A cure-or-quit notice tells a tenant which lease term they violated and gives them a statutory window to fix ("cure") the problem before the landlord can move toward eviction. Statutory cure periods range from 3 days to 30 days depending on the state, with 10 to 14 days the most common band. Eight states set no cure period at all for non-rent violations, leaving the tenant's rights to the lease.
The table below lists every state's cure-or-quit notice period, the cure window where it differs from the notice period, repeat-violation rules, and the statute behind each figure.
Last updated · Verified against each state's official statute publisher
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| State | Notice / cure period | Key conditions | Statute |
|---|---|---|---|
| Alabama | 7 business days | Noncompliance materially affecting health and safety. Recurrence of substantially the same act within 12 months = 14 days with no further cure. | Ala. Code § 35-9A-421(a) |
| Alaska | 10 days | Noncompliance materially affecting health and safety. Separate self-help remedy for cleanable/repairable breaches (§ 34.03.220(a)(2)). | Alaska Stat. § 34.03.220(a)(1) |
| Arizona | 10 days | Material non-health/safety breach = 10-day cure; health/safety breach = 5-day cure. Repeat of substantially the same conduct = 10-day notice, no cure. | Ariz. Rev. Stat. § 33-1368(A) |
| Arkansas | 14 days | Material noncompliance other than nonpayment. Repeat within 6 months = 14-day notice with no cure. | Ark. Code § 18-17-701(a)(1) |
| California | 3 business days | 3 days excluding weekends/judicial holidays. Incurable breaches (unlawful sublet, waste, nuisance, illegal use) get a 3-day unconditional quit under § 1161(4). | Cal. Code Civ. Proc. § 1161(3) |
| Colorado | 10 days | Standard residential = 10 days (5 for exempt agreements; 3 for nonresidential/employer). Substantial violations (§ 13-40-107.5) = 3-day unconditional quit, no cure. | Colo. Rev. Stat. § 13-40-104(1)(e) |
| Connecticut | 15 days | Material noncompliance. Recurrence within 6 months, or serious nuisance/illegal-conduct grounds, allow a direct notice to quit with no 15-day cure. | Conn. Gen. Stat. § 47a-15 |
| Delaware | 7 days | Breach of a material rule/covenant (not late rent). Recurrence of a substantially similar breach within 1 year = 7-day notice, no cure. Irreparable-harm breaches allow immediate relief (§ 5513(b)). | 25 Del. C. § 5513(a) |
| District of Columbia | 30 days | Possession recoverable only if the tenant fails to correct within 30 days. Non-nonpayment notices must also be served on the Rent Administrator. | D.C. Code § 42-3505.01(b) |
| Florida | 7 days | § 83.56(2)(a) covers non-curable/serious noncompliance (intentional destruction, continued unreasonable disturbance) = 7-day unconditional termination, no cure. | Fla. Stat. § 83.56(2)(b) |
| Georgia | No statutory notice period | The 3-business-day cure is nonpayment-only. § 44-7-52 gives a one-time-per-12-months post-filing right to tender all rent within 7 days of service (a defense, not a pre-filing cure). | O.C.G.A. § 44-7-50 |
| Hawaii | 10 days | No cure time where the breach threatens damage to persons/property. Recurrence = summary possession within 30 days of the recurring breach (§ 521-72(b)). | HRS § 521-72(a) |
| Idaho | 3 days | Notice and cure periods are the same 3 days. Waste/unlawful sublet (§ 6-303(4)) and controlled-substance activity (§ 6-303(5)) get a 3-day notice with no cure. | Idaho Code § 6-303(3) |
| Illinois | 10 days | 10-day notice to quit for lease default; Chicago's RLTO adds a 10-day cure-or-terminate scheme. cure window reflects the 10-day period where a lease/ordinance allows cure. | 735 ILCS 5/9-210 |
| Indiana | No statutory notice period | For lease violations other than nonpayment, notice and any cure opportunity are governed by the lease, not statute. | Ind. Code § 32-31-1 (no statutory cure period for non-rent violations) |
| Iowa | 7 days | Notice and cure periods are the same 7 days. A clear-and-present-danger noncompliance (§ 562A.27A) allows a 3-day unconditional notice. | Iowa Code § 562A.27(1) |
| Kansas | 30 days14-day cure window | Kansas splits the figures: 14-day cure window inside a 30-day termination notice. Curing within 14 days continues the tenancy. | K.S.A. 58-2564(a) |
| Kentucky | 14 days15-day cure window | URLTA-only. Recurrence of substantially the same act within 6 months = 14-day notice with no cure. (Local-adoption caveat applies.) | KRS 383.660(1) |
| Louisiana | 5 days | A cure period exists only if the LEASE creates one; any cure notice must be separate from the notice to vacate. The written-waiver rule also applies. | La. Code Civ. Proc. art. 4701 |
