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Landlord Entry Notice Requirements by State
How much advance notice must a landlord give before entering your rental, and for what reasons?
51 of 51 jurisdictions verified
every entry statute-checked, oldest 2026-07-11
What this survey covers
Renting a home doesn't mean giving up the right to be left alone in it. Nearly every state that has a landlord-entry statute says a landlord may come into an occupied unit only for specific reasons — repairs, agreed services, inspections, showing the place to a buyer or new renter, or a court order — and only after giving the tenant advance notice, usually 24 hours in writing. This survey answers one question, state by state: how much notice must a landlord give before entering your rental, and for what reasons?
Each state's page states the rule in plain English, quotes the statute it comes from, and shows the date we last verified the statutory text. It covers STATE law only — some cities and counties add stricter entry rules — and it is about entry during a tenancy, not eviction, which is a separate survey. A handful of states have no entry-notice statute at all; for those, the honest answer is that the lease and the common-law right to "quiet enjoyment" govern, and each such page says so.
How to read the table
Each column is one feature of the state's entry rule, answered the same way for every state, with the statutory citation compressed into the cell. The central column is the advance-notice period — most often 24 hours, but 2 days in Washington, "reasonable" notice in some states, and none by statute in others. A separate column lists the reasons the statute actually allows entry for (and whether that list is exclusive), the hours of day entry is limited to, and the narrow situations — a real emergency, the tenant's consent, an abandoned unit — where no notice is needed at all. Showings to buyers or new tenants often follow their own rule, so they get their own column. Click a state for the full plain-English page: the rule reason-by-reason, the traps that make a notice defective, and the verbatim statutory text with official source links.
Patterns across all 51 jurisdictions
The single biggest fault line is whether a state has an entry-notice statute at all. About two dozen jurisdictions do; a large minority do not. Where a statute exists it is almost always a descendant of the Uniform Residential Landlord and Tenant Act (URLTA), so the reasons a landlord may enter are strikingly uniform coast to coast — inspect, make necessary or agreed repairs, supply agreed services, show the unit to buyers or new renters, or enter under a court order — and most statutes make that list effectively exclusive. What varies is the clock.
The notice period. Twenty-four hours is the most common figure, but it comes in two flavors: a rebuttable presumption that 24 hours is reasonable (California, Maine, South Dakota) and a hard minimum of "at least 24 hours" (Montana). A distinct cluster requires more time: two days in Washington, Rhode Island, and Hawaii, and a full 48 hours in Delaware, Vermont, and the District of Columbia. A few go shorter or use a different metric — Oklahoma's one day, Wisconsin's 12 hours (set by administrative rule, not statute). Another group has a statute but no number at all, requiring only "reasonable" notice (Connecticut, Virginia, Tennessee, Indiana, Kansas). North Dakota is a structural outlier: it uses notice-plus-consent, with consent presumed from the tenant's failure to object, and — unusually — lets a landlord enter at any time on a reasonable belief that the tenant is in substantial violation of the lease.
Permitted hours. Many statutes say only "reasonable times." Those that fix a clock differ: Florida's 7:30 a.m.–8:00 p.m., Delaware's 8 a.m.–9 p.m., Vermont's 9 a.m.–9 p.m., and D.C.'s 9 a.m.–5 p.m. — with D.C. alone also barring Sundays and federal holidays.
No-statute states. Texas, New York, Pennsylvania, Illinois, Georgia, North Carolina, Michigan, Missouri, Louisiana, Colorado, Mississippi, Idaho, West Virginia, and Wyoming have no general landlord-entry-notice statute. For all of them the honest answer is the same: the lease and the common-law covenant of quiet enjoyment govern, and a tenant's remedy for a wrongful entry is a trespass or quiet-enjoyment claim, not a statutory penalty. Two of these states have a partial rule pointing the other way — Colorado's narrow 48-hour bedbug-inspection notice, and Wyoming's one-sided duty barring a tenant from unreasonably denying access (with no matching notice duty on the landlord).
Remedies and true outliers. A handful of states put teeth in the rule: New Jersey makes an unlawful entry a criminal offense; Minnesota sets a non-waivable $500 penalty per violation; Washington and Hawaii allow $100 per violation; and Montana, Alaska, Rhode Island, and D.C. give the tenant a statutory injunction, damages, and sometimes attorney's fees. At the far end, Arkansas has an access statute that regulates only the tenant and imposes no landlord notice duty at all. The exemplar, California (Civ. Code § 1954), sits in the mainstream: an exclusive reasons list, 24 hours' written notice presumed reasonable (six days if mailed), normal business hours, no notice for an emergency, contemporaneous consent, or abandonment, a special oral-notice track for sale showings, and a bar on using the right of access to harass the tenant.
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| State | Governing law | Advance notice required | Reasons a landlord may enter | Permitted hours | When no notice is needed | Form and delivery of the notice | Special rules for showings | Tenant's remedies for unlawful entry |
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| Alabama verified 2026-07-11 | Ala. Code § 35-9A-303, the access section of the Alabama Uniform Residential Landlord and Tenant Act (AURLTA), enacted in 2006 and amended in 2009 and 2011. It is a limited 'only in the following circumstances' scheme for no-consent entry (§ 35-9A-303(b)), so a lease cannot manufacture a broader no-notice right. Remedies for misuse are set separately by § 35-9A-442 |
At least 2 days. 'Except as provided in this section or unless it is impracticable to do so, the landlord may show the premises at any reasonable time by giving the tenant at least two days' notice of the landlord's intent to enter and may enter only at reasonable times' (§ 35-9A-303(c)). No additional day's notice is required if the landlord gave a general notice or an advance schedule 'in excess of two days' for repairs, maintenance, pest control, or health/safety service (§ 35-9A-303(d)); a tenant may also consent to less than two days |
Entry is framed through the tenant's duty not to 'unreasonably withhold consent' (§ 35-9A-303(a)) to inspect the premises; make necessary or agreed repairs, decorations, alterations, or improvements; supply necessary or agreed services; or exhibit the unit to prospective or actual purchasers, mortgagees, tenants, workmen, or contractors. A landlord may enter WITHOUT consent 'only in the following circumstances': emergency; court order; as permitted by §§ 35-9A-422 and 35-9A-423(b); to show the unit to a prospective tenant or purchaser under the signed-notice conditions in (b)(4); or on reasonable cause to believe the tenant abandoned or surrendered the unit (§ 35-9A-303(b)) |
'Reasonable times' only (§ 35-9A-303(c)). Alabama fixes no clock — no business-hours or a.m./p.m. window — so what is reasonable turns on the circumstances. Emergency and abandonment entries are not limited to reasonable times |
A landlord may enter without the tenant's consent 'in case of emergency,' 'pursuant to court order,' as permitted by §§ 35-9A-422 and 35-9A-423(b) (the landlord's failure-to-maintain and abandonment remedies), or 'when the landlord has reasonable cause to believe the tenant has abandoned or surrendered the premises' (§ 35-9A-303(b)). Two separate no-notice paths also exist: if a tenant requests repairs, maintenance, or improvements, the tenant 'shall be deemed to have granted consent' to entry to do that work (§ 35-9A-303(e)); and a landlord's advance schedule 'in excess of two days' needs no additional day's notice (§ 35-9A-303(d)) |
The statute sets a distinctive delivery shortcut: 'Posting of a note on the primary door of entry to the residence of the tenant stating the intended time and purpose of the entry shall be a permitted method of notice' (§ 35-9A-303(c)). The note must state the intended time and purpose. A tenant 'may consent to provide a landlord with access to the premises with less than two days' notice' (§ 35-9A-303(d)) |
Alabama has a specific gate for showings. To enter without consent 'to show the premises to a prospective tenant or purchaser,' the landlord must have given the tenant — separate from the rental agreement — 'a general notice signed by the tenant for the right to access for such a purpose within four months of the expiration of the rental agreement,' may enter only at reasonable times with the two-day notice, and may do so 'only in the company of a prospective tenant or purchaser' (§ 35-9A-303(b)(4)). Without that signed notice, a showing entry needs the tenant's consent or the ordinary two-day notice |
Section 35-9A-442(b): if a landlord 'makes an unlawful entry or a lawful entry in an unreasonable manner or makes excessive demands for entry otherwise lawful but which have the effect of unreasonably harassing the tenant,' the tenant may 'obtain injunctive relief to prevent the recurrence of the conduct, or terminate the rental agreement pursuant to Section 35-9A-401,' and 'may recover actual damages.' The duty is mutual: if a tenant 'refuses to allow lawful access,' the landlord may get injunctive relief or terminate the lease and recover actual damages (§ 35-9A-442(a)) |
| Alaska verified 2026-07-11 | Alaska Stat. § 34.03.140, the access section of Alaska's Uniform Residential Landlord and Tenant Act (URLTA). 'The landlord does not have a right of access to the dwelling unit' except as the section permits, by court order, as permitted by AS 34.03.230(b), or after the tenant abandons or surrenders (§ 34.03.140(d)) |
At least 24 hours. 'Except in case of emergency or if it is impracticable to do so, the landlord shall give the tenant at least 24 hours notice of intention to enter and may enter only at reasonable times and with the tenant's consent' (§ 34.03.140(c)). This is a hard minimum. The same rule covers showings; there is no shorter period for them |
To inspect the premises; make necessary or agreed repairs, decorations, alterations, or improvements; supply necessary or agreed services; remove personal property belonging to the landlord that is not covered by a written rental agreement; or exhibit the unit to prospective or actual purchasers, mortgagees, tenants, workers, or contractors (§ 34.03.140(a)). Beyond those, the landlord has no right of access except by court order, under AS 34.03.230(b), or after abandonment (§ 34.03.140(d)). A tenant may not unreasonably withhold consent to a listed entry |
'reasonable times' (§ 34.03.140(c)). Alaska fixes no clock; emergency entries are exempt |
A genuine emergency — 'the landlord may enter the dwelling unit without the consent of the tenant in the case of emergency' (§ 34.03.140(b)); where giving 24-hour notice 'is impracticable' (§ 34.03.140(c)); and after the tenant has abandoned or surrendered the unit (§ 34.03.140(d)(2)) |
The statute does not require the notice to be in writing, set fixed content, or name delivery methods — it requires 'at least 24 hours notice of intention to enter' (§ 34.03.140(c)). Practice is to give clear advance notice of the time and purpose |
No separate showing rule. Exhibiting the unit to purchasers, mortgagees, tenants, workers, or contractors is one of the listed entry purposes and carries the same 24-hour notice as any other entry (§ 34.03.140(a), (c)). See the advance-notice column |
If the landlord 'makes an unlawful entry or a lawful entry in an unreasonable manner or makes repeated demands for entry otherwise lawful but which have the effect of unreasonably harassing the tenant, the tenant may obtain injunctive relief to prevent the recurrence of the conduct or terminate the rental agreement,' and 'may recover an amount not to exceed the actual damages or one month's periodic rent, whichever is greater, court costs and reasonable attorney fees' (§ 34.03.300(b)). If the tenant instead refuses lawful access, the landlord has a mirror remedy (§ 34.03.300(a)) |
| Arizona verified 2026-07-11 | Arizona Residential Landlord and Tenant Act (ARLTA), A.R.S. § 33-1343 ('Access'), in Title 33, Chapter 10 — Arizona's adoption of the uniform residential act. Effectively exclusive: § 33-1343(E) says 'The landlord has no other right of access except by court order and as permitted by sections 33-1369 and 33-1370, or if the tenant has abandoned or surrendered the premises.' Last amended 2012 (ch. 91, HB 2129) |
At least two days' notice for an ordinary entry: 'Except in case of emergency or if it is impracticable to do so, the landlord shall give the tenant at least two days' notice of the landlord's intent to enter and enter only at reasonable times' (§ 33-1343(D)). There is no separate, shorter period for showings — a showing is one of the permitted purposes and runs on the same two-day notice |
