State Laws on Unconditional Quit Terminations

An unconditional termination notice orders the tenant to move out within a short period of time or (in some cases) immediately. All states allow landlords to use unconditional quit notices when a tenant has repeatedly violated a lease clause, has substantially damaged the rental unit, is dealing drugs, or for other specified reasons.

Here are state rules on when a landlord can use an unconditional quit termination notice and how much time the landlord must give the tenant to vacate the rental unit before the landlord can file an eviction lawsuit. As noted, the amount of time might differ depending on the circumstances. For additional details, see your state statute. (The citation is provided here, and you can visit the Library of Congress's legal research site for links to state statutes).

The following termination rules might be tempered in domestic violence situations, depending on state law.

Alabama

When an unconditional quit notice can be used: Intentional misrepresentation of a material fact in a rental application or rental agreement; possession or use of illegal drugs in the rental
or common areas; illegal use, possession, discharge of a firearm on the premises (some exceptions); criminal assault of a tenant or guest on the premises (some exceptions); any breach for substantially the same acts or omissions for which a notice to terminate has previously been provided for by the landlord and cured by the tenant within the past six months.

Time to move out before landlord can file for eviction: 7 business days

Statute: Ala. Code § 35-9A-421

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Alaska

• When a tenant repeats a violation of the lease or other violation of law within 6 months, the landlord must give 5 days' notice. (Alaska Stat. § 34.03.220(a)(1)(2).)
• When a tenant is committing waster or nuisance, is using the rental for an illegal purpose, or is using the rental for purposes other than living or dwelling (in violation of the lease or rental agreement), the landlord must give 5 days' notice. (Alaska Stat. §§ 09.45.090(a)(2)(G), 34.03.310(c)(3).)
• When a tenant or guest intentionally inflicts "substantial damage" (damage greater than $400) to the premises; or engages in prostitution, an illegal activity involving a place of prostitution, an illegal activity involving alcoholic beverages, an illegal activity involving gambling or promoting gambling, an illegal activity involving a controlled substance, or an illegal activity involving an imitation controlled substance, or knowingly permit others in the premises to engage in one or more of those activities at the rental premises, the landlord must give 24 hours' to 5 days' notice. (Alaska Stat. §§ 09.45.090(a)(2)(G), 34.03.120(b), 34.03.220(a)(1), and 34.03.310(c)(3).)
• When a tenant's failure to pay utility bills results in service termination twice within 6 months, the landlord must give 3 days' notice. (Alaska Stat. § 34.03.220(e).)
• When a tenant refuses to allow the landlord to enter, the landlord must give 10 days' notice. (Alaska Stat. § 34.03.300(a).)

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Arizona

• When a tenant materially misrepresents criminal record, current criminal activity, or prior eviction record OR when a tenant repeats a violation of the same or similar nature after a previous violation, the landlord must give 10 days' notice. (Ariz. Rev. Stat. § 33-1368.)
• When a tenant discharges a weapon; participates in a homicide, prostitution, or criminal street gang activity; uses or sells illegal drugs; assaults someone; or commits an act constituting a nuisance or breach of the rental agreement that threatens harm to others, the landlord can file a eviction lawsuit immediately. (Ariz. Rev. Stat. § 33-1368.)

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Arkansas

When an unconditional quit notice can be used: Noncompliance by the tenant with the rental agreement when the violation is not remediable; using (or allowing another person to use) the premises in a way constituting a common nuisance, or permitting/conducting specified criminal offenses; rent unpaid within 5 days of rent due date. If rent is unpaid within 10 days of due date, tenant may be charged with a misdemeanor (fine only).

Time to move out before landlord can file for eviction: 5 days

Statute: Ark. Code §§ 18-16-101, 18-17-701

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California

When an unconditional quit notice can be used: Assigning or subletting without permission, committing waste or a nuisance, illegal activity on the premises.

Time to move out before landlord can file for eviction: 3 days

Statute: Cal. Civ. Proc. Code § 1161(4)

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Colorado

• When a tenant has substantially violated a clause of the lease, the landlord must give 3 days' notice. (Colo. Rev. Stat. §§ 13-40-104 (1)(d.5), 13-40-107.5.)
• When a tenant has repeatedly violated a lease clause, the landlord must give 10 days' notice. Landlords who own 5 or fewer single family rental homes may provide in their lease or rental agreement for a single-family home (an "exempt residential agreement") that only 5 days' notice is required. (Colo. Rev. Stat. §§ 13-40-104 (1)(e.5), (5)(b).)

