Landlord Entry Notice Requirements by State

Ordinary planned entry generally calls for at least two days’ notice, a legitimate access purpose and a reasonable time. The tenant must not unreasonably withhold consent for the listed purposes. A notice on the primary entrance door may state the intended time and purpose. Alabama defines days as calendar days but extends a period ending on a weekend or official holiday to the next court business day. The notice does not by itself remove the consent limits. Showings without tenant consent have additional requirements.

For an ordinary planned visit, give at least 24 hours’ notice, choose a reasonable time, and arrange the tenant’s consent. A tenant may not unreasonably withhold consent for a lawful inspection, necessary or agreed work, services, or showing. The 24-hour notice alone does not eliminate the consent requirement. State court guidance recommends stating the arrival time and choosing a mutually convenient time. The access statute prohibits harassment and contains exceptions for emergencies and circumstances where notice is impracticable; those exceptions should not be selected for an ordinary planned visit.

For an ordinary planned entry, give at least two days’ notice and enter at a reasonable time. The tenant may not unreasonably withhold consent for inspections, necessary or agreed work or services, or authorized showings. Arizona court guidance calls for written notice. A tenant’s qualifying service or maintenance request supplies permission for entry solely to address that request and waives a separate access notice; it is not general permission for another purpose. Keep proof of delivery and check lease terms before setting the visit.

Arkansas’s access statute lists legitimate entry purposes and says a tenant may not unreasonably withhold consent. It does not specify a statewide advance-notice interval, writing requirement or hours for ordinary entry. Check the lease and any applicable local or housing-program terms, arrange the visit, and give useful advance notice. Check consent and access requirements before scheduling.

Give reasonable advance written notice stating the date, approximate time, and purpose, and schedule entry during normal business hours. Twenty-four hours is presumed reasonable unless circumstances show otherwise; notice mailed at least six days beforehand has a separate presumption. Entry needs a permitted purpose. A general inspection by itself is not an ordinary authorized purpose. Necessary or agreed repairs and services, authorized showings, and specific statutory inspections have different scopes. A tenant-requested initial inspection before moving out normally requires 48 hours’ written notice.

Check the lease for ordinary inspection or showing notice; the reviewed general guidance does not establish one statewide fixed period for every entry. Reasonable advance notice remains important, and Boulder describes 24 hours as commonly accepted rather than a universal statutory minimum. Specific laws apply to habitability repairs and bedbugs. Entry needed to begin or continue habitability remedial work generally requires 24 hours’ written notice with the date, time, and estimated duration. Bedbug inspection or treatment generally requires 48 hours’ reasonable written or electronic notice, subject to the lease and a tenant waiver.

Give reasonable advance notice, orally or in writing, and arrange entry at a reasonable time. Connecticut does not set a universal 24-hour or 48-hour minimum for ordinary private residential entry. Tenant consent is required for an ordinary planned visit, and tenants must not unreasonably withhold it for authorized purposes. Those purposes include inspection, necessary or agreed repairs, alterations or improvements, necessary or agreed services, and showing the home to purchasers, mortgagees, tenants, workers or contractors. Notice alone does not authorize overriding a refusal; the law provides a court process for access disputes.

Ordinary planned entry generally requires at least 48 hours’ notice and must occur between 8 a.m. and 9 p.m. Authorized purposes include inspection, necessary repairs, decorating, alterations, improvements, agreed services and showing to prospective purchasers, mortgagees or tenants. Tenant-requested repairs are excepted from the 48-hour notice requirement. A tenant may waive advance notice for prospective tenant or purchaser showings only in a separate signed document or signed lease addendum. Access must not be abused or used to harass. Check the Code’s separate service and time-computation rules before relying on a calculated entry date.

For repairs, Florida defines reasonable notice as at least 24 hours before entry and reasonable time as 7:30 a.m.–8 p.m. That numerical rule is expressly repair-specific. For inspections, showings and the other listed purposes, arrange tenant consent and check the lease; the statute does not create a universal 24-hour permission slip for every visit. Tenants must not unreasonably withhold consent for the listed legitimate purposes, and landlords must not abuse access or use it to harass. A contractor visit follows the underlying purpose; calling someone a contractor does not itself make the visit a repair.

Read the rental agreement before scheduling entry. Georgia’s official handbook explains that the lease establishes when a landlord may enter; most leases allow reasonable access after notice. It does not supply a universal statewide 24-hour or 48-hour minimum. If the lease does not give a right of entry, the tenant may refuse an ordinary nonemergency visit. Agree on the purpose, notice and appointment time, and follow any promised delivery method. A visit at an unreasonable time may breach the lease. A notice form should document an authorized arrangement, not suggest that sending notice creates a right to enter.

