Eviction Notice Periods by State (Nonpayment of Rent)
By Legal Advice Basics Editorial,Editorial TeamUpdated
Before filing an eviction case for unpaid rent, a landlord in almost every state must first give the tenant a written notice — commonly called apay-or-quit notice — and wait a state-set number of days. That window is often a renter's best chance to fix the problem or get help before a court case exists. The table below shows each state's nonpayment notice period with a link to the official source.
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| State | Nonpayment notice | Details & other notices | Statute & source |
|---|---|---|---|
| Alabama | 7 days | 7-business-day written notice to pay or lease terminates — Counted in business days; notice must state rent and late fees owed — Other notices: Lease violations: 7-business-day cure-or-quit; certain drug/firearm/assault defaults are noncurable with 7-day notice; cure limited to twice in 12 months | Ala. Code § 35-9A-421(b) |
| Alaska | 7 days | 7-day notice to quit for nonpayment of rent (court form CIV-725); tenant may pay in full within 7 days to stop eviction — Add 3 days if notice served by certified mail; notice must state only unpaid rent, not late fees — Other notices: Utility nonpayment: 5-day notice; lease violations: 10-day cure-or-quit; intentional damage: 24-hour notice; illegal activity: 5-day notice | Alaska Stat. § 34.03.220(b) |
| Arizona | 5 days | 5-day written notice of nonpayment and intent to terminate; landlord may file special detainer if unpaid after 5 days — Calendar days; agreement reinstated if tenant tenders all past-due rent plus reasonable late fees before filing — Other notices: Health/safety violations: 5-day cure-or-quit; other material violations (incl. falsification): 10-day cure-or-quit; material and irreparable breach: immediate termination notice | Ariz. Rev. Stat. § 33-1368(B) |
| Arkansas | 3 days | 3 days' written notice to vacate before a civil unlawful detainer action for nonpayment — No statutory right to cure by paying after the notice; lease terms may add cure rights — Other notices: Separate criminal failure-to-vacate statute (§ 18-16-101, 10-day notice) also exists; tenant has 5 days after the court summons to file a written objection | Ark. Code § 18-60-304(3) |
| California | 3 days | 3-day notice to pay rent or quit, excluding Saturdays, Sundays, and judicial holidays — Day counting excludes Saturdays, Sundays, and judicial holidays; notice must state amount due and payment details; local rent-control ordinances may add requirements — Other notices: Lease violations: 3-day cure-or-quit (same day counting); nuisance/illegal use: 3-day quit; no-fault terminations: 30/60-day notice subject to just-cause rules (Civ. Code § 1946.2) | Cal. Code Civ. Proc. § 1161(2) |
| Colorado | 10 days | 10-day written demand for compliance (pay or surrender possession) for standard residential agreements; 5 days for exempt residential agreements, 3 days for employer-provided housing, 30 days for CARES Act properties — Tenants on SSI, SSDI, or Colorado Works may have a right to mandatory pre-filing mediation (C.R.S. § 13-40-106(2)); tenant can cure by paying up to entry of judgment — Other notices: Lease violations: same demand-for-compliance timeframes; substantial violations use a notice to terminate (JDF 99 B) without cure | Colo. Rev. Stat. §§ 13-40-104(1)(d), 13-40-106 |
| Connecticut | 3 days | 3-day notice to quit possession; statutory grace period (9 days for month-to-month) applies before rent is late — Notice must give at least 3 days before the quit date and use statutory language; nonpayment ground applies only after the residential grace period in § 47a-15a — Other notices: Lease violations: 15-day cure notice (Kapa notice) before notice to quit in many cases | Conn. Gen. Stat. § 47a-23(a) |
| Delaware | 5 days | Written demand giving at least 5 days after notice to pay or the rental agreement terminates; landlord may then sue for summary possession — If tenant pays all rent due before suit and landlord accepts without written reservation of rights, landlord may not file — Other notices: Lease violations: 7-day cure notice (§ 5513); irreparable harm or qualifying conviction: immediate termination without cure | 25 Del. C. § 5502(a) |
| District of Columbia | 10 days | Written notice of intent to file at least 10 days before filing; the statute's mandated notice language tells the tenant the landlord may file if the balance is not paid within 30 days of the notice — Cannot file eviction for nonpayment if less than $600 owed; notice must include rent ledger and legal-help language, served by certified mail plus hand delivery or posting — Other notices: Lease violations (non-rent): 30-day notice to correct or vacate; illegal act: 30-day notice to vacate (10-day for dangerous/violent crimes in cases filed after Dec. 31, 2025) | D.C. Code § 42-3505.01(a-1) |
