Notice of entry

Your state sets how much advance notice you must get before a non-emergency entry. Some states set a fixed number of hours or days. Others only require reasonable notice. Your state guide lists the exact rule where you live.

Before showing your home to a future buyer or renter, your landlord must, in most cases, give you at least 2 days' notice. Your landlord can only show your home at a reasonable time of day. This 2-day notice rule does not apply when giving notice is not practical.

Alabama law says a note posted on your front door can count as proper notice of a planned visit. The note must say the planned time and the reason for entering.

You can agree to let your landlord in with less than 2 days' notice if you choose to. Your landlord can also give you a general notice or schedule for repairs, maintenance, pest control, or a health or safety service. It must be given separately from your lease and cover more than 2 days at a time. If your landlord does this, no extra notice is needed each time within that schedule.

Your landlord must give you at least 24 hours notice before coming in. The landlord may enter only at reasonable times and with your consent. Notice is not required in an emergency or if giving it is not practical.

Your landlord must give you 24 hours written notice before entering your home, unless you both agree otherwise. The 24 hours start when your landlord gives you the notice. The notice must say why your landlord is coming, and give the date and a time frame.

Your landlord does not need to give 24 hours notice for repairs you asked for within the last 7 days. Your landlord also does not need notice when a public official is inspecting your home. The same is true when a utility company worker comes for gas, electric, cable or phone service.

Your landlord must give you at least 2 days notice before coming into your home. Your landlord can only come at a reasonable time of day. This notice rule does not apply in an emergency or when giving notice ahead of time is not practical.

If you ask your landlord to fix or maintain something, that counts as your permission for your landlord to come in. This permission only covers that specific repair or maintenance work. You give up your right to a separate 2-day notice for that one visit.

Advance notice is only required if your lease requires it. Emergencies are different. In an emergency, the landlord can enter with no advance notice to protect you and the property. Emergencies are different. In an emergency, the landlord can enter with no advance notice to protect you and the property.

Before a normal entry, your landlord must give you written notice. The notice must say the date, the approximate time, and the reason for the entry. The law treats 24 hours as reasonable notice unless there is proof that more time was needed. Your landlord can hand you the notice or leave it with an adult at your home. The landlord can also leave it at your door where you would find it.

Your landlord can also mail the notice. If the notice is mailed, the law treats 6 days before the entry as reasonable notice. The clock starts on the day the landlord mails it.

You and your landlord can agree out loud to an entry for repairs or services you both agreed to. The agreement must set the date and approximate time. The entry must happen within 1 week of the agreement. In that case, no written notice is needed.

If the home is for sale, your landlord can give notice of a showing by phone or in person instead of in writing. This is allowed only if the landlord first told you in writing that the home is for sale and that you may get oral notice. That written notice must be less than 120 days old. The oral notice must still give 24 hours and state the date, approximate time, and purpose. After each showing, the landlord must leave a written note inside the home saying they entered.

Your landlord must tell you before entering your apartment. Chicago law requires notice at least 2 days ahead for a normal entry. The notice can arrive by mail, by phone, or in writing at your door. Any method must be a real, good faith attempt to reach you.

Your landlord cannot come into your home whenever they want. Colorado's Division of Real Estate says they must give you reasonable notice or get your permission first, and come at a reasonable time. Check your lease for any notice rules it adds.

Sometimes a problem seriously hurts your health or safety, or makes your home unfit to live in. If your landlord needs to enter to fix it, Colorado law says they must give you written notice at least 24 hours before coming in. They must tell you the date, time, and about how long they expect to be there.

Colorado's warranty of habitability (the duty to keep your home fit to live in) can require your landlord to enter and fix a problem. For that repair visit, you can reasonably say no to the first date and time your landlord suggests. They must then offer another date and time. You can also agree to let them in with less than 24 hours' notice if you want.

Colorado law requires the park's management to try to tell you at least 72 hours before entering your rented lot. But they do not have to if they are only posting a notice required by law or your lease. They must give you the date and approximate time of entry, in a way you are likely to see or hear.

Your landlord must give you reasonable notice before entering your home, spoken or written. Your landlord can only come at a reasonable time, except in an emergency. Connecticut law does not set an exact number of days for this notice. It only says the notice must be reasonable.

Your landlord must give you at least 48 hours' notice before entering. Notice is not needed for repairs that you asked for. In an emergency, your landlord may enter at any time. For people who may rent or buy the home, you may give up the notice in a signed paper.

For possible buyers or renters only, you may give up the 48 hours' notice. To do so, you must sign an addendum (an added page) to your rental agreement, or another separate signed document.

In Florida, your landlord must give you at least 24 hours notice before entering your home to make repairs. This means your landlord must tell you at least a day ahead of time. Your landlord can only come between 7:30 a.m. and 8:00 p.m. for this kind of visit.

