Hampshire
N.H. Rev. Stat. Ann. § 540
Eviction Notice. • New Hampshire
N.H. Rev. Stat. Ann. § 540
Demand of Rent. • New Hampshire
N.J.S.A. 2A:18-51 et seq.
Proof of notice to quit prerequisite to judgment • New Jersey
N.J.S.A. 2A:18-51 et seq.
Removal of residential tenants; required notice; contents; service • New Jersey
N.J.S.A. 46:8-1 et seq.
Three months' notice to tenant to quit sufficient • New Jersey
NMSA 47-8 — Uniform Owner-Resident Relations Act
Breach of agreement by resident and relief by owner. • New Mexico
NMSA 47-8 — Uniform Owner-Resident Relations Act
Notice of termination and damages. • New Mexico
N.Y. Real Prop. Law
Preservation of existing requirements of law • New York
N.Y. Real Prop. Law
Termination of tenancies at will or by sufferance, by notice • New York
N.Y. Real Prop. Law
Notice to terminate monthly tenancy or tenancy from month to month in the city of New York • New York
N.Y. Real Prop. Law
Notification to terminate monthly tenancy or tenancy from month to month outside the city of New York • New York
N.D.C.C. §§ 47-17-01 through 47-17-05
Month's notice terminates estate at will. • North Dakota
Ohio Rev. Code ch. 1923
Notice - service. • Ohio
Ohio Rev. Code §§ 4781.36–4781.52
Notification of violation of rules to resident. • Ohio
60 O.S. § 44 et seq.
Three Days' Notice of Re-entry • Oklahoma
41 O.S. § 101 et seq.
Tenancies from Year to Year - 3 Months Notice Prior to Expiration of Year • Oklahoma
41 O.S. § 101 et seq.
Neglect or Refusal to Pay Rent when Due - Determination of Lease • Oklahoma
41 O.S. § 101 et seq.
Neglect or Refusal to Pay Rent for Less than 3 Months • Oklahoma
41 O.S. § 101 et seq.
No Notice to Quit Necessary under Certain Conditions • Oklahoma
OAR 813
Facility Closure Notice • Oregon
OAR 813
Alternate Facility Space • Oregon
ORS § 90
Information to veterans required in notice. • Oregon
ORS § 90
Termination of tenancy for failure to pay rent. • Oregon
ORS § 90
Termination by tenant; notice to landlord. • Oregon
68 P.S.
Notice to Quit • Pennsylvania
R.I. Gen. Laws ch. 34-18
Eviction for noncompliance with rental agreement • Rhode Island
R.I. Gen. Laws ch. 34-18
Termination of periodic tenancy • Rhode Island
R.I. Gen. Laws ch. 34-18
Notices and complaint forms • Rhode Island
R.I. Gen. Laws ch. 34-18.1
Quitting by tenants at will or by sufferance on notice • Rhode Island
R.I. Gen. Laws ch. 34-18.1
Quitting by tenants by parol from year to year • Rhode Island
R.I. Gen. Laws ch. 34-18.1
Quitting by tenants by parol for less than one year • Rhode Island
R.I. Gen. Laws ch. 34-18.1
Notice of termination by tenant • Rhode Island
San Jose Mun. Code Chapter 17.23
Notice of termination to the tenant and city • San Jose
S.C. Code Ann. tit. 27, ch. 35
Termination of month to month tenancy • South Carolina
S.C. Code Ann. tit. 27, ch. 35
Notice required for tenants at will and domestic servants • South Carolina
Tex. Prop. Code §§ 24.001–24.011
NOTICE REQUIRED BEFORE FILING CERTAIN EVICTION SUITS. • Texas
Tex. Prop. Code §§ 91.001–91.006
NOTICE FOR TERMINATING CERTAIN TENANCIES. • Texas
Utah Code Ann. § 57-16 et seq.
Meeting to attempt resolution of disputes. • Utah
24 V.S.A. App. ch. 3
Enumerated • Vermont
Va. Code § 55.1-1200 et seq.
Tenancy at will; effect of notice of change of terms or provisions of tenancy. • Virginia
Va. Code § 55.1-1200 et seq.
Notice to tenant in event of foreclosure. • Virginia
Va. Code § 55.1-1200 et seq.
(Effective until July 1, 2027) Noncompliance with rental agreement; monetary penalty. • Virginia
Va. Code § 55.1-1200 et seq.
Periodic tenancy; holdover remedies. • Virginia
Va. Code § 55.1-1300 et seq.
Termination of tenancy. • Virginia
Wash. Rev. Code § 59.04.010 et seq.
Ten-day notice to pay rent or quit premises. • Washington
Wash. Rev. Code § 59.18.010 et seq.
Notice -- Form. • Washington
W. Va. Code § 37-6-1 et seq.
Notice to terminate tenancy. • West Virginia
W. Va. Code § 37-6-1 et seq.
Reletting by landlord. • West Virginia
W. Va. Code § 55-3B-1 et seq.
Termination of tenancy. • West Virginia
Wis. Stat.
Notice necessary to terminate periodic tenancies and tenancies at will. • Wisconsin
Wyo. Stat. §§ 1-21-403, 1-21-1001 through 1-21-1017, 1-21-1201 through 1-21-1211, 1-21-1301 through 1-21-1304, 1-21-1401 through 1-21-1403
Notice to quit premises required. • Wyoming