Chart: Notice Requirements to Enter Rental Property, State by State
State rules on the amount of notice landlords must give tenants before they enter.
Here are your state's rules on the amount of notice landlords must give tenants before they enter (in non-emergency situations). For details, see your state's landlord-tenant statutes.
| State |
Amount of Notice Required |
| Alabama |
Two days |
| Alaska |
24 hours |
| Arizona |
Two days |
| Arkansas |
No statute |
| California |
24 hours; 48 hours for initial move-out inspection |
| Colorado |
No statute |
| Connecticut |
Reasonable notice |
| Delaware |
Two days |
| District of Columbia |
No statute |
| Florida |
12 hours |
| Georgia |
No statute |
| Hawaii |
Two days |
| Idaho |
No statute |
| Illinois |
No statute |
| Indiana |
Reasonable notice |
| Iowa |
24 hours |
| Kansas |
Reasonable notice |
| Kentucky |
Two days |
| Louisiana |
No statute |
| Maine |
24 hours |
| Maryland |
No statute |
| Massachusetts |
No notice specified |
| Michigan |
No statute |
| Minnesota |
Reasonable notice |
| Mississippi |
No statute |
| Missouri |
No statute |
| Montana |
24 hours |
| Nebraska |
One day |
| Nevada |
24 hours |
| New Hampshire |
Notice that is adequate under the circumstances |
| New Jersey |
No statute |
| New Mexico |
24 hours |
| New York |
No statute |
| North Carolina |
No statute |
| North Dakota |
Reasonable notice |
| Ohio |
24 hours |
| Oklahoma |
One day |
| Oregon |
24 hours |
| Pennsylvania |
No statute |
| Rhode Island |
Two days |
| South Carolina |
24 hours |
| South Dakota |
No statute |
| Tennessee |
No notice specified |
| Texas |
No statute |
| Utah |
No notice specified |
| Vermont |
48 hours |
| Virginia |
24 hours |
| Washington |
Two days |
| West Virginia |
No statute |
| Wisconsin |
Advance notice |
| Wyoming |
No statute |
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