{"meta":{"dataset":"eviction-laws","title":"Eviction laws by state and territory: notice, cure, just cause, fees and timing (LSC)","version":"1.0.0","doi":"10.5281/zenodo.23792754","doiUrl":"https://doi.org/10.5281/zenodo.23792754","conceptDoi":"10.5281/zenodo.23792753","license":"CC BY 4.0","licenseUrl":"https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/4.0/","attribution":"Source: Probative, Eviction laws by state and territory: notice, cure, just cause, fees and timing (LSC), version 1.0.0, https://doi.org/10.5281/zenodo.23792754, licensed CC BY 4.0.","citation":"Probative. (2026). Eviction laws by state and territory: notice, cure, just cause, fees and timing (LSC) (Version 1.0.0) [Data set]. Zenodo. https://doi.org/10.5281/zenodo.23792754","disclaimer":"Not legal advice. This is a research coding of the laws in effect on January 1, 2021, made by the Legal Services Corporation and Temple University from statutes, regulations and court rules. Laws change and local rules can differ; confirm the current rule in the official code before relying on it. Prepared for research and marketing planning.","notice":"Probative is a marketing firm, not a law firm; not legal advice.","lastChecked":"2026-10-29","url":"https://probativegrowth.com/data/v1/eviction-laws/eviction-laws.json","humanUrl":"https://probativegrowth.com/data/eviction-laws/","statusCodes":{"P":"primary source","S":"secondary source","D":"ABA model default","U":"open question"}},"key":"jurisdiction","records":[{"id":"eviction-laws:US","dataset":"eviction-laws","jurisdiction":"US","level":"us","status":"S","jurisdictions":56,"justCauseCount":5,"cureNonpaymentCount":42,"lateFeeRegulatedCount":16,"noNoticeNonpaymentCount":4,"mediationCount":5,"rightToCounselCount":0,"notice3DaysCount":17,"notice14PlusCount":9,"value":56,"unit":"jurisdictions with a coded residential eviction law","text":"United States, laws in effect January 1, 2021: the 50 states, DC and five territories (56 in all) have a coded residential eviction law; 5 require just cause, 42 give a tenant a right to cure nonpayment, 16 regulate late fees, 4 require no notice before filing for nonpayment, 17 set a 3-day notice and 9 a notice of 14 days or more, 5 have a mediation rule and 0 give tenants a statutory right to free counsel.","effectiveFrom":"2021-01-01","effectiveTo":"2021-01-01","sources":[{"label":"LSC Eviction Laws Database, State/Territory Dataset (Temple CPHLR for LSC)","url":"https://www.lsc.gov/initiatives/effect-state-local-laws-evictions/lsc-eviction-laws-database","kind":"secondary","accessed":"2026-10-29"}],"source":{"agency":"Legal Services Corporation","url":"https://www.lsc.gov/initiatives/effect-state-local-laws-evictions/lsc-eviction-laws-database","table":"State and Territory Dataset, Summary Data sheet","file":"LSCEvictionLaws_StateTerritory_Data.xlsx","release":"laws in effect January 1, 2021","accessed":"2026-10-29"},"flags":{"suppressed":false,"noise":false,"preliminary":false,"moe":null},"lastChecked":"2026-10-29","confidence":"low","confidenceBasis":"secondary, non-official source"},{"id":"eviction-laws:AL","dataset":"eviction-laws","jurisdiction":"AL","stateName":"Alabama","level":"state","status":"S","noticeNonpayment":"7 days' notice before filing","noticeNonpaymentDays":7,"value":7,"unit":"days of notice before an eviction filing for nonpayment (shortest period)","noticeOtherCauses":true,"cureNonpayment":true,"cureCauses":"nonpayment of rent, material breach, nuisance activities, statutory tenant obligations, substantial damage to property","justCause":false,"lateFeeRegulated":false,"appealDays":7,"mediation":"no mediation rule","rightToCounsel":false,"courts":"District court","service":"Personal service","citation":"Ala. Code § 35-9A-421. Noncompliance with rental agreement; failure to pay rent.","effectiveDate":"2020-10-01","validThrough":"2021-01-01","text":"Alabama, law in effect January 1, 2021: 7 days' notice before filing for nonpayment of rent; a tenant may cure nonpayment; no just-cause requirement; 7 days to appeal.","effectiveFrom":"2020-10-01","effectiveTo":"2021-01-01","sources":[{"label":"LSC