To 'inspect the premises, make necessary or agreed repairs, decorations, alterations or improvements, supply necessary or agreed services or exhibit the dwelling unit to prospective or actual purchasers, mortgagees, tenants, workmen or contractors' (§ 33-1343(A)). Under subsection (E) the landlord 'has no other right of access except by court order and as permitted by sections 33-1369 and 33-1370, or if the tenant has abandoned or surrendered the premises,' so the list is effectively exclusive |
'Reasonable times' only — the landlord may 'enter only at reasonable times' (§ 33-1343(D)). Arizona fixes no clock hours; an emergency entry (subsection (C)) is not held to the reasonable-times limit |
No advance notice is required: in a genuine emergency ('The landlord may enter the dwelling unit without consent of the tenant in case of emergency,' § 33-1343(C)); when giving notice 'is impracticable to do so' (D); after the tenant 'has abandoned or surrendered the premises' (E); and when the tenant has made a service or maintenance request — that request 'constitutes permission ... to enter ... for the sole purpose of acting on the service or maintenance request and the tenant waives receipt of any separate or additional access notice' (§ 33-1343(B)) |
The access statute requires 'at least two days' notice of the landlord's intent to enter' but does not itself prescribe a written form, specific content, or a delivery method for that notice (§ 33-1343(D)). A tenant's own service or maintenance request substitutes for the access notice entirely (§ 33-1343(B)) |
No special showing rule. Exhibiting the unit 'to prospective or actual purchasers, mortgagees, tenants, workmen or contractors' is one of the permitted purposes in § 33-1343(A) and uses the ordinary two-day notice at reasonable times under subsection (D) — there is no shorter showing period and no separate frequency cap in the statute |
The landlord 'shall not abuse the right to access or use it to harass the tenant' (§ 33-1343(D)), and § 33-1376(B) supplies the remedy: 'If the landlord makes an unlawful entry or a lawful entry in an unreasonable manner or makes repeated demands for entry otherwise lawful but which have the effect of unreasonably harassing the tenant, the tenant may obtain injunctive relief to prevent the recurrence of the conduct or terminate the rental agreement. In either case, the tenant may recover actual damages not less than an amount equal to one month's rent.' The duty is mutual — under § 33-1376(A), if the tenant 'refuses to allow lawful access, the landlord may obtain injunctive relief to compel access, or terminate the rental agreement,' and recover actual damages |
| Arkansas verified 2026-07-11 | Ark. Code § 18-17-602 ('Access'), part of the Arkansas Residential Landlord-Tenant Act of 2007 (§§ 18-17-101 to 18-17-913, Acts 2007, No. 1004). Unlike the URLTA-style access sections most states adopted, this one imposes no notice duty on the landlord — it sits in Subchapter 6, 'Tenant Obligations,' and regulates the TENANT: the tenant may not unreasonably withhold consent to entry, and may not change the locks without the landlord's permission |
None required by statute. Arkansas sets no advance-notice figure for landlord entry — not 24 hours, not 'reasonable' notice, no number at all. Section 18-17-602 requires only that the tenant 'not unreasonably withhold consent' to the landlord entering for the listed purposes. Whatever notice a landlord owes comes from the lease, not the state code |
The reasons a tenant may not unreasonably refuse entry for are 'to inspect the premises, make necessary or agreed repairs, decorations, alterations, or improvements, supply necessary or agreed services, investigate possible rule or lease violations, investigate possible criminal activity, or exhibit the dwelling unit to prospective or actual purchasers, mortgagees, tenants, workers, or contractors' (§ 18-17-602(a)). Arkansas's list is broader than the standard URLTA one — it expressly adds investigating suspected rule/lease violations and criminal activity. The statute does not say the list is exclusive |
None. Section 18-17-602 sets no time-of-day limit on entry. Any restriction to reasonable or business hours would have to come from the lease |
No enumerated no-notice or emergency cases, because the statute imposes no notice requirement in the first place — there is nothing to be excused from. Section 18-17-602(b) reinforces the landlord's access from the other side: 'A tenant shall not change locks on the dwelling unit without the permission of the landlord' |
None. The statute specifies no form, no required contents, and no delivery method for entry, because it requires no notice. If the lease requires notice, the lease sets its form |
None. Exhibiting the unit 'to prospective or actual purchasers, mortgagees, tenants, workers, or contractors' is one of the ordinary access purposes in § 18-17-602(a); Arkansas has no separate showing rule and no special notice for showings. See the advance-notice row |
The access statute provides the tenant no remedy for an improper entry — it grants the tenant no penalty, damages, or injunction and does not bar the landlord from 'harassing' entry the way URLTA states do. A tenant's recourse for an entry that is genuinely wrongful (for example, a forced entry with no lawful purpose) is a common-law claim such as trespass or breach of the covenant of quiet enjoyment, or whatever the lease provides. The statute instead runs the other way, constraining the tenant not to unreasonably withhold consent or change the locks (§ 18-17-602(a), (b)) |
| California verified 2026-07-11 | California Civil Code § 1954, in the Civil Code's hiring-of-real-property chapter. It is an EXCLUSIVE-purpose statute — 'a landlord may enter the dwelling unit only in the following cases' (§ 1954(a)) — so a lease cannot authorize broader or random entry. California is not a URLTA state; § 1954 is its own scheme, last amended in 2018 (SB 721) |
24 hours, as a rebuttable presumption. The landlord must give 'reasonable notice in writing,' and '[t]wenty-four hours shall be presumed to be reasonable notice in absence of evidence to the contrary' (§ 1954(d)(1)). A mailed notice is presumed reasonable only if mailed 'at least six days prior to an intended entry.' The same 24-hour presumption applies to a sale showing under § 1954(d)(2) |
An exclusive list (§ 1954(a)): (1) an emergency; (2) to make necessary or agreed repairs, decorations, alterations, or improvements, supply agreed services, exhibit the unit to prospective or actual purchasers, mortgagees, tenants, workers, or contractors, or make a move-out inspection under § 1950.5(f); (3) after abandonment or surrender; (4) a court order; (5) submetering purposes under § 1954.201; and (6) substandard-housing repairs under Health & Safety Code § 17973. A lease clause purporting to allow broad 'inspections' does not expand this list |
Normal business hours only. 'Except in cases of emergency or when the tenant has abandoned or surrendered the premises, entry may not be made during other than normal business hours unless the tenant consents to an entry during other than normal business hours at the time of entry' (§ 1954(b)); the notice subsection repeats that the landlord may 'enter only during normal business hours' (§ 1954(d)(1)). The statute does not fix an exact clock |
Three no-notice cases (§ 1954(e)): (1) to respond to an emergency; (2) the tenant is present and consents to the entry at the time of entry; and (3) after the tenant has abandoned or surrendered the unit. There is no general 'reasonable belief' or routine-inspection exception — random inspections are not permitted |
Written, and it 'shall include the date, approximate time, and purpose of the entry' (§ 1954(d)(1)). Delivery: personally to the tenant, left with someone of suitable age and discretion at the premises, or left 'on, near, or under the usual entry door' where a reasonable person would find it; it may also be mailed (mailing at least six days ahead is presumed reasonable). One exception: for agreed repairs or services the tenant and landlord 'may agree orally' to an entry within one week, and then no written notice is required (§ 1954(d)(3)) |
A special oral-notice track for SALE showings (§ 1954(d)(2)): the landlord may give oral notice, in person or by phone, to exhibit the unit to prospective or actual purchasers — but only if the landlord already gave the tenant WRITTEN notice within the prior 120 days that the property is for sale and that the landlord may contact the tenant orally. Twenty-four hours is still presumed reasonable, and the landlord 'shall leave written evidence of the entry inside the unit.' Showings to prospective new tenants get no oral shortcut — they need the ordinary written 24-hour notice |
The landlord 'may not abuse the right of access or use it to harass the tenant' (§ 1954(c)). A tenant facing unlawful or harassing entry can pursue civil remedies that flow from general law — invasion of privacy, trespass, an injunction, and damages, and for severe repeated intrusion a constructive-eviction or harassment claim (§ 1954 sets no fixed dollar penalty). If a tenant instead refuses a lawful entry, the landlord's remedy is not force but the court process (a 3-day notice to perform or quit, then an unlawful-detainer action or a court order) |
| Colorado verified 2026-07-11 | No general landlord-entry statute. Colorado's residential landlord-tenant law (C.R.S. Title 38, Article 12) does not include a URLTA-style access section, so ordinary entry is governed by the lease and the common-law covenant of quiet enjoyment. The one statutory entry-notice rule is the bedbug provision, C.R.S. § 38-12-1004 (part of the 2019 Bed Bugs in Residential Premises Act). Separately, the statutory warranty of habitability (Part 5) requires landlords to make repairs, which implies access, but fixes no entry-notice figure |
No general statutory period — not 24 hours, not any number. The lease sets whatever notice applies to a routine entry. The only statutory figure is for bedbugs: 'reasonable written or electronic notice ... at least forty-eight hours before' a bedbug inspection or treatment entry (§ 38-12-1004(1)(a)) — and even that may be shortened by the rental agreement or waived by the tenant (§ 38-12-1004(1)(b)) |
No general statutory list of entry reasons. The lease defines them for ordinary entries. Colorado law addresses two specific access situations: entry to inspect for or treat bed bugs (§ 38-12-1004), and the landlord's underlying duty to keep the unit habitable under the warranty of habitability (Part 5), which necessarily requires access to make repairs. Beyond these, the reasons a landlord may enter are whatever the lease allows |
No statutory hours limit. Colorado law fixes no time-of-day window for entry; any limit comes from the lease or from the reasonableness the quiet-enjoyment covenant implies |
No general statutory emergency scheme. Under the one statutory rule, the bedbug 48-hour notice may be waived by the tenant (§ 38-12-1004(1)(b)). If a landlord must go to court to compel bedbug access, 'any court order granting a landlord access to a dwelling unit must be served upon the tenant at least twenty-four hours before' entry (§ 38-12-1006(4)). A genuine emergency (fire, flood, gas leak) rests on the lease and common-law necessity, not a Colorado statute |
No general statutory form or delivery rule; the lease governs how notice of a routine entry is given. The bedbug rule requires 'reasonable written or electronic notice' of the fact of the entry at least 48 hours ahead (§ 38-12-1004(1)(a)) — electronic notice is expressly allowed for that purpose |
None. Colorado has no statute addressing entry to show an occupied unit to buyers or new renters; whether and how a landlord may do so is governed entirely by the lease |
For an ordinary wrongful entry there is no statutory penalty — a tenant's recourse is a common-law claim for breach of quiet enjoyment or trespass, an injunction, damages, or a lease remedy. For a violation of the bedbug rules, 'a landlord who fails to comply with this part 10 is liable to the tenant for the tenant's actual damages' (§ 38-12-1006(1)). The tenant's mirror duty under that part: a tenant 'who receives such notice shall not unreasonably deny' bedbug access (§ 38-12-1004(1)(a)) |
| Connecticut verified 2026-07-11 | Connecticut General Statutes §§ 47a-16 and 47a-16a (Title 47a, Chapter 830, 'Rights and Responsibilities of Landlord and Tenant'), part of Connecticut's residential landlord-tenant act (enacted 1976, based on the Uniform Residential Landlord and Tenant Act). Effectively exclusive: § 47a-16(d) says the landlord 'may not enter the dwelling unit without the consent of the tenant except' in an emergency, as permitted by § 47a-16a, under a court order, or after abandonment. Last amended 1989 (P.A. 89-254) |