| Florida | 3 days | 3-day notice to pay rent or vacate, excluding weekends and legal holidays — Day counting excludes Saturdays, Sundays, and court-observed legal holidays; notice requirements cannot be waived in the lease; notice must use statutory form language — Other notices: Curable lease violations: 7-day cure notice; noncurable violations: 7-day unconditional quit | Fla. Stat. § 83.56(3) |
| Georgia | 3 days | 3-business-day written notice to pay back rent and fees before filing dispossessory for nonpayment (added by 2024 'Safe at Home Act', HB 404); a demand for possession is also required — Counted in business days; notice may be served by any method in the lease or posted in a sealed envelope on the door — Other notices: Other grounds: demand for possession required (may be oral) with no fixed waiting period; tenant may cure by paying all rent, fees, and court costs within 7 days after service of the dispossessory (once per 12 months) | Ga. Code § 44-7-50 |
| Hawaii | 10 days | 10-day written notice before filing for nonpayment under Act 278 (SLH 2025) pilot program, effective Feb. 5, 2026 - Feb. 4, 2028; tenant may request free mediation within the 10 days, which the landlord must attend — Notice posted on premises is deemed received on posting; mailed notice deemed received 2 business days after postmark; landlord must send copy to a mediation center and attach verification when filing — Other notices: Lease violations: 10-day cure notice; month-to-month termination by landlord: 45-day notice; prior law (Act 57, 2021) used a 15-day notice-plus-mediation scheme | Haw. Rev. Stat. § 521-68 (as amended by Act 278, SLH 2025) |
| Idaho | 3 days | 3-day written notice requiring payment or possession before unlawful detainer — Notice must state amount due and include statutory language about the 72-hour belongings-removal window after judgment; may be served within 1 year after rent becomes due — Other notices: Lease violations: 3-day notice to perform or quit; assigning/subletting/waste: 3-day quit; controlled-substance activity: unlawful detainer without cure | Idaho Code § 6-303(2) |
| Illinois | 5 days | 5-day written demand for rent; landlord may file if not paid within 5 days — Only full payment of the rent demanded waives the landlord's right to terminate unless landlord agrees in writing to accept partial payment — Other notices: Lease violations: 10-day notice to quit; Chicago and Cook County ordinances add cure rights — local rules may differ | 735 ILCS 5/9-209 |
| Indiana | 10 days | 10-day notice to pay rent (or comply/vacate) before an unlawful detainer action — Written lease may provide for a different notice period or waive notice — Other notices: Lease may waive or modify the statutory notice; other grounds governed by lease terms and general unlawful-detainer law | Ind. Code § 32-31-1-6 |
| Iowa | 3 days | 3-day written notice of nonpayment and intent to terminate if rent not paid within that period — Other notices: Lease violations: 7-day cure notice (termination without cure if same violation recurs within 6 months); clear-and-present-danger: 3-day notice (§ 562A.27A); public housing federal violations: 30-day notice | Iowa Code § 562A.27(2) |
| Kansas | 3 days | 3-day written notice of nonpayment and intent to terminate, computed as three consecutive 24-hour periods — Add 2 days if notice is mailed; period starts on delivery or posting — Other notices: Lease violations: 14/30-day notice (cure within 14 days or lease terminates after 30) | Kan. Stat. § 58-2564(b) |
| Kentucky | 7 days | 7-day written notice of nonpayment and intent to terminate (in jurisdictions that adopted Kentucky's URLTA) — Kentucky's URLTA (KRS 383.505-383.715) applies only in cities/counties that adopted it (e.g., Louisville, Lexington); elsewhere lease terms govern — Other notices: Lease violations: 14-day cure notice (terminates in 15 days if not cured; 14-day termination without cure for repeat violations within 6 months); non-URLTA jurisdictions follow lease/common law — local rules differ significantly | Ky. Rev. Stat. § 383.660(2) |
| Louisiana | 5 days | Written notice to vacate allowing not less than 5 days from delivery, required before eviction proceedings for nonpayment or other lease termination — Tenant may waive the notice entirely by written waiver in the lease, allowing immediate eviction proceedings — Other notices: Same 5-day notice-to-vacate rule applies to all termination grounds; for leases with no definite term, the notice terminating the tenancy doubles as the notice to vacate | La. Code Civ. Proc. art. 4701 |