Give at least two days’ notice before an ordinary planned entry and choose reasonable hours. A tenant may not unreasonably withhold consent for inspections, necessary or agreed work, agreed services, or showings to prospective purchasers, mortgagees or tenants. The landlord cannot use entry to harass the tenant. The access section does not require a particular written form, so document the purpose, date, time, and delivery clearly and check the lease. Emergencies and circumstances where notice is impracticable are separate exceptions, not default choices for a planned visit.

Review the lease for when and how the landlord may enter. The Idaho Attorney General’s current manual does not supply a statewide numeric notice period for ordinary entry. It recommends lease terms covering damage inspections, needed repairs, and convenient times for showings. If the lease does not address entry, the landlord should first explain why access is needed, then agree with the tenant on a reasonable manner and time. A voluntary 24-hour notice can be useful, but it does not establish an Idaho statutory minimum or treat silence in the lease as unrestricted access.

Illinois has no generally applicable statewide numerical notice period identified for ordinary residential entry. Local law is essential. Covered Chicago, suburban Cook County and Evanston rentals generally require at least two days’ notice, with purpose and timing limits. Cook County expressly requires written notice. Where no local entry ordinance applies, check the lease and obtain a lawful basis for access. A state selection alone cannot determine the correct Illinois notice.

Indiana requires reasonable written or oral notice and entry at reasonable times. Its statute does not turn reasonable notice into a fixed 24-hour minimum. Planned access must be for a legally permitted purpose, such as inspection, necessary or agreed work, services or showing the home, and must not be abused or used to harass. Follow any additional lease protections and arrange a reasonable entry window.

Iowa requires at least 24 hours’ notice of intended ordinary entry and entry only at reasonable times, except for the statute’s emergency or impracticability exceptions. Permitted purposes include inspection, necessary or agreed repairs and improvements, necessary or agreed services, and showing the dwelling to purchasers, mortgagees, tenants, workers or contractors. The tenant must not unreasonably withhold consent. Access must not be abused or used for harassment.

Kansas permits ordinary access at reasonable hours after reasonable notice. The statute sets no numerical statewide notice period. It covers inspections, necessary or agreed repairs, decorations, alterations or improvements, necessary or agreed services, and showings to prospective or actual purchasers, mortgagees, tenants, workers or contractors. Access may not be abused or used to harass. Use the lease and circumstances to arrange adequate notice; 24 hours is not an enacted minimum in this section.

Where Kentucky’s Uniform Residential Landlord and Tenant Act has been locally adopted, ordinary entry requires at least two days’ notice and a reasonable time. Kentucky’s general time-computation law can exclude weekends and legal holidays; confirm the applicable counting rule before choosing a date. The tenant must not unreasonably withhold consent for statutory inspections, necessary or agreed work, services or showings, and access cannot be used to harass. This rule is not automatically statewide: cities and counties adopt the Act under KRS 383.500. Elsewhere, check the lease and applicable law.

The reviewed Louisiana Civil Code provisions do not establish a general 24-hour or other numerical notice minimum for ordinary landlord entry. The lease and a lawful basis for access matter. The landlord must protect the tenant’s peaceful possession, while article 2693 permits repairs that cannot wait until the lease ends. For planned inspections, services or showings, check the lease and arrange access with the tenant. A notice alone does not create an unlimited right of entry.

Give reasonable notice and enter at a reasonable time. Twenty-four hours is presumed reasonable unless the circumstances show otherwise; it is not an unconditional fixed minimum or guarantee. Tenants must not unreasonably withhold consent for inspection, necessary or agreed repairs, decorating, alterations, improvements, necessary or agreed services, or showing the dwelling to the listed prospective or actual visitors. The statute protects against unreasonable entries and harassment and does not allow a tenant to waive its protections. The ordinary form should preserve the reasonable-notice standard rather than declare every 24-hour notice legally sufficient.

Maryland now requires written notice at least 24 hours before ordinary planned entry. Include the date, approximate entry time and specific purpose. Entry is limited to 7 a.m.–7 p.m., Monday–Saturday, unless the tenant agrees in writing to another time. A tenant may also agree in writing to shorter notice. The statewide rule took effect October 1, 2025; older guidance saying Maryland has no notice law is outdated. Local requirements still need review: Takoma Park requires 48 hours’ written notice for routine entry, with additional contents and a report when the tenant is absent.