Eviction Laws Database, State/Territory Dataset (Temple CPHLR for LSC)","url":"https://www.lsc.gov/initiatives/effect-state-local-laws-evictions/lsc-eviction-laws-database","kind":"secondary","accessed":"2026-10-29"}],"source":{"agency":"Legal Services Corporation","url":"https://www.lsc.gov/initiatives/effect-state-local-laws-evictions/lsc-eviction-laws-database","table":"State and Territory Dataset, Summary Data sheet","file":"LSCEvictionLaws_StateTerritory_Data.xlsx","release":"laws in effect January 1, 2021","accessed":"2026-10-29"},"flags":{"suppressed":false,"noise":false,"preliminary":false,"moe":null},"lastChecked":"2026-10-29","confidence":"low","confidenceBasis":"secondary, non-official source"},{"id":"eviction-laws:AK","dataset":"eviction-laws","jurisdiction":"AK","stateName":"Alaska","level":"state","status":"S","noticeNonpayment":"7 days' notice before filing","noticeNonpaymentDays":7,"value":7,"unit":"days of notice before an eviction filing for nonpayment (shortest period)","noticeOtherCauses":true,"cureNonpayment":true,"cureCauses":"nonpayment of rent, material breach, nuisance activities, statutory tenant obligations","justCause":false,"lateFeeRegulated":false,"filingFeeUsd":150,"summonsDays":2,"appealDays":30,"mediation":"no mediation rule","rightToCounsel":false,"courts":"District court, Superior court","service":"Personal service, Certified mail, Personal service to suitable person other than defendant","citation":"Alaska Stat. § 09.45.100. Notice to quit; Alaska Stat. § 34.03.220. 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Code Ann. § 43.1405 Grounds for summary recovery of possession.","effectiveDate":"2021-01-01","validThrough":"2021-01-01","text":"American Samoa, law in effect January 1, 2021: 7 days' notice before filing for nonpayment of rent; a tenant may cure nonpayment; no just-cause requirement; 10 days to appeal.","effectiveFrom":"2021-01-01","effectiveTo":"2021-01-01","sources":[{"label":"LSC Eviction Laws Database, State/Territory Dataset (Temple CPHLR for LSC)","url":"https://www.lsc.gov/initiatives/effect-state-local-laws-evictions/lsc-eviction-laws-database","kind":"secondary","accessed":"2026-10-29"}],"source":{"agency":"Legal Services Corporation","url":"https://www.lsc.gov/initiatives/effect-state-local-laws-evictions/lsc-eviction-laws-database","table":"State and Territory Dataset, Summary Data sheet","file":"LSCEvictionLaws_StateTerritory_Data.xlsx","release":"laws in effect January 1, 2021","accessed":"2026-10-29"},"flags":{"suppressed":false,"noise":false,"preliminary":false,"moe":null},"lastChecked":"2026-10-29","confidence":"low","confidenceBasis":"secondary, non-official source"},{"id":"eviction-laws:AZ","dataset":"eviction-laws","jurisdiction":"AZ","stateName":"Arizona","level":"state","status":"S","noticeNonpayment":"5 days' notice before filing","noticeNonpaymentDays":5,"value":5,"unit":"days of notice before an eviction filing for nonpayment (shortest period)","noticeOtherCauses":true,"cureNonpayment":true,"cureCauses":"nonpayment of rent, material breach, statutory tenant obligations","justCause":false,"lateFeeRegulated":true,"lateFeeCap":"regulated, no single cap stated","filingFeeUsd":35,"summonsDays":2,"appealDays":5,"writWaitDays":0,"mediation":"no mediation rule","rightToCounsel":false,"courts":"Justice of the Peace court","service":"Personal service","citation":"Ariz. 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Noncompliance with rental agreement by tenant; failure to pay rent; utility discontinuation; liability for guests; definition","effectiveDate":"2020-01-01","validThrough":"2021-01-01","text":"Arizona, law in effect January 1, 2021: 5 days' notice before filing for nonpayment of rent; a tenant may cure nonpayment; no just-cause requirement; late fees regulated; eviction filing fee $35 set by the law; 5 days to appeal; a writ can be carried out at once.","effectiveFrom":"2020-01-01","effectiveTo":"2021-01-01","sources":[{"label":"LSC Eviction Laws Database, State/Territory Dataset (Temple CPHLR for