The following is a summary of each state’s notice of entry requirements. Before a landlord accesses a rental property occupied by a tenant, advance notice is usually required. Exceptions are usually granted for emergency situations in most states. All common reasons for entry including emergencies, inspections, repairs, showing the space to prospective tenants before lease expiration and inspecting during a tenant’s extended absence have been provided below.
| State | Statute | Notice Required (Normal Entry) | Emergency Entry |
Normal Entry |
| Alabama | Ala. Code §§ 35-9A-303 to 304 | Two days | Yes | Inspection, Repairs, Show, Extended Absence |
| Alaska | Alaska Stat. § 34.03.140 | 24 hours | Yes | Inspection, Repairs, Show, Extended Absence |
| Arizona | Ariz. Rev. Stat. § 33-1341 | Two days (written or oral notice); notice period does not apply, and tenant’s consent is assumed, if entry is pursuant to tenant’s request for maintenance. | Yes | Inspection, Repairs, Show |
| Arkansas | Ark. Code Ann. § 18-17-602 | None specified | Inspection, Repairs, Show | |
| California | Cal. Civ. Code § 1954 | 24 hours(48 hours for initial move-out inspection) | Yes | Inspection, Repairs, Show |
| Colorado | No statute | |||
| Connecticut | Conn. Gen. Stat. Ann. §§ 47a-16 to 47a-16a | Reasonable notice | Yes | Inspection, Repairs, Show |
| Delaware | Del. Code Ann. tit. 25, §§ 5509, 5510 | Two days | Yes | Inspection, Repairs, Show |
| District of Columbia | No statute | |||
| Florida | Fla. Stat. Ann. § 83.53 | 24 hours (see Miya’s Law on YouTube) | Yes | Inspection, Repairs, Show, Extended Absence |
| Georgia | No statute | |||
| Hawaii | Haw. Rev. Stat. §§ 521-53, 521-70(b) | Two days | Yes | Inspection, Repairs, Show, Extended Absence |
| Idaho | No statute | |||
| Illinois | No statute | |||
| Indiana | Ind. Code Ann. § 32-31-5-6(e) | Reasonable notice | Yes | Inspection, Repairs, Show |
| Iowa | Iowa Code Ann. §§ 562A.19, 562A.28, 562A.29 | 24 hours | Yes | Inspection, Repairs, Show, Extended Absence |
| Kansas | Kan. Stat. Ann. §§ 58-2557, 58-2565 | Reasonable notice | Yes | Inspection, Repairs, Show, Extended Absence |
| Kentucky | Ky. Rev. Stat. Ann. §§ 383.615, 383.670 | Two days | Yes | Inspection, Repairs, Show, Extended Absence |
| Louisiana | La. Civ. Code art. 2693 | None specified | Repairs | |
| Maine | Me. Rev. Stat. Ann. tit. 14, § 6025 | 24 hours | Yes | Inspection, Repairs, Show |
| Maryland | No statute | |||
| Massachusetts | Mass. Gen. Laws Ann. ch. 186, § 15B(1)(a)
105 CMR 410.810 (State Sanitary Code, Chapter II) |
None specified in Mass. Gen. Laws. Reasonable notice required for entry to make repairs, under the State Sanitary Code. | Yes | Inspection, Repairs, Show |
| Michigan | No statute | |||
| Minnesota | Minn. Stat. Ann. § 504B.211 | Reasonable notice | Yes | Inspection, Repairs, Show |
| Mississippi | No statute | |||
| Missouri | No statute | |||
| Montana | Mont. Code Ann. § 70-24-312 | 24 hours | Yes | Inspection, Repairs, Show, Extended Absence |
| Nebraska | Neb. Rev. Stat. §§ 76-1423 | One day | Yes | Inspection, Repairs, Show, Extended Absence |
| Nevada | Nev. Rev. Stat. Ann. § 118A.330 | 24 hours | Yes | Inspection, Repairs, Show |
| New Hampshire | N.H. Rev. Stat. Ann. § 540-A:3 | Notice that is adequate under the circumstances | Yes | Inspection, Repairs, Show |
| New Jersey | N.J.A.C. 5:10-5.1 | One day, by custom; in buildings with three or more units, one day (by regulation) | Yes | Inspection, Repairs, Show |
| New Mexico | N.M. Stat. Ann. §§ 47-8-24, 47-8-34 | 24 hours | Yes | Inspection, Repairs, Show, Extended Absence |
| New York | No statute | |||
| North Carolina | No statute | |||
| North Dakota | N.D. Cent. Code § 47-16-07.3 | Reasonable notice | Yes | Inspection, Repairs, Show |
| Ohio | Ohio Rev. Code Ann. §§ 5321.04(A)(8), 5321.05(B) | 24 hours | Yes | Inspection, Repairs, Show |
| Oklahoma | Okla. Stat. Ann. tit. 41, § 128 | One day | Yes | Inspection, Repairs, Show |
| Oregon | Or. Rev. Stat. § 90.322 | 24 hours | Yes | Inspection, Repairs, Show, Extended Absence |
| Pennsylvania | No statute | |||
| Rhode Island | R.I. Gen. Laws § 34-18-26 | Two days | Yes | Inspection, Repairs, Show, Extended Absence |
| South Carolina | S.C. Code Ann. § 27-40-530 | 24 hours | Yes | Inspection, Repairs, Show |
| South Dakota | No statute | |||
| Tennessee | Tenn. Code Ann. §§ 66-28-403, 66-28-507 | 24 hours (applies only within the final thirty days of the rental agreement term, when landlord intends to show the premises to prospective renters and this right of access is set forth in the rental agreement) | Yes | Inspection, Repairs, Show, Extended Absence |
| Texas | No statute | |||
| Utah | Utah Code Ann. § 57-22-5(2)(c) | None specified | Yes | Repairs |
| Vermont | Vt. Stat. Ann. tit. 9, § 4460 | 48 hours | Yes | Inspection, Repairs, Show |
| Virginia | Va. Code Ann. § 55-248.18 | For routine maintenance only: 24 hours, but no notice needed if entry follows tenant’s request for maintenance | Yes | Inspection, Repairs, Show, Extended Absence |
| Washington | Wash. Rev. Code Ann. § 59.18.150 | Two days; one day to show property to actual or prospective tenants or buyers | Yes | Inspection, Repairs, Show |
| West Virginia | No statute | |||
| Wisconsin | Wis. Stat. Ann. § 704.05(2) | Advance notice | Yes | Inspection, Repairs, Show |
| Wyoming | No statute |