Question 1

How Long Does It Take To Evict Someone?

Accepted Answer

The eviction process can take anywhere from several days to weeks or even months, depending on how long landlords must give the tenant to pay delinquent rent or cure the violation as specified in the state law. It would also depend on whether the tenant vacates the rental unit after the expiry of the eviction letter or whether the landlord has to file an eviction case.
If the tenant doesn't cure the violation or move out, the landlord must commence an eviction lawsuit. If the court rules in favor of the landlord, the judge can make an eviction order immediately or give the tenant one to four weeks to leave the property, depending on state law.
The tenant can appeal the eviction order or move out at that stage. If the tenant does not leave after the eviction, the landlord can ask for a writ of possession after the appeal date is passed and have an enforcement officer remove the tenant.

You can easily create an eviction form by filling in the following details:

Include names and addressesWrite down the full names and mailing addresses of both the landlord and the tenant. This helps confirm who is involved in the rental agreement.
Add the rental property detailsStart by writing the full address of the property being rented. This ensures the printable eviction notice is tied to the correct location and complies with your state&rsquo;s legal requirements.
Select the type of sample eviction notice based on your situationChoose whether you&rsquo;re sending the notice due to unpaid rent, a lease violation, or because the lease is ending.

If it&rsquo;s for unpaid rent, list the amount due, when it was due, and any late fees.
For a violation, explain what the tenant did wrong and refer to the lease terms if needed.
If the lease is ending, state whether it's a periodic or fixed-term agreement and give the date the tenant must move out. Check your local laws to make sure you&rsquo;re giving the correct number of days&rsquo; notice.

Decide how you'll prove deliverySome states require you to show that the tenant received the letter of eviction. You can do this by hand-delivering the notice, mailing it with a return receipt, or posting it on the property.&nbsp;If your state needs written proof, the sample eviction letter can include a section to confirm when and how the notice was served.

Our step-by-step form makes it simple &mdash; just answer a few guided questions, and your eviction notice PDF will be ready in minutes.

Question 2

Does an Eviction Notice Form Need To Be Notarized?

Accepted Answer

No, most eviction notices do not need to be notarized. However, you should check your local laws, as some jurisdictions may have specific requirements.

Question 3

How Do I Serve an Eviction Notice Letter?

Accepted Answer

Serving the eviction letter template means officially giving it to the tenant. You can do this by:

Delivering it in person;
Posting it on the door;
Sending it by certified mail.

Make sure to follow your state&rsquo;s rules for service &mdash; improper delivery can delay your case in court. It&rsquo;s a good idea to check with your local landlord-tenant authority before starting the eviction process.

Question 4

Laws & Regulations

Accepted Answer

Each state has its legislation regarding tenant eviction. The applicable regulations include the list of "just causes" for removing the tenant, requirements for serving the termination notice, and other provisions.
In addition, various states set different timeframes for an eviction notice. The below table includes the number of days for the tenant to pay the delinquent rent due to various reasons or cure the default before eviction as well as the reference to applicable state laws.

Alabama
Nonpayment of Rent: 7 days
The Tenant has pets, long-term guests, has damaged the property, or is using the property commercially: 7 days&nbsp;
The Tenant lied on their rental application or is conducting illegal activities: 7 days&nbsp;
Breach of the Rental Contract: 14 days (the rental agreement may be terminated upon a date not less than 7 business days after receipt of the notice).
End of / No Lease: 30 days
State Law: Ala. Code &sect; 35-9A-421
Alaska
Nonpayment of Rent: 7 days
Nonpayment of utilities: 5 days
Illegal activity: 5 days
Repeating the same or similar lease violation during 6 months: 5 days
State Law: Alaska Stat. &sect;&sect; 09.45.090, 34.03.220
Arizona
Nonpayment of Rent: 5 days
Health/Safety Violation: 5 days
Falsifying basic information on rental application: 10 days
Repetitive Conduct: 10 days
Illegal Activity: Immediately
End of / No Lease: 30 days
State Law: Ariz. Rev. Stat. Ann. &sect; 33-1368
Arkansas
Nonpayment of Rent: 3 days
Illegal Activity: Immediately
End of / No Lease: 30 days
State Law: Ark. Stat. &sect;&sect; 18-16-101,18-17-701
California
Nonpayment of Rent: 3 days
Illegal Activity: 3 days
Damage to the Property: 3 days
End of / No Lease: 30&ndash;90 days, depending on the Lease duration
State Law: Cal. Civ. Proc. Code Part 3, Title 3, Chapter 4 &sect; 1161
Colorado
Nonpayment of Rent: 3&ndash;10 days
Lease Violation: 3&ndash;10 days
Illegal Activity: 3 days
End of / No Lease: 1&ndash;91 days, depending on the Lease duration
State Law: Colo. Rev. Stat. &sect;&sect; 13-40-104, 13-40-107.5
Connecticut
Nonpayment of Rent: 3 days
Lease Violation: 15 days
Illegal Activity / Repeat Lease Violation: 3 days
End of / No lease: 30 days
State Law: Conn. Gen. Stat. Ann. &sect;&sect; 47a-23
Delaware
Nonpayment of Rent: 5 days
Irreparable Harm: Immediately
Lease Violation: 7 days
Repeat Lease Violation: 7 days
Violating Local or State Laws: 7 days
End of / No Lease: 60 days
State Law: Del. Code Ann. tit. 25, &sect;&sect; 5501(d), 5502, 5513