LSC)","url":"https://www.lsc.gov/initiatives/effect-state-local-laws-evictions/lsc-eviction-laws-database","kind":"secondary","accessed":"2026-10-29"}],"source":{"agency":"Legal Services Corporation","url":"https://www.lsc.gov/initiatives/effect-state-local-laws-evictions/lsc-eviction-laws-database","table":"State and Territory Dataset, Summary Data sheet","file":"LSCEvictionLaws_StateTerritory_Data.xlsx","release":"laws in effect January 1, 2021","accessed":"2026-10-29"},"flags":{"suppressed":false,"noise":false,"preliminary":false,"moe":null},"lastChecked":"2026-10-29","confidence":"low","confidenceBasis":"secondary, non-official source"},{"id":"eviction-laws:AR","dataset":"eviction-laws","jurisdiction":"AR","stateName":"Arkansas","level":"state","status":"S","noticeNonpayment":"3 or 10 days' notice before filing (the law gives more than one period)","noticeNonpaymentDays":3,"value":3,"unit":"days of notice before an eviction filing for nonpayment (shortest period)","noticeOtherCauses":true,"cureNonpayment":true,"cureCauses":"nonpayment of rent, breach, nuisance activities, statutory tenant obligations, substantial damage to property","justCause":false,"lateFeeRegulated":false,"filingFeeUsd":65,"appealDays":30,"writWaitDays":1,"mediation":"no mediation rule","rightToCounsel":false,"courts":"Circuit court, District court","service":"Personal service, Mail, Certified mail, Delivery by commercial carrier, Personal service to suitable person other than defendant","citation":"Ark. Code § 18-17-901. Grounds for eviction of tenant; Ark. Code § 18-16-101. Failure to pay rent — Refusal to vacate upon notice — Penalty; Ark. Code § 18-60-304. 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Rev. Stat. § 13-40-104. 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Landlord’s remedies for failure by tenant to pay rent.","effectiveDate":"2021-01-01","validThrough":"2021-01-01","text":"Hawaii, law in effect January 1, 2021: 5 days' notice before filing for nonpayment of rent; no statutory right to cure nonpayment; no just-cause requirement; late fees capped (8% of rent due); eviction filing fee $120 set by the law; 30 days to appeal; at least 10 days between writ and removal.","effectiveFrom":"2021-01-01","effectiveTo":"2021-01-01","sources":[{"label":"LSC Eviction Laws Database, State/Territory Dataset (Temple CPHLR for LSC)","url":"https://www.lsc.gov/initiatives/effect-state-local-laws-evictions/lsc-eviction-laws-database","kind":"secondary","accessed":"2026-10-29"}],"source":{"agency":"Legal Services Corporation","url":"https://www.lsc.gov/initiatives/effect-state-local-laws-evictions/lsc-eviction-laws-database","table":"State and Territory Dataset, Summary Data sheet","file":"LSCEvictionLaws_StateTerritory_Data.xlsx","release":"laws in effect January 1, 2021","accessed":"2026-10-29"},"flags":{"suppressed":false,"noise":false,"preliminary":false,"moe":null},"lastChecked":"2026-10-29","confidence":"low","confidenceBasis":"secondary, non-official source"},{"id":"eviction-laws:ID","dataset":"eviction-laws","jurisdiction":"ID","stateName":"Idaho","level":"state","status":"S","noticeNonpayment":"3 days' notice before filing","noticeNonpaymentDays":3,"value":3,"unit":"days of notice before an eviction filing for nonpayment (shortest period)","noticeOtherCauses":true,"cureNonpayment":true,"cureCauses":"nonpayment of rent, breach","justCause":false,"lateFeeRegulated":false,"filingFeeUsd":166,"summonsDays":5,"appealDays":42,"mediation":"no mediation rule","rightToCounsel":false,"courts":"District court","service":"Personal service, Personal service to suitable person other than defendant","citation":"Idaho Code § 6-303. 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Comp. 