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Connecticut

• Landlord must give 3 days' notice (or 10 days' notice if the tenant isn't a resident of the state) when a tenant has engaged in one of the following: nonpayment of rent, serious nuisance, violation of the rental agreement, same violation within 6 months relating to health and safety or materially affecting physical premises, rental agreement has terminated (by lapse of time, stipulation, violation of lease, nonpayment of rent after grace period, serious nuisance, occupancy by someone who never had the right to occupy), when summary eviction is justified (refusal to a fair and equitable increase, intent of the landlord to use as a principal residence, removal of the unit from the housing market), domestic or farm worker who does not vacate upon cessation of employment and tenancy. (Conn. Gen. Stat. §§ 47a-23, 47a-23b, 47a-15a.)
• When a tenant has been convicted for prostitution or gambling that occurred at the rental, the landlord can file an eviction lawsuit immediately. (Conn. Gen. Stat. § 47a-31.)

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Delaware

• Landlords must give 7 days' notice for violation of a lease provision that also constitutes a violation of municipal, county, or state code or statute; or a violation of a material lease provision repeated within 12 months of a substantially similar previous violation. (Del. Code tit. 25, § 5513(a).)
• Landlords can file for eviction immediately if the tenant has violated the law or breached the rental agreement in a way that causes or threatens to cause irreparable harm to the landlord's property or to other tenants. (Del. Code tit. 25, § 5513(b).)

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District of Columbia

When an unconditional quit notice can be used: Court determination that an illegal act was performed within the rental unit.

Time to move out before landlord can file for eviction: 30 days

Statute: D.C. Code § 42-3505.01(c)

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Florida

When an unconditional quit notice can be used: Intentional destruction of the rental property or other tenants' property or unreasonable disturbances; for destruction, damage, or misuse of the landlord's or other tenants' property by intentional act or a subsequent or continued unreasonable disturbance (after written warning within previous 12 months); a subsequent or continuing noncompliance within 12 months of a written warning by the landlord of a similar violation.

Time to move out before landlord can file for eviction: 7 days

Statute: Fla. Stat. § 83.56(2)(a)

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Georgia

When an unconditional quit notice can be used: Nonpayment of rent more than once within 12 months; holding over.

Time to move out before landlord can file for eviction: Immediately

Statute: (Ga. Code §§ 44-7-50, 44-7-52.)

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Hawaii

• Landlords can immediately file an eviction lawsuit when: Tenant fails to use the property according to law and the failure causes or threatens to cause damage to any person, certain property, or constitutes a violation of certain codes; tenant fails to maintain unit according to law, and the failure causes or threatens to cause irremediable damage to any person or property. When tenant continues in possession after the agreed date of termination without the landlord's consent, the landlord can give unconditional notice to quit immediately within the first 60 days of holdover. (Haw. Rev. Stat. §§ 521-69, 521-71, 521-72.)
• Landlords must give 5 days' notice when a tenant has a second failure to abate a nuisance within 24 hours or receiving notice. (Haw. Rev. Stat. § 666-3.)

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Idaho

• Landlords can immediately file an eviction lawsuit when a tenant uses, delivers, or produces a controlled substance on the property at any time during the lease term. (Idaho Code § 6-303.)
• Landlords must give 3 days' notice when the tenant assigns or sublets without the consent of the landlord or causes serious damage to the property. (Idaho Code § 6-303.)

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Illinois

• Landlords must give 10 days' notice when a tenant fails to abide by any term of the lease. (735 Ill. Comp. Stat. § 5/9-210.)
• Landlords must give 5 days' notice when the tenant unlawfully uses or sells any controlled substance. (740 Ill. Comp. Stat. § 40/11.)

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Indiana

When an unconditional quit notice can be used: When a tenant with a lease holds over or when a tenant without a lease commits waste.

Time to move out before landlord can file for eviction: Immediately

Statute: Ind. Code § 32-31-1-8

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Iowa

• Landlords must give 7 days' notice when a tenant repeats within 6 months the same violation of lease that affects health and safety. (Iowa Code § 562A.27.)
• Landlords must give 3 days' notice when a tenant creates a clear and present danger to the health or safety of the landlord, tenants, or neighbors within 1,000 feet of the property boundaries. (Iowa Code § 562A.27A.)