'Reasonable' notice — Connecticut fixes NO number of hours. The landlord 'shall give the tenant reasonable written or oral notice of his intent to enter and may enter only at reasonable times, except in case of emergency' (§ 47a-16(c)). There is no 24-hour or 48-hour rule; what is reasonable is judged case by case, so a clear notice a day or so ahead is the dependable practice. Notice may be oral or written |
To inspect the premises; make necessary or agreed-to repairs, alterations, or improvements; supply necessary or agreed-to services; or exhibit the unit to 'prospective or actual purchasers, mortgagees, tenants, workmen or contractors' (§ 47a-16(a)). The list is effectively exclusive — § 47a-16(d) allows entry without consent only in an emergency, under § 47a-16a (extended absence), under a court order, or after abandonment or surrender — so a lease cannot add a general right to enter for other reasons |
Reasonable times only. The landlord 'may enter only at reasonable times, except in case of emergency' (§ 47a-16(c)). Connecticut sets no fixed clock (no '8 a.m. to 8 p.m.' window); reasonableness is judged by the circumstances. Emergencies are exempt from the timing limit |
A landlord 'may enter the dwelling unit without consent of the tenant in case of emergency' (§ 47a-16(b)), and § 47a-16(d) lists the only entries allowed without the tenant's consent: (1) an emergency, (2) an entry permitted by § 47a-16a, (3) a court order, and (4) after the tenant has abandoned or surrendered the premises. Section 47a-16a adds a distinct route: the tenant must notify the landlord of any anticipated EXTENDED absence, and the landlord 'thereupon may enter the dwelling unit at reasonable times during such prolonged absence' for the listed purposes |
The notice may be 'written or oral' — Connecticut expressly allows oral notice (§ 47a-16(c)), unlike states that require writing. The statute requires only that the notice be 'reasonable' and state the landlord's 'intent to enter'; it does not spell out required contents (date, time, purpose) or delivery methods, so those are governed by the general reasonableness standard. A dated written notice is the best proof the landlord gave it |
No separate showing rule. Exhibiting the unit to prospective or actual purchasers, mortgagees, tenants, workmen, or contractors is one of the ordinary entry purposes in § 47a-16(a) and runs on the same reasonable-notice, reasonable-times standard as any other entry; the tenant 'shall not unreasonably withhold consent' to such a showing. See the advance-notice rule |
If the landlord makes an entry 'prohibited by section 47a-16 or 47a-16a, or makes repeated demands for entry otherwise lawful but which have the effect of unreasonably harassing the tenant,' the tenant may recover 'actual damages not less than an amount equal to one month's rent and reasonable attorney's fees,' and may also obtain injunctive relief or terminate the rental agreement (§ 47a-18a). The duty runs both ways: a tenant 'shall not unreasonably withhold consent' (§ 47a-16(a)), and if a tenant refuses lawful entry the landlord may seek a declaratory judgment or injunction to compel access or terminate, plus actual damages and attorney's fees (§ 47a-18) |
| Delaware verified 2026-07-11 | 25 Del. C. § 5509 ('Tenant obligation to permit reasonable access'), in Delaware's Residential Landlord-Tenant Code (Title 25, ch. 55). It sets a landlord's duty of reasonable access alongside a hard notice period and a fixed daily window |
At least 48 hours. 'The landlord shall give the tenant at least 48 hours' notice of landlord's intent to enter, except for repairs requested by the tenant' (§ 5509(b)). Two carve-outs: no 48-hour notice for repairs the tenant asked for, and — for showings to prospective tenants or purchasers only — the tenant may waive the 48-hour notice in a signed writing |
To inspect the premises; make necessary repairs, decorations, alterations, or improvements; supply services as agreed; or exhibit the unit to prospective purchasers, mortgagees, or tenants (§ 5509(a)). The tenant must also permit entry at reasonable times to read utility meters or appliances under § 5312 (§ 5509(c)). A tenant may not unreasonably withhold consent to a listed entry |
A hard window: the landlord 'shall enter only between 8:00 a.m. and 9:00 p.m.' (§ 5509(b)). Emergencies are exempt — in an emergency 'the landlord may enter at any time' |
A genuine emergency — 'In the case of an emergency the landlord may enter at any time' (§ 5509(b)), with no notice and no time-of-day limit. Separately, the 48-hour notice does not apply to repairs the tenant requested |
The statute requires at least 48 hours' notice of intent to enter but does not prescribe a form or delivery method for it. It does require writing for the two related consents: to install a new lock the tenant must notify the landlord 'in writing' and supply a key (§ 5509(a)(1)); and a waiver of the 48-hour notice for showings must be an 'express[]' waiver 'in a signed addendum to the rental agreement or other separate signed document' (§ 5509(b)) |
Delaware's special rule is a waiver, not a shorter period: 'As to prospective tenants or purchasers only, the tenant may expressly waive in a signed addendum to the rental agreement or other separate signed document the requirement that the landlord provide 48 hours' notice' (§ 5509(b)). Absent that signed waiver, showings need the same 48-hour notice and 8 a.m.–9 p.m. window as any other entry |
The landlord 'shall not abuse this right of access nor use it to harass a tenant' (§ 5509(b)). Section 5509 sets no fixed penalty, so a tenant facing unlawful or harassing entry pursues the Code's general remedies and common-law relief — an injunction, actual damages, and a claim for breach of the covenant of quiet enjoyment or trespass. The mirror duty runs to the tenant: do not unreasonably withhold consent to a lawful entry (§ 5509(a)) |
| District of Columbia verified 2026-07-11 | D.C. Code § 42-3505.51 ('Access by housing provider to dwelling unit'). It defines three gates — 'reasonable notice,' 'reasonable purpose,' and 'reasonable time' — and lets a housing provider enter an occupied unit only when all three are met (plus an emergency exception). 'Housing provider' is D.C.'s term for the landlord |
At least 48 hours' written notice. 'Reasonable notice' means 'written notice provided to the tenant at least 48 hours before the time the housing provider wishes to enter the unit or a shorter period of time as agreed to by the tenant in writing' (§ 42-3505.51(a)(1)). The default is a hard 48 hours; only a written agreement can shorten it. The same rule covers showings |
A 'reasonable purpose' directly related to the housing provider's duty to keep the property safe from damage; to inspect the premises; to make necessary or agreed repairs, decorations, alterations, renovations, or improvements; to supply necessary or agreed services and maintenance; to exhibit the unit to prospective or actual purchasers, mortgagees, tenants, workmen, or contractors; or to gain entry for work ordered by a governmental entity (§ 42-3505.51(a)(2)). Entry for anything outside these is not a reasonable purpose |
A 'reasonable time' means 'a time between the hours of 9 a.m. and 5 p.m., and not on a Sunday or federal holiday, or at another time agreed upon by the tenant' (§ 42-3505.51(a)(3)). D.C. is distinctive in barring Sunday and federal-holiday entries by default; emergencies are exempt |
One: an emergency. The notice/purpose/time rules apply 'except in the event of an emergency for the protection or preservation of the premises, or for the protection and safety of the tenants or other persons' (§ 42-3505.51(b)(1)). In that situation a housing provider may enter without the 48-hour notice or the hours limit |
Written notice, and it may be electronic: 'written notice may include electronic communication, including email and mobile text messaging; provided, that if the tenant fails to furnish a written acknowledgement, the housing provider will provide a paper notice' (§ 42-3505.51(a)(1)). So an emailed or texted notice counts only if you acknowledge it in writing — otherwise the provider must fall back to paper |
No separate showing rule. Exhibiting the unit to prospective or actual purchasers, mortgagees, tenants, workmen, or contractors is one of the listed reasonable purposes and carries the same 48-hour written notice and 9 a.m.–5 p.m. (no Sunday/holiday) window as any other entry (§ 42-3505.51(a)(2), (a)(3)). See the advance-notice column |
Direct statutory relief. On a showing that the housing provider 'has entered a unit in violation of this section, or has repeatedly made unreasonable demands for entry, any court of competent jurisdiction may enjoin the housing provider from that behavior and may assess appropriate damages against the housing provider for breach of the tenant's right to quiet enjoyment of the premises' (§ 42-3505.51(b)(2)). The mirror duty: on an alleged housing-code violation, the tenant must provide access 'within 48 hours of the written request' and may not unreasonably prevent it (§ 42-3505.51(b)(3)) |
| Florida verified 2026-07-11 | Fla. Stat. § 83.53, 'Landlord's access to dwelling unit,' in Part II (Residential Tenancies) of Chapter 83 — the Florida Residential Landlord and Tenant Act. Florida did not adopt the Uniform Residential Landlord and Tenant Act; § 83.53 is its own scheme, last amended in 2022 (ch. 2022-222). It is not written as an exclusive list, but it works by requiring the tenant not to unreasonably withhold consent to a set of enumerated purposes |
24 hours, but only for a REPAIR entry. The statute pins its numeric rule to repairs: '"Reasonable notice" for the purpose of repair is notice given at least 24 hours prior to the entry' (§ 83.53(2)). For the other purposes (inspection, agreed services, showings), the statute sets no fixed notice period — instead the landlord may enter only under one of four listed circumstances (consent, emergency, the tenant's unreasonable refusal, or the tenant's extended absence). Entry to protect or preserve the property may occur 'at any time' |
Section 83.53(1) lists the purposes the tenant may not unreasonably block: to inspect the premises; make necessary or agreed repairs, decorations, alterations, or improvements; supply agreed services; or exhibit the unit to prospective or actual purchasers, mortgagees, tenants, workers, or contractors. Separately, § 83.53(2) lets the landlord enter 'at any time for the protection or preservation of the premises.' The list is not framed as strictly exclusive, but a lease clause purporting to allow broad, random entry runs against the statute's consent-and-notice structure and the anti-harassment limit in subsection (3) |
For a repair entry, a hard window: 'reasonable time for the purpose of repair shall be between the hours of 7:30 a.m. and 8:00 p.m.' (§ 83.53(2)). The statute fixes this clock only for repairs; it does not state a time-of-day limit for the other enumerated purposes, and entry to protect or preserve the property may occur at any time |
For the § 83.53(1) purposes, the landlord may enter without the tenant's advance permission only under one of four circumstances (§ 83.53(2)): (a) with the tenant's consent; (b) in case of emergency; (c) when the tenant unreasonably withholds consent; or (d) if the tenant is absent for a period equal to one-half the rental-payment period — but if rent is current and the tenant gave notice of the absence, the landlord may enter only with consent or to protect or preserve the premises. No notice is required in an emergency, and the landlord may enter 'at any time for the protection or preservation of the premises' |
The statute requires 'reasonable notice ... at least 24 hours prior to the entry' for a repair, but does not spell out a form (it does not say the notice must be in writing), required content, or a delivery method — those are left to the lease and to what is reasonable. Florida separately allows electronic delivery of statutory notices by mutual written agreement under § 83.505, which can cover an entry notice if the parties agree to it |
No separate showing procedure. Showing the unit to prospective or actual purchasers, mortgagees, tenants, workers, or contractors is one of the § 83.53(1) purposes the tenant may not unreasonably refuse, entered under the same four circumstances as any non-repair purpose. Because the statute's explicit 24-hour / 7:30 a.m.–8:00 p.m. rule is written for 'repair,' it does not by its terms set a fixed notice period or hour window for a showing — a showing turns on consent or the other listed circumstances, and on the general anti-harassment limit |
Section 83.53(3): 'The landlord shall not abuse the right of access nor use it to harass the tenant.' A tenant facing unlawful or harassing entry can seek an injunction (§ 83.681) and pursue the general remedies and damages the Act provides, and repeated abuse of access can support a prohibited-practices or retaliatory-conduct claim (§§ 83.67, 83.64). The duty runs both ways: the tenant 'shall not unreasonably withhold consent' to a lawful entry (§ 83.53(1)), and a tenant who does may find the landlord's entry authorized under § 83.53(2)(c) |