| Maine | 7 days | 7-day written notice of termination when the tenant is 7 or more days in arrears on rent (tenancy at will); paying the arrears before the notice expires voids it — Notice must state the arrearage and statutory cure language; tenancy must be reinstated if tenant pays all arrears, rent due, and landlord's fees before the writ of possession issues — Other notices: At-will termination without cause: 30-day notice; 7-day notice also for substantial damage, nuisance, and similar causes; fixed-term leases governed by lease terms | 14 M.R.S. § 6002(1)(C) |
| Maryland | 10 days | 10-day written notice of intent to file a failure-to-pay-rent claim, on a Maryland Judiciary form, before filing in District Court — Notice by first-class mail with certificate of mailing, affixing to the door, or electronic delivery if tenant elected; tenant may redeem by paying all amounts due in cash/certified funds any time before the eviction is executed (barred after 3 judgments in prior 12 months) — Other notices: Lease violations: 30-day notice to quit (14 days if tenant poses danger); holdover: notice per lease/statute; local rules may differ (e.g., Baltimore City) | Md. Code, Real Prop. § 8-401(c) |
| Massachusetts | 14 days | 14-day notice to quit for nonpayment of rent — Tenant with a written lease may defeat eviction by paying all rent, interest, and costs on or before the day the answer is due — Other notices: Tenancy-at-will nonpayment also uses 14-day notice (§ 12); at-will terminations otherwise require 30 days or a full rental period; cure rights differ for leases vs. at-will tenancies | Mass. Gen. Laws ch. 186, § 11 (leases); § 12 (tenancy at will) |
| Michigan | 7 days | Written 7-day notice to quit for a tenant who neglects or refuses to pay rent — Other notices: At-will/sufferance termination: 1 month's notice; drug activity on premises (with police report): 24-hour notice to quit; lease violations: 30-day notice under MCL 554.134(1)/600.5714 | Mich. Comp. Laws § 554.134(2) |
| Minnesota | 14 days | 14-day written notice before filing eviction for nonpayment of rent or other unpaid lease charges (added 2023); longer if a local ordinance requires — Notice must itemize amounts due and include statutory legal-help and financial-assistance language; delivered personally or by first-class mail; local rules may require longer than 14 days — Other notices: Lease violations: per lease terms; lease-end/at-will termination: notice equal to rental period; complaint must attach the notice or the case is dismissed | Minn. Stat. § 504B.321, subd. 1a |
| Mississippi | 3 daysunconfirmed | 3-day written notice that the rental agreement terminates if rent is not paid (residential); the old § 89-7-27 3-day route now applies to nonresidential evictions — Notice may be by email or text only if tenant agreed in writing to that method — Other notices: Other material lease violations: 14-day cure notice with 30-day termination; periodic tenancy termination: 30 days (month-to-month) / 7 days (week-to-week) under § 89-8-19 | Miss. Code § 89-8-13(5)(a) (residential); § 89-7-27 (nonresidential) |
| Missouri | See note | No statutory pre-filing notice period for nonpayment: once rent is in default, the statute authorizes the landlord to bring a rent-and-possession action without a required written notice or waiting period — Statute contains no notice-period requirement; leases may impose their own demand/notice terms — Other notices: Month-to-month termination: one month's written notice (§ 441.060); unlawful detainer for holdover governed by Chapter 534; tenant can defeat the action by paying rent and costs before judgment | Mo. Rev. Stat. § 535.010 |
| Montana | 3 days | 3-day written notice of nonpayment and intent to terminate if rent is not paid within that period — Other notices: Lease violations: 14-day cure notice (3 days for unauthorized pets/persons, verbal abuse of landlord, damage, or danger); repeat violation within 6 months: 5-day termination notice | Mont. Code Ann. § 70-24-422(2) |
| Nebraska | 7 days | 7-calendar-day written notice of nonpayment and intent to terminate if rent is not paid within that period — Counted in calendar days — Other notices: Lease violations: 14-day cure / 30-day termination notice (14-day termination for repeat violations within 6 months); violent criminal activity or drug sales: 5-day termination without cure | Neb. Rev. Stat. § 76-1431(2) |
