Eviction guides by state

How to evict a tenant, by state

The notice periods, court steps, timelines, and costs for a legal eviction in each state. Answer-first and source-verified. General information, not legal advice.

ALAlabama3 to 8 weeks AKAlaska3 to 8 weeks AZArizona3 to 6 weeks notice to lockout ARArkansas3 to 8 weeks notice to lockout CACalifornia30 to 90 days COColorado3 to 8 weeks (uncontested); 3 to 5 months (contested)CTConnecticut4 to 8 weeks DEDelaware4 to 8 weeks DCDistrict of Columbia**45 to 90 days** uncontested; **90 to 180 days** contested FLFlorida3 to 5 weeks (uncontested); 2 to 4 months (contested)GAGeorgia3 to 8 weeks HIHawaii4 to 8 weeks IDIdaho**2 to 6 weeks** from notice service to writ of possession; may extend to 2 to 3 months if tenant contests ILIllinois3 to 8 weeks INIndiana3 to 8 weeks notice to lockout IAIowa3 to 9 weeks KSKansas3 to 8 weeks KYKentucky3 to 8 weeks LALouisiana2 to 6 weeks notice to lockout MEMaine3 to 8 weeks MDMaryland3 to 8 weeks notice to lockout MAMassachusetts6 to 12 weeks MIMichigan3 to 8 weeks MNMinnesota3 to 8 weeks MSMississippi3 to 8 weeks notice to lockout MOMissouri3 to 6 weeks MTMontana3 to 8 weeks NENebraska4 to 8 weeks NVNevada3 to 7 weeks NHNew Hampshire4 to 8 weeks NJNew Jersey3 to 8 weeks (nonpayment); longer for lease-violation cases NMNew Mexico3 to 8 weeks NYNew York6 to 16+ weeks (3 to 6 months in NYC)NCNorth Carolina3 to 8 weeks NDNorth Dakota3 to 8 weeks OHOhio5 to 8 weeks OKOklahoma3 to 8 weeks OROregon4 to 8 weeks PAPennsylvania5 to 10 weeks notice to lockout RIRhode Island3 to 8 weeks SCSouth Carolina4 to 8 weeks SDSouth Dakota3 to 8 weeks (uncontested); up to 3 months if contested TNTennessee4 to 8 weeks TXTexas3 to 8 weeks UTUtah3 to 8 weeks VTVermont6 to 14 weeks VAVirginia2 to 4 months WAWashington3 to 8 weeks from first notice to sheriff removal, longer if tenant contests WVWest Virginia**3 to 6 weeks** from filing to physical removal by the sheriff WIWisconsin**1 to 3 months** total; uncontested cases often resolve in 3 to 6 weeks after the notice period WYWyoming**3 to 4 weeks** from notice to judgment; sheriff removal follows within a few days of a writ