For work needed to comply with the State Sanitary Code, give at least 48 hours’ notice, enter at a reasonable time and arrange an appointment if possible. This includes relevant repairs, alterations, pest elimination and utility service. General lease inspections and showings do not share a universal statutory hour count: arrange access in advance and follow lawful lease terms. Residential leases may authorize inspections, repairs and showings to prospective tenants, purchasers, mortgagees or their agents. The statute also provides a special damage inspection near the end of a tenancy. Do not apply a blanket 24-hour rule.

Michigan does not have a generally applicable statewide numerical notice period identified for ordinary landlord entry. Review the lease and applicable local rules, agree on a useful entry window and respect the tenant’s possession. The Legislature’s sample lease leaves the number of notice hours for the parties to fill in; it is an example, not a 24-hour statute. State law protects against unlawful interference with possession and limits the needed-repair or inspection exception to access otherwise allowed by law.

Minnesota requires a reasonable business purpose and a good-faith effort to give reasonable notice of at least 24 hours. The notice must specify the entry time or an anticipated time window. Entry is limited to 8 a.m.–8 p.m. unless the landlord and tenant agree otherwise. A tenant may voluntarily permit shorter notice, but advance-notice rights cannot be waived as a condition of obtaining or keeping the lease. Prospective-tenant showings have a separate timing restriction tied to lease termination or move-out notice.

No general numerical landlord-entry notice period was identified in the reviewed Mississippi Residential Landlord and Tenant Act. Review the lease and applicable local or housing-program rules, identify the lawful reason for access and coordinate with the tenant. Do not label 24 or 48 hours as a statewide statutory minimum, and do not read the lack of a fixed period as unrestricted permission to enter. A written notice is useful evidence, but its existence alone does not supply consent or an access right.

No general statewide numerical entry-notice period was identified for Missouri’s ordinary occupied rentals. Check the lease and applicable local rules, arrange the visit and use reasonable advance communication. Do not describe 24 hours as a Missouri statutory minimum. A distinct rule applies after tenancy termination when inspecting to determine security-deposit deductions: the tenant or representative must receive reasonable notice of the date and time, the inspection must be reasonable, and the tenant may attend.

Give at least 24 hours’ notice and enter only at reasonable times for an ordinary planned visit. The tenant may not unreasonably withhold consent for a lawful inspection, necessary or agreed work or services, or showing. Notice may be conspicuously posted on the home’s main entry door. Other methods have their own rules: email must use an address in the rental agreement and requires a qualifying read receipt or reply; qualifying mailed notice is served three days after mailing. Keep a record of the notice and its service time. Entry cannot be used to harass the tenant.

Nebraska requires at least 24 hours’ written notice before ordinary planned entry and entry only at reasonable times. Give the notice to each individual unit; include the intended purpose and a reasonable period during which entry is expected. The tenant must not unreasonably withhold consent for inspections, necessary or agreed work, services or statutory showings. Access may not be abused or used to harass. Emergency and impracticability exceptions should not be used as routine scheduling shortcuts.

For an ordinary planned entry, give at least 24 hours’ notice and choose a reasonable time during normal business hours. The tenant may not unreasonably withhold consent for a peaceful inspection, necessary or agreed work or services, or showing to someone with a genuine interest in inspecting. Shorter notice or entry outside business hours requires the tenant’s express consent for that particular visit. A general lease clause is not the same as that particular-entry consent. The landlord may not use access to harass the tenant.

Ordinary entry requires prior tenant consent, adequate notice under the circumstances and a reasonable time. New Hampshire does not impose a universal 24-hour minimum for ordinary inspections, repairs or showings. As of October 8, 2026, tenants must not willfully prevent necessary repairs or refuse access for other reasonable, lawful ownership functions after adequate notice. Bedbug work has specific rules: inspecting a unit because an adjacent, upstairs or downstairs unit has reported bedbugs requires 48 hours’ written notice. Infestation preparation instructions require at least 72 hours before remediation; that is not a general entry-notice interval.

New Jersey does not have one universal 24-hour rule covering every rental and every purpose. For covered multiple dwellings, the maintenance regulation requires reasonable notification, ordinarily one day, for inspections, repairs or alterations needed to comply with law. That rule should not automatically be extended to sales showings or every one- or two-family rental. Review the building’s coverage, purpose, lawful lease terms and tenant consent. DCA explains that ordinary residential entry generally requires consent or court authority and must be peaceable. A notice should request and document lawful access, not claim permission to force entry.