| Georgia verified 2026-07-11 | No landlord-entry-notice statute. Georgia's residential landlord-tenant law is O.C.G.A. Title 44, Chapter 7 — its Article 1 covers the landlord-tenant relationship, tenancy-at-will termination, the landlord's repair duties (§ 44-7-13) and tort liability (§ 44-7-14) and utilities duty (§ 44-7-14.1); Article 2 covers security deposits; Article 3 covers dispossessory (eviction) proceedings — but no section addresses routine entry or entry notice. Georgia did not adopt the Uniform Residential Landlord and Tenant Act. The 2024 'Safe at Home Act' (HB 404) modernized Chapter 7 — adding an implied warranty of habitability, a two-month security-deposit cap, and a three-day eviction cure period — but did not add any landlord-entry rule. Entry is governed by the lease and the common-law covenant of quiet enjoyment |
None set by statute. Whatever the lease provides — many Georgia leases require notice (commonly 24 hours) by contract — but that is not a statutory floor. If the lease is silent, the common-law reasonableness standard and the tenant's right to quiet enjoyment apply, and reasonable advance notice at a reasonable time is the prudent course |
None enumerated by statute. The lawful reasons for entry are whatever the lease authorizes (commonly repairs, inspections, showings, and emergencies), read against the covenant of quiet enjoyment. Because there is no statutory list making entry reasons exclusive, the lease is the controlling document — but a lease term purporting to grant entry at will, anytime, for any reason is generally unenforceable as inconsistent with the tenant's right to possess and enjoy the premises |
None set by statute. Any time-of-day limit comes from the lease; absent a lease term, entry must be at a reasonable time under general principles |
No statutory list, but in practice a genuine emergency (fire, flood, gas leak, a threat to life or property) and the tenant's consent at the time of entry are the recognized bases for entry without advance notice, and a landlord may act to protect the property in a true emergency. There is no statutory abandonment-entry rule for routine access |
None prescribed by statute. Any writing requirement, content, or delivery method for an entry notice comes from the lease; Georgia's statutes prescribe notice forms for other things (the 60-day/30-day tenancy-at-will termination notice under § 44-7-7, the demand for possession that starts a dispossessory under § 44-7-50), not landlord entry |
None by statute. Whether and how a landlord may show an occupied unit to buyers or new tenants is governed entirely by the lease; there is no statutory showing procedure or notice period |
No entry statute means no entry-specific statutory penalty. A tenant's recourse for an unlawful or harassing entry is a common-law claim — breach of the covenant of quiet enjoyment, trespass, or (for a landlord who ignores the lease's own entry limits) breach of contract — plus injunctive relief and damages. Georgia bars landlord self-help to remove a tenant: possession must be recovered through the statutory dispossessory process (O.C.G.A. Title 44, Chapter 7, Article 3, § 44-7-49 and following), which begins with a demand for possession and a court proceeding, not a locked door or a personal eviction. Georgia's anti-retaliation section (§ 44-7-24) separately protects a tenant who complains about unsafe conditions |
| Hawaii verified 2026-07-11 | Haw. Rev. Stat. § 521-53 ('Access'), part of Hawaii's Residential Landlord-Tenant Code (HRS ch. 521). It is a closed scheme: § 521-53(c) gives the landlord 'no other right of entry, except by court order, unless the tenant appears to have abandoned the premises, or as permitted by section 521-70(b)' (entry connected with a tenant's extended absence). Enacted 1972 (L 1972, c 132); unchanged in substance since |
At least two days' notice. 'Except in case of emergency or where impracticable to do so, the landlord shall give the tenant at least two days notice of the landlord's intent to enter and shall enter only during reasonable hours' (§ 521-53(b)). Hawaii is one of the few states whose default is two days rather than 24 hours. The same rule applies to showings — Hawaii sets no separate showing figure |
To 'inspect the premises; make necessary or agreed repairs, decorations, alterations, or improvements; supply services as agreed; or exhibit the dwelling unit to prospective purchasers, mortgagees, or tenants' (§ 521-53(a)). Hawaii's exhibit clause is narrower than many states' — it names purchasers, mortgagees, or tenants, not 'workers or contractors.' The list is effectively exclusive: § 521-53(c) allows 'no other right of entry' except a court order, apparent abandonment, or the § 521-70(b) extended-absence entry |
Reasonable hours only. The landlord 'shall enter only during reasonable hours' (§ 521-53(b)). Hawaii uses a reasonableness standard rather than a fixed clock or a 'business hours' cap |
Two things lift the two-day-notice duty: entry 'in case of emergency or where impracticable to do so' (§ 521-53(b)). Beyond those, § 521-53(c) allows entry only by court order, when 'the tenant appears to have abandoned the premises,' or as permitted by § 521-70(b), which concerns the landlord's access during a tenant's extended absence |
Section 521-53(b) requires 'at least two days notice of the landlord's intent to enter' but does not say the notice must be written, list required contents, or fix a delivery method. A dated written notice stating the time and purpose is the safe practice; the statute leaves the form open |
No separate showing rule. Exhibiting the unit to 'prospective purchasers, mortgagees, or tenants' is one of the ordinary purposes in § 521-53(a) and runs on the same two-day-notice, reasonable-hours standard. See the advance-notice row |
The landlord 'shall not abuse this right of access nor use it to harass the tenant' (§ 521-53(b)), but the access section provides no penalty of its own. The Code's stronger remedy is for lockouts, not mere entry: if the landlord 'removes or excludes the tenant from the premises overnight without cause or without court order,' the tenant may recover possession or terminate and recover 'an amount equal to two months rent or free occupancy for two months, and the cost of suit, including reasonable attorney's fees' (§ 521-53... see § 521-63(c)), plus any injunctive relief the court deems proper. For a wrongful entry that is not an overnight exclusion, the tenant's recourse is a common-law trespass or quiet-enjoyment claim. The tenant's mirror duty: not to 'unreasonably withhold' consent to lawful entry (§ 521-53(a)) |
| Idaho verified 2026-07-11 | No landlord-entry statute. Idaho's residential landlord-tenant law (Idaho Code Title 6, chapter 3, 'Forcible Entry and Unlawful Detainer,' plus the deposit and related provisions) contains no access or entry section. The operative landlord-duties-and-tenant-remedies statute, Idaho Code § 6-320, lists a landlord's obligations — waterproofing, working facilities, habitability, deposit return, smoke detectors — but imposes no entry-notice rule. Routine entry is governed by the lease and the common-law covenant of quiet enjoyment; the Idaho Attorney General's official Landlord and Tenant Manual (2025) treats entry as a lease matter and cites no statute for it |
No statutory period — not 24 hours, not 'reasonable' notice, no number at all. Because Idaho has no access statute, the notice a landlord owes before entering is whatever the lease requires; the state code sets no default |
No statutory list of entry reasons. The lease defines when and why a landlord may enter. The Idaho Attorney General's manual advises that a lease should specify the landlord's right to enter to inspect and make repairs, respond to an emergency involving life or property, and show the unit at convenient times — but these are lease-drafting recommendations, not statutory requirements |
No statutory hours limit. Idaho law fixes no time-of-day window for entry; any limit comes from the lease or from the reasonableness the quiet-enjoyment covenant implies |
No statutory emergency or no-notice scheme, because there is no statutory notice requirement to be excused from. A genuine emergency entry (fire, flood, gas leak) rests on the lease and common-law necessity, not an Idaho statute |
No statutory form, content, or delivery rule for entry. The lease governs how any notice of a routine entry is given; the AG manual suggests that, absent a lease term, the landlord notify the tenant why entry is necessary and the two agree on a reasonable manner and time |
None. Idaho has no statute addressing entry to show an occupied unit to buyers or new renters; whether and how a landlord may do so is governed entirely by the lease. See the advance-notice row |
No statutory penalty for a wrongful entry. Idaho's tenant-remedy statute, § 6-320, lets a tenant sue a landlord for damages and specific performance for enumerated failures — habitability, deposit return, smoke detectors, and material lease breaches affecting health and safety — but an improper entry is not one of the listed grounds. A tenant's recourse for a wrongful entry is a common-law claim for trespass or breach of the covenant of quiet enjoyment, an injunction, or damages |
| Illinois verified 2026-07-11 | No statewide landlord-entry-notice statute. Illinois's residential 'Landlord and Tenant Act' (765 ILCS 705) is a collection of specific provisions — liability exemptions, lock rekeying, military lease termination, heating/cooling standards, flood disclosure, tenant screening — and contains no right-of-entry or entry-notice section. Illinois did not adopt the Uniform Residential Landlord and Tenant Act, and there is no other statewide entry statute. Entry is governed by the lease and the common-law covenant of quiet enjoyment. Many Illinois municipalities (Chicago, Evanston, Mount Prospect, Urbana, Cook County) add their own entry-notice rules by ordinance — those are local, not state law |
None set by statewide statute. Whatever the lease provides — many Illinois leases and local ordinances require notice (commonly 24-48 hours by contract or municipal code) — but that is not a statewide statutory floor. If the lease is silent, the common-law reasonableness standard and the tenant's right to quiet enjoyment apply, and reasonable advance notice at a reasonable time is the prudent course |
None enumerated by statewide statute. The lawful reasons for entry are whatever the lease authorizes (commonly repairs, inspections, showings, and emergencies), read against the covenant of quiet enjoyment. Because no state statute makes entry reasons exclusive, the lease is the controlling document — but a lease term purporting to grant entry at will, anytime, for any reason is generally unenforceable as inconsistent with quiet enjoyment. Where a city ordinance applies, its list of permitted reasons controls locally |
None set by statewide statute. Any time-of-day limit comes from the lease or a local ordinance; absent such a term, entry must be at a reasonable time under general principles |
No statewide statutory list, but in practice a genuine emergency (fire, flood, gas leak, a threat to life or property) and the tenant's consent at the time of entry are the recognized bases for entry without advance notice, and a landlord may act to protect the property in a true emergency. There is no statewide statutory abandonment-entry rule for routine access |
None prescribed by statewide statute. Any writing requirement, content, or delivery method for an entry notice comes from the lease or a local ordinance; Illinois's statewide statutes prescribe notice forms for other things (lease termination, the eviction demand under 735 ILCS 5/9-104, flood disclosure under 765 ILCS 705/25), not landlord entry |
None by statewide statute. Whether and how a landlord may show an occupied unit to buyers or new tenants is governed entirely by the lease and any local ordinance; there is no statewide statutory showing procedure or notice period |
No statewide entry statute means no statewide entry-specific statutory penalty. A tenant's recourse for an unlawful or harassing entry is a common-law claim — breach of the covenant of quiet enjoyment, trespass, or (for a landlord who ignores the lease's own entry limits) breach of contract — plus injunctive relief and damages, and for repeated serious intrusion a constructive-eviction claim. Illinois separately bars landlord self-help: a landlord may not force entry to retake possession — 'No person shall make an entry into lands or tenements except in cases where entry is allowed by law, and in such cases he or she shall not enter with force, but in a peaceable manner' (735 ILCS 5/9-101) — and must use the court eviction process. Many municipalities' ordinances (such as Chicago's Residential Landlord and Tenant Ordinance) add their own entry-notice rules and penalties on top |
| Indiana verified 2026-07-11 | Ind. Code § 32-31-5-6, in the residential landlord-tenant chapter titled 'Rental Agreements; Right of Access.' Indiana did not adopt the Uniform Residential Landlord and Tenant Act; this is its own scheme, added in 2002 and amended in 2007. Any waiver of the chapter 'by contract or otherwise, is void' (§ 32-31-5-1(c)) |