| Nevada | 7 days | 7-judicial-day written notice demanding payment or surrender for residential property (changed from 5 days in 2019); 5 days for commercial premises, 10 days for mobile home lots — Counted in judicial days (excludes weekends and legal holidays); notice may be served any time after rent becomes due — Other notices: Lease violations: 5-day notice to perform or quit (NRS 40.2516); assignment/waste/nuisance/drug violations: 3-day quit (NRS 40.2514); summary eviction procedure available for nonpayment (NRS 40.253) | Nev. Rev. Stat. § 40.2512(1)(b) |
| New Hampshire | 7 days | 7-day eviction notice for nonpayment of rent after demand (demand may be made simultaneously with the notice) — Case dismissed if tenant pays all rent due, lawful charges, $15 liquidated damages, and filing/service costs before the hearing (usable at most 3 times in 12 months) — Other notices: Other good-cause residential terminations: 30-day notice; substantial damage or behavior affecting health/safety: 7-day notice; notice must state the reason and cure rights | N.H. Rev. Stat. §§ 540:2, 540:3, 540:9 |
| New Jersey | See note | No pre-filing notice required for nonpayment; landlord may take legal action immediately once rent is unpaid — except federally subsidized housing, where a 14-day notice is required — Anti-Eviction Act good-cause rules apply to most residential rentals (owner-occupied 2-3 unit buildings excepted); tenant may stop eviction by paying all rent due into court on or before trial day — Other notices: Other Anti-Eviction Act grounds require notices: disorderly conduct or property damage: notice to quit 3 days before filing; rules/lease violations and habitual late payment: notice to cease, then notice to quit one month before filing | N.J. Stat. § 2A:18-61.1(a), 2A:18-61.2 |
| New Mexico | 3 days | 3-day written notice of nonpayment (court form 4-901); if tenant pays within 3 days the tenancy continues, otherwise the lease terminates and eviction may be filed — Tenant who pays the rent due within the 3 days cannot be evicted for that nonpayment — Other notices: Lease violations: 7-day cure notice; substantial violation: 3-day termination notice; month-to-month termination: 30-day notice | N.M. Stat. § 47-8-33(D) |
| New York | 14 days | Written rent demand with at least 14 days' notice, demanding payment or possession, before a nonpayment summary proceeding (changed from 3 days by 2019 HSTPA) — Landlord must also send a certified-mail notice when rent is 5 days late (RPL § 235-e(d)); the 14-day demand must include Real Property Law § 231-c good-cause-eviction disclosures — Other notices: Lease violations: cure notices per lease/local rules; month-to-month/no-renewal terminations: 30/60/90-day notice by length of tenancy; rent-regulated and NYC units have extra rules — local rules may differ | N.Y. Real Prop. Acts. Law § 711(2) |
| North Carolina | 10 days | Forfeiture of the lease is implied if rent is not paid within 10 days after the landlord's demand for all past-due rent; landlord may then bring summary ejectment — The 10-day period runs from the landlord's demand for past-due rent — Other notices: Lease violations: per lease terms (forfeiture/re-entry clause); month-to-month termination: 7-day notice (§ 42-14) | N.C. Gen. Stat. § 42-3 |
| North Dakota | 3 days | 3-day written notice of intention to evict before filing; nonpayment is a ground once rent is unpaid for 3 days after it is due — Notice served like a summons or posted conspicuously if the party cannot be found — Other notices: Same 3-day notice of intention to evict applies to holdover and material lease-violation grounds; month-to-month termination: one month notice (§ 47-16-15) | N.D. Cent. Code §§ 47-32-01(4), 47-32-02 |
| Ohio | 3 days | Notice to leave the premises given 3 or more days before filing forcible entry and detainer — Notice must conspicuously contain the statutory warning language ('You are being asked to leave the premises...'); service by certified mail, hand delivery, or leaving at the premises — Other notices: Same 3-day notice applies to other grounds; separate 30-day cure notice applies to certain lease violations under ORC 5321.11/5321.17 | Ohio Rev. Code § 1923.04(A) |
| Oklahoma | 5 days | Rental agreement terminates if tenant fails to pay within 5 days after written notice of the landlord's demand for payment — Demand for past-due rent is deemed a demand for possession; no further notice to quit is required — Other notices: Lease violations: 10-day cure / 15-day termination notice (§ 132(B)); imminent and irremediable harm or criminal/drug activity: immediate termination | 41 Okla. Stat. § 131(B) |
