Pay or quit notice

If you do not pay your rent on time, your landlord may send you a written notice. It must say how much rent and any late fees you owe. It must also give a date to end your lease that is at least 7 business days after you get the notice.

If your rent is unpaid when due, your landlord must give you written notice that the rent is unpaid. The notice must also say your landlord intends to end the rental agreement if you do not pay within the time the law gives you.

The landlord must give you written notice that the rent is unpaid and that the rental agreement will end if you do not pay. You then have 7 days to pay the rent in full. If you do not, your right to live in the home ends, unless the landlord agrees to let you stay.

Your landlord needs to give only one written notice for any one default (rent not paid).

If your rent is unpaid when due, your landlord can give you a written notice. It must say you have not paid and that your lease will end if you do not pay. You have 7 days after that notice to pay the rent in full. If you do not, your lease ends unless your landlord agrees to let you stay.

If you pay rent late, Arizona law requires your landlord to give you a written notice before filing an eviction case in court. The notice must give you 5 days to pay what you owe, counted from when your landlord gives you the notice. If you do not pay in that time, your landlord can file the case.

A new rule started in 2026. If this is your first missed month this lease term, and you only owe 1 month, the landlord must let you catch up. They must send a Notice to Pay Rent or Vacate before they can sue. Try talking to your landlord early. Many landlords will take a payment plan or give you extra time instead of going to court.

A rent payment from someone else does not move your rent due date. It does not add time to a 3-day notice to pay rent or move out.

If you are behind on rent, your landlord must give you a 3-day notice to pay or quit (pay the rent or move out). The 3 days do not count Saturdays, Sundays, or court holidays. The notice must state the exact rent owed and the name, phone number, and address of the person to pay. It can only ask for rent, not late fees or utilities (water, electric, gas). If it asks for more than you owe, it is not valid.

For unpaid rent, the landlord must first give you a written 5 day notice. You keep your home if you pay all the rent owed within those 5 days. In Chicago, you get 1 more chance even after the case is filed. Before the judge signs an eviction order, you can pay the unpaid rent plus the landlord's filing and service costs. Pay that, and the case gets dismissed.

If you fall behind on rent, Colorado law requires 10 days' written notice before an eviction case starts. The notice must offer the choice to pay the full rent owed or move out. A business rental or employer-provided housing gets 3 days' notice instead. You get 5 days' notice instead if you rent a single-family home from a small landlord. That landlord must own 5 or fewer single-family rental homes and say in your lease that the 10-day notice does not apply. Otherwise, your lease cannot take away your right to this notice.

For unpaid rent, your Delaware landlord can demand payment in writing. The notice must give you a deadline of at least 7 days after the notice was given or sent. If you stay in default after that, your landlord may bring an action for summary possession (an eviction case).

If you are behind on rent, your landlord must give you a written notice asking for the rent or for you to move out. You get 3 days to respond, counted from when you get the notice, not counting Saturdays, Sundays, and court holidays. Only after that 3-day period passes can your landlord ask a court to remove you.

A Georgia landlord must give you a written notice to pay the back rent and fees. The notice must come at least 3 business days before the landlord files an eviction case for unpaid rent or fees. The rule applies to leases entered into or renewed on or after July 1, 2024.

A Georgia landlord must give the tenant a written notice to pay the back rent and fees. The notice must come at least 3 business days before the landlord files an eviction case. The rule covers leases entered into or renewed on or after July 1, 2024. The landlord can use any delivery method in the lease. The landlord can also post the notice in a sealed envelope on the door.

Your landlord may demand unpaid rent in a written notice. The notice must give you at least 10 calendar days after you receive it to pay. If you do not pay in that time, the rental agreement will end. If you are still behind, your landlord may bring a court case to take possession of your home.

If you fall behind on rent under your lease, your landlord must serve you a written notice before an eviction case. The notice gives you 3 days to pay the rent or leave the property. It must state the amount due.

If you owe rent, your landlord must give you a written notice asking for payment. The notice must give you at least 5 days to pay before your landlord can end your lease (735 ILCS 5, § 9-209). If you do not pay in time, your landlord can start an eviction case without any other notice.

In 2024, the Indiana Court of Appeals quoted this law. If a tenant does not pay rent when due, a landlord may end the lease with at least 10 days notice. The law does not apply if you and the landlord agreed otherwise. It does not apply if you pay the rent in full before the notice period ends.

