Month-to-month termination notice by state
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As of October 27, 2026, SimplePaperwork has the month-to-month notice rule for 12 states from each state’s law or housing agency: 30 days is the most common, North Carolina’s statute says 7 days and Washington’s 20 days for a tenant, and New York and California add more time once a tenant has stayed longer. Pick your state below; a state marked “Not covered yet” is one we have not checked.
| State | What the law or agency says | Our notice |
|---|---|---|
| Alabama | Not covered yet. | — |
| Alaska | Not covered yet. | — |
| Arizona | Either an Arizona landlord or tenant may end a month-to-month tenancy with written notice given at least thirty days before the periodic rental date named in the notice. azleg.gov, Oct 26, 2026 | Not sold here |
| Arkansas | Not covered yet. | — |
| California | Once a tenant has lived in a California rental for a year or more, Civil Code Section 1946.1 requires the owner’s termination notice at least 60 days before the end date. leginfo.legislature.ca.gov, Oct 27, 2026For a California tenant who has been in the home under one year, Section 1946.1 lets the owner end a periodic tenancy with 30 days’ notice. leginfo.legislature.ca.gov, Oct 27, 2026 | Not sold here |
| Colorado | Not covered yet. | — |
| Connecticut | Not covered yet. | — |
| Delaware | Not covered yet. | — |
| District of Columbia | Not covered yet. | — |
| Florida | Under Florida Statutes Section 83.57(3), either side ends a month-to-month tenancy with at least 30 days’ written notice before the end of a monthly period. flsenate.gov, Oct 27, 2026Florida sets shorter or longer periods for other rental cycles: 7 days for week to week, 30 days for quarter to quarter and 60 days for year to year. flsenate.gov, Oct 27, 2026 | $9.95 |
| Georgia | The Georgia Department of Community Affairs states that a landlord ending a tenancy at will must give the tenant 60 days’ notice to leave. dca.georgia.gov, Oct 27, 2026A Georgia tenant at will can move out after giving the landlord 30 days’ notice. dca.georgia.gov, Oct 27, 2026 | $9.95 |
| Hawaii | Not covered yet. | — |
| Idaho | Not covered yet. | — |
| Illinois | On the approved Illinois form, the landlord states that the notice is served at least 30 days before the tenancy ends, and the form itself warns that a lease or local law may require longer. ilcourtsaudio.blob.core.windows.net, Oct 27, 2026 | Not sold here |
| Indiana | Not covered yet. | — |
| Iowa | Not covered yet. | — |
| Kansas | Not covered yet. | — |
| Kentucky | Not covered yet. | — |
| Louisiana | Not covered yet. | — |
| Maine | Not covered yet. | — |
| Maryland | Not covered yet. | — |
| Massachusetts | Not covered yet. | — |
| Michigan | Under Michigan Compiled Laws Section 554.134(1), either party may end a tenancy at will with one month’s notice; when rent is paid at intervals shorter than three months, notice equal to that interval is enough. legislature.mi.gov, Oct 27, 2026A Michigan notice is not void because its end date falls mid-period; the tenancy then ends after a span equal to the interval between rent payments. legislature.mi.gov, Oct 27, 2026 | Not sold here |
| Minnesota | Not covered yet. | — |
| Mississippi | Not covered yet. | — |
| Missouri | Not covered yet. | — |
| Montana | Not covered yet. | — |
| Nebraska | Not covered yet. | — |
| Nevada | Not covered yet. | — |
| New Hampshire | Not covered yet. | — |
| New Jersey | Not covered yet. | — |
| New Mexico | Not covered yet. | — |
| New York | New York Real Property Law Section 226-c sets a minimum of 30 days’ notice when the tenant has lived in the unit under a year and has no lease of a year or longer. nysenate.gov, Oct 27, 2026A New York tenant who has lived in the unit more than one year but under two years is owed at least 60 days’ notice under Section 226-c. nysenate.gov, Oct 27, 2026 | Not sold here |
| North Carolina | North Carolina General Statutes Section 42-14 ends a month-to-month tenancy with a notice to quit of seven days, a week-to-week tenancy with two days and a year-to-year tenancy with one month or more. ncleg.gov, Oct 26, 2026 | Not sold here |
| North Dakota | Not covered yet. | — |
| Ohio | Not covered yet. | — |
| Oklahoma | Not covered yet. | — |
| Oregon | Not covered yet. | — |
| Pennsylvania | For a Pennsylvania lease of one year or less, or one with no set length such as month to month, the landlord’s notice to quit at the end of the term allows 15 days from service. palegis.us, Oct 27, 2026 | Not sold here |
| Rhode Island | Not covered yet. | — |
| South Carolina | Not covered yet. | — |
| South Dakota | Not covered yet. | — |
| Tennessee | Not covered yet. | — |
| Texas | Texas Property Code Section 91.001 lets either the landlord or the tenant end a month-to-month tenancy by giving the other a notice of termination. statutes.capitol.texas.gov, Oct 27, 2026With rent paid monthly, the Texas tenancy ends on the later of two days: the end date written in the notice, or one month after the notice was given. statutes.capitol.texas.gov, Oct 27, 2026 | $9.95 |
| Utah | Not covered yet. | — |
| Vermont | Not covered yet. | — |
| Virginia | Either side may end a Virginia month-to-month tenancy with written notice served at least 30 days before the next rent due date, unless the lease sets a different notice period. law.lis.virginia.gov, Oct 26, 2026 | Not sold here |
| Washington | A Washington month-to-month tenancy ends by the tenant’s written notice of at least 20 days before the end of a rental period. app.leg.wa.gov, Oct 26, 2026 | Not sold here |
| West Virginia | Not covered yet. | — |
| Wisconsin | Not covered yet. | — |
| Wyoming | Not covered yet. | — |
What a free template does not cover
The law sets the minimum notice, and some states and cities add rules on top: California and New York City require a reason in many cases, and Illinois and Michigan courts publish free official forms, which is why we do not sell our notice there. Where we do sell it, the notice is filled in from your answers with that state’s rule and the date the tenancy ends. One state-specific document, filled in and ready to sign, with free edits from your order link.