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Nebraska month-to-month lease agreement
Written for Nebraska law, checked October 1, 2026 General information, not legal advice
A month-to-month tenancy renews each month until the landlord or the tenant gives notice. Choose month-to-month as the lease type, or set a fixed-term lease to convert to month-to-month when its term ends.
Nebraska rules that apply
- Ending a month-to-month tenancy
- 30 days
- written notice before the periodic rental date it names
- Neb. Rev. Stat. § 76-1437(2)
- Rent increase notice
- None set
- the Act sets none, so the lease governs
- Neb. Rev. Stat. §§ 76-1401 to 76-1449
Ending a month-to-month tenancy
Either you or the tenant may end a month-to-month tenancy by written notice given at least 30 days before the periodic rental date named in the notice. A week-to-week tenancy ends on written notice given at least seven days before the termination date named in the notice.
Neb. Rev. Stat. § 76-1437(1), (2)
More detail (2)
- Unless the lease sets a definite term, a tenancy is week to week for a roomer who pays weekly and month to month in all other cases. Neb. Rev. Stat. § 76-1414(4)
- If the tenant stays after the tenancy ends without your consent, you may sue for possession. If the holdover is willful and not in good faith, you may also recover up to three months' periodic rent or three times your actual damages, whichever is greater, plus reasonable attorney's fees. Neb. Rev. Stat. § 76-1437(3)
The Rentari Nebraska lease says either party ends a month-to-month tenancy by written notice at least 30 days before the periodic rental date the notice specifies, and states the holdover damages.
Rent increase notice
Partly readThe Act, read whole, sets no notice period and no limit for rent increases, so during a fixed term the rent is what the lease says. You may not raise rent to retaliate against a tenant for a housing code complaint or for joining a tenants' union.
Neb. Rev. Stat. §§ 76-1401 to 76-1449 Neb. Rev. Stat. § 76-1439(1)
More detail (3)
- To end a month-to-month tenancy, either side gives written notice at least 30 days before the periodic rental date named in the notice. Neb. Rev. Stat. § 76-1437(2)
- Reasonable rent increases remain permitted even after a protected complaint or union activity. Neb. Rev. Stat. § 76-1439(2)
- Keep the separate Mobile Home Landlord and Tenant Act distinct from the ordinary residential Act. Section 76-1490 requires written notice of any rent increase, by actual notice or United States mail, at least 60 days before it takes effect. That Act defines a tenant as a mobile-home owner renting space in a mobile home park, and expressly excludes a person renting the mobile home itself. Do not treat this as a universal 60-day rule for every house, apartment or monthly room rental. Confirm coverage and the actual lease before choosing a notice period. Neb. Rev. Stat. 76-1450 Neb. Rev. Stat. 76-1490 Neb. Rev. Stat. 76-1471