In 2024, the Indiana Court of Appeals quoted a law on when a landlord needs no notice to end a lease. The court quoted it this way. Notice is not required when the lease terms require you to pay rent in advance, and you do not pay it in advance.

In 2024, the Indiana Court of Appeals quoted this law. A landlord may end a lease with at least 10 days notice if the tenant does not pay rent when due. The rule does not hold if you and the landlord agreed otherwise. It does not hold if you pay the rent in full before the notice period ends.

A lease can replace the notice for unpaid rent. In Walking With Jesus Ministries v. Alexander (2024), the lease gave a grace period (extra days to pay). The lease called that time a notice to leave. The Court of Appeals said 10 days notice was not required.

Iowa law does not let your landlord end your lease for unpaid rent right away. Your landlord must first send you written notice that your rent is unpaid. That notice must say your landlord plans to end the lease if you do not pay. You then have 3 days, counted from that notice, to pay the rent before your landlord can end the lease.

If you are late on rent, Iowa law lets your landlord send you a written notice to pay within 3 days. The notice must say your landlord will end the lease if you do not pay in that time. The 3 days start when you get the notice.

Kansas law says this 3-day count starts when the notice is delivered to you in person. It also starts if your landlord gives the notice to another person over 12 years old who lives with you. The count also starts if your landlord posts a copy of the notice somewhere easy to see at your home.

Your landlord may choose to mail you the notice instead of handing it to you or posting it. If your landlord mails the notice, Kansas law adds 2 more days on top of the 3-day count. This gives you extra time to pay your rent and keep your rental agreement from ending.

Kansas law lets your landlord end your rental agreement only after two things happen. First, your rent must be unpaid when it is due. Second, you must fail to pay within the 3 days described in the landlord's notice. If both of these happen, Kansas law lets your landlord end your rental agreement.

If you pay rent late, your landlord must give you a written notice before ending your lease. The notice must say you have 3 days to pay what you owe. Kansas counts those 3 days as three full 24-hour periods. The clock starts when you get the notice in person, from someone 12 or older at home, or posted where you'll see it. If your landlord mails the notice instead, you get 2 extra days to pay.

Kentucky's Attorney General says your landlord must tell you before going to court over unpaid rent or a broken lease rule.

Kentucky's Uniform Residential Landlord and Tenant Act applies only in places that adopted it. These places include Barbourville, Bellevue, Bromley, Covington, Dayton, Elsmere, Florence, Lexington-Fayette County, Georgetown, and Louisville-Jefferson County. They also include Ludlow, Melbourne, Newport, Oldham County, Pulaski County, Shelbyville, Silver Grove, Southgate, Taylor Mill, and Woodlawn. In those places, your landlord must give you written notice if you pay your rent late. You get 7 days to pay the rent in full, counted from the day you get the notice.

If you rent by the month or a shorter period and fall behind on rent, your landlord may serve you a written notice. The notice tells you to pay the rent or leave the home. A 7-day notice gives you until the close of business on the 7th judicial day after the day of service. Judicial days do not count the day of service, weekends, or legal holidays.

Your landlord can choose a shorter rent notice if you pay rent weekly or more often and have rented for 45 days or less. That notice tells you to pay the rent or leave by noon of the 4th full day after the day of service.

The landlord cannot evict you the day rent is late. First you must get a written 3 day notice to pay or move out. Weekends and court holidays do not count in the 3 days.

The notice must state the exact amount due and who to pay. It must also say where and how to pay.

The landlord can only demand rent that came due in the last 12 months. Older unpaid rent cannot go in the notice.

For unpaid rent, the landlord must serve a written 3 day notice first. Weekends and court holidays do not count in the 3 days. The notice must state the exact amount owed.

If you fall behind on rent, Maryland law says your landlord must send you a written notice before starting an eviction case in court. The notice must say your landlord will file the case if you do not pay within 10 days after you get it.

If you have no lease and you fall behind on rent, your landlord must first send a written notice to quit. This is a letter saying you must move out. For a month-to-month tenant, the notice must give 14 days, counted from the day you get it, before it can end your rental.

