This is a summary of each state’s requirements for providing notice regarding curable lease violations prior to filing an eviction. Under most states, tenants are entitled to 1) be notified of the lease violation and 2) be given a certain amount of time to correct the problem or vacate before an eviction is filed (known as “cure or quit”). However, some violations under certain states do not allow for a chance to cure, tenants must simply leave or be evicted. For a list of lease violations permitting the use of unconditional quit notices, see State Eviction Laws for Incurable Violations.
| State | Statute | Amount of Time to Cure the Violation or Vacate Before Eviction Filing |
|---|---|---|
| Alabama | Ala. Code § 35-A-421 | 14 calendar days, but if last day falls on a weekend or official holiday, the last day will be the court’s next official business day. |
| Alaska | Alaska Stat. §§ 09.45.090, 34.03.220 |
10 days for violators of agreement materially affecting health and safety; 3 days to cure for failing to pay utility bills, resulting in shut-off, additional 2 days to vacate. |
| Arizona | Ariz. Rev. Stat. § 33-1368 | 5 days for violations materially affecting health and safety; 10 days for other violations of the lease terms. |
| Arkansas | No statute | Landlord can terminate with an unconditional quit notice. |
| California | Cal. Civ. Proc. Code § 1161(3) | 3 days |
| Colorado | Colo. Rev. Stat. § 13-40-104(1)(d.5), (e) |
3 days (no cure for certain substantial violations). |
| Connecticut | Conn. Gen. Stat. Ann. § 47a-15 | 15 days; no right to cure for nonpayment of rent or serious nuisance. |
| Delaware | Del. Code Ann. tit. 25, § 5513(a) | 7 days |
| District of Columbia | D.C. Code § 42-3505.01 | 30 days |
| Florida | Fla. Stat. Ann. § 83.56(2) | 7 days (no cure for certain substantial violations). |
| Georgia | No statute | Landlord can terminate with an Unconditional Quit notice. |
| Hawaii | Haw. Rev. Stat. §§ 521-72, 666-3 | 10 days notice to cure: if it has not ceased, must wait another 20 days to file for eviction; 24 hours to cease a nuisance: if it has not ceased in 24 hours, 5 days to cure before filing for eviction. |
| Idaho | Idaho Code § 6-303 | 3 days |
| Illinois | 735 Ill. Comp. Stat. § 5/9-210 | 10 days |
| Indiana | Ind. Code Ann. § 32-31-7-7 | Landlord must give the tenant a “reasonable amount of time” to cure. |
| Iowa | Iowa Code § 562A.27(1) | 7 days |
| Kansas | Kan. Stat. Ann. § 58-2564(a) | 14 days to cure and an additional 16 to vacate. |
| Kentucky | Ky. Rev. Stat. Ann. § 383.660(1) | 15 days |
| Louisiana | La. Code Civ. Proc. art. 4701 | 5 days |
| Maine | Me. Rev. Stat. Ann. tit. 14 § 6002 | 7 days |
| Maryland | Md. Real Prop. Code Ann. § 8-402.1 | 30 days unless breach poses clear and imminent danger, then 14 days (no cure). |
| Massachusetts | No statute | Landlord can terminate with an Unconditional Quit notice. |
| Michigan | Mich. Comp. Laws § 600.5714(c) | 30 days for tenant at will or if lease provides for termination for violations of its provisions. |
| Minnesota | Minn. Stat. Ann. § 504B.285 (Subd.4) | Landlord can immediately file for eviction. |
| Mississippi | Miss. Code Ann. § 89-8-13 | 30 days |
| Missouri | Mo. Rev. Stat. §§ 441.030 and 441.040 | 10 days |
| Montana | Mont. Code Ann. § 70-24-422 | 14 days; 3 days if unauthorized pet or person on premises. |
| Nebraska | Neb. Rev. Stat. § 76-1431 | 14 days to cure, 16 additional days to vacate. |
| Nevada | Nev. Rev. Stat. Ann. § 40.2516 | 3 days to cure, 2 additional days to vacate. |
| New Hampshire | N.H. Rev. Stat. Ann. § 540:3 | 30 days |
| New Jersey | N.J. Stat. Ann. §§ 2A:18-53(c), 2A:18-61.1(e)(1) |
3 days; lease must specify which violations will result in eviction. (Some courts have ruled that the tenant be given an opportunity to cure the violation or condition any time up to the entry of judgment in favor of the landlord.) |
| New Mexico | N.M. Stat. Ann. § 47-8-33(A) | 7 days |
| New York | N.Y. Real Prop. Acts Law § 753(4)[NYC] |
Regulated units: 10 days or as set by applicable rent regulation.
Nonregulated units: No statute. Lease sets applicable cure and/or termination notice periods. |
| North Carolina | No statute | Landlord can terminate with an Unconditional Quit notice if term is material. |
| North Dakota | N.D. Cent. Code § 47-32-02 | 3 days |
| Ohio | Ohio Revised Code §§ 1923.02(A)(9) and 1923.04 | 3 days |
| Oklahoma | Okla. Stat. Ann. tit. 41, § 132(A), (B) |
10 days to cure, additional 5 days to vacate. |
| Oregon | Ore. Rev. Stat. §§ 90.392, 90.405 | 14 days to cure, additional 16 days to vacate; 10 days to remove an illegal pet. |
| Pennsylvania | 68 Penn. Stat. § 250.501 | 15 days |
| Rhode Island | R.I. Gen. Laws § 34-18-36 | 20 days for material noncompliance. |
| South Carolina | S.C. Code Ann. § 27-40-710(A) | 14 days |
| South Dakota | S.D. Codified Laws Ann. § 21-16-1(7) | Landlord can file eviction lawsuit immediately, without giving tenant an opportunity to cure, if tenant violates a lease clause that provides for immediate termination upon violation. |
| Tennessee | Tenn. Code Ann. § 66-28-505(d) | 14 days to cure; tenant has an additional 16 to vacate (does not apply if substantially the same act or omission was the subject of a similar notice within the past six months). |
| Texas | Tex. Prop. Code § 24.005 | 3 days |
| Utah | Utah Code Ann. § 78B-6-802 | 3 days |
| Vermont | Vt. Stat. Ann. tit.9 § 4467(b)(1) | 30 days |
| Virginia | Va. Code Ann. § 55-248.31 | 21 days to cure, additional 9 to quit. |
| Washington | Wash. Rev. Code Ann. § 59.12.030(4) | 10 days |
| West Virginia | W.Va. Code § 55-3A-1 | Landlord can immediately file for eviction; no notice is required. |
| Wisconsin | Wis. Stat. Ann. § 704.17 | 5 days |
| Wyoming | Wyo. Stat. §§ 1-21-1002, 1-21-1003 | 3 days |
