This is a summary of each state’s laws as it pertains to either a landlord or tenant providing notice to terminate a month-to-month tenancy. Please note: These time frames are not used for holding over or other tenancy violations which may require different time frames and conditions, see State Eviction Laws for Curable Violations or State Eviction Laws for Incurable Violations.
| State | Landlord | Tenant |
|---|---|---|
| Alabama | 30 days | 30 days |
| Alaska | 30 days | 30 days |
| Arizona | 30 days | 30 days |
| Arkansas | 10 days | No statute |
| California | 60 days for tenancies lasting 12 months or more. 30 days for less than 12 months. | 30 days |
| Colorado | 10 days | 10 days |
| Connecticut | 3 days | No statute |
| Delaware | 60 days | 60 days |
| District of Columbia | 30 days | 30 days |
| Florida | 15 days | 15 days |
| Georgia | 60 days | 30 days |
| Hawaii | 45 days | 28 days |
| Idaho | 1 month | 1 month |
| Illinois | 30 days | 30 days |
| Indiana | 1 month | 1 month |
| Iowa | 30 days | 30 days |
| Kansas | 30 days | 30 days |
| Kentucky | 30 days | 30 days |
| Louisiana | 10 days | 10 days |
| Maine | 30 days | 30 days |
| Maryland | 1 month; 2 months if property located in Montgomery County (except single-family residences) or in Baltimore City. | 1 month; 2 months if property located in Montgomery County (except single-family residences) or in Baltimore City. |
| Massachusetts | 30 days or the time frame is between rental payments, whichever is longer. | 30 days or the time frame is between rental payments, whichever is longer. |
| Michigan | Time frame between rental payments. | Time frame between rental payments. |
| Minnesota | 3 months or time frame between rental payments, whichever is shorter. | 3 months or time frame between rental payments, whichever is shorter. |
| Mississippi | 30 days | 30 days |
| Missouri | 1 month | 1 month |
| Montana | 30 days | 30 days |
| Nebraska | 30 days | 30 days |
| Nevada | 30 days | 30 days |
| New Hampshire | 30 days | 30 days |
| New Jersey | 1 month | 1 month |
| New Mexico | 30 days | 30 days |
| New York | 1 month | 1 month |
| North Carolina | 7 days | 7 days |
| North Dakota | 30 days | 30 days; if landlord has notified tenant of a change in lease terms, then 25 days from date of notification. |
| Ohio | 30 days | 30 days |
| Oklahoma | 30 days | 30 days |
| Oregon | 30 days | 30 days |
| Pennsylvania | No statute | No statute |
| Rhode Island | 30 days | 30 days |
| South Carolina | 30 days | 30 days |
| South Dakota | 1 month | 1 month; if landlord has notified tenant of a change in lease terms, then 15 days from date of notification. |
| Tennessee | 30 days | 30 days |
| Texas | 1 month | 1 month |
| Utah | 15 days | No statute |
| Vermont | 30 days is there is a written lease and tenant has resided at the property for 2 years or less, 60 days if longer; 60 days if there is no lease and the tenant has resided at the property for 2 years or less, 90 days if longer. | 1 rental period |
| Virginia | 30 days | 30 days |
| Washington | 20 days | 20 days |
| West Virginia | 1 month | 1 month |
| Wisconsin | 28 days | 28 days |
| Wyoming | No statute | No statute |