If you fall behind on rent, your landlord must give you a written demand for possession before filing an eviction case. That is a notice to pay what you owe or move out. You get 7 days from the day your landlord gives you this notice to pay. The notice can only ask for rent you already owe. It cannot include rent that is not due yet. That is true even if your lease has a clause that speeds up your whole balance after you miss a payment.

Before your landlord can file an eviction case for not paying rent, they must give you written notice. The notice must state the total amount you owe. It must also break down how much is unpaid rent, late fees, and other charges, and name who to pay.

You have 14 days after you get the notice to pay what you owe or move out. If you do, your landlord cannot yet file the eviction case for that unpaid rent. Some cities require more than 14 days notice before that.

Before filing an eviction case for unpaid rent, your landlord must send a written notice giving you 14 days to pay or move out. Some local governments may have an eviction notice period longer than 14 days. If your landlord skips this notice, the court must dismiss the case without prejudice (your landlord can file it again later). The court must also expunge the case (clear it from public court records).

If you materially (in an important way) break your lease by not paying rent, your landlord may give you a written notice. An email or text counts only if you agreed in writing to get notices that way. The notice must say the lease will end if the rent is not paid within 3 days.

If you have not paid rent, your landlord must ask you for the unpaid rent before suing you. Missouri law does not require your landlord to also give the 1-month notice for ending a month-to-month rental before filing this case. That notice must be in writing and end the rental on a rent-due date at least 1 month after you get it.

If you do not pay rent when it is due, your landlord can give you written notice that the rent is unpaid. The notice must also say your landlord plans to end your lease if you do not pay. You then have 3 days after that notice to pay.

Your landlord can send you a written notice that rent is unpaid. The notice must say the landlord plans to end the rental agreement if you do not pay. If you do not pay within 7 calendar days after the notice, the landlord may end the rental agreement.

If you pay rent by the month or a shorter period and fall behind, your landlord can give you a written notice. It must offer you the choice to pay the rent you owe or move out. You have until the close of business on the 7th judicial day (a day the courts are open) after the notice is given.

Your landlord can give a shorter notice if you pay rent weekly or more often, and you rented the home 45 days or less. That notice gives you until noon on the 4th full day after it is given to pay the rent or move out.

A New Hampshire landlord may not demand more than the whole rent in arrears (overdue rent).

If your rent is unpaid when it's due, your landlord must send you written notice. The notice must say you owe rent and that your landlord intends to end your lease. You then have 3 days after you get that notice to pay the full amount it says you owe. If you pay in full within the 3 days, in the way the notice says, your landlord cannot end the lease over it.

If you do not pay rent on time, your landlord must send you a written notice about the missed rent. The notice must say your landlord plans to end your lease. You then have 3 days from the notice to pay in full. If you do not pay in that time, your landlord can end your lease and you must move out.

Rent is late once 5 days pass after the due date. Then your landlord must send you a written notice by certified mail saying the rent was not received. If your landlord never sent this notice, you can raise that as a defense in an eviction case about not paying rent.

Before a case for unpaid rent, your landlord must give you a written rent demand with at least 14 days' notice. The demand must say you either pay the rent or move out. It must also say whether your home is covered by the Good Cause Eviction law. Your landlord cannot start the case without this demand. The Good Cause part of the demand is written to last until June 15, 2034. The 14-day written demand itself does not expire.

For unpaid rent, the landlord must first give you a written demand for the rent. The demand must give you 14 days to pay. Without it, the landlord cannot start a court case to evict you for not paying rent.

If you fall behind on rent, North Carolina law says your landlord must first demand the overdue rent from you. You then have 10 days from that demand to pay. If you do not pay within those 10 days, the law treats your lease as over because you did not pay the rent.

If you do not pay rent, your landlord must send a written notice demanding payment before ending your lease. Your landlord does not have to send you another notice to leave after this one.

If you do not pay rent on time, your landlord must send a written notice asking for the overdue rent before going to court. You then have 5 days from that notice to pay. If you do not pay within 5 days, your landlord can end your rental agreement. Your landlord does not have to send another notice before filing in court.

If you have a week-to-week rental agreement and fall behind on rent, your landlord must give you written notice before ending the agreement. The notice must be at least 72 hours and cannot be given before the fifth day of the rental period.

For most other rental agreements, your landlord must give you written notice before ending the agreement for unpaid rent. The notice must be at least 10 days and cannot be given before the eighth day of the rental period.