Florida
Nonpayment of Rent: 3 days
State Law: Fla. Stat. Ann. &sect; 83.56
Georgia
Oral eviction notice is sufficient.
Nonpayment of Rent: 7 days
End of / No Lease: 60 days
State Law: Ga. Code Ann. &sect;&sect; 44-7-50, 44-7-52
Hawaii
Nonpayment of Rent: 5 days
Lease Violation: 10 days
Illegal Activity: Immediately
End of / No Lease: 10&ndash;45 days, depending on the type of Lease
State Law: Haw. Rev. Stat. &sect;&sect; 521-68, 521-69
Idaho
Nonpayment of Rent: 3 days
Lease Violation: 3 days
Illegal Activity: 3 days
End of / No Lease: 30 days
State Law: Idaho Code &sect; 6-303(2)
Illinois
Nonpayment of Rent: 5 days
Lease Violation: 10 days (14 days in Chicago)
Illegal Activity: 5 days
End of / No Lease: 7&ndash;60 days, depending on the type of Lease
State Law: Ill. Comp. Stat. &sect; 5/9-209
Indiana
Nonpayment of Rent: 10 days
Lease Violation: 10 days
Illegal Activity: 45 days
End of / No Lease: 30&ndash;90 days, dependong on the Lease duration
State Law: Ind. Code Ann. &sect;&sect; 32-31-1-6, 32-31-7-7
Iowa
Nonpayment of Rent: 3 days
Lease Violation: 7 days
Repeat Lease Violation: 7 days
Illegal Activity: 3 days
End of / No Lease: 10&ndash;30 days, depending on the type of Lease
State Law: Iowa Code &sect;&sect; 562A.27, 562A.34
Kansas
Nonpayment of Rent: 3 days
Illegal Activity: 3 days
Lease Violation: 30 days
Repeat Lease Violation: 30 days
End of / No Lease: 7&ndash;30 days, depending on the type of Lease
State Law: Kan. Stat. Ann. &sect;&sect; 58-2507, 58-2508, &nbsp;58-2564(b), 58-2570

Kentucky
Nonpayment of Rent: 7 days
Illegal Activity: 14 days
Lease Violation: 14 days
End of / No Lease: 7&ndash;30 days, depending on the type of Lease
State Law: Ky. Rev. Stat. Ann. &sect;&sect; 383.660(2)
Louisiana
Nonpayment of Rent: 5&ndash;20 days, depending on the form of the notice, oral or verbal.
Lease Violation: 5 days
End of / No Lease: 5&ndash;30 days, depending on the type of Lease
State Law: La. Civ. Proc. Code Ann. art. 4701
Maine
Nonpayment of Rent: 7 days
Illegal Activity: 7 days
Lease Violation: 7 days
End of / No Lease: 7&ndash;30 days, depending on the type of lease
State Law: Me. Rev. Stat. Ann. tit. 14, &sect; 6002
Maryland
Nonpayment of Rent: 10 days
Illegal Activity: 14 days
Imminent Threat / Serious Harm: 14 days
Lease Violation: 30 days
End of / No Lease: 7&ndash;90 days, depending on the type of Lease
State Law: Md. Code Ann. [Real Prop.], &sect;&sect; 8-401, 8-402-1
Massachusetts
Nonpayment of Rent: 14 days
Illegal Activity: 7 days
Lease Violation: 7 days
End of / No Lease: 30&ndash;90 days, depending on the type of Lease
State Law: Mass. Gen. Laws ch. 186, &sect;&sect; 11, 11A, 12
Michigan
Nonpayment of Rent: 7&nbsp;days
Damage to the Property: 7 days
Health Hazard: 7 days
Illegal Activity: 24 hours
Lease Violation: 30 days
End of / No Lease: 30 days, dependong on the Lease type
State Law: Mich. Comp. Laws &sect; 554.134(2)
Minnesota
Nonpayment of Rent: 14 days or immediately, depends on the type of Lease
Destruction of Premises: Immediately
Illegal Activity:&nbsp;Immediately
Lease Violation: Immediately
End of / No Lease: 7&ndash;30 days, depending on the type of lease&nbsp;
State Law: Minn. Stat. Ann. &sect;&sect; 504B.135, 504B.291
Mississipppi
Nonpayment of Rent: 3 days
Lease Violation: 14 days
End of / No Lease: 7&ndash;30 days
State Law: Miss. Code Ann. &sect;&sect; 89-7-27, 89-7-45