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Kansas

When an unconditional quit notice can be used: Second similar material violation of the lease after first violation was corrected.

Time to move out before landlord can file for eviction: 30 days

Statute: Kan. Stat. § 58-2564(a)

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Kentucky

When an unconditional quit notice can be used: Repeating the same material violation of the lease within 6 months of being given a first cure or quit notice.

Time to move out before landlord can file for eviction: 14 days

Statute: Ky. Rev. Stat. § 383.660(1)

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Louisiana

When an unconditional quit notice can be used: Failure to pay rent, using dwelling for purpose other than the intended purpose (lease may specify shorter or longer notice, or eliminate requirement of notice) or upon termination of the lease for any reason.

Time to move out before landlord can file for eviction: 5 days

Statute: La. Civ. Code art. 2686; La. Code Civ. Proc. art. 4701

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Maine

When an unconditional quit notice can be used: Holdover tenants if notice is served within 7 days of the end of the original term; substantial and unrepaired damage to the premises; causing, permitting, or maintaining a nuisance; tenant is a perpetrator of domestic violence, sexual assault, or stalking and the victim is also a tenant; tenant or tenant's guest is a perpetrator of violence, a threat of violence, or sexual assault against certain others; the person occupying the premises is not an authorized occupant of the premises. Landlord can also terminate when a tenant changes the lock and refuses to provide landlord with a duplicate key.

Time to move out before landlord can file for eviction: 7 days

Statute: Me. Rev. Stat. tit. 14, §§ 6001, 6002, 6025

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Maryland

• Landlords must give 14 days' notice when a tenant has breached a lease by behaving in a manner that presents a clear and imminent danger to the tenant themselves, other tenants, guests, the landlord, or the landlord's property, and the lease provides for termination for violation of lease clause. (Md. Code Real Prop., § 8-402.1(a).)
• Landlords must give 10 days' notice when a tenant hasn't paid rent and has had 3 judgments of possession entered for rent due and unpaid in the 12 months prior. (Md. Code Real Prop., § 8-401.)

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Massachusetts

When an unconditional quit notice can be used: Tenant at will receiving second notice to pay rent or quit within 12 months.

Time to move out before landlord can file for eviction: 14 days

Statute: Mass. Laws ch. 186, § 12

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Michigan

• Landlords must give 7 days' notice when a tenant fails to pay rent or causes or threatens physical injury (landlord must file a police report). (Mich. Comp. Laws § 600.5714(d) and (e).)
• Landlords must give 24 hours' notice when a tenant manufactures, deals, or possesses illegal drugs on the leased premises (landlord must file a police report). (Mich. Comp. Laws § 554.134.)

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Minnesota

When an unconditional quit notice can be used: When tenant fails to pay rent or other monetary obligation when due.

Time to move out before landlord can file for eviction: 14 days for termination based on unpaid rent or other monetary obligation. For other terminations, the notice period must be at least as long as the interval between when rent is due or three months, whichever is less.

Statute: Minn. Stat. §§ 504B.135, 504B.321(1a)

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Mississippi

When an unconditional quit notice can be used: Repeating the same act—which constituted a lease violation and for which notice was given—within 6 months; nonremediable violation of lease or obligations imposed by statute.

Time to move out before landlord can file for eviction: 14 days

Statute: Miss. Code § 89-8-13

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Missouri

When an unconditional quit notice can be used: Using the premises for gambling, prostitution, or possession, sale, or distribution of controlled substances; assigning or subletting without consent; seriously damaging the premises or violating the lease.

Time to move out before landlord can file for eviction: 10 days

Statute: Mo. Stat. §§ 441.020, 441.030, 441.040

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Montana

• Landlords must give 5 days' notice when a tenant has repeated the same act (that constituted a lease violation and for which notice was given) within 6 months. (Mont. Code § 70-24-422(1)(e).)
• Landlords must give 3 days' notice when a tenant has an authorized pet or person living at the rental, destroys or removes any part of the rental, or creates a reasonable potential that the rental might be damaged or other tenants might be affected by tenant's drug, gang, or other illegal activity. (Mont. Code § 70-24-422.)
• Landlords must give 14 days' notice for any other noncompliance with the rental agreement that can't be remedied or repaired. (Mont. Code § 70-24-422(1)(d).)