| Maine | 7 days | These are for-cause 7-day notices to quit; the statute does not grant a general right to cure most of these violations. | 14 M.R.S. § 6002(1) |
| Maryland | 30 days | Accelerated 14-day notice where the breach involves a 'clear and imminent danger' of serious harm. The notice period functions as the cure window. | Md. Code, Real Prop. § 8-402.1 |
| Massachusetts | No statutory notice period | VERIFIED (2026): Massachusetts sets no statutory cure-or-quit period for non-rent covenant breaches. Ch. 186 § 11/§ 11A give a 14-day right-to-cure for NONPAYMENT only; for a tenancy at will a for-cause termination uses the § 12 notice, and a written lease's own terms otherwise govern. No single statutory number applies to this category. | Mass. Gen. Laws ch. 186, § 12 (tenancy at will); lease otherwise |
| Michigan | No statutory notice period | Enumerated serious grounds have fixed statutory notices with no cure: 24-hour for controlled-substance activity (1)(b); 7-day for health hazard/damage (1)(d) or injury/threat (1)(e). | MCL 600.5714(1)(c)(i) |
| Minnesota | No statutory notice period | No universal statutory cure period. Where nonpayment is the ground, the § 504B.321 14-day pre-eviction notice functions as the practical pay-or-quit window. | Minn. Stat. § 504B.285, subd. 5 |
| Mississippi | 14 days | Combined 14-day notice-and-cure (not a 30-day notice + 14-day cure). § 89-8-19 removes any notice requirement for a substantial violation materially affecting health or safety. | Miss. Code Ann. § 89-8-13(3) |
| Missouri | 10 days | No general statutory cure period for ordinary lease-covenant violations (governed by lease/Chapter 534 unlawful detainer). The 10-day figure is a notice-to-quit for illegal use, not a cure period. | Mo. Rev. Stat. § 441.040 |
| Montana | 14 days | 14 days is the default for curable violations. A 3-day notice applies to enumerated violations (unauthorized pet/persons, verbal abuse, destruction). Repeat within 6 months = 5 days. | MCA § 70-24-422(1) |
| Nebraska | 30 days14-day cure window | 30-day termination window with a 14-day cure inside it. Recurrence within 6 months = 14-day notice with no cure. | Neb. Rev. Stat. § 76-1431(1) |
| Nevada | 5 days | Statutory window is 5 days (calendar). Cure stops the eviction; a second separate 5-day unlawful-detainer notice is required after. | NRS 40.2516 |
| New Hampshire | 30 days | Period depends on the violation: 7 days for substantial damage or behavior affecting health/safety; 30 days for failure to comply with a material lease term. NH (non-URLTA) does not codify a guaranteed cure window for non-rent violations. | RSA 540:3 with RSA 540:2, II(b)-(d) |
| New Jersey | 1 month | Cure for pure nonpayment is via redemption; for other grounds via the Notice to Cease step. Value shown (1 month) is the most common lease-violation quit period. | N.J.S.A. 2A:18-61.2; grounds 2A:18-61.1(b)-(e),(j) |
| New Mexico | 7 days | Repeat rule (§ 47-8-33(B)): substantially similar breach within 6 months = 7-day notice with no further cure, if the original notice warned of it. | NMSA 1978 § 47-8-33(A) |
| New York | 10 days | Distinguish the PRE-litigation 10-day Notice to Cure from the POST-JUDGMENT RPAPL 753(4) stay for NYC residential breach-of-lease holdovers, which HSTPA expanded from 10 to 30 days. | RPAPL 753(4) (post-judgment stay); Notice to Cure (lease/common-law), 10 days |
| North Carolina | No statutory notice period | The 10-day demand rule applies only to NONPAYMENT via § 42-3. For non-rent breaches, notice/cure comes from the lease. NC has not adopted URLTA. | N.C. Gen. Stat. § 42-26(a)(2) |
| North Dakota | 3 days | The statute does not guarantee a statutory right to cure within the 3 days (unlike URLTA states). Curing before judgment can moot the action. | N.D. Cent. Code § 47-32-01 |
| Ohio | 30 days | If cured within the period, the agreement does not terminate; if not, the landlord may then serve the 3-day notice to leave under § 1923.04 and file eviction. | Ohio Rev. Code § 5321.11 |
| Oklahoma | 15 days10-day cure window | 10-day cure; 15-day termination date. Noncompliance causing imminent and irremediable harm allows immediate termination and filing. | 41 Okla. Stat. § 132 |
| Oregon | 30 days14-day cure window | 30-day termination with at least a 14-day cure. Repeat within 6 months = 10-day notice, no cure. Week-to-week = 7-day notice / 4-day cure. | ORS 90.392 |
| Pennsylvania | 15 days | Pennsylvania provides NO statutory cure period for lease breaches — a straight notice to quit upon forfeiture, no obligation to allow remedy. Notice may be shortened/waived by the lease. | 68 Pa. Stat. § 250.501(b) |
| Rhode Island | 20 days | 20-day cure; termination at least 21 days after mailing. Repeat within 6 months = 20-day notice with no cure. | R.I. Gen. Laws § 34-18-36 |