Missouri
Nonpayment of Rent: Immediately
Criminal Activity: 5 days
Illegal Activity: 10 days
Lease Violation: 10 days
End of / No Lease: 30&ndash;60 days, depending on the type of Lease
State Law: Mo. Rev. Stat. &sect;&sect; 535.020, 441-060
Montana
Nonpayment of Rent: 3 days
Illegal Activity: 3 days
Verbally Abusing the Landlord: 3 days
Unauthorized persons / Pets on the Premises: 3 days
Lease Violation: 14 days
Repeat Lease Violation: 5 days&nbsp;
End of / No Lease:&nbsp;7&ndash;30 days, depending on the type of Lease
State Law: Mont. Code Ann. &sect; 70-24-422(2)
Nebraska
Nonpayment of Rent: 7 days
Illegal Activity: 5 days
Lease Violation: 30 days
Repeat Lease Violation: 14 days
End of / No Lease: 7&ndash;30 days, depending on the type of Lease&nbsp;
State Law: Neb. Rev. Stat. &sect; 76-1431
Nevada
Nonpayment of Rent: 4&ndash;45 days, depending on the type of Lease
Illegal Activity: 3 days
Lease Violation: 5 days
End of / No Lease: 5&ndash;30 days, depending on the type of Lease
State Law: Nev. Rev. Stat. Ann. &sect;&sect; 40.2512, 40.253
New Hampshire
Nonpayment of Rent: 7 days
Illegal Activity: 7 days
Major Property Damage: 7 days
Refusal to comply with maintenance: 30 days
Lease Violation: 30 days
Breach of the Rental Contract: 30 days
State Law: N.H. Rev. Stat. Ann. &sect;&sect; 540:2, 540:3, 540:9
New Jersey
Nonpayment of Rent: Immediately
Illegal Activity: 3 days
Major Property Damage: 3 days
Disorderly Conduct: 3 days
Lease Violation: 30 days
Health / Safety Violations: 3 months
Discontinued Use of the Rental Property: 18 months
End of / No Lease: 7&ndash;90 days
State Law: N.J. Stat. Ann. &sect;&sect; 2A:18-53, 2A:18-61.1, 2A:18-61.2, 2A:42-9
New Mexico
Nonpayment of Rent: 3 days
Illegal Activity: 3 days
Health / Safety Violation: 7 days
Lease Violation: 7 days
End of / No Lease: 7&ndash;30 days, depending on the type of Lease
State Law: N.M. Stat. Ann. &sect; 47-8-33(D), 47-8-37
New York
Nonpayment of Rent: 14 days
Nonpayment of Taxes: 3 days
Illegal Activity: No statute
Lease Violation: 10 days
End of / No Lease: 15&ndash;30 days, depending on the type of Lease
State Law: N.Y. Real Prop. Law &sect; 235-e(d); N.Y. Real Prop. Acts. Law &sect; 711(2)