'Reasonable' notice — no fixed number of hours. The landlord 'shall give a tenant reasonable written or oral notice of the landlord's intent to enter the dwelling unit' and 'may enter a tenant's dwelling unit only at reasonable times' (§ 32-31-5-6(g)(2)-(3)). Indiana does not set 24 hours or any other figure, so what is 'reasonable' depends on the circumstances |
The statute frames entry through the tenant's duty not to 'unreasonably withhold consent' to entry to: inspect the unit; make necessary or agreed repairs, decorations, alterations, or improvements; supply necessary or agreed services; or exhibit the unit to prospective or actual purchasers, mortgagees, tenants, workers, or contractors (§ 32-31-5-6(e)). This is not written as an exhaustive 'only' list the way California's is, but these are the recognized entry purposes |
'Reasonable times' only (§ 32-31-5-6(g)(3)). The statute fixes no clock (no 'business hours' or a.m./p.m. window); reasonableness is judged by the circumstances. Emergency, court-order, and abandonment entries are not limited to reasonable times |
Three no-notice/no-consent cases (§ 32-31-5-6(f)): (1) 'without notice to the tenant in the case of an emergency that threatens the safety of the occupants or the landlord's property'; and without the tenant's consent (2) 'under a court order,' or (3) 'if the tenant has abandoned or surrendered the dwelling unit.' A unit is 'abandoned' only if the tenant has failed to pay or offer rent AND a reasonable person would conclude the tenant surrendered possession — a lease may not define abandonment more loosely (§ 32-31-5-6(a)-(b)) |
Notice may be 'written or oral' and need only be 'reasonable' (§ 32-31-5-6(g)(2)). The statute lists no required contents (no date/time/purpose mandate) and no specified delivery method, unlike states with a detailed written-notice rule |
None. Showing the unit 'to prospective or actual purchasers, mortgagees, tenants, workers, or contractors' is one of the ordinary entry purposes under § 32-31-5-6(e)(4) and carries the same reasonable-notice, reasonable-times rule as any other entry. Indiana has no separate shorter-notice or oral-notice track for sale showings |
The statute's own limit is that a landlord 'shall not abuse the right of entry or use a right of entry to harass a tenant' (§ 32-31-5-6(g)(1)); it sets no fixed dollar penalty for an improper entry, so a tenant's recourse is general law — a trespass claim, an injunction, and actual damages. Separately, § 32-31-5-6(c) bars a landlord from locking a tenant out or shutting off essential services except by court order (or, for services, an emergency or good-faith repair). The duty runs both ways: a tenant 'may not unreasonably withhold consent' to a lawful entry (§ 32-31-5-6(e)) |
| Iowa verified 2026-07-11 | Iowa Code § 562A.19 ('Access'), part of Iowa's Uniform Residential Landlord and Tenant Law (Iowa Code ch. 562A, adopted 1978). It is effectively exclusive: § 562A.19(4) says 'the landlord does not have another right of access except by court order, and as permitted by sections 562A.28 and 562A.29, or if the tenant has abandoned or surrendered the premises.' The section dates to the original 1979/1981 code ([C79, 81]) and has not been amended since |
At least 24 hours. 'Except in case of emergency or if it is impracticable to do so, the landlord shall give the tenant at least twenty-four hours' notice of the landlord's intent to enter and enter only at reasonable times' (§ 562A.19(3)). It is a firm 24-hour requirement (not framed as a mere presumption), and the same period applies to showings — Iowa has no shorter or separate showing figure |
To inspect the premises; make necessary or agreed repairs, decorations, alterations, or improvements; supply necessary or agreed services; or exhibit the unit to 'prospective or actual purchasers, mortgagees, tenants, workers, or contractors' (§ 562A.19(1)). The list is effectively exclusive — § 562A.19(4) allows no other access except a court order, the entries permitted by §§ 562A.28 and 562A.29, or after abandonment — so a lease cannot add a broad right to enter for other reasons |
Reasonable times only. The landlord may 'enter only at reasonable times' (§ 562A.19(3)). Iowa fixes no exact clock — no statutory 8 a.m.–8 p.m. window — so 'reasonable' is judged by the circumstances. Emergencies are exempt from the notice and timing rules |
The landlord 'may enter the dwelling unit without consent of the tenant in case of emergency' (§ 562A.19(2)), and the 24-hour notice is excused 'in case of emergency or if it is impracticable to do so' (§ 562A.19(3)). Section 562A.19(4) lists the only other access without the tenant's current consent: a court order; the entries allowed by § 562A.28 (after the tenant fails to remedy a lease violation within 7 days of a written request) and § 562A.29 (during a tenant's absence exceeding 14 days); or after abandonment or surrender |
The statute does not specify. Section 562A.19(3) requires 'at least twenty-four hours' notice of the landlord's intent to enter' but says nothing about whether the notice must be written or oral, what it must contain, or how it must be delivered — those are left to the general reasonableness standard. A dated written notice is the best proof the landlord gave it and stated the purpose |
No separate showing rule. Exhibiting the unit to prospective or actual purchasers, mortgagees, tenants, workers, or contractors is one of the ordinary entry purposes in § 562A.19(1) and runs on the same 24-hour, reasonable-times standard; the tenant 'shall not unreasonably withhold consent' to such a showing. The Iowa Supreme Court applied this to repeated showings in Butter v. Midwest Property Management (Dec. 2025). See the advance-notice rule |
The entry statute sets no dollar penalty; it bars the landlord from abusing access or using it 'to harass the tenant' (§ 562A.19(3)). In practice a tenant's recourse for an unauthorized entry is a common-law trespass claim: in Butter v. Midwest Property Management (Iowa Dec. 31, 2025), the Iowa Supreme Court held that each entry made after the landlord failed to give the required 24-hour notice was a trespass, measured the damages by the rental value of the time the tenant was deprived of exclusive possession, and held that attorney fees under § 562A.12(8) are limited to rental-deposit disputes and were not available for the trespass claim. The court also held a landlord need not tell a tenant of the right to refuse entry, and that a tenant who lets the landlord in consents, defeating a trespass. The mirror duty: a tenant 'shall not unreasonably withhold consent' (§ 562A.19(1)) |
| Kansas verified 2026-07-11 | K.S.A. 58-2557 ('Landlord's right to enter; limitations'), part of the Kansas Residential Landlord and Tenant Act (K.S.A. 58-2540 to 58-2573), Kansas's own version of the Uniform Residential Landlord and Tenant Act. The access section is unusually short and, unlike most URLTA states, sets no numeric notice period. It has not been amended since it was enacted (History: L. 1975, ch. 290, § 18) |
'Reasonable notice' — no fixed figure. Section 58-2557(a) lets the landlord enter 'at reasonable hours, after reasonable notice to the tenant.' Kansas does not specify 24 hours or any set number, so how much notice is required turns on the circumstances (24 hours is the common benchmark, but the statute does not say so). There is no separate, shorter figure for showings |
Entry is for the purposes listed in § 58-2557(a): 'to inspect the premises, make necessary or agreed repairs, decorations, alterations or improvements, supply necessary or agreed services, or exhibit the dwelling unit to prospective or actual purchasers, mortgagees, tenants, workmen or contractors.' The statute frames these as the landlord's 'right to enter' at reasonable hours on reasonable notice; it does not add the 'no other right of access' exclusivity clause some states use |
'Reasonable hours' (§ 58-2557(a)). Kansas imposes a reasonableness standard rather than a fixed clock or a 'normal business hours' limit — the time of entry must be reasonable under the circumstances |
One statutory no-consent case: the landlord 'may enter the dwelling unit without consent of the tenant in case of an extreme hazard involving the potential loss of life or severe property damage' (§ 58-2557(b)). Kansas's emergency standard is phrased more demandingly than a generic 'emergency' — it takes an extreme hazard threatening life or severe property damage. Separately, K.S.A. 58-2565 governs a landlord's entry during a tenant's extended absence and when a unit is treated as abandoned |
Section 58-2557 does not say whether the notice must be written or oral, list required contents, or fix a delivery method — it requires only 'reasonable notice.' A dated written notice stating the time and purpose is the safe practice, but the statute leaves the form open |
No separate showing rule. Exhibiting the unit to 'prospective or actual purchasers, mortgagees, tenants, workmen or contractors' is one of the ordinary purposes in § 58-2557(a) and runs on the same reasonable-hours, reasonable-notice standard. See the advance-notice row |
The access section bars abuse: the landlord 'shall not abuse the right of access or use it to harass the tenant' (§ 58-2557(c)) — but it provides no remedy of its own. Kansas's general landlord-noncompliance remedy, K.S.A. 58-2559, lets a tenant 'recover damages and obtain injunctive relief for any noncompliance by the landlord with the rental agreement' or the habitability duties (§ 58-2559(b)), and a Kansas court has held that this damages/injunction remedy does not require the tenant to give the 30-day termination notice first (Love v. Monarch Apartments, 1989). Whether a particular entry is actionable under § 58-2559 depends on whether it breaches the lease; a tenant may also have a common-law trespass or quiet-enjoyment claim |
| Kentucky verified 2026-07-11 | Ky. Rev. Stat. § 383.615, the access section of Kentucky's Uniform Residential Landlord and Tenant Act (URLTA). Kentucky is a LOCAL-OPTION URLTA state: § 383.615 is in force only in a city, county, or urban-county government that has adopted URLTA 'in their entirety and without amendment' (§ 383.500). In every other part of the state there is no statutory landlord-entry rule — the lease and the common-law covenant of quiet enjoyment govern |
At least 2 days, where URLTA applies. 'Except in case of emergency or unless it is impracticable to do so, the landlord shall give the tenant at least two (2) days' notice of his intent to enter and may enter only at reasonable times' (§ 383.615(3)). This is a hard minimum, not a rebuttable presumption; the same two-day period applies to a showing. Outside URLTA-adopting jurisdictions, no statutory period applies |
The statute frames entry through the tenant's duty not to 'unreasonably withhold consent' (§ 383.615(1)) to: inspect the premises; make necessary or agreed repairs, decorations, alterations, or improvements; supply necessary or agreed services; or exhibit the unit to prospective or actual purchasers, mortgagees, tenants, workmen, or contractors. Beyond these, the landlord 'has no other right of access except' by court order, as permitted by §§ 383.665 and 383.670(2), or where the tenant has abandoned or surrendered the unit (§ 383.615(4)) |
'Reasonable times' only (§ 383.615(3)). The statute fixes no clock — no business-hours or a.m./p.m. window — so reasonableness is judged by the circumstances. Emergency and abandonment entries are not limited to reasonable times |
'A landlord may enter the dwelling unit without consent of the tenant in case of emergency' (§ 383.615(2)), and the two-day notice is excused 'in case of emergency or unless it is impracticable to do so' (§ 383.615(3)). Entry is also allowed without the tenant's consent by court order or where the tenant 'has abandoned or surrendered the premises' (§ 383.615(4)). The 'impracticable' escape is narrow — it covers a situation where giving two days' notice genuinely cannot be done, not ordinary convenience |
The statute requires 'at least two (2) days' notice of his intent to enter' but does not say the notice must be in writing, and lists no required contents or delivery method (§ 383.615(3)). Oral notice can satisfy the rule; a careful landlord still puts it in writing. Outside URLTA jurisdictions there is no statutory notice at all |
None. Showing the unit to 'prospective or actual purchasers, mortgagees, tenants, workmen, or contractors' is one of the ordinary entry purposes under § 383.615(1), carrying the same two-day-notice, reasonable-times rule as any other entry. Kentucky has no shorter or oral-notice track for sale showings |
The statute's own limit is § 383.615(3): a landlord 'shall not abuse the right of access or use it to harass the tenant.' URLTA sets no fixed dollar penalty for an improper entry, so a tenant's recourse is general law — a trespass claim, an injunction, and actual damages — plus URLTA's separate remedies for an unlawful lockout or utility shutoff where the Act applies. The duty runs both ways: a tenant 'shall not unreasonably withhold consent' to a lawful entry (§ 383.615(1)). Outside URLTA jurisdictions, the tenant's recourse is a common-law quiet-enjoyment or trespass claim under the lease |