For ordinary planned entry, give 24 hours’ written notice stating why entry is needed, the date, and a reasonable estimate of the time frame. Inspections, necessary or agreed work or services, and authorized showings are covered. If the proposed time does not work, the tenant can give reasonable advance notice of alternatives; the owner must make the statutory reasonable-accommodation effort. Shorter notice can be agreed for a visit. A lease must not be treated as removing notice rights altogether. Tenant-requested repairs within seven days and certain accompanied official or utility visits have separate exceptions.

Statewide guidance requires reasonable prior notice, a reasonable time and tenant consent for routine or agreed repairs/services or entry under the lease. There is no single statewide hour count to apply to every property. New York City has purpose-specific rules: code-compliance inspections generally need 24 hours’ notice; ordinary repairs or legally required improvements generally need one week’s written notice. Covered NYC access is normally 9 a.m.–5 p.m., excluding Saturdays, Sundays and legal holidays unless the tenant agrees. Determine the city, entry purpose and building rules before selecting a notice interval; a generic state-only calculation can be misleading.

North Carolina does not supply a general fixed statutory entry-notice interval in its residential rental chapter. Review the lease’s entry clause for the allowed purpose, notice and scheduling requirements, and arrange the visit with the tenant. Statutory silence does not create unrestricted access: the tenant has possession, and the county sheriff’s guidance explains that landlords need permission or contractual authority after notice and must not force access over refusal. Do not label 24 or 48 hours a statewide legal minimum. A completed form records the proposed appointment; it does not establish that the lease authorizes it.

North Dakota does not specify a fixed number of hours for ordinary planned entry. Unless impractical, the landlord must first notify the tenant and receive consent identifying a definite entry time; consent must not be unreasonably withheld. The statute presumes consent when the tenant does not object after receiving notice of entry at a time certain. Entry must occur during reasonable hours, in a reasonable manner, for listed purposes, and without harassment or intimidation.

Ohio requires reasonable notice and entry only at reasonable times. Twenty-four hours is presumed reasonable unless evidence shows otherwise; the statute does not make it an absolute minimum or guarantee that every 24-hour notice is sufficient. Permitted purposes include inspections, ordinary/necessary/agreed work, services, certain parcel delivery and statutory showings. The tenant may not unreasonably withhold consent, and the landlord may not abuse access. Allow more notice where the circumstances or lease require it.

Oklahoma requires at least one day’s notice of intended ordinary entry and entry at reasonable times. The tenant must not unreasonably withhold consent for inspections, necessary or agreed repairs or improvements, services or statutory showings. Access must not be abused or used to harass. Preserve the statutory day unit: Title 41’s time-computation provision excludes the first day and excludes a legal-holiday final day. A simple 24-hour timestamp calculation does not capture that rule.

For ordinary planned entry, give at least 24 hours’ actual notice and choose a reasonable time. Permitted purposes include inspections, necessary or agreed work and services, agreed yard care, and showings. Actual notice can be verbal or written through the methods Oregon allows; mailed notice has a three-day service delay. The tenant may not unreasonably refuse lawful access, but the landlord may not enter under the ordinary notice rule after the tenant denies consent in the statutory manner. A notice is therefore not permission to force entry. Specific requested-work, sale-showing, and yard-care exceptions need separate review.

Pennsylvania does not have a general statutory number of hours for routine landlord entry. Review the lease for authorized purposes, advance notice, entry hours and delivery requirements, and arrange a reasonable visit that respects the tenant’s possession. The City of Bethlehem’s landlord guide explains that state law is silent on entry and recommends spelling out access in the lease. Its examples of 24 hours’ notice and daytime hours describe typical practices, not statewide legal minimums. Local ordinances or program rules may add protections. Avoid a form that says a statewide 24-hour law gives automatic entry permission.

Give at least two days’ advance notice and enter only at reasonable times for an ordinary planned visit. The statute states days, not 48 hours. Tenants must not unreasonably withhold consent for inspection, necessary or agreed repairs, decorating, alterations, improvements, necessary or agreed services and showings to the listed visitors. Landlords may not abuse access or use it to harass. The law contains an impracticability exception, which should not be treated as permission to skip notice for routine convenience. Check lease terms and ensure that notice reaches the tenant through an appropriate method.

Ordinary entry generally requires at least 24 hours’ notice and a reasonable time. Two important service categories differ: regularly scheduled periodic services may occur 9 a.m.–6 p.m. without the ordinary advance notice/consent requirement only if the right is conspicuously written into the rental agreement and the landlord announces entry first. Tenant-requested services may occur 8 a.m.–8 p.m., also with an announcement before entry. Do not apply these exceptions to unrelated inspections or showings. Tenants must not unreasonably withhold consent for lawful ordinary purposes, and landlords may not abuse access or harass.