If you miss rent, your landlord cannot go straight to an eviction. The landlord must first give you a written notice to quit (a notice saying you must move out). For unpaid rent, the notice must give you 10 days counted from the day it is served. Your landlord can give less time or skip this notice only if your lease says so.

In Pennsylvania, your landlord may send you a written notice to quit if you do not pay rent due after they ask. A notice to quit is a letter telling you to move out by a set date. For unpaid rent, the notice must give you 10 days from the day it is served (delivered). Your lease can allow a shorter time or no notice at all.

Before an eviction, your landlord must first give you a written notice to quit, a letter saying you must move out. For unpaid rent, the notice must give you 10 days counted from the day it is served. Your landlord can give less time or skip this notice only if your lease says so.

If your rent is 15 days late, your landlord must send you a written notice. The notice must say how much rent is late and demand it. It must say the rental agreement ends unless you cure the breach (fix it by paying) within 5 days of mailing.

Your landlord must give you 14 days notice to pay before they can take you to court.

If the eviction is for unpaid rent, the landlord must give you a 14 day notice in writing. This is called a "notice to quit". You can stop the eviction by paying the rent owed within those 14 days.

If you miss your rent due date, South Carolina law gives you 5 days to pay before your landlord can act. Your landlord must first send you written notice. The notice must say you did not pay and that your landlord may end your lease if you do not pay in time.

South Carolina's 5-day notice for late rent can be included in your written lease instead of a separate letter. This satisfies the notice requirement if the lease warning is easy to notice. The warning must either repeat the notice word for word or use wording that means the same thing. If your lease has this warning, your landlord does not have to send a new notice each time your rent is late. The same rule covers a month-to-month lease that follows your original lease term.

If you do not pay rent or other amounts due and you stay in the home, your landlord can serve a written notice. The notice must give you the choice to pay or to give the property back. If you do neither for 3 business days after service, you are guilty of unlawful detainer (staying in a rental without a legal right). The landlord can serve the notice any time after the rent is due.

In Vermont, rent is due at the time and place the landlord and tenant agreed on. The landlord does not have to ask for it or send a notice first.

A Vermont landlord can end your rental for unpaid rent by giving you notice. The notice must state the end date. That date must be at least 14 days after the notice.

In Vermont, a landlord can end your rental (your right to live in the home) for unpaid rent. The landlord gives you notice of the end date. That date must be at least 14 days after the date of the notice.

Unless your written lease says otherwise, Virginia law does not require your landlord to warn you or remind you that rent is due. You owe rent on the date and at the place you and your landlord agreed to. Your landlord does not have to ask you for it first or send you anything before the due date arrives.

If you pay your rent late, your landlord must give you a written notice about the missed payment. You then have 14 days from the day you get the notice to pay the rent you owe. If you do not pay within those 14 days, your landlord can end your lease and start a court case to remove you.

If you do not pay rent on time, your landlord must give you written notice before filing an eviction case. This is called a 14-day notice to pay rent or vacate (move out of) the home. It says you must pay the total amount due within 14 days after it is served on you, or move out. If you do neither, the landlord may go to court to evict you.

For unpaid rent, a DC landlord must give you notice of the intent to file a claim at least 10 days before filing. The landlord must not give that notice if the unpaid rent is less than $600.

If you rent month-to-month or week-to-week in Wisconsin and you do not pay rent on time, your landlord must give you a written notice. The notice must give you at least 5 days to pay the rent or move out. The 5 days start on the day the landlord gives you the notice. If you pay the rent by that date, this notice does not end your right to stay.

If you rent month-to-month in Wisconsin and you are still behind on rent, your landlord has another option. Instead of the 5-day notice, the landlord can give you a written notice with no chance to pay and stay. This notice must give you at least 14 days to move out. The 14 days start on the day the landlord gives it to you.

Wisconsin renters under a lease of 1 year or less, or renting year-to-year, must get a written notice if they miss a rent payment. The notice must give at least 5 days to pay the rent or move out. The 5 days start on the day the landlord gives the notice.

Wisconsin renters under a lease of 1 year or less, or renting year-to-year, can face a stronger notice. This happens if they pay late again within 1 year after an earlier 5-day notice. The new notice gives only 14 days to move out. The 14 days start on the day the landlord gives the notice.