Eviction Notice Template

• Pay or Quit — rent is unpaid; the tenant can cure by paying within the notice period
• Cure or Quit — a lease term is being violated and the tenant has a chance to fix it
• Unconditional Quit — serious or repeated violations where no cure is offered, allowed only in specific circumstances
• Notice to Terminate Tenancy — ending a month-to-month tenancy with no fault involved

Nonpayment notices run from three days in some states to fourteen or more in others, and several cities add their own longer requirements. Month-to-month terminations are commonly 30 days, and 60 days where the tenant has lived there longer than a year.

Count the days the way your state counts them — some exclude weekends and holidays, some start counting the day after service. Miscounting by one day is one of the most common reasons an eviction gets thrown out.

• Landlord and tenant names exactly as they appear on the lease
• The full property address, including unit number
• The grounds — the amount owed and the periods it covers, or the specific lease term violated
• The deadline to cure or vacate
• How the notice is being served: personal delivery, posting and mailing, or certified mail
• Date and signature

Service rules are as strict as the notice periods. Most states permit personal delivery, substituted service on another adult at the property, or posting on the door combined with mailing a copy. Keep a dated record of exactly what you did.

Changing the locks, removing doors, shutting off utilities, or moving belongings out is illegal in every state and exposes the landlord to statutory damages far larger than the unpaid rent. The court process is the only lawful route.

If the tenant pays in full within a Pay or Quit period, the tenancy generally continues and the notice is spent — you can't file on that notice afterward.

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