7 Day Eviction Notice Form

Last Updated: February 12, 2024 by Roberto Valenzuela

A 7 Day Eviction Notice Form schedules the termination of a tenancy by giving seven days of advance notice before the tenant must move out.

Depending on the state and the specific rental situation, it may apply to “curable” situations (ones where the tenant can avoid termination through appropriate corrective action), like minor lease violations or nonpayment of rent. In some other situations, like terminating a week-to-week tenancy or evicting for illegal activity, the tenant cannot avoid termination and must move out.

7 Day Eviction Notices by State

This chart indicates which states use 7-day eviction notices, the situations which apply to this type of notice, and whether the tenant can “cure” the situation to avoid termination:

State Terminates What Kind of Tenancy?
 Ability to Cure?
Alabama 1)  Tenancy engaged in illegal activity

2)  Tenancy in noncompliance

3)  Tenancy with nonpayment of rent

4)  Tenancy with false/misleading information on rental application

5)  Week-to-week tenancy

6)  Tenancy with material health/safety violation

 1)  No

2)  Yes

3)  Yes

4)  No

5)  No

6)  Yes
Alaska Tenancy with nonpayment of rent Yes
Arkansas Week-to-week No
Delaware Tenancy with noncompliance Yes
Florida 1)  Tenancy engaged in illegal activity

2)  Tenancy with noncompliance

3)  Tenancy committing 2nd lease violation within 12 months

4) Week-to-week tenancy

 1)  No

2)  Yes

3)  No

4)  No
Illinois Week-to-week No
Iowa 1)  Tenancy with noncompliance

2)  Tenancy with material health/safety violation

 1)  Yes (unless 2nd violation within 6 months)

2)  Yes (unless 2nd violation within 6 months)
Kansas Week-to-week No
Kentucky  1) Tenancy with nonpayment of rent

2) Week-to-week tenancy

 1) Yes

2) No
Maine 1)  Tenancy engaged in illegal activity (only at-will tenants or without relevant written lease provision)

2)  Tenancy with nonpayment of rent (only at-will tenants or without relevant written lease provision)

3)  Tenancy with noncompliance (only without relevant written lease provision)

4)  Tenancy with material health/safety violation

 1)  No

2)  Yes

 

3)  No

4)  No
Maryland Week-to-week No
Massachusetts 1)  Day-to-day or week-to-week tenancy with noncompliance

2)  Day-to-day or week-to-week tenancy engaged in illegal activity

3) Week-to-week tenancy

 1)  No

2)  No
Michigan 1) Tenancy with nonpayment of rent

2) Tenancy with material health/safety violation

3) Tenancy engaged in illegal activity (except drug activity)

 1)  Yes

2)  No

3)  No
Minnesota Week-to-week  No
Mississippi Week-to-week No
Montana Week-to-week No
Nebraska 1)   Tenancy with nonpayment of rent

2)  Week-to-week tenancy

 1)  Yes

2)  No
Nevada 1)   Tenancy with nonpayment of rent

2)  Week-to-week tenancy

 1)  Yes

2)  No
New Hampshire 1)  Tenancy engaged in illegal activity

2)  Tenancy with nonpayment of rent

3)  Tenancy causing substantial property damage

4)  Tenancy threatening imminent harm

5)  Tenancy refusing temporary relocation while landlord abates lead hazard

 1)  No

2)  Yes

3)  No

4)  No

5)  No
New Jersey Week-to-week No
New Mexico 1)  Tenancy with noncompliance

2)  Week-to-week tenancy

3)  Tenancy with material health/safety violation

 1)  Yes

2)  No

3)  Yes
North Carolina Month-to-month No
Ohio Week-to-week No
Oklahoma Any tenancy with period/term of less than month-to-month No
Oregon Week-to-week tenancy in noncompliance Yes
South Carolina Week-to-week No
South Dakota Week-to-week No
Tennessee 1)   Tenancy with second non-compliance within 6 months

2)  Tenancy with second nonpayment of rent within 6 months

 1)  No

2)  No
Texas Week-to-week No
Vermont Week-to-week No
Virginia Week-to-week No
West Virginia Week-to-week No
Wisconsin Week-to-week No

Common Uses of a 7 Day Eviction Notice

These are most common situations for a 7 Day Eviction Notice to terminate a tenancy:

  • Nonpayment of rent
  • Tenancy in noncompliance
  • Illegal activity
  • General termination of tenancy

Nonpayment of Rent

An eviction notice form for nonpayment of rent explains that the tenant has left some or all of the rent unpaid and will need to move out within a certain number of days. In most (but not all) states, the tenant may pay the balance due before the specified date, avoiding termination and eviction.

If the tenant does not pay the past due amount, or lives in a state where the landlord does not have to accept payment, then the landlord can proceed with the eviction process if the notice period expires and the tenant still hasn’t moved out.

Tenancy in Noncompliance

An eviction notice form for a tenancy in noncompliance explains that the tenant has violated a term of the rental agreement, or a local law. This might be for relatively minor issues like having a pet in the rental unit against regulations or parking in an unauthorized area, but can also apply to more serious situations like causing property damage.

Depending on the state and the issue, the situation may or may not be “curable.” A curable situation is one where the tenant can take appropriate corrective action by a specified deadline in order to avoid termination and eviction. If the tenant is not allowed to cure, or fails to cure by the deadline, the tenant must move out or face court eviction.

Illegal Activity

An eviction notice form for illegal activity explains that the tenant will be evicted for their involvement in some type of illegal act.

Since criminal acts are not something which the tenant can undo through corrective action, tenants generally can’t avoid being evicted for illegal activity. Some states will, however, halt an eviction if the tenant can prove their unawareness and lack of involvement in the illegal activity.

General Termination of Tenancy

When a landlord wants to end a tenancy, in particular a periodic tenancy like month-to-month, the landlord must give notice in order to terminate the rental obligations. This may also include rental situations without a written lease, and/or “at-will” tenancies.

With this type of notice, typically the tenant has done nothing wrong, and the landlord simply doesn’t want to renew the lease/rental agreement for whatever reason.