| Oregon | 10 days | At least 10 days' written notice (given no sooner than the 8th day of the rental period) or 13 days' notice (no sooner than the 5th day); week-to-week tenancies: 72-hour notice no sooner than the 5th day — Notice must state the amount of rent due and the cure deadline; tenant cures by paying the delinquent rent (late charges cannot be required for cure) — Other notices: Landlord must also deliver a rental-assistance/support-services notice before nonpayment termination (ORS 90.395); lease violations: 14/30-day cure notice (ORS 90.392); 24-hour notice for outrageous conduct (ORS 90.396); no-cause termination limited after first year; Portland has additional rules — local rules may differ | Or. Rev. Stat. § 90.394 |
| Pennsylvania | 10 days | 10-day notice to quit for failure to pay rent (also 10 days for illegal drug use) before filing a landlord-tenant complaint — Notice may be waived by a lease 'Waiver of Notice to Quit' provision, allowing filing without advance notice; Philadelphia and some cities have eviction diversion programs — local rules may differ — Other notices: Other lease breaches/end of term: 15-day notice (lease of 1 year or less) or 30-day notice (over 1 year); service personally, at the main building, or by conspicuous posting | 68 Pa. Stat. § 250.501(b) |
| Rhode Island | 5 days | Once rent is 15 days in arrears, landlord sends a written 5-day demand notice; eviction may be filed no earlier than the 6th day after mailing if the tenant has not paid — Notice must use the statutory form (§ 34-18-56(a)) and state the amount 15 days in arrears; tenant who has received no similar notice in the past 6 months can cure by paying before the hearing — Other notices: Lease violations: 20-day cure notice (§ 34-18-36); month-to-month termination: 30-day notice | R.I. Gen. Laws § 34-18-35 |
| South Carolina | 5 days | Landlord may terminate if rent is not paid within 5 days of the due date, after written notice of nonpayment and intent to terminate; one such notice per lease term suffices, and a conspicuous lease clause ('IF YOU DO NOT PAY YOUR RENT ON TIME...') fully satisfies the notice requirement — If the lease contains the statutory 5-day warning clause, no separate written notice is required before filing, even for month-to-month holdover after the lease term — Other notices: Other lease violations and health/safety noncompliance: 14-day cure-or-terminate notice (§§ 27-40-710(A), 27-40-720) | S.C. Code § 27-40-710(B) |
| South Dakota | See note | No statutory pre-filing notice since July 2024: the 3-day notice-to-quit statute (§ 21-16-2) was repealed by SL 2024, ch. 75 (SB 90); a forcible entry and detainer action may be brought once the tenant fails to pay rent for 3 days after it is due — Eviction ground arises only after rent is 3 days past due; leases may still require a notice — Other notices: Month-to-month termination: 30-day notice (§ 43-32-13); lease violations/waste: FED ground under § 21-16-1(7); lease-required notices still bind the landlord by contract | S.D. Codified Laws § 21-16-1(4); § 21-16-2 repealed by SL 2024, ch. 75 |
| Tennessee | 14 days | 14-day written notice for nonpayment (both URLTA counties under § 66-28-505 and other counties under § 66-7-109); paying within the 14 days defeats the eviction — Tennessee's URLTA applies only in larger counties (population threshold); remaining counties follow § 66-7-109 — county-level rules differ; lease may set a different agreed notice — Other notices: Other lease breaches (rent paid, no damage/violence): 30-day notice; repeat nonpayment/damage within 6 months: 14-day notice without cure (7-day under URLTA); violence or drug activity: 3-day notice | Tenn. Code §§ 66-28-505, 66-7-109 |
| Texas | 3 days | At least 3 days' written notice to vacate before filing a forcible detainer suit, unless the written lease sets a shorter or longer period — Lease may shorten or lengthen the notice period; no statutory right to cure by paying after notice — Other notices: Same 3-day (or lease-modified) notice to vacate applies to holdover and other default grounds; foreclosure purchasers must give residential tenants 30 days | Tex. Prop. Code § 24.005(a) |
| Utah | 3 days | 3-business-day notice to pay everything owed or vacate; counting starts the business day after the notice is received — Business days exclude weekends and legal holidays; notice may cover rent, late fees, and other amounts due under the rental agreement — Other notices: Lease violations: 3-day notice to comply or vacate; nuisance: 3-day notice to vacate without cure | Utah Code § 78B-6-802(1)(c) |
| Vermont | 14 days | Termination notice with a termination date at least 14 days after actual notice for nonpayment of rent — Tenancy does not terminate if tenant pays or tenders rent due through the end of the current rental period; accepting partial payment does not waive the landlord's remedies — Other notices: Material lease violations: 30-day notice; criminal activity/violence threatening health or safety: 14-day notice; no-cause termination (no written lease): 60/90-day notice by length of tenancy | 9 V.S.A. § 4467(a) |
