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Landlord entry notice by state
Rules and sources from each state's guideGeneral information, not legal advice
Entry notice requirements from the reviewed state guides. Where no statewide notice period is specified, check the lease, local rules and other applicable law.
By state
| State | Entry notice |
|---|---|
| Alabama | 2 days except emergencies and the other listed cases Ala. Code § 35-9A-303(c) |
| Alaska | 24 hours except in an emergency or where impracticable AS 34.03.140(c) |
| Arizona | 2 days except in an emergency or where impracticable A.R.S. § 33-1343(D) |
| Arkansas | None set the landlord-tenant act sets no period, so the lease should Ark. Code Ann. § 18-17-602 |
| California | 24 hours reasonable written notice; 24 hours is presumed reasonable Cal. Civ. Code § 1954(d)(1) |
| Colorado | None set except 24 hours for repairs and 48 for bed bugs C.R.S. § 38-12-503(6) C.R.S. § 38-12-1004(1) |
| Connecticut | Reasonable written or oral; no hour count in the statute Conn. Gen. Stat. § 47a-16(c) |
| Delaware | 48 hours entry only 8 a.m. to 9 p.m. 25 Del. C. § 5509(b) |
| Florida | 24 hours entry between 7:30 a.m. and 8:00 p.m. Fla. Stat. § 83.53(2) |
| Georgia | None found no entry rule in the sections read; the full Code could not be read O.C.G.A. Title 44, Chapter 7, General Assembly site |
| Hawaii | 2 days except in an emergency or where impracticable; reasonable hours HRS § 521-53(b) |
| Idaho | None set no Idaho statute sets one, so the lease should Idaho Code title 6, ch. 3 |
| Illinois | No state rule no statewide statute sets one; Chicago has its own rule 765 ILCS 705 735 ILCS 5, Article IX |
| Indiana | Reasonable notice written or oral, at reasonable times; no set hours Ind. Code § 32-31-5-6(g) |
| Iowa | 24 hours except in an emergency or where impracticable Iowa Code § 562A.19 |
| Kansas | Reasonable notice at reasonable hours; the Act sets no number of hours K.S.A. 58-2557(a) |
| Kentucky | 2 days notice of intent to enter, in a URLTA locality, except emergencies KRS 383.615 |
| Louisiana | None set no statute sets one, so the lease should La. Civ. Code art. 2682 |
| Maine | 24 hours presumed reasonable, except in an emergency or where notice is impracticable 14 M.R.S. § 6025(2) |
| Maryland | 24 hours written, 7 a.m. to 7 p.m. Monday to Saturday Md. Code, Real Prop. § 8-221(b), (c) |
| Massachusetts | None set chapter 186 limits the reasons, not the notice Mass. G.L. c. 186, § 15B(1)(a) |
| Michigan | None set the landlord-tenant statutes set none MCL 600.2918(3)(b) |
| Minnesota | 24 hours at least, with entry between 8 a.m. and 8 p.m. unless agreed Minn. Stat. § 504B.211, subd. 2 |
| Mississippi | None in the Act the lease sets the notice period Miss. Code Ann. §§ 89-8-9 to 89-8-19, 89-8-33, 89-8-37, 89-8-41 to 89-8-45 Miss. Code Ann. §§ 89-8-3, 89-8-31, 89-8-35, 89-8-39 Miss. Code Ann. §§ 89-8-3, 89-8-7 Miss. Code Ann. § 89-8-29 Miss. Code Ann. §§ 89-8-1, 89-8-5, 89-8-21 to 89-8-27 (reprinted in 2024 HB 1580, not enacted) |
| Missouri | No state rule the lease sets the notice Mo. Rev. Stat. chapter 441 Mo. Rev. Stat. chapter 534 Mo. Rev. Stat. chapter 535 |
| Montana | 24 hours except in an emergency or where impracticable MCA 70-24-312(3) |
| Nebraska | 24 hours written, with the purpose and an entry period; none needed in an emergency Neb. Rev. Stat. § 76-1423(3) |
| Nevada | 24 hours and during normal business hours, except emergencies NRS 118A.330(3) |
| New Hampshire | Tenant's consent no set notice period; consent needed except emergency repairs RSA 540-A:3, IV |
| New Jersey | Not verified no statute read sets one; state housing regulations not read N.J.S.A. 55:13A-7 |
| New Mexico | 24 hours written, with purpose, date and time frame, unless agreed otherwise NMSA 1978 § 47-8-24(A)(1) |
| New York | None set no state statute sets a fixed period, so the lease should N.Y. Real Prop. Law art. 7 |
| North Carolina | No state rule chapter 42 sets no notice period for entry N.C. Gen. Stat. §§ 42-38 to 42-46 |
| North Dakota | No set hours notice and the tenant's consent to a time certain N.D.C.C. § 47-16-07.3 |
| Ohio | 24 hours presumed reasonable; the rule is reasonable notice, except in an emergency or where impracticable Ohio Rev. Code § 5321.04(A)(8) |
| Oklahoma | 1 day Except in an emergency or where impracticable 41 O.S. § 128(C) |
| Oregon | 24 hours actual notice, at reasonable times ORS 90.322(1)(f) |
| Pennsylvania | No state rule the Landlord and Tenant Act sets none; set it in the lease Landlord and Tenant Act of 1951 |
| Rhode Island | 2 days except in an emergency or where impracticable R.I. Gen. Laws § 34-18-26(c) |
| South Carolina | 24 hours except emergencies and some service visits S.C. Code Ann. § 27-40-530 (b), (c) |
| South Dakota | 24 hours written notice presumed reasonable SDCL § 43-32-32 |
| Tennessee | Not verified the governing section is published only through LexisNexis; not read Tenn. Code Ann. § 66-28-403 (not read) |
| Texas | None set chapter 92 sets no entry notice, so the lease should Tex. Prop. Code ch. 92 |
| Utah | 24 hours unless the rental agreement says otherwise Utah Code § 57-22-4(2) |
| Vermont | 48 hours between 9 a.m. and 9 p.m., for listed purposes 9 V.S.A. § 4460(b) |
| Virginia | No fixed hours notice of intent at reasonable times; at least 72 hours for routine maintenance the tenant did not request Va. Code § 55.1-1229(A)(4) |
| Washington | 2 days written; 1 day to show the unit RCW 59.18.150(6) |
| Washington, D.C. | 48 hours written, between 9 a.m. and 5 p.m., not on a Sunday or federal holiday D.C. Code § 42-3505.51(a) |
| West Virginia | Neither article sets a notice period before you enter the home or limits when you may enter, so the lease sets those terms. W. Va. Code chapter 37, article 6 W. Va. Code chapter 37, article 6A |
| Wisconsin | 12 hours unless the tenant agrees to less Wis. Admin. Code § ATCP 134.09(2)(a) |
| Wyoming | None set the lease sets it W.S. 1-21-1205 W.S. 1-21-1201 to 1-21-1211 |