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Nebraska

• Landlords must give 14 days' notice when the tenant has repeated the same act (that constituted a lease violation and for which notice was given) within 6 months. (Neb. Rev. Stat. § 76-1431(1).)
• Landlords must give 5 days' notice when the tenant or guest engages in violent criminal activity or sells a controlled substance on the premises, or acts in a way that threatens the health or safety of other tenants, the landlord, or landlord's employees and agents. (Neb. Rev. Stat. § 76-1431(4).)

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Nevada

• Landlords must give 3 days' notice when the tenant has assigned or subletted in violation of the lease, committed substantial damage to the property, conducted an unlawful business, allowed or committed a nuisance, caused damage to other tenants or the property, or unlawfully possessed, sold, manufactured, or distributed illegal drugs. (Nev. Rev. Stat. § 40.2514.)
• Landlords can file an eviction suit immediately for a violation of a lease term that can't be cured. (Nev. Rev. Stat. § 40.2516.)

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New Hampshire

• Different rules apply depending on whether the property is "restricted" (most residential property) or "nonrestricted" (single-family houses, if the owner of such a house does not own more than 3 single-family houses at any one time; rental units in an owner-occupied building containing a total of 4 dwelling units or fewer; and single-family houses acquired by banks or other mortgagees through foreclosure).
• Landlords must give 7 days' notice when:
  • Restricted property: Neglect or refusal to pay rent due and in arrears, upon demand; fourth instance within a 12-month period in which the rent has been in arrears; substantial damage to the premises; failure to comply with a material term of the lease; behavior of the tenant or members of their family that adversely affects the health or safety of the other tenants or the landlord or landlord's representatives; failure of the tenant to accept suitable temporary relocation required by lead-based paint hazard abatement; other good cause.
  • Nonrestricted property: Neglect or refusal to pay rent due and in arrears, upon demand; substantial damage to the premises; behavior of the tenant or members of tenant's family that adversely affects the health or safety of the other tenants or the landlord or landlord's representatives; failure of the tenant to accept suitable temporary relocation required by lead-based paint hazard abatement; failure to prepare unit for insect (including bed bug) remediation.

(N.H. Rev. Stat. § 540:1-a.)

• Landlords must give 30 days' notice at a nonrestricted property when the reason for termination is any other reason than the ones mentioned above. (N.H. Rev. Stat. §§ 540:2, 540:3.)

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New Jersey

• Landlords must give 3 days' notice when the tenant has engaged in: Disorderly conduct; willful or grossly negligent destruction of landlord's property; assaults upon or threats against the landlord; termination of tenant's employment as a building manager, janitor, or other employee of the landlord; conviction for use, possession, or manufacture of an illegal drug either on the property or adjacent to it within the last two years, unless the tenant has entered a rehabilitation program (includes harboring anyone so convicted); conviction or civil liability for assault or terroristic threats against the landlord, landlord's family, or landlord's employee within the last two years (includes harboring); liability in a civil action for theft from landlord, landlord's family, landlord's employee, or another tenant; committing or harboring human trafficking. (N.J. Stat. §§ 2A:18-53(c), 2A:18-61.2(a), 2A:19-61.1.)
• Landlords must give one month's notice when the tenant has habitually failed to pay rent after written notice, continued violations (despite repeated warnings) of the landlord's reasonable rules, or, at the termination of a lease, refuses to accept reasonable changes of substance in the terms and conditions of the lease, including specifically any change in the term thereof. (N.J. Stat. §§ 2A:18-61.2(b), 2A:18-61.1.)

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New Mexico

• Landlords must give 3 days' notice when there has been a substantial violation of the lease. (N.M. Stat. § 47-8-33(I).)
• Landlords must give 7 days' notice when the tenant has repeated a violation of a term of the rental agreement within 6 months. (N.M. Stat. § 47-8-33(B) &(C).)

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New York

When there is a landlord-tenant relationship, the landlord can immediately begin a special proceeding to remove the tenant when tenant: Holds over after the lease has expired; has a lease for a term of three years or less and has (during the tenancy) taken the benefit of an insolvency statute or been declared bankrupt; or uses the rental as a "bawdy-house," for prostitution, or other illegal business. (N.Y. Real Prop. Acts. § 711.)

Other rules will apply to properties subject to statewide rent control/rent stabilization laws or NYC rent control/rent stabilization laws. Contact a local attorney or rent control organization for more information.

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North Carolina

When an unconditional quit notice can be used: Violation of a lease term that specifies that eviction will result from noncompliance or holding over.