| South Carolina | 14 days | 14-day cure and termination date. If the breach cannot be completed in 14 days but the tenant begins in good faith and completes within a reasonable time, the agreement does not terminate. | S.C. Code Ann. § 27-40-710(A) |
| South Dakota | No statutory notice period | No statutory cure period. Any cure right must arise from the lease. Tenant protections come at the summons/answer stage (5 days). | SDCL ch. 21-16 (Forcible Entry and Detainer) |
| Tennessee | 14 days | 30-day termination date with a 14-day cure window. Second same/similar violation within 6 months = 7-day notice with no cure. | Tenn. Code § 66-28-505(a)(1) |
| Texas | 3 days | No statutory cure period — any cure right comes from the lease. Lease may set a shorter/longer notice-to-vacate. | Tex. Prop. Code § 24.005 |
| Utah | 3 days | Note the split: rent notice = 3 business days; comply-or-vacate = 3 calendar days. Non-curable grounds get a 3-calendar-day notice to quit with no cure. | Utah Code § 78B-6-802(1)(d) |
| Vermont | 30 days | The 30 days function as the notice period; the statute does not prescribe a separate shorter cure window. Criminal-act/violent-behavior terminations use a 14-day notice. | 9 V.S.A. § 4467(b)(1) |
| Virginia | 30 days21-day cure window | 30-day termination date with a 21-day cure. Repeat within 6 months = non-curable 30-day notice. Criminal/willful health-safety acts allow immediate termination. | Va. Code § 55.1-1245(A) |
| Washington | 10 days | 10-day comply-or-vacate (cure period = notice period). Distinct from the 14-day pay-or-vacate for rent. | RCW 59.12.030(4) |
| West Virginia | No statutory notice period | No statutory requirement exists. | W. Va. Code §§ 55-3A-1 et seq. |
| Wisconsin | 5 days | 5-day cure for first breach; 14-day no-cure for a repeat within one year; 30-day for leases over one year. | Wis. Stat. § 704.17(2)(b) |
| Wyoming | 3 days | No statutory cure period — the 3-day notice is a notice to quit, not a cure demand. Any cure right comes from the lease. | Wyo. Stat. § 1-21-1003 |
Periods marked “Varies” are not fixed by a statute we could verify — treat them as guidance, not firm legal deadlines. “No statutory notice period” means the state sets no fixed number, so the lease and general law govern. Local ordinances can add stricter rules. Verified July 2, 2026 against each state's official statute publisher.
For a curable lease violation — an unauthorized pet, a maintenance breach, unapproved occupants — most states require the landlord to serve a written notice identifying the violation and stating that the tenancy ends after a set period unless the tenant fixes it. Curing within the window generally ends the matter; if the violation continues, the landlord may file an eviction case after the period runs.
In some states the two differ: the notice states a longer termination date but gives the tenant a shorter deadline to cure. Kansas, for example, uses a 30-day termination notice with a 14-day cure window. Where the table shows a separate cure window, the shorter figure is your deadline to fix the problem.
Many states shorten or eliminate the right to cure when substantially the same violation recurs within a set time — Alabama, for instance, allows a 14-day no-cure termination for a repeat violation within 12 months. Check the key-conditions column for your state's repeat-violation rule.
It depends on the state: statutory cure periods run from 3 days (Idaho, North Dakota, Texas, Utah, Wyoming — and California, counted in business days) up to 30 days (nine jurisdictions including Washington, D.C., Maryland, Ohio, Oregon, and Virginia). New Jersey uses a one-month notice. The most common band is 10 to 14 days.
Georgia, Indiana, Massachusetts, Michigan, Minnesota, North Carolina, South Dakota, and West Virginia have no statute guaranteeing tenants a chance to cure a non-rent lease violation — the lease may still grant one. (In Massachusetts, ch. 186 §§ 11–11A cover nonpayment only, so non-rent violations are governed by the lease.)
Typically violations the tenant can realistically fix: removing an unauthorized pet, cleaning up a maintenance breach, or ending an unapproved sublet. Serious misconduct — illegal activity, major property damage, threats to health and safety — is usually treated as incurable and gets a shorter, no-cure notice in many states.
Many states remove or shorten the cure right for a repeat of substantially the same violation within a set period (often 6 or 12 months) — the landlord may then terminate on notice with no opportunity to cure. Your state's repeat-violation rule appears in the key-conditions column and the cited statute.
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