In Georgia, your lease sets the conditions under which your landlord may enter your home. Typically, leases say the landlord can have reasonable access after giving notice.

The Georgia landlord-tenant handbook gives a best practice. You and your landlord agree about when and how the landlord can enter your rental.

A Hawaii landlord must give you at least 2 days notice before entering. The landlord may enter only during reasonable hours. Notice is not required in an emergency or where it is impracticable (not practical) to give it.

Say your lease does not list the landlord's reasons to enter and the landlord needs to enter. The Idaho Attorney General says the landlord first should tell you why. You and the landlord then can agree on a reasonable manner and time of entry.

No statewide Illinois law sets how many days of notice your landlord must give before entering your home. Outside a few cities and Cook County, the rule comes from your lease and what you and your landlord agree to. For example, Chicago landlords must give 2 days' notice before entering for non-emergency repairs.

Your landlord must give you at least 24 hours notice before entering your home, and must only enter at reasonable times. Your landlord does not have to give this notice if there is an emergency, or if giving notice is not practical.

Before your landlord enters your home for these reasons, Kansas law requires reasonable notice first. The law does not say exactly how many hours or days count as reasonable. Your landlord must also choose a reasonable hour to enter your home. The same notice and hour rule covers entry for inspections, repairs, agreed changes, agreed services, and showing the home to others.

Except in an emergency, your landlord must give you at least 24 hours notice before entering your home. Your landlord can only enter at a reasonable time during normal business hours. You can agree to shorter notice or a different time for one visit.

The landlord must give you written notice before entering. 24 hours counts as reasonable notice under state law.

Los Angeles adds detail. The written 24 hour notice must give the specific reason for entry and a reasonable time window that fits that reason.

Your Maine landlord must give you reasonable notice before entering your home. Your landlord must enter only at reasonable times. The limit is an emergency, or a case where giving notice is impracticable (not possible).

Maine law presumes (treats as true unless shown otherwise) that 24 hours is reasonable notice. Evidence to the contrary can change that.

Before your landlord enters your home to inspect it or make repairs, they must give you written notice. That notice must come at least 24 hours before they enter.

Your landlord can only enter your home between 7 a.m. and 7 p.m., Monday through Saturday. The time limit does not apply if it is an emergency.

You can choose to let your landlord enter with less than 24 hours notice. You must agree to this in writing first.

Your landlord must arrange with you ahead of time before coming in to make repairs, inspect, or show your home to possible renters or buyers.

Except in an emergency, your landlord can only enter your home for a reasonable business reason. Your landlord must try in good faith to give you at least 24 hours notice before coming in. The notice must say the exact time or time window your landlord plans to enter. Your landlord can only enter between 8:00 a.m. and 8:00 p.m., unless you agree to an earlier or later time.

Your landlord must give you at least 24 hours' notice before entering, and may enter only at reasonable times. Notice is not required in an emergency or when giving it is impracticable (not practical).

You have notice if your landlord posts its plan to enter on the main entry door of your home. The posting must be conspicuous (easy to see).

Your landlord must give you at least 24 hours' written notice before entering. The notice rule does not apply in an emergency or if giving notice is impracticable (not practical).

The written notice must go to each individual unit. It must say why your landlord will enter and a reasonable period during which your landlord expects to enter.

Except in an emergency, your landlord must give you at least 24 hours notice before entering your home. They can only come at a fair time during normal business hours. You can agree to a shorter notice or a different time, but that agreement only counts for that one visit.

New Jersey housing rules cover buildings with 3 or more apartments. In these buildings, your landlord and your landlord's employees must give you reasonable notice before entering your home to inspect it or do maintenance. New Jersey rules say 1 day is normally enough notice for this kind of visit.

Your landlord must give you written notice before entering your home, unless you and your landlord agree otherwise. New Mexico law requires at least 24 hours written notice. It must say why your landlord wants to enter, the date, and about what time this will happen.

Your landlord cannot walk in whenever they want. For normal visits, the landlord must give you notice first. The visit must happen at a reasonable time. In a true emergency, like a fire or a burst pipe, the landlord can enter without notice.

A North Dakota landlord may enter only during reasonable hours to inspect, make repairs, provide services, or show the home. The landlord must first tell you and get your consent, unless that is not practical. Your consent must name a time certain (a set time).

In North Dakota, a landlord's notice of intent to enter can be given in three ways. The landlord can serve it on you in person. The landlord can post it in a conspicuous (easy to see) place in or about the home for a reasonable time. The landlord can use any other method that results in actual notice to you.

In North Dakota, the law presumes you consent if you do not object. This applies after your landlord gives notice of intent to enter at a time certain (a set time). Presume means the law treats it as true. Tell your landlord if you object to a planned entry.