| Louisiana verified 2026-07-11 | No landlord-entry statute. Louisiana is a civil-law state; residential leases are governed by the lease itself and the Civil Code articles on lease (La. Civ. Code arts. 2668-2744), not a Uniform Residential Landlord and Tenant Act. The load-bearing anchors are art. 2682 (the lessor must 'protect the lessee's peaceful possession for the duration of the lease') and art. 2693 (the lessor's right to make a repair that cannot be postponed). What notice a landlord owes is otherwise set by the lease |
No statutory notice period. Louisiana law fixes no number — not 24 hours, not 2 days. The lease sets the rule; absent a lease term, a landlord's entry is constrained only by the general duty to protect the tenant's peaceful possession (art. 2682) and ordinary trespass law. Advice sites often cite a 24-hour custom, but that is practice, not Louisiana law |
No statutory list of entry reasons. The Civil Code recognizes one clear access right: if the leased thing 'requires a repair that cannot be postponed until the end of the lease, the lessor has the right to make that repair even if this causes the lessee to suffer inconvenience or loss of use' (art. 2693). Beyond a non-postponable repair, the reasons a landlord may enter are whatever the lease allows |
No statutory hours limit. Nothing in the Civil Code fixes a time-of-day window for entry; any limit comes from the lease or from the reasonableness the peaceful-possession duty implies |
No statutory emergency scheme. The nearest Code rule is art. 2693: a landlord may make a repair that cannot wait until the lease ends even over the tenant's inconvenience or loss of use. A genuine emergency (fire, flood, gas leak) would justify immediate entry under that repair right and general necessity principles. All other entries depend on the lease |
No statutory form or delivery rule. Because no statute requires notice, none dictates how it must be given; the lease governs. A written lease clause spelling out notice, and written notice when a landlord does enter, are the practical protections |
None. Louisiana has no statute addressing entry to show an occupied unit to buyers or new renters; whether and how a landlord may do so is governed entirely by the lease |
A landlord who enters wrongfully breaches the duty to 'protect the lessee's peaceful possession' (art. 2682) and may commit a trespass. A tenant's recourse is general law: damages, an injunction, and — for a serious enough disturbance — dissolution of the lease. Where a repair itself disrupts the home, art. 2693 lets the tenant 'obtain a reduction or abatement of the rent, or a dissolution of the lease, depending on all of the circumstances.' The tenant's mirror duty is to use the property 'as a prudent administrator' (art. 2683) and to allow a non-postponable repair |
| Maine verified 2026-07-11 | 14 M.R.S. § 6025 ('Access to premises'), Maine's residential rental-access statute (Title 14, chapter 710). It is non-waivable: § 6025(4) makes 'any agreement by a tenant to waive any of the rights or benefits provided by this section' void as against public policy. Enacted 1981 (PL 1981, c. 428); amended 1999, 2015, and 2023 (the 2023 change, PL 2023, c. 336, added the animal-welfare emergency in § 6025-A) |
Reasonable notice, with 24 hours presumed reasonable. 'Except in the case of emergency or if it is impracticable to do so, the landlord shall give the tenant reasonable notice of the landlord's intent to enter and shall enter only at reasonable times. Twenty-four hours is presumed to be a reasonable notice in the absence of evidence to the contrary' (§ 6025(2)). So the legal standard is reasonable notice, and 24 hours is a rebuttable benchmark — not a hard floor that always suffices or a ceiling. The same rule applies to showings |
To 'inspect the premises, make necessary or agreed repairs, decorations, alterations or improvements, supply necessary or agreed services or exhibit the dwelling unit to prospective or actual purchasers, mortgagees, tenants, workers or contractors' (§ 6025(1), framed as the tenant's duty not to unreasonably withhold consent). The statute does not add a 'no other right of access' exclusivity clause |
Reasonable times only. The landlord 'shall enter only at reasonable times' (§ 6025(2)). Maine uses a reasonableness standard rather than a fixed clock or a 'business hours' cap |
The notice-and-reasonable-times duty does not apply 'in the case of emergency or if it is impracticable to do so' (§ 6025(2)). Maine adds a distinctive animal-welfare exception: 'An emergency when the welfare of an animal is at risk as described in section 6025-A is grounds for permitting entry without 24 hours' notice' (§ 6025(2), 2023 amendment) |
Section 6025(2) requires 'reasonable notice' (24 hours presumed) but does not say the notice must be written, list required contents, or fix a delivery method. A dated written notice stating the time and purpose is the safe practice. Separately, § 6025(1) governs locks: a tenant may not change the lock without giving the landlord notice and a duplicate key within 48 hours (a domestic-abuse victim may change the locks and has 72 hours to provide a key) |
No separate showing rule. Exhibiting the unit to 'prospective or actual purchasers, mortgagees, tenants, workers or contractors' is one of the ordinary purposes in § 6025(1) and runs on the same reasonable-notice (24-hours-presumed), reasonable-times standard. See the advance-notice row |
A real statutory remedy. 'If a landlord makes an entry in violation of this section, makes a lawful entry in an unreasonable manner or makes repeated demands for entry otherwise lawful that have the effect of harassing the tenant, the tenant may recover actual damages or $100, whichever is greater, and obtain injunctive relief to prevent recurrence of the conduct, and if the tenant obtains a judgment after a contested hearing, reasonable attorney's fees' (§ 6025(3)). The rights are non-waivable (§ 6025(4)). The duty runs both ways: if a tenant changes the lock and refuses to provide a duplicate key, the landlord may terminate the tenancy on 7 days' notice (§ 6025(3)) |
| Maryland verified 2026-07-11 | Md. Code, Real Property § 8-221 — a new statewide statute added by 2025 Md. Laws ch. 564 (HB 1076), signed May 13, 2025 and effective October 1, 2025. Before this, Maryland had no state law on landlord entry (only Prince George's County had a local rule); the lease and the implied covenant of quiet enjoyment governed. It is an enumerated-purpose statute — a landlord 'may enter a leased premises for the purpose of' a listed set of reasons (§ 8-221(a)) |
At least 24 hours. A landlord 'shall provide written notice to the tenant at least 24 hours in advance of the time that the landlord intends to enter' (§ 8-221(c)(1)). This is a hard written-notice requirement, not a rebuttable presumption. A tenant may agree in writing to entry on less than 24 hours' notice (§ 8-221(c)(5)) |
A listed set (§ 8-221(a)): completing repairs, maintenance, modifications, renovations, or improvements; inspecting the premises; showing the premises to prospective or actual purchasers, mortgagees, tenants, or contractors; ensuring the protection and safety of the property and occupants; completing work ordered by a governmental entity; or, if appropriate, responding to any other written request of the tenant. The reasons list is stated as the purposes for which the landlord 'may enter' |
Between 7:00 a.m. and 7:00 p.m., Monday through Saturday, 'or another time agreed on, in writing, by the tenant' (§ 8-221(b)(1)(ii)). An emergency entry is not limited to these hours |
One stated no-notice exception: an emergency. A landlord 'may enter the leased premises without providing notice ... in the event of an emergency to ensure the imminent protection or preservation of the property, the imminent protection and safety of any occupants, or the health, safety, and welfare of other tenants and staff' (§ 8-221(b)(2)). The statute does not separately enumerate tenant-consent or abandonment as no-notice cases — though a tenant may waive the 24-hour lead time in writing under (c)(5) |
Written, given at least 24 hours ahead, and it 'shall include ... the date and approximate time that the landlord intends to enter; and ... the specific purpose of entry' (§ 8-221(c)(2)). Delivery must be by one of: first-class mail with a certificate of mailing (if delivered at least 24 hours before the entry time); paper notice affixed to the door; or, if the tenant elects, electronic delivery by email, text, or an accessible tenant portal, which must give the landlord proof of transmission (§ 8-221(c)(3)-(4)) |
None separate. Showing the premises to prospective or actual purchasers, mortgagees, tenants, or contractors is one of the enumerated entry purposes (§ 8-221(a)(3)) and carries the same 24-hour written-notice and 7 a.m.–7 p.m. rule as any other entry. Maryland has no shorter-notice or oral-notice track for sale showings |
A tenant who shows that the landlord 'entered the leased premises in violation of this section' or 'made repeated demands for entry' that do not comply can obtain relief: the court 'may issue an injunction to the landlord, assess appropriate damages against the landlord for breach of the tenant's covenant to quiet enjoyment of the leased premises, or both' (§ 8-221(d)). The landlord is liable for a violation committed by the landlord or an agent acting at the landlord's direction (§ 8-221(e)). Mirror-image duty: if the tenant alleges a housing code violation, the tenant must give the landlord access within 24 hours of that allegation (§ 8-221(f)) |
| Massachusetts verified 2026-07-11 | Massachusetts never adopted the uniform residential act and has no affirmative landlord-entry statute. The governing text is G.L. c. 186 § 15B(1)(a), which regulates LEASE CLAUSES: 'No lease relating to residential real property shall contain a provision that a lessor may, except to inspect the premises, to make repairs thereto or to show the same to a prospective tenant, purchaser, mortgagee or its agents, enter the premises before the termination date of such lease.' The quiet-enjoyment statute, G.L. c. 186 § 14, supplies the enforcement teeth. (§ 15B was amended by St. 2025, c. 9, eff. Aug. 1, 2025, but only in clause (b), the deposit rules — clause (a), the entry provision, is unchanged.) |
None. Massachusetts sets no statutory advance-notice period for a landlord's entry. Section 15B(1)(a) caps what a lease may authorize and lists the allowed purposes, but imposes no hours or days of notice. In practice, entering without reasonable notice or over the tenant's objection can breach the covenant of quiet enjoyment under § 14, but the statute itself states no figure |
A lease may permit entry before the lease's termination date only 'to inspect the premises, to make repairs thereto or to show the same to a prospective tenant, purchaser, mortgagee or its agents' (§ 15B(1)(a)) — a lease clause allowing any broader entry is void. Independent of the lease, the landlord 'may, however, enter such premises' (i) 'in accordance with a court order'; (ii) 'if the premises appear to have been abandoned by the lessee'; or (iii) to inspect for damage 'within the last thirty days of the tenancy or after either party has given notice ... of intention to terminate' |
None stated. Section 15B(1)(a) sets no time-of-day limit on entry; the statute does not use a 'business hours' or fixed-clock restriction |
Section 15B(1)(a) does not use 'emergency' language and states no no-notice exception (there is no notice requirement to except from). Its own non-lease entry grounds are the three in the statute: a court order, apparent abandonment, and the end-of-tenancy damage inspection (§ 15B(1)(a)(i)-(iii)). A landlord's ability to act in a genuine emergency comes from common law and habitability duties, not from a stated exception in this section |
Not applicable — because the statute requires no entry notice, it prescribes no written form, content, or delivery method. The only statutory writing constraint is the reverse: a lease clause purporting to grant broader entry than § 15B(1)(a) allows is void, and any lease waiver of the § 14 quiet-enjoyment protections is 'void and unenforceable' |
No separate showing rule. Showing the unit 'to a prospective tenant, purchaser, mortgagee or its agents' is simply one of the three purposes a lease may authorize entry for under § 15B(1)(a); the statute attaches no distinct notice period, hours, or frequency limit to showings |
Enforcement runs through G.L. c. 186 § 14: a landlord 'who directly or indirectly interferes with the quiet enjoyment of any residential premises by the occupant, or who attempts to regain possession of such premises by force without benefit of judicial process,' faces a criminal fine ('not less than twenty-five dollars nor more than three hundred dollars') or up to six months, and is civilly 'liable for actual and consequential damages or three month's rent, whichever is greater, and the costs of the action, including a reasonable attorney's fee.' Courts have equity jurisdiction to 'restrain violations,' and any lease waiver of § 14 is 'void and unenforceable.' Repeated unauthorized entries are a classic quiet-enjoyment breach |