North Carolina
Nonpayment of Rent: 10 days
Illegal Activity:&nbsp;No statute
Lease Violation: No statute
End of / No Lease: 2&ndash;31 days, depending on the type of Lease&nbsp;
State Law: N.C. Gen. Stat. &sect;&sect; 42-3, 42-14, 42-26
North Dakota
Nonpayment of Rent: 3 days&nbsp;
Damage to the Property: 3 days
Illegal Activity: 3 days
Lease Violation: 3 days
End of / No Lease: 30 days
Breach of the Rental Contract: 3 days and no more than 15 days from the date on which the summon of a proper district court is issued.
State Law: N.D. Cent. Code &sect; 47-32
Ohio
Nonpayment of Rent: 3 days
Illegal Activity: 3 days
Material Health / Safety Violation: 30 days
Lease Violation: 3 days
End of / No Lease: 7&ndash;30 days, depending on the type of Lease
State Law: Ohio Rev. Code Ann. &sect; 1923.02
Oklahoma
Nonpayment of Rent: 5 days
Illegal Activity: Immediately
Lease Violation: 15 days
End of / No Lease: 7&ndash;30 days, depending on the type of Lease
State Law: Okla. Stat. Ann. tit. 41, &sect;&sect; 131, 132
Oregon
Nonpayment of Rent: 3&ndash;6 days, depending on the type of Lease
Illegal Activity: 24 hours
Providing False Information: 24 hours
Unpermitted pet: from 24 hours to 20 days, depending on the damage caused by the pet
Drug/Alcohol-Free Housing Violation: 48 hours
Lease Violation: 7&ndash;30 days, depending on the type of Lease
End of / No Lease:&nbsp;10&ndash;30 days, depending on the type of Lease
State Law: Or. Rev. Stat. Ann. &sect;&sect; &nbsp;90.394(2)(a), 90.392
Pennsylvania
Nonpayment of Rent: 10 days
Illegal Activity: 10 days
Lease Violation: 15&ndash;30 days, depending on the type of Lease&nbsp;
End of / No Lease: 15&ndash;30 days, depending on the type of Lease
State Law: 68 Pa. Cons. Stat. Ann. &sect; 250.501(b)
Rhode Island
Nonpayment of Rent: 5 days
Illegal Activity: Immediately
Lease Violation: 20 days
End of / No Lease: 10&ndash;90 days, depending on the type of Lease
State Law: R.I. Gen. Laws &sect; 34-18-35, 34-18-36, 34-18-37
South Carolina
Nonpayment of Rent: 5 days
Illegal Activity: Immediately
Lease Violation: 14 days
End of / No Lease: 7&ndash;30 days, depending on the type of Lease
State Law: S.C. Code Ann. &sect;&sect; 27-37-10(B), 27-40-710(B)

South Dakota
Nonpayment of Rent: 3 days
Lease Violation: Immediately
Sale of the Rental Property: 3 days
End of / No Lease: 7&ndash;31 days, depending on the type of Lease&nbsp;
State Law: S.D. Codified Laws &sect;&sect; 21-16-1(4), 21-16-2, 43-32-18, 43-32-15
Tennessee
Nonpayment of Rent: 14 days
Illegal Activity: 3 days
Health / Safety Violation: 3 days
Curable Lease Violation: 14 days
Incurable Lease Violation: 30 days
Subsequent Violation: 7 days
End of / No Lease: 10&ndash;30 days
State Law: Tenn. Code Ann. &sect; 66-28-505
Texas
Nonpayment of Rent: 3 days
Breach of the Rental Contract: 3 days or other term for certain tenancies as specified in &sect; 91.001.
State Law: Tex. Prop. Code Ann. &sect;&sect; 24.005, 91.001
Utah
Nonpayment of Rent: 3 days
Illegal Activity: 3 days
Lease Violation: 3 days
Subleasing: 3 days
End of / No Lease: 5&ndash;15 days, depending on the type of Lease
Breach of the Rental Contract: 3 days
State Law: Utah Code Ann. &sect; 78B-6-802
Vermont
Nonpayment of Rent: 14 days
Illegal Activity: 14 days
Lease Violation: 30 days
Sale of the Rental Property: 30 days
End of / No Lease: 7&ndash;90 days, depending on the type of Lease
State Law: Vt. Stat. Ann. tit. 9, &sect; 4467(a)
Virginia
Nonpayment of Rent: 5 days
Illegal Activity: Immediately
Lease Violation: 30 days
End of / No Lease: 7&ndash;30 days, depending on the type of Lease
State Law: Va. Code Ann. &sect;&sect; 55.1-1245, 55.1-1250, 55-225, 55-222, 55-239
Washington
Nonpayment of Rent: 14 days
Illegal Activity: Immediately
Curable Lease Violation: 10 days
Incurable Lease Violation: 3 days
End of / No Lease: 20 days
State Law: Wash. Rev. Code Ann. &sect;&sect; 59.12.030(3), 59.18.057, 59.18.650
West Virginia
Nonpayment of Rent: Immediately
Lease Violation: Immediately
End of / No Lease: 7&ndash;90 days, depending on the type of Lease
Breach of the Rental Contract: The landlord can immediately provide an eviction notice.&nbsp;
State Law: W.Va. Code &sect; 55-3A-1

Wisconsin
Nonpayment of Rent: 5 days.
Illegal Activity: 5 days
Lease Violation: 5&ndash;30 days, depending on the type of Lease
End of / No Lease: 7&ndash;28 days
State Law: Wis. Stat. Ann. &sect;&sect; 704.17, 704.19
Wyoming
Nonpayment of Rent: 3 days
Lease Violation: 3 days
End of / No Lease: 30 days
State Law: Wyo. Stat. Ann. &sect;&sect; 1-21-1002 to 1-21-1003

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