Ohio law says your landlord must give you reasonable notice before entering your home. Your landlord can only enter at reasonable times. Ohio law treats 24 hours notice, given before your landlord comes in, as a reasonable amount. This is only a starting point. If there is evidence that 24 hours was not enough notice for your situation, a court could still find the notice unreasonable.

Unless it is an emergency or giving notice is not practical, your landlord must give you at least 1 day's notice before entering. They can only come at a reasonable time of day.

Your landlord must give you real notice at least 24 hours before entering your home and may enter only at reasonable times. The 24-hour rule does not apply if you and your landlord agree otherwise for that visit.

No Pennsylvania statute sets how much advance notice a landlord must give before entering a rented home. No statute lists allowed entry reasons or hours either. Many states set these rules by law; Pennsylvania does not. Cities can add entry and privacy rules that state law does not have though. Philadelphia and Pittsburgh both have their own rental codes. If you rent in a city, check your city's guide for local entry rules, as well as your lease.

Your landlord must give you at least 2 days' notice before coming in. The notice is not required in an emergency or when giving notice is impracticable (not practical).

Your landlord may enter your home only at reasonable times.

Your landlord must give you at least 2 days written notice before entering your home. They can only enter at reasonable times.

The notice must say the exact date and time your landlord plans to enter. If they give a time range, the notice must say the earliest and latest times.

The notice must also give you a phone number. You can use it to object to the entry or ask for a different time.

If your landlord wants to show your home to a buyer or a future renter, they only need to give you 1 day of notice.

Your landlord must give you at least 24 hours notice before coming in. Your landlord can only come at a reasonable time. This does not apply in an emergency, for a set appointment for regular service, or for a service visit you asked for. Your landlord cannot use this right to bother you.

A South Dakota landlord must give you reasonable notice before entering, and may enter only at reasonable times. This does not apply in case of an emergency or if giving notice is impracticable (not practical).

In South Dakota, 24 hours written notice is presumed (assumed) to be reasonable notice of entry. The rule changes if the landlord and tenant agree in the lease on other ways to give notice or other times for entry.

A South Dakota landlord's entry notice must name the date or dates of entry. It must name a period of time during normal business hours. It must also name the purpose of the entry.

A South Dakota landlord's entry notice must name a way for you to ask to change the time of the entry. This does not apply in an emergency or when giving notice is not practical.

No statewide law sets when your landlord may enter your home or how much notice they must give. Your lease decides both. Texas courts have held that a landlord may not enter unless you allow it or the lease gives a specific reason.

Your Utah landlord must give you at least 24 hours notice before entering your home. A different notice time can be set in your rental agreement.

A Vermont landlord may enter your home between 9:00 A.M. and 9:00 P.M. with at least 48 hours' notice. One reason is when necessary to inspect the home. Another is to make necessary or agreed repairs or changes.

A Vermont landlord may enter your home between 9:00 A.M. and 9:00 P.M. with at least 48 hours' notice to supply agreed services. A Vermont landlord may enter on that notice to show the home to buyers or possible buyers, lenders, tenants, workers or contractors.

Your landlord must tell you before coming in, unless it is an emergency or there is no time to tell you first. Your landlord may come only at a reasonable time.

If your landlord wants to do routine maintenance you did not ask for, your landlord must normally give you at least 72 hours notice. Your landlord then has 14 days from that notice to finish the work.

If you are the one who asks for the repair or service, your landlord does not have to give you notice before coming in.

Before entering to inspect the home or make repairs, your landlord must give you at least 2 days' written notice. The 2-day notice is not required in an emergency, or when there is no practical way to give it. To show the home to a buyer or a possible new renter, your landlord only needs 1 day's notice. Either way, your landlord may enter only at reasonable times.

The written notice must give the exact date and time of entry, or the earliest and latest times if it gives a range instead. It must also list a phone number so you can object or ask for a different time.

In DC, your landlord may come in only for a reasonable purpose, at a reasonable time, and after reasonable notice. An emergency is different. Then your landlord may enter to protect or preserve the home, or to protect the safety of the tenants or other persons.

In DC, reasonable notice before your landlord enters is written notice at least 48 hours ahead. You can agree in writing to a shorter time. Notice may be email or text. If you do not confirm in writing, your landlord must give you a paper notice.

Under DC law, reasonable notice of entry is written notice given to you at least 48 hours before the landlord wants to enter. You can agree in writing to a shorter time.

In DC, a landlord's written notice of entry may be an email or a text message. If the tenant does not give a written acknowledgement (a written reply saying the notice was received), the landlord will provide a paper notice.

Your landlord must give you advance notice before entering your home and can only come at reasonable times. Advance notice means at least 12 hours before entering. Your landlord can enter sooner only if you agree to a shorter time after being told when your landlord wants to come.