| Virginia | 14 days | 14-day written pay-or-quit notice: landlord may terminate and seek possession if rent is not paid within 14 days after service of notice (replaced Virginia's former 5-day notice) — Same 14-day rule applies after bounced checks or rejected electronic payments (payment then required in guaranteed funds); tenant redemption rights under § 55.1-1250 may also apply — Other notices: Lease violations: 21-day cure / 30-day termination notice; non-remediable criminal/willful acts threatening health or safety: immediate termination | Va. Code § 55.1-1245(F) |
| Washington | 14 days | 14-day notice to pay rent or vacate (changed from 3 days in 2019); payments made must be applied to rent first — Notice must be in the statutory form, including where to seek legal or financial help; nonpayment eviction may proceed only after the 14 days expire — Other notices: Lease violations: 10-day cure notice; waste/nuisance: 3-day quit; most terminations require cause under RCW 59.18.650; Seattle/local just-cause rules may differ | Wash. Rev. Code §§ 59.12.030(3), 59.18.057 |
| West Virginia | See note | No pre-filing notice required: landlord may petition for summary possession as soon as the tenant is in arrears on rent; the statute requires no prior demand or notice period — Tenant receives notice of the court hearing (set 5-10 judicial days after filing) rather than a pre-filing notice — Other notices: Same immediate-petition procedure covers lease breaches and property damage; month-to-month termination: one month's notice (§ 37-6-5) | W. Va. Code § 55-3A-1 |
| Wisconsin | 5 days | 5-day notice to pay rent or vacate for month-to-month tenancies and leases of one year or less (cure right applies); landlord may instead give a month-to-month tenant in default a 14-day unconditional notice to vacate — Notice options depend on lease length and whether a prior default occurred within the past 12 months — Other notices: Leases of one year or less: 14-day quit without cure for a second default within 12 months; leases longer than one year: 30-day notice to pay/comply or vacate; similar notice scheme for waste and other lease breaches | Wis. Stat. § 704.17(1p), (2) |
| Wyoming | 3 days | Written notice to quit served at least 3 days before commencing a forcible entry and detainer action for nonpayment — Notice left with the defendant or at their usual abode or business if they cannot be found — Other notices: Same 3-day notice-to-quit requirement applies to holdover and lease-violation grounds; health/safety termination by owner: 10-20 days' notice to find substitute housing | Wyo. Stat. §§ 1-21-1002, 1-21-1003 |
Frequently asked questions
How much notice does a landlord have to give before eviction?
For nonpayment of rent, statutory notice periods currently range from 3 days (Arkansas) to 14 days (Massachusetts) before the landlord can file an eviction case. Other grounds (lease violations, no-fault terminations) use different, usually longer periods. Find your state above and verify with the linked official source.
Does paying the rent stop the eviction?
During a pay-or-quit window, paying everything demanded almost always ends the matter — that is the notice’s legal purpose. Many states also allow payment to stop the case even after filing, sometimes up to the judgment. Get a dated receipt for any payment, and if the landlord refuses payment during the notice period, document the refusal — it can matter in court.
Is the notice itself an eviction?
No. A notice is a legally required warning, not a removal order. Only a court can order an eviction, and only a sheriff or similar officer can carry one out. A landlord who changes locks, removes belongings, or shuts off utilities during or after a notice period is breaking the law in every state.
What happens after the notice period expires?
If the notice isn’t resolved (by payment, cure, or moving out), the landlord may file an eviction case. You will then be served court papers with a short deadline to respond — eviction cases move faster than almost any other civil case. Respond by the deadline and get help immediately: legal aid prioritizes eviction defense.
This page is general legal information, not legal advice. Notice periods here are summaries of statewide nonpayment rules; the linked sources control, and local rules may differ. For advice about your situation — especially if you've received court papers — see ourfree legal help guide.