EVICTION TRACKER · 51 STATES

If your landlord is trying to evict you

State-by-state notice periods, right-to-cure windows, and just-cause protections. Self-help eviction (lockouts, utility shut-offs) is illegal in every state.

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Alaska AK
Forcible Entry and Detainer
Right to cure
7-day non-payment notice
Alabama AL
Unlawful Detainer
Right to cure
7-day non-payment notice
Arkansas AR
Unlawful Detainer
3-day non-payment notice
Arizona AZ
Special Detainer
Right to cure
5-day non-payment notice
California CA
Unlawful Detainer
Right to cure Just cause
3-day non-payment notice
Colorado CO
Forcible Entry and Detainer
Right to cure
10-day non-payment notice
Connecticut CT
Summary Process
Right to cure
9-day non-payment notice
District of Columbia DC
Action for Possession
Right to cure Just cause
30-day non-payment notice
Delaware DE
Summary Possession
Right to cure
5-day non-payment notice
Florida FL
Eviction (Tenant Action)
Right to cure
3-day non-payment notice
Georgia GA
Dispossessory Affidavit
Right to cure
Hawaii HI
Summary Possession
Right to cure
5-day non-payment notice
Iowa IA
Forcible Entry and Detainer
Right to cure
3-day non-payment notice
Idaho ID
Unlawful Detainer
3-day non-payment notice
Illinois IL
Eviction (formerly Forcible Entry and Detainer)
Right to cure
5-day non-payment notice
Indiana IN
Eviction Action
10-day non-payment notice
Kansas KS
Forcible Detainer
Right to cure
3-day non-payment notice
Kentucky KY
Forcible Detainer
Right to cure
7-day non-payment notice
Louisiana LA
Rule for Possession
5-day non-payment notice
Massachusetts MA
Summary Process
Right to cure
14-day non-payment notice
Maryland MD
Failure to Pay Rent (Tenant Holding Over)
Right to cure
10-day non-payment notice
Maine ME
Forcible Entry and Detainer
Right to cure
7-day non-payment notice
Michigan MI
Summary Proceedings
Right to cure
7-day non-payment notice
Minnesota MN
Eviction Action
Right to cure
14-day non-payment notice
Missouri MO
Rent and Possession
Mississippi MS
Eviction Action
3-day non-payment notice
Montana MT
Forcible Entry and Unlawful Detainer
Right to cure
3-day non-payment notice
North Carolina NC
Summary Ejectment
Right to cure
10-day non-payment notice
North Dakota ND
Eviction Action
3-day non-payment notice
Nebraska NE
Forcible Entry and Detainer
Right to cure
7-day non-payment notice
New Hampshire NH
Landlord and Tenant Action
Right to cure Just cause
7-day non-payment notice
New Jersey NJ
Summary Dispossess
Right to cure Just cause
New Mexico NM
Petition for Restitution
Right to cure
3-day non-payment notice
Nevada NV
Summary Eviction
7-day non-payment notice
New York NY
Holdover or Non-Payment Proceeding
Right to cure
14-day non-payment notice
Ohio OH
Forcible Entry and Detainer
3-day non-payment notice
Oklahoma OK
Forcible Entry and Detainer
Right to cure
5-day non-payment notice
Oregon OR
Forcible Entry and Detainer (FED)
Right to cure Just cause
10-day non-payment notice
Pennsylvania PA
Landlord-Tenant Complaint
Right to cure
10-day non-payment notice
Rhode Island RI
Eviction (Trespass and Ejectment)
Right to cure
5-day non-payment notice
South Carolina SC
Application for Ejectment
5-day non-payment notice
South Dakota SD
Forcible Entry and Detainer
3-day non-payment notice
Tennessee TN
Detainer Warrant
Right to cure
14-day non-payment notice
Texas TX
Forcible Entry and Detainer
3-day non-payment notice
Utah UT
Unlawful Detainer
3-day non-payment notice
Virginia VA
Unlawful Detainer
Right to cure
5-day non-payment notice
Vermont VT
Ejectment
Right to cure
14-day non-payment notice
Washington WA
Unlawful Detainer
Right to cure Just cause
14-day non-payment notice
Wisconsin WI
Eviction Action
Right to cure
5-day non-payment notice
West Virginia WV
Wrongful Occupation
Wyoming WY
Forcible Entry and Detainer
3-day non-payment notice

States with just-cause eviction

Most U.S. states allow no-cause termination of a month-to-month tenancy with adequate notice. A small but growing number of states require a recognized 'just cause' to evict — currently: California, District of Columbia, New Hampshire, New Jersey, Oregon, Washington.