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Notice terminating tenancy; Iowa Code § 648.3. Notice to quit; Iowa Code § 562A.27. Noncompliance with rental agreement—failure to pay rent—violation of federal regulation","effectiveDate":"2020-07-15","validThrough":"2021-01-01","text":"Iowa, law in effect January 1, 2021: 3 days' notice before filing for nonpayment of rent; a tenant may cure nonpayment; no just-cause requirement; late fees capped ($60 per month or $100 per month); eviction filing fee $95 set by the law; a writ can be carried out at once.","effectiveFrom":"2020-07-15","effectiveTo":"2021-01-01","sources":[{"label":"LSC Eviction Laws Database, State/Territory Dataset (Temple CPHLR for LSC)","url":"https://www.lsc.gov/initiatives/effect-state-local-laws-evictions/lsc-eviction-laws-database","kind":"secondary","accessed":"2026-10-29"}],"source":{"agency":"Legal Services Corporation","url":"https://www.lsc.gov/initiatives/effect-state-local-laws-evictions/lsc-eviction-laws-database","table":"State and Territory Dataset, Summary Data sheet","file":"LSCEvictionLaws_StateTerritory_Data.xlsx","release":"laws in effect January 1, 2021","accessed":"2026-10-29"},"flags":{"suppressed":false,"noise":false,"preliminary":false,"moe":null},"lastChecked":"2026-10-29","confidence":"low","confidenceBasis":"secondary, non-official source"},{"id":"eviction-laws:KS","dataset":"eviction-laws","jurisdiction":"KS","stateName":"Kansas","level":"state","status":"S","noticeNonpayment":"3 days' notice before filing","noticeNonpaymentDays":3,"value":3,"unit":"days of notice before an eviction filing for nonpayment (shortest period)","noticeOtherCauses":true,"cureNonpayment":true,"cureCauses":"nonpayment of rent, material breach, nuisance activities, statutory tenant obligations","justCause":false,"lateFeeRegulated":false,"filingFeeUsd":35,"appealDays":7,"writWaitDays":0,"mediation":"no mediation rule","rightToCounsel":false,"courts":"District court","service":"Personal service, Mail, Certified mail, Delivery by commercial carrier, Publication, Personal service to suitable person other than defendant","citation":"Kan. Stat. § 58-2508. Termination of tenancy of less than three months for nonpayment of rent; notice; Kan. Stat. § 58-2564 Material noncompliance by tenant; notice; termination of rental agreement; limitations; nonpayment of rent; remedies; Kan. Stat. § 61-3803. 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Tenant's noncompliance with rental agreement -- Failure to pay rent.","effectiveDate":"2020-12-28","validThrough":"2021-01-01","text":"Kentucky, law in effect January 1, 2021: 7 days' notice before filing for nonpayment of rent; a tenant may cure nonpayment; no just-cause requirement; 7 days to appeal.","effectiveFrom":"2020-12-28","effectiveTo":"2021-01-01","sources":[{"label":"LSC Eviction Laws Database, State/Territory Dataset (Temple CPHLR for LSC)","url":"https://www.lsc.gov/initiatives/effect-state-local-laws-evictions/lsc-eviction-laws-database","kind":"secondary","accessed":"2026-10-29"}],"source":{"agency":"Legal Services Corporation","url":"https://www.lsc.gov/initiatives/effect-state-local-laws-evictions/lsc-eviction-laws-database","table":"State and Territory Dataset, Summary Data sheet","file":"LSCEvictionLaws_StateTerritory_Data.xlsx","release":"laws in effect January 1, 2021","accessed":"2026-10-29"},"flags":{"suppressed":false,"noise":false,"preliminary":false,"moe":null},"lastChecked":"2026-10-29","confidence":"low","confidenceBasis":"secondary, non-official source"},{"id":"eviction-laws:LA","dataset":"eviction-laws","jurisdiction":"LA","stateName":"Louisiana","level":"state","status":"S","noticeNonpayment":"5 days' notice before filing","noticeNonpaymentDays":5,"value":5,"unit":"days of notice before an eviction filing for nonpayment (shortest period)","noticeOtherCauses":true,"cureNonpayment":false,"justCause":false,"lateFeeRegulated":false,"summonsDays":3,"mediation":"no mediation rule","rightToCounsel":false,"courts":"Municipal court, County court, District court, Justice of the Peace court","service":"Personal service","citation":"La. Code of Civil Proc. Art. 4701. Termination of lease; notice to vacate; waiver of notice","effectiveDate":"2020-06-11","validThrough":"2021-01-01","text":"Louisiana, law in effect January 1, 2021: 5 days' notice before filing for nonpayment of rent; no statutory right to cure nonpayment; no just-cause requirement.","effectiveFrom":"2020-06-11","effectiveTo":"2021-01-01","sources":[{"label":"LSC Eviction Laws Database, State/Territory Dataset (Temple