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Housing · Ending a Lease

Notice to End a Month-to-Month Lease, by State

How many days’ notice it takes to end a month-to-month tenancy in each state, whether the landlord must give more than the tenant, and the city ordinances that require much more. Each cited to the statute.

6 of 50 states published. 3 verified against the official statute; the rest drafted from corroborating sources while the official portal is confirmed.This is the topic where your city can override the state. Chicago, New York City, and California just-cause rules can require far more notice.

Read this first: the state number, then your city

To end a month-to-month tenancy with no fault, either side gives written notice. The state default ranges from 15 days in Pennsylvania to 30 days in most states, and the notice is often asymmetric: California and New York make a landlord give more, tiered by how long the tenant has lived there (California 30 or 60, New York 30, 60, or 90).

But on this topic the city can override the state, and often does. Chicago’s Fair Notice Ordinance requires 30, 60, or 120 days; New York City and rent-stabilization add protections; and California’s AB 1482 just-cause rules can defeat a bare 60-day notice. Treat the state figure as a floor, then check your city. Every figure links to the statute, and pages still pending verification say so.

Pick your state

The notice period, the landlord-versus-tenant split, and the statute on each card.

C

CA
California
30 / 60 days
Notice
Statute§1946.1

F

FL
Florida
30 days
Notice
Statute§83.57

I

IL
IllinoisDraft
30 days (state)
Notice
Statute735 ILCS 5/9-207

N

NY
New York
30 / 60 / 90 days
Notice
Statute§226-c

P

PA
PennsylvaniaDraft
15 days (default)
Notice
Statute§250.501

T

TX
TexasDraft
1 month (lease controls)
Notice
Statute§91.001

What these pages are, and what they aren't

Each state page is a reference for the no-fault notice to end a month-to-month tenancy and the neutral steps to serve it. They are deliberately not advice for your tenancy: the landlord-tenant split, just-cause rules, and local ordinances can all change the answer, so each page links to the statute and a tenant resource. This is legal information, not legal advice.