| Michigan verified 2026-07-11 | No landlord-entry-notice statute. Michigan's residential landlord-tenant statutes cover habitability (MCL 554.139 — the lessor's covenant to keep the premises 'fit for the use intended' and 'in reasonable repair'), security deposits (MCL 554.601 and following), the Truth in Renting Act (MCL 554.631 and following), and self-help/lockouts (MCL 600.2918) — but none sets a notice period or a list of reasons for a landlord to enter an occupied unit. Michigan did not adopt the Uniform Residential Landlord and Tenant Act. Entry is governed by the lease and the common-law covenant of quiet enjoyment; Michigan's courts apply a general rule of entry only with the tenant's consent or in an emergency |
None set by statute. Whatever the lease provides — many Michigan leases require notice (commonly 24 hours) by contract — but that is not a statutory floor. If the lease is silent, the common-law quiet-enjoyment rule applies, and the general rule Michigan courts apply is that a landlord may enter only with the tenant's permission except in an emergency; reasonable advance written notice at a reasonable time is the prudent course |
None enumerated by statute as an entry list. The anti-lockout statute does contemplate a landlord lawfully entering 'to make needed repairs or inspection' (MCL 600.2918(3)(b)), and MCL 554.139 obligates the landlord to keep the premises in repair — but the reasons and manner of a routine entry are otherwise set by the lease, read against quiet enjoyment. A lease term purporting to grant entry at will, anytime, for any reason is generally unenforceable |
None set by statute. Any time-of-day limit comes from the lease; absent a lease term, entry must be at a reasonable time under general principles |
No statutory entry list, but a genuine emergency and the tenant's consent are the recognized bases for entry without advance notice; Michigan's general rule is consent-or-emergency. The anti-lockout statute separately allows an owner to interfere temporarily with possession 'only as necessary to make needed repairs or inspection and only as provided by law' (MCL 600.2918(3)(b)), and recognizes good-faith re-entry after a genuine abandonment or a tenant's death under detailed conditions |
None prescribed by statute. Any writing requirement, content, or delivery method for an entry notice comes from the lease |
None by statute. Whether and how a landlord may show an occupied unit to buyers or new tenants is governed entirely by the lease; there is no statutory showing procedure or notice period |
No entry statute means no entry-specific statutory notice penalty, but Michigan's anti-lockout statute gives tenants strong remedies against forced or self-help entry. A person 'ejected or put out of any lands or tenements in a forcible and unlawful manner' may recover three times actual damages or $200, whichever is greater, plus possession (MCL 600.2918(1)); and a tenant whose possessory interest is 'unlawfully interfered with by the owner' — including changing or adding locks without immediately providing keys, boarding the premises, removing doors or windows, or cutting off essential services like heat, water, electricity, or gas — may recover actual damages or $200 per occurrence, whichever is greater (MCL 600.2918(2)). A tenant may also bring common-law quiet-enjoyment or trespass claims for a harassing or unlawful entry. Removing a tenant requires the court summary-proceedings (eviction) process, not self-help |
| Minnesota verified 2026-07-11 | Minn. Stat. § 504B.211, titled 'Residential Tenant's Right to Privacy.' Minnesota did not adopt the Uniform Residential Landlord and Tenant Act; this is its own provision in the landlord-tenant chapter (504B), most recently amended in 2023. The right is non-waivable: a tenant 'may not waive and the landlord may not require the residential tenant to waive' the right to prior notice 'as a condition of entering into or maintaining the lease' (subd. 2) |
At least 24 hours, framed as a good-faith duty. A landlord may enter 'only for a reasonable business purpose and after making a good faith effort to give the residential tenant reasonable notice under the circumstances of not less than 24 hours in advance of the intent to enter' (subd. 2). A tenant 'may permit a landlord to enter ... with less than 24 hours notice if desired' |
Only a 'reasonable business purpose,' which subd. 3 illustrates with a non-exhaustive list: showing the unit to prospective tenants (during the notice period before the lease ends or after the tenant gives notice to move); showing it to a prospective buyer or insurance representative; performing maintenance; allowing inspections by health, housing, building, fire, or maintenance-code officials; the tenant is causing a disturbance in the unit; a reasonable belief the tenant is violating the lease inside the unit; prearranged housekeeping in senior housing (80%+ of tenants age 55+); a reasonable belief the unit is occupied by someone with no legal right to it; or the tenant has vacated |
Between 8:00 a.m. and 8:00 p.m., 'unless the landlord and tenant agree to an earlier or later time' (subd. 2). The notice must also 'specify a time or anticipated window of time of entry' |
Notwithstanding the 24-hour rule, a landlord may enter without prior notice 'to inspect or take appropriate action' if the landlord 'reasonably suspects' that: (1) 'immediate entry is necessary to prevent injury to persons or property because of conditions relating to maintenance, building security, or law enforcement'; (2) 'immediate entry is necessary to determine a residential tenant's safety'; or (3) 'immediate entry is necessary in order to comply with local ordinances regarding unlawful activity occurring within' the unit (subd. 4). If the landlord enters when the tenant is not present and gave no prior notice, the landlord 'shall disclose the entry by placing a written disclosure of the entry in a conspicuous place in the premises' (subd. 5) |
The statute does not require the notice to be in writing, but it must be a good-faith effort at reasonable notice and 'must specify a time or anticipated window of time of entry' (subd. 2). The one hard writing requirement is after the fact: an entry made while the tenant is absent and without prior notice must be followed by a written disclosure left in a conspicuous place in the unit (subd. 5) |
Showings are reasonable business purposes, not a separate track: showing to a prospective buyer or insurance representative (subd. 3(2)), and showing to prospective tenants but only 'during the notice period before the lease terminates or after the current residential tenant has given notice to move' (subd. 3(1)). The ordinary 24-hour, 8 a.m.–8 p.m. rule applies; there is no shorter or oral-notice shortcut for showings |
Strong statutory penalties (subd. 6): a violation entitles the tenant to 'a rent reduction up to full rescission of the lease, recovery of any damage deposit less any amount retained under section 504B.178, and up to a $500 civil penalty for each violation and reasonable attorney fees.' The tenant may use the rent-escrow procedures in §§ 504B.381, 504B.385, and 504B.395 to 504B.471 to enforce the section, and a violation 'is a violation of section 504B.161' (the landlord's habitability/covenant duties). Minnesota courts read 'substantially violates' to reach even minor unnoticed entries. The right cannot be waived (subd. 2). This section does not apply to manufactured-home-park tenancies under § 327C.015 |
| Mississippi verified 2026-07-11 | No landlord-entry statute. Mississippi's Residential Landlord and Tenant Act (Miss. Code §§ 89-8-1 to 89-8-45) contains no access or entry section — Mississippi never adopted the URLTA-style landlord-access provision that supplies the 24-hour rule in most states. Routine entry is governed by the lease and the common-law covenant of quiet enjoyment. (The Act's eviction provisions, §§ 89-8-31 to 89-8-45, concern court-ordered removal, not a landlord's entry during a tenancy.) |
No statutory period — not 24 hours, not 'reasonable' notice, no number at all. Because the Act has no access section, the notice a landlord owes before entering is whatever the lease requires; the state code sets no default |
No statutory list of entry reasons. The lease defines when and why a landlord may enter; absent a lease term, a landlord's entry rests on the tenant's consent or on common-law principles, not on an enumerated statutory list |
No statutory hours limit. Mississippi law fixes no time-of-day window for entry; any limit comes from the lease or from the reasonableness the quiet-enjoyment covenant implies |
No statutory emergency or no-notice scheme, because there is no statutory notice requirement to be excused from. A genuine emergency entry (fire, flood, gas leak) rests on the lease and common-law necessity, not a Mississippi statute |
No statutory form, content, or delivery rule for entry. The lease governs how any notice of a routine entry is given |
None. Mississippi has no statute addressing entry to show an occupied unit to buyers or new renters; whether and how a landlord may do so is governed entirely by the lease. See the advance-notice row |
No statutory penalty for a wrongful entry. A tenant's recourse is a common-law claim for breach of the covenant of quiet enjoyment or trespass — an injunction, damages, or a lease remedy. Mississippi's Act is generally landlord-favorable and imposes enumerated duties on the tenant (Miss. Code § 89-8-25) without any matching landlord entry-notice duty |
| Missouri verified 2026-07-11 | No general landlord-entry statute. Missouri did not adopt the Uniform Residential Landlord and Tenant Act, and its landlord-tenant chapter (Mo. Rev. Stat. ch. 441) contains no section setting an entry-notice period, permitted purposes, or hours for an ordinary tenancy — entry is governed by the lease and the common-law covenant of quiet enjoyment. Two narrow statutes touch entry: § 535.300(5) (written notice of the post-termination security-deposit inspection) and § 441.233 (banning lockouts and utility shutoffs) |
None required by statute for a routine entry. Missouri sets no 24-hour or other advance-notice figure; whatever the lease specifies (or, if silent, the common-law 'reasonable notice' expectation) controls. The only statutory notice is for the security-deposit move-out inspection after the tenancy ends — 'reasonable notice in writing' of the inspection date and time (§ 535.300(5)) |
Not defined by statute. Because there is no entry statute, the legitimate reasons a landlord may enter (repairs, inspections, showings, agreed services) are whatever the lease permits, read against the tenant's right to quiet enjoyment. Most Missouri leases spell out entry for repairs, inspections, and showings |
No statutory limit. A lease may set entry hours; the common law expects entry at reasonable times. The only statutory 'reasonable time' requirement is for the security-deposit move-out inspection, which 'shall be held at a reasonable time' (§ 535.300(5)) |
No statutory entry framework, so no statutory list of no-notice situations. Under general law a landlord may enter without notice in a genuine emergency (fire, flood, a burst pipe). Consent at the time of entry and an abandoned or surrendered unit likewise permit entry as a practical matter, but Missouri does not enumerate these by statute the way URLTA states do |
No statutory form for ordinary entry — the lease governs. For the security-deposit move-out inspection only, the notice must be given 'in writing at his last known address or in person' (§ 535.300(5)) |
None by statute. Showing an occupied unit for sale or re-rental is governed by the lease, not by any special Missouri entry rule; there is no separate shorter-notice or oral-notice track |
Because there is no entry statute, a tenant's recourse for an unlawful or harassing entry is general law — a trespass claim, a suit for breach of the covenant of quiet enjoyment, an injunction, and actual damages. For the extreme cases, Missouri does provide a statutory remedy: a landlord who removes or excludes a tenant, or removes the doors or locks, or willfully interrupts essential services (electric, gas, water, or sewer) without a court order 'shall be deemed guilty of forcible entry and detainer' under ch. 534 (§ 441.233), exposing the landlord to a possession and damages action |
| Montana verified 2026-07-11 | Mont. Code Ann. § 70-24-312, the access section of the Montana Residential Landlord and Tenant Act of 1977 (Montana's version of the Uniform Residential Landlord and Tenant Act, URLTA). Entry is limited to the listed purposes plus a few narrow exceptions — '[a] landlord has no other right of access except' those (§ 70-24-312(4)). Last amended in 2021 (Ch. 536) |
At least 24 hours. 'Except in the case of an emergency or unless it is impracticable to do so, the landlord shall give the tenant at least 24 hours' notice of the intent to enter and may enter only at reasonable times' (§ 70-24-312(3)(a)). This is a hard minimum — 'at least 24 hours' — not a rebuttable presumption. The same 24-hour rule covers showings; there is no shorter period for them |
