{
  "name": "Tenant month-to-month termination notice by state",
  "description": "Written notice (days) a tenant must give to end a month-to-month tenancy. Null = no clear statewide statute; the lease controls.",
  "source": "https://rentyfic.com/notice-to-vacate",
  "publisher": "Rentyfic",
  "license": "Free to use with attribution: link to https://rentyfic.com",
  "last_updated": "2026-07-03",
  "disclaimer": "General educational information, not legal advice. Values are commonly-cited figures; laws change and have exceptions - verify against current statutes before relying on them.",
  "data": [
    {
      "state_code": "AL",
      "state": "Alabama",
      "tenant_notice_days": 30,
      "note": null
    },
    {
      "state_code": "AK",
      "state": "Alaska",
      "tenant_notice_days": 30,
      "note": null
    },
    {
      "state_code": "AZ",
      "state": "Arizona",
      "tenant_notice_days": 30,
      "note": "30 days before the next rent due date."
    },
    {
      "state_code": "AR",
      "state": "Arkansas",
      "tenant_notice_days": 30,
      "note": "One rental period."
    },
    {
      "state_code": "CA",
      "state": "California",
      "tenant_notice_days": 30,
      "note": null
    },
    {
      "state_code": "CO",
      "state": "Colorado",
      "tenant_notice_days": 21,
      "note": "21 days for month-to-month tenancies."
    },
    {
      "state_code": "CT",
      "state": "Connecticut",
      "tenant_notice_days": null,
      "note": null
    },
    {
      "state_code": "DE",
      "state": "Delaware",
      "tenant_notice_days": 60,
      "note": null
    },
    {
      "state_code": "DC",
      "state": "District of Columbia",
      "tenant_notice_days": 30,
      "note": null
    },
    {
      "state_code": "FL",
      "state": "Florida",
      "tenant_notice_days": 30,
      "note": "Updated by 2023 law - formerly 15 days; verify current text."
    },
    {
      "state_code": "GA",
      "state": "Georgia",
      "tenant_notice_days": 30,
      "note": "30 days from the tenant (60 applies to the landlord)."
    },
    {
      "state_code": "HI",
      "state": "Hawaii",
      "tenant_notice_days": 28,
      "note": null
    },
    {
      "state_code": "ID",
      "state": "Idaho",
      "tenant_notice_days": 30,
      "note": "One month."
    },
    {
      "state_code": "IL",
      "state": "Illinois",
      "tenant_notice_days": 30,
      "note": null
    },
    {
      "state_code": "IN",
      "state": "Indiana",
      "tenant_notice_days": 30,
      "note": "One month."
    },
    {
      "state_code": "IA",
      "state": "Iowa",
      "tenant_notice_days": 30,
      "note": null
    },
    {
      "state_code": "KS",
      "state": "Kansas",
      "tenant_notice_days": 30,
      "note": null
    },
    {
      "state_code": "KY",
      "state": "Kentucky",
      "tenant_notice_days": 30,
      "note": null
    },
    {
      "state_code": "LA",
      "state": "Louisiana",
      "tenant_notice_days": 10,
      "note": "10 days before the end of the rental month."
    },
    {
      "state_code": "ME",
      "state": "Maine",
      "tenant_notice_days": 30,
      "note": null
    },
    {
      "state_code": "MD",
      "state": "Maryland",
      "tenant_notice_days": 30,
      "note": "Some counties require more - check locally."
    },
    {
      "state_code": "MA",
      "state": "Massachusetts",
      "tenant_notice_days": 30,
      "note": "30 days or one full rental period, whichever is longer."
    },
    {
      "state_code": "MI",
      "state": "Michigan",
      "tenant_notice_days": 30,
      "note": "One month."
    },
    {
      "state_code": "MN",
      "state": "Minnesota",
      "tenant_notice_days": 30,
      "note": "One full rental period before the last day of tenancy."
    },
    {
      "state_code": "MS",
      "state": "Mississippi",
      "tenant_notice_days": 30,
      "note": null
    },
    {
      "state_code": "MO",
      "state": "Missouri",
      "tenant_notice_days": 30,
      "note": "One month."
    },
    {
      "state_code": "MT",
      "state": "Montana",
      "tenant_notice_days": 30,
      "note": null
    },
    {
      "state_code": "NE",
      "state": "Nebraska",
      "tenant_notice_days": 30,
      "note": null
    },
    {
      "state_code": "NV",
      "state": "Nevada",
      "tenant_notice_days": 30,
      "note": null
    },
    {
      "state_code": "NH",
      "state": "New Hampshire",
      "tenant_notice_days": 30,
      "note": null
    },
    {
      "state_code": "NJ",
      "state": "New Jersey",
      "tenant_notice_days": 30,
      "note": "One month."
    },
    {
      "state_code": "NM",
      "state": "New Mexico",
      "tenant_notice_days": 30,
      "note": null
    },
    {
      "state_code": "NY",
      "state": "New York",
      "tenant_notice_days": 30,
      "note": "Tenant notice; landlord notice scales with tenancy length."
    },
    {
      "state_code": "NC",
      "state": "North Carolina",
      "tenant_notice_days": 7,
      "note": "Just 7 days for month-to-month - one of the shortest."
    },
    {
      "state_code": "ND",
      "state": "North Dakota",
      "tenant_notice_days": 30,
      "note": "One calendar month."
    },
    {
      "state_code": "OH",
      "state": "Ohio",
      "tenant_notice_days": 30,
      "note": null
    },
    {
      "state_code": "OK",
      "state": "Oklahoma",
      "tenant_notice_days": 30,
      "note": null
    },
    {
      "state_code": "OR",
      "state": "Oregon",
      "tenant_notice_days": 30,
      "note": "Some cities (e.g. Portland) add local rules."
    },
    {
      "state_code": "PA",
      "state": "Pennsylvania",
      "tenant_notice_days": null,
      "note": null
    },
    {
      "state_code": "RI",
      "state": "Rhode Island",
      "tenant_notice_days": 30,
      "note": null
    },
    {
      "state_code": "SC",
      "state": "South Carolina",
      "tenant_notice_days": 30,
      "note": null
    },
    {
      "state_code": "SD",
      "state": "South Dakota",
      "tenant_notice_days": 30,
      "note": "Verify - tenant/landlord periods differ in some readings."
    },
    {
      "state_code": "TN",
      "state": "Tennessee",
      "tenant_notice_days": 30,
      "note": null
    },
    {
      "state_code": "TX",
      "state": "Texas",
      "tenant_notice_days": 30,
      "note": "One month, unless the lease sets a different period."
    },
    {
      "state_code": "UT",
      "state": "Utah",
      "tenant_notice_days": 15,
      "note": "15 days for month-to-month tenancies."
    },
    {
      "state_code": "VT",
      "state": "Vermont",
      "tenant_notice_days": 30,
      "note": "One rental period; longer for long tenancies in some cases."
    },
    {
      "state_code": "VA",
      "state": "Virginia",
      "tenant_notice_days": 30,
      "note": null
    },
    {
      "state_code": "WA",
      "state": "Washington",
      "tenant_notice_days": 20,
      "note": "20 days before the end of the rental period."
    },
    {
      "state_code": "WV",
      "state": "West Virginia",
      "tenant_notice_days": null,
      "note": null
    },
    {
      "state_code": "WI",
      "state": "Wisconsin",
      "tenant_notice_days": 28,
      "note": null
    },
    {
      "state_code": "WY",
      "state": "Wyoming",
      "tenant_notice_days": null,
      "note": null
    }
  ]
}