Laws
- Delivery: Notice must be delivered personally to the tenant or a person living at the premises over the age of 15. If no such person can be found after one attempt on two separate days, the notice may be posted in a conspicuous location on the property, such as attached to the front door.[1]
- Notice Period: Notice periods vary depending on the fixed-term length of the tenancy.[2]
- One year or longer: 91 days
- Six months; but not more than one year: 28 days
- One month; but not more than six months: 21 days
- One week; but not more than one month: 3 days
- Less than a week: 1 day
- Penalty for Holdover: If the tenant remains on the property after the lease has ended, the landlord can start the eviction process and may recover damages, cost of suit, and reasonable attorney’s fees (only if the lease states that attorney’s fees may be recovered).[3]