South Dakota requires reasonable notice and entry at reasonable times. Twenty-four hours’ written notice is presumed reasonable unless the lease mutually agrees on alternate notification methods or entry times. The notice must give the entry date or dates, a period during normal business hours, the intended purpose and a way to request rescheduling. The 24-hour language is a presumption, not an unconditional minimum. Establish a lawful access purpose under the lease and applicable law.

For rentals covered by Tennessee’s URLTA, ordinary inspections, repairs, services and purchaser/contractor visits rely on consent that the tenant may not unreasonably withhold; the access section sets no general numeric notice interval. A special prospective-tenant showing rule permits entry only during the final 30 days before termination, if the rental agreement gives that right and at least 24 hours’ notice is given. URLTA applies only in qualifying counties, so confirm coverage and lease terms before selecting a rule.

Texas has no general state law regulating landlord entry or prescribing a statewide advance-notice period. The lease commonly defines allowed purposes, notice and who may enter. If the lease is silent or does not authorize access, permission may be needed; repair-related exceptions may exist. Tenants retain the right to quiet enjoyment, and excessive, unreasonable or lease-violating entry can breach that right. Do not make 24 hours a legal default or treat a generated notice as new access authority.

Utah’s default is at least 24 hours’ prior notice before the owner enters a residential rental unit, but the statute expressly allows the rental agreement to provide otherwise. Read the entry clause before using that default. The cited access provision does not list approved purposes, set a daily time window, or specify written delivery, so those details require review of the lease and other applicable rules. Use a clear purpose, a reasonable agreed visit time, and a documented notice method. Do not describe 24 hours as a nonwaivable statewide minimum.

For the statute’s ordinary noticed-entry route, give at least 48 hours’ notice and enter between 9 a.m. and 9 p.m. Permitted purposes include necessary inspections, necessary or agreed repairs, alterations or improvements, agreed services and showings to prospective or actual purchasers, mortgagees, tenants, workers or contractors. Vermont also permits entry with the tenant’s consent, which must not be unreasonably withheld. Use the 48-hour rule for the standard planned notice and record any separate agreement. The current statute says 9 a.m., not 10 a.m.; a generated date still does not establish every requirement for entry.

Give notice before ordinary entry and visit at a reasonable time. The 72-hour rule specifically applies to routine maintenance the tenant did not request, unless notice is impractical; it is not a universal minimum for every inspection or showing. That maintenance must occur within 14 days after notice is delivered, and the notice must give its last possible performance date. A tenant’s maintenance request removes the statutory notice requirement for that requested work. Ordinary purposes include inspections, necessary or agreed work/services and showings. Do not use the requested-maintenance exception for unrelated visits, and do not treat notice as forced-entry permission.

Ordinary planned entry generally requires at least two days’ written notice and a reasonable time. A showing to prospective or actual purchasers or tenants has a separate one-day notice rule. State the exact date and time, or each date with the earliest and latest possible entry time, and include a phone number for objections or rescheduling. The tenant must not unreasonably withhold consent; repeated showings must not unreasonably interfere with use of the home. Seattle additionally emphasizes tenant agreement and requires a purpose plus the name and phone number of a rescheduling contact.

Use reasonable advance notice or obtain tenant consent, and follow the lease’s access terms. The Attorney General’s tenant-privacy guidance does not set a fixed statewide number of hours. Do not assume a 24-hour minimum from introduced legislation: the 2026 tenant-privacy bill remained pending in committee in the official record reviewed. A historical rule containing 12 hours also lacks a current effective date and should not be presented as binding. For an ordinary planned visit, specify the legitimate purpose and a reasonable appointment time, document delivery and consent, and obtain local advice if the lease or access rights are disputed.

Wisconsin’s ordinary rule is at least 12 hours’ advance notice and entry at reasonable times for authorized inspections, repairs or showings. The landlord must announce their presence before entering and identify themselves if someone is present. A tenant may request or consent in advance to a shorter-notice visit. Different lease terms require careful review of valid nonstandard rental provisions; a generic access clause should not be assumed to override the rule. The administrative rule has coverage exclusions.

Check the rental agreement before scheduling entry. Wyoming’s residential-rental provisions do not set a fixed advance-notice period for ordinary entry. They do prohibit a renter from unreasonably denying access for repairs, inspection, or showing the home for rent or sale. That does not supply a universal 24-hour rule or permission for unrestricted entry. Agree on reasonable notice, a clear purpose, and a suitable time, and keep a written record. The lease may contain a binding notice requirement; local rules and the facts of a disputed entry can also matter.