To inspect the premises; make necessary or agreed repairs, decorations, alterations, or improvements; supply necessary or agreed services; or exhibit the unit to prospective or actual purchasers, mortgagees, tenants, workers, or contractors (§ 70-24-312(1)). Beyond those, 'a landlord has no other right of access except' by court order, as permitted by §§ 70-24-425 and 70-24-426(2), or after the tenant abandons or surrenders the unit (§ 70-24-312(4)). A tenant may not unreasonably withhold consent to a listed entry |
'reasonable times' (§ 70-24-312(3)(a)). Montana fixes no clock; emergency entries are exempt |
A genuine emergency — 'a landlord may enter the dwelling unit without consent of the tenant in the case of an emergency' (§ 70-24-312(2)); and where giving 24-hour notice 'is impracticable' (§ 70-24-312(3)(a)). Entry after the tenant has abandoned or surrendered the unit also needs no notice (§ 70-24-312(4)(c)) |
The statute does not require the notice to be in writing and sets no fixed content. Notice may be actual notice under § 70-24-108, and the statute adds a posting method: 'a tenant has notice of the intent to enter if the landlord conspicuously posts the landlord's intent to enter on the main entry door of the dwelling unit' (§ 70-24-312(3)(b)) |
No separate showing rule. Exhibiting the unit to purchasers, mortgagees, tenants, workers, or contractors is one of the listed entry purposes and carries the same at-least-24-hours notice as any other entry (§ 70-24-312(1), (3)(a)). See the advance-notice column |
The landlord 'may not abuse the right of access or use it to harass the tenant' (§ 70-24-312(3)(a)). For an unlawful entry, a lawful entry made in an unreasonable manner, or repeated harassing demands, the tenant 'may either obtain injunctive relief to prevent the recurrence of the conduct or terminate the rental agreement,' and 'in either case ... may recover actual damages' (§ 70-24-410). The mirror duty runs to the tenant: do not unreasonably withhold consent to a lawful entry |
| Nebraska verified 2026-07-11 | Neb. Rev. Stat. § 76-1423 ('Access'), part of Nebraska's Uniform Residential Landlord and Tenant Act (§§ 76-1401 to 76-1449). It is a closed scheme: § 76-1423(4) gives the landlord 'no other right of access except by court order,' the extended-absence entry under § 76-1432(2), 'or if the tenant has abandoned or surrendered the premises.' The section was amended by 2021 Neb. Laws LB 320 (originating as LB 268, 'Change landlord's right of access') to require written notice stating the purpose and a reasonable entry window |
At least 24 hours' written notice. 'Except in case of emergency or if it is impracticable to do so, the landlord shall: (a) Give the tenant at least twenty-four hours' written notice of the landlord's intent to enter... and (b) Enter only at reasonable times' (§ 76-1423(3)). The 24 hours is a firm minimum, subject to the emergency and impracticability exceptions. The same rule applies to showings — Nebraska sets no separate showing figure |
To 'inspect the premises, make necessary or agreed repairs, decorations, alterations, or improvements, supply necessary or agreed services, or exhibit the dwelling unit to prospective or actual purchasers, mortgagees, tenants, workmen, or contractors' (§ 76-1423(1)). The list is exclusive — § 76-1423(4) allows no other access except a court order, the § 76-1432(2) extended-absence entry, or abandonment/surrender |
Reasonable times only. Section 76-1423(3)(b) requires the landlord to 'enter only at reasonable times.' Nebraska uses a reasonableness standard rather than a fixed clock or a 'normal business hours' limit |
Two exceptions lift the written-notice duty: the landlord 'may enter the dwelling unit without consent of the tenant in case of emergency' (§ 76-1423(2)), and the § 76-1423(3) notice requirements do not apply 'in case of emergency or if it is impracticable to do so.' Beyond those, § 76-1423(4) allows entry only by court order, under § 76-1432(2) during a tenant's absence in excess of seven days, or after the tenant has abandoned or surrendered the premises |
The 24-hour notice must be in writing, and by the 2021 amendment it must carry specific content: 'Such notice shall be provided to each individual unit and include the intended purpose for entry and a reasonable period during which the landlord anticipates making entry' (§ 76-1423(3)(a)). So a compliant notice states the purpose and a reasonable entry window and is given to each affected unit; the statute does not otherwise prescribe a delivery method |
No separate showing rule. Exhibiting the unit to 'prospective or actual purchasers, mortgagees, tenants, workmen, or contractors' is one of the ordinary purposes in § 76-1423(1) and runs on the same 24-hour written-notice, reasonable-times standard. See the advance-notice row |
The landlord 'shall not abuse the right of access or use it to harass the tenant' (§ 76-1423(3)), but the access section provides no penalty of its own. Nebraska's general landlord-noncompliance remedy, § 76-1425, lets a tenant 'recover damages and obtain injunctive relief for any noncompliance by the landlord with the rental agreement,' plus reasonable attorney's fees if the noncompliance is willful (§ 76-1425(2)); a Nebraska court has held that this damages/injunction remedy is a distinct option that does not require first sending the termination notice (Vasquez v. CHI Properties, 2019). An unlawful lockout or willful utility shutoff carries a stronger, entry-adjacent penalty — three months' rent as liquidated damages plus a reasonable attorney's fee (§ 76-1430). A mere improper entry that does not breach the lease falls to a common-law trespass or quiet-enjoyment claim. The tenant's mirror duty: not to 'unreasonably withhold consent' to lawful entry (§ 76-1423(1)) |
| Nevada verified 2026-07-11 | Nevada Revised Statutes § 118A.330 ('Landlord's access to dwelling unit'), part of Nevada's residential landlord-tenant act (NRS ch. 118A, based on the Uniform Residential Landlord and Tenant Act). It is exclusive: NRS 118A.330(4) provides the landlord 'has no other right of access except' a court order, after the tenant has abandoned or surrendered the premises, or as permitted by NRS 118A.440 (a landlord's entry to cure after a tenant ignores a required notice). Added to NRS in 1977 |
At least 24 hours. 'Except in case of emergency, the landlord shall give the tenant at least 24 hours' notice of intent to enter and may enter only at reasonable times during normal business hours unless the tenant expressly consents to shorter notice or to entry during nonbusiness hours with respect to the particular entry' (NRS 118A.330(3)). The 24 hours is a firm minimum; the tenant may waive it for a specific entry, but the landlord cannot impose shorter notice. The same rule applies to showings — Nevada has no separate showing figure |
To (a) inspect the premises; (b) make necessary or agreed repairs, decorating, alterations, or improvements; (c) supply necessary or agreed services; or (d) exhibit the unit to 'prospective or actual purchasers, mortgagees, tenants, workers, contractors or other persons with a bona fide interest in inspecting the premises' (NRS 118A.330(1)). The list is exclusive — NRS 118A.330(4) allows no other access except a court order, abandonment/surrender, or the NRS 118A.440 cure entry — so a lease cannot add broader entry rights |
Reasonable times during NORMAL BUSINESS HOURS (NRS 118A.330(3)). Nevada is one of the states with a real hours limit rather than a bare 'reasonable times' — routine entry is confined to normal business hours unless 'the tenant expressly consents to... entry during nonbusiness hours with respect to the particular entry.' Emergencies are exempt |
The landlord 'may enter the dwelling unit without consent of the tenant in case of emergency' (NRS 118A.330(2)). Beyond emergencies, NRS 118A.330(4) lists the only access without the tenant's current consent: a court order; after the tenant has abandoned or surrendered the premises; or where permitted under NRS 118A.440 (the landlord's entry to remedy a condition after serving the tenant a 14-day notice the tenant did not act on). NRS 118A.450 defines when a unit is treated as abandoned |
NRS 118A.330(3) requires 'at least 24 hours' notice of intent to enter' but does not itself specify whether the notice must be written or oral, its required contents, or the delivery method — the chapter's general notice rules (NRS 118A.190) govern service. A dated written notice stating the time and purpose is the safe practice. The tenant may 'expressly consent' to shorter notice for a particular entry, which is how same-day repair visits are typically arranged |
No separate showing rule. Exhibiting the unit to prospective or actual purchasers, mortgagees, tenants, workers, contractors, or 'other persons with a bona fide interest in inspecting the premises' is one of the ordinary entry purposes in NRS 118A.330(1)(d) and runs on the same 24-hour, normal-business-hours standard; the tenant 'shall not unreasonably withhold consent.' See the advance-notice rule |
If the landlord 'makes an unlawful entry or a lawful entry in an unreasonable manner or makes repeated demands for entry otherwise lawful but which have the effect of unreasonably harassing the tenant, the tenant may obtain injunctive relief to prevent the recurrence of the conduct or terminate the rental agreement,' and 'may recover actual damages' (NRS 118A.500(2)). The landlord also 'shall not abuse the right of access or use it to harass the tenant' (NRS 118A.330(3)). The duty runs both ways: if the tenant refuses lawful access, the landlord may obtain injunctive relief to compel access or terminate, and recover actual damages (NRS 118A.500(1)) |
| New Hampshire verified 2026-07-11 | RSA 540-A:3 ('Certain Specific Acts Prohibited'), part of RSA chapter 540-A (Prohibited Practices and Security Deposits), enforced through RSA 540-A:4. New Hampshire has no URLTA-style access section; entry is regulated as a prohibited practice. The core rule (RSA 540-A:3, V-d) is a closed one: 'Notwithstanding any other provision of this chapter, a landlord may only enter a tenant's dwelling unit without the consent of the tenant' (a) 'to make emergency repairs' or (b) with a court order under RSA 540-A:4 |
No fixed number — not 24 hours, not two days. New Hampshire's standard is consent plus adequate notice: a tenant 'shall not willfully refuse the landlord access to the premises to make necessary repairs, or to perform other reasonable and lawful functions commonly associated with the ownership of rental property, at a reasonable time after notice which is adequate under the circumstances' (RSA 540-A:3, V). What counts as adequate depends on the situation. The one fixed figure is 48 hours' written notice to enter and evaluate for bedbugs after notice of an infestation in an adjacent, above, or below unit (RSA 540-A:3, V-b(b)) |
With consent, the ordinary purposes of the tenancy. Without consent, the statute allows entry only for 'necessary repairs' or 'other reasonable and lawful functions commonly associated with the ownership of rental property' after adequate notice (RSA 540-A:3, V), for emergency repairs (RSA 540-A:3, IV and IV-a, which include evaluating or remediating a rodent/insect/bedbug infestation), and to evaluate for bedbugs after an adjacent-unit report (RSA 540-A:3, V-b). New Hampshire does not use an enumerated inspect/repair/showings list; it uses the broad 'functions commonly associated with ownership' phrase |
No statutory clock. Entry for repairs or ownership functions must be 'at a reasonable time' (RSA 540-A:3, V) — a reasonableness standard rather than fixed hours |
A landlord may enter without the tenant's consent only in two situations (RSA 540-A:3, V-d): 'to make emergency repairs pursuant to paragraphs IV and IV-a,' or with 'an order authorizing the entry from a court of competent jurisdiction pursuant to RSA 540-A:4.' Emergency repairs expressly include entering 'to evaluate, formulate a plan for remediation of, or engage in emergency remediation of an infestation of rodents or insects, including bed bugs,' within 72 hours of the landlord's first notice of the infestation (RSA 540-A:3, IV-a) |
For the ordinary repair/ownership entry, the statute requires only 'notice which is adequate under the circumstances' (RSA 540-A:3, V) — it does not prescribe a written form or specific contents for that. The one written-notice requirement is the bedbug-evaluation entry after an adjacent-unit report: the landlord must give '48 hours written notice of his or her need to enter the premises to evaluate whether bed bugs are present' (RSA 540-A:3, V-b(b)) |
None. New Hampshire's entry statute does not separately address showing an occupied unit to buyers or new tenants; a landlord who wants to show the unit needs the tenant's consent after adequate notice (or a court order if the tenant refuses), the same as any other non-emergency entry. See the advance-notice row |
Strong. A tenant may petition the district or superior court for relief from a violation of RSA 540-A:3 — no filing fee, and the tenant may proceed without a lawyer (RSA 540-A:4, II-III) — and the court may order the conduct stopped and award damages (RSA 540-A:4, VII). A landlord who violates any provision of RSA 540-A:3