Time to move out before landlord can file for eviction: Immediately

Statute: N.C. Gen. Stat. § 42-26(a)

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North Dakota

• Landlords can immediately file for eviction when a tenant has engaged in:
  • Entering by force, intimidation, fraud, or stealth; committing acts of force, threats, or menacing conduct; retaining possession by menacing and threats of violence; unreasonably disturbing other tenants' peaceful enjoyment of the premises. (N.D. Cent. Code § 47-32-01.)
  • Making a false claim of a legal disability, in an attempt to obtain an accommodation (waiver of landlord's no pets rule); or knowingly providing fraudulent documentation in connection with such a claim. Each violation is an infraction and entitles the landlord to evict and demand a damage fee of up to $1,000. (N.D. Cent. Code § 47-16-07.6.)
• Landlords must give 3 days' notice when a tenant holds over after the lease has expired, fails to pay rent for 3 days after it's due, holds over after a sale or any judicial process ending the tenancy, or violates a material term of the lease. (N.D. Cent. Code §§ 47-32-01 and 47-32-02.)

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Ohio

When an unconditional quit notice can be used: Nonpayment of rent; violation of a written lease or rental agreement; when the landlord has "reasonable cause to believe" that the tenant has used, sold, or manufactured an illegal drug on the premises (conviction or arrest not required).

Time to move out before landlord can file for eviction: 3 days

Statute: Ohio Rev. Code §§ 1923.02 to 1923.04, 5321.17

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Oklahoma

When an unconditional quit notice can be used: Criminal or drug-related activity or repeated violation of the lease.

Time to move out before landlord can file for eviction: Immediately

Statute: Okla. Stat. tit. 41, § 132

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Oregon

When an unconditional quit notice can be used: Violence or threats of violence by tenant or a guest; intentionally causing substantial property damage; giving false information on an application within the past year regarding a criminal conviction (landlord must terminate within 30 days of discovering the falsity); committing any act "outrageous in the extreme" (see statute); intentionally or recklessly injuring someone (or placing them in fear of imminent danger) because of the tenant's perception of the person's race, color, religion, national origin, or sexual orientation; second failure to remove a pet that has caused substantial damage; a repeat within six months of a prior drug or alcohol violation of which notice was given.

Time to move out before landlord can file for eviction: 24 hours

Statute: Ore. Rev. Stat. §§ 90.396, 90.398, 90.403

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Pennsylvania

• Landlords must give 10 days' notice for nonpayment of rent.
• For leases of 1 year or less (or for an unspecified amount of time), Landlords must give 15 days' notice when a tenant violates the terms of the lease.
• For leases of more than 1 year, landlords must give 30 days' notice when a tenant violates the terms of the lease.
• Landlords must give 10 days' notice when a tenant has their first conviction for illegal sale, manufacture, or distribution of an illegal drug; repeatedly uses an illegal drug; or has an illegal drug seized within the leased premises.

(68 Pa. Cons. Stat. §§ 250.501(b) and (d); 250.505-A.)

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Rhode Island

• Landlords must give 20 days' notice when a tenant repeats an act that violates the lease or rental agreement or affects health or safety twice within 6 months (notice must have been given for the first violation). (R.I. Gen. Laws § 34-18-36(e).)
• Landlords can immediately file for eviction of any tenant who possesses, uses, or sells illegal drugs or who commits or attempts to commit any crime of violence on the premises or in any public space adjacent or for any "Seasonal tenant" whose lease runs between May 1 to October 15 or from September 1 to June 1 of the next year, with no right of extension or renewal, who has been charged with violating a local occupancy ordinance, making excessive noise, or disturbing the peace. (R.I. Gen. Laws §§ 34-18-24, 34-18-36(f).)

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South Carolina

When an unconditional quit notice can be used: Nonpayment of rent after receiving one notification during the tenancy or allowing illegal activities on the property.

Time to move out before landlord can file for eviction: Immediately

Statute: S.C. Code § 27-40-710

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South Dakota

• Landlords must give 3 days' notice when a tenant hasn't paid rent for 3 days after due date or is a holdover tenant.
• Landlords can immediately file for eviction when a tenant has forcefully or violently stayed on the property or has caused substantial damage to the property.

(S.D. Codified Laws §§ 21-16-1, 21-16-2.)

