Notice Requirements for Landlords Entering Rented Property - By State
February 6th, 2012 by
Oh My Apartment
Below are the notice requirements for the amount of notice landlords must give tenants before they enter a rented property (in non-emergency situations). For more details, see your state’s landlord-tenant statutes.
Source - Nolo.com
| State - Amount of Notice Required |
| Alabama - Two days |
| Alaska - 24 hours |
| Arizona - Two days |
| Arkansas - No statute |
| California - 24 hours; 48 hours for initial move-out inspection |
| Colorado - No statute |
| Connecticut - reasonable notice |
| Delaware - Two days |
| District of Columbia - No statute |
| Florida - 12 hours |
| Georgia - No statute |
| Hawaii - Two days |
| Idaho - No statute |
| Illinois - No statute |
| Indiana - Reasonable notice |
| Iowa - 24 hours |
| Kansas - Reasonable notice |
| Kentucky - Two days |
| Louisiana - No statute |
| Maine - 24 hours |
| Maryland - No statute |
| Massachusetts - No notice specified |
| Michigan - No statute |
| Minnesota - Reasonable notice |
| Mississippi - No statute |
| Missouri - No statute |
| Montana - 24 hours |
| Nebraska - One day |
| Nevada - 24 hours |
| New Hampshire - Notice that is adequate under the circumstances |
| New Jersey - One day for inspections and repairs |
| New Mexico - 24 hours |
| New York - No statute |
| North Carolina - No statute |
| North Dakota - Reasonable notice |
| Ohio - 24 hours |
| Oklahoma - One day |
| Oregon - 24 hours |
| Pennsylvania - No statute |
| Rhode Island - Two days |
| South Carolina - 24 hours |
| South Dakota - No statute |
| Tennessee - No notice specified |
| Texas - No statute |
| Utah - 24 hours, unless rental agreement specifies otherwise |
| Vermont - 48 hours |
| Virginia - 24 hours, but no notice if entry follows tenant’s request for maintenance |
| Washington - Two days; one day to show property to actual or prospective tenants or buyers |
| West Virginia - No statute |
| Wisconsin - advance notice |
| Wyoming - No statute |
|
|
Tags: landlord notice to enter, notice requirements, notice to enter rental property, rental properties
This entry was posted
on Monday, February 6th, 2012 at 1:32 pm and is filed under Legal Issues.
You can follow any responses to this entry through the RSS 2.0 feed.
You can leave a response, or trackback from your own site.
March 23rd, 2012 at 4:56 pm
lawyers online associated with this website is a scam and is illegitimately offering advice before stating they will charge a fee. Thank you.
March 28th, 2012 at 6:30 pm
This chart does not match up with the chart found at the cited website (http://www.nolo.com/legal-encyclopedia/chart-notice-requirements-enter-rental-29033.html). Please check into this. I found the error with Pennsylvania and surrounding states on the chart.
Note: The chart has now been updated. 4/4/2012
April 19th, 2012 at 9:28 am
My door bell rings twice but i did not answer it. I did not feel good had migraine did not want too be bother. Too my surprise my maintenance man unlocks my door too change a filter too my gas furnace. Is that legal??? Plus on their website they said they have barber/beauty shop and full equip kitchen with ice maker. Plus we have lived in dirt since Nov. but the club house has irrigation system and grass growing around it. And if you have a problem they say they will send electrical, and plumber right over that day who never shows up. I had my dyer check out they said because the ax used system goes straight out the roof that every one will have trouble I called and told them she said i have not lived here long enough too have trouble but she would send someone over too fix it that day of course never showed up. What if any thing can I do??? Thanks for your help
August 23rd, 2012 at 10:04 pm
I want to know haw many times can a landlord enter an apartment on a years basis? So far I’ve been here 4.5 month’s and they have visited 3 times, what are they looking for??? A so- called inspections took place today and it consisted of, checking the fire alarms and checking the kitchen faucet, nothing else, is that an inspection by the state, if it is.. it’s laughable.
September 14th, 2012 at 10:45 am
Routine inspections and repairs require “substantial
notice,” (24 hours or more) and inspections and repairs are to occur between “normal
business hours,” (8 am – 6 pm). The San Antonio, Bexar County Property Code, more
specifically; Title 4, Chapter 24, in reference to Forcible Entry and Detainer; also
states, “A person commits a forcible entry if a person enters a residence without legal
authority or by force … this includes without the consent of the tenant.”
May 8th, 2013 at 10:40 pm
In Illinois, you may claim twice the security deposit, when lan dlord refuses to pay you your deposit back. Also, in Illinois, if the unit has 25 or more units, the landlord is suppose to give you a credit ( interest from the security deposit) or a check for the interest… Sue your landlord in small claims when they deny you your deposit. YOU MAY BE SURPRISED AT WHAT YOU WILL BE AWARDED