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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.

StateAmount of Notice Required
AlabamaNo statute
Alaska24 hours
ArizonaTwo days
ArkansasNo statute
California24 hours; 48 hours for initial move-out inspection
ColoradoNo statute
ConnecticutReasonable notice
DelawareTwo days
District of ColumbiaNo statute
Florida12 hours
GeorgiaNo statute
HawaiiTwo days
IdahoNo statute
IllinoisNo statute
IndianaNo statute
Iowa24 hours
KansasReasonable notice
KentuckyTwo days
LouisianaNo statute
Maine24 hours
MarylandNo statute
MassachusettsNo notice specified
MichiganNo statute
MinnesotaReasonable notice
MississippiNo statute
MissouriNo statute
Montana24 hours
NebraskaOne day
Nevada24 hours
New HampshireNotice that is adequate under the circumstances
New JerseyNo statute
New Mexico24 hours
New YorkNo statute
North CarolinaNo statute
North DakotaReasonable notice
Ohio24 hours
OklahomaOne day
Oregon24 hours
PennsylvaniaNo statute
Rhode IslandTwo days
South Carolina24 hours
South DakotaNo statute
TennesseeNo notice specified
TexasNo statute
UtahNo notice specified
Vermont48 hours
Virginia24 hours
WashingtonTwo days
West VirginiaNo statute
WisconsinAdvance notice
WyomingNo statute
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