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Tennessee

• In counties with more than 75,000 people: 3 days when tenant or guest willfully or intentionally commits a violent act, threatens health, safety, or welfare or life or property of others on premises, or is an unauthorized subtenant or occupant who refuses to leave. (Tenn. Code § 66-28-517) // 14 days when tenant materially violates the lease or rental agreement or engages in acts that materially affect health and safety, and the action is not remediable. (Tenn. Code § 66-28-505(a)(3)) // 7 days when tenant repeats within six months a violation of being late with rent or damaging property. (Tenn. Code § 66-28-505(a)(2)(B)) // Immediately when tenant misrepresents a disability or disability-related need for the use of a service or support animal or provides false documentation stating that an animal is a service or support animal. (Tenn. Code §§ 66-28-505(f) and 66-28-406(f))
• In counties with fewer than 75,000 people: 14 days when tenant willfully or intentionally commits a violent act or threatens health, safety, or welfare of property or people; but if the tenant is in a housing authority or is not mentally or physically disabled, the landlord can give only 3 days' notice. (Tenn. Code § 66-7-109(a)(1) and (d)) // 14 days if repeats within six months a violation of being late with rent or damaging property. (Tenn. Code § 66-7-109(a)(2)) // 30 days when tenant violates lease agreement in another way. (Tenn. Code § 66-7-109(b)) // 3 days when tenant engages in any drug-related criminal activity. (Tenn. Code § 66-7-109(d)(2)) // 3 days when the landlord seeks to remove an unauthorized subtenant or occupant. (Tenn. Code § 66-7-109(f)) // Immediately when tenant misrepresents a disability or disability-related need for the use of a service or support animal or provides false documentation stating that an animal is a service or support animal. (Tenn. Code § 66-7-111)

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Texas

When an unconditional quit notice can be used: Nonpayment of rent or holdover.

Time to move out before landlord can file for eviction: 3 days (lease can specify a shorter or longer time)

Statute: Tex. Prop. Code § 24.005

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Utah

When an unconditional quit notice can be used: Holdover, assigning or subletting without permission, substantial damage to the property, carrying on an unlawful business on the premises, maintaining a nuisance, committing a criminal act on the premises.

Time to move out before landlord can file for eviction: 3 days

Statute: Utah Code § 78B-6-802

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Vermont

• Landlords must give 30 days' notice for violation of a material term of the lease or failure to comply with state's landlord-tenant law. (Vt. Stat. tit. 9, § 4467.)
• Landlords must give 14 days' notice when a tenant engages in criminal activity, illegal drug activity, or acts of violence that threaten the health or safety of other residents. (Vt. Stat. tit. 9, § 4467.)

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Virginia

• Landlords must give 30 days' notice when a tenant commits an unremediable breach of the lease or repeats a violation of the lease (after an earlier violation has occurred). (Va. Stat. § 55.1-1245.)
• Landlords can immediately file an eviction when the tenant breaches the lease or rental agreement by committing a willful or criminal act that threatens the health or safety of others. (Va. Stat. § 55.1-1245.)

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Washington

When an unconditional quit notice can be used: Holdover, serious damage to the property, carrying on an unlawful business, maintaining a nuisance, trespasser, or gang-related activity.

Time to move out before landlord can file for eviction: 3 days

Statute: Wash. Rev. Code §§ 59.12.030, 59.18.650

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West Virginia

When an unconditional quit notice can be used: Failure to pay rent, violation of any lease provision, or damage to the property.

Time to move out before landlord can file for eviction: Immediately

Statute: W. Va. Code § 55-3A-1

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Wisconsin

• For month-to-month tenants, when a tenant fails to pay rent, violates the rental agreement, or causes substantial damage to the property, landlords must give 14 days' notice.
• For tenants with a lease of less than one year or year-to-year tenants, when a tenant fails to pay rent on time, causes substantial damage to the property, or violates any lease provision more than once within one year (must have received proper notice for the first violation), landlords must give 14 days' notice.
• When a tenant causes a nuisance on the property, the landlord can give 5 days' notice if the landlord has a written notice from law enforcement regarding the nuisance.

(Wis. Stat. § 704.17.)

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Wyoming

When an unconditional quit notice can be used: Nonpayment of rent, holdover, damage to premises, interference with another's enjoyment, denying access to landlord, or violating duties defined by statute (such as maintaining unit, complying with lease, disposing of garbage, etc.).

Time to move out before landlord can file for eviction: 3 days

Statute: Wyo. Stat. §§ 1-21-1002, 1-21-1003

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