CPHLR for LSC)","url":"https://www.lsc.gov/initiatives/effect-state-local-laws-evictions/lsc-eviction-laws-database","kind":"secondary","accessed":"2026-10-29"}],"source":{"agency":"Legal Services Corporation","url":"https://www.lsc.gov/initiatives/effect-state-local-laws-evictions/lsc-eviction-laws-database","table":"State and Territory Dataset, Summary Data sheet","file":"LSCEvictionLaws_StateTerritory_Data.xlsx","release":"laws in effect January 1, 2021","accessed":"2026-10-29"},"flags":{"suppressed":false,"noise":false,"preliminary":false,"moe":null},"lastChecked":"2026-10-29","confidence":"low","confidenceBasis":"secondary, non-official source"},{"id":"eviction-laws:ME","dataset":"eviction-laws","jurisdiction":"ME","stateName":"Maine","level":"state","status":"S","noticeNonpayment":"7 days' notice before filing","noticeNonpaymentDays":7,"value":7,"unit":"days of notice before an eviction filing for nonpayment (shortest period)","noticeOtherCauses":true,"cureNonpayment":true,"cureCauses":"nonpayment of rent","justCause":false,"lateFeeRegulated":true,"lateFeeCap":"4% of monthly rent amount","summonsDays":7,"appealDays":7,"writWaitDays":2,"mediation":"mediation is required in some cases","rightToCounsel":false,"courts":"District court","service":"Personal service, Mail, Personal service to suitable person other than defendant","citation":"Me. Rev. Stat. tit. 14, § 6002. 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Code, Real Property § 8A-101. Definitions; Md. Code, Real Property § 8-401. 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Gen. Laws ch. 186 § 11. Determination of lease for nonpayment of rent.; Mass. Gen. Laws ch. 186 § 12. Notice to determine estate at will; Mass. Gen. Laws ch. 186A § 4. 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Comp. Laws §554.134. Termination of estate at will or by sufferance of tenancy from year to year","effectiveDate":"2020-01-01","validThrough":"2021-01-01","text":"Michigan, law in effect January 1, 2021: 7 days' notice before filing for nonpayment of rent; a tenant may cure nonpayment; no just-cause requirement; eviction filing fee $45 set by the law; 10 days to appeal; a writ can be carried out at once.","effectiveFrom":"2020-01-01","effectiveTo":"2021-01-01","sources":[{"label":"LSC Eviction Laws Database, State/Territory Dataset (Temple CPHLR for LSC)","url":"https://www.lsc.gov/initiatives/effect-state-local-laws-evictions/lsc-eviction-laws-database","kind":"secondary","accessed":"2026-10-29"}],"source":{"agency":"Legal Services Corporation","url":"https://www.lsc.gov/initiatives/effect-state-local-laws-evictions/lsc-eviction-laws-database","table":"State and Territory Dataset, Summary Data sheet","file":"LSCEvictionLaws_StateTerritory_Data.xlsx","release":"laws in effect January 1, 2021","accessed":"2026-10-29"},"flags":{"suppressed":false,"noise":false,"preliminary":false,"moe":null},"lastChecked":"2026-10-29","confidence":"low","confidenceBasis":"secondary, non-official source"},{"id":"eviction-laws:MN","dataset":"eviction-laws","jurisdiction":"MN","stateName":"Minnesota","level":"state","status":"S","noticeNonpayment":"the law requires no notice before filing for nonpayment","noticeOtherCauses":true,"cureNonpayment":false,"justCause":false,"lateFeeRegulated":true,"lateFeeCap":"8% of rent due","filingFeeUsd":285,"summonsDays":4,"appealDays":15,"mediation":"no mediation rule","rightToCounsel":false,"courts":"District court","service":"Personal service, Personal service to suitable person other than defendant","citation":"Minn. Stat. § 504B.171 Covenant of landlord and tenant not to allow unlawful activities; Minn. 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Rev. Stat. § 441.040 Landlord may take possession, when--landlord liable, when, burden of proof; Mo. Rev. 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Cent. Code § 47-32-02. 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Stat. tit. 41 § 131. Delinquent rent; Okla. Stat. tit. 41 § 132. 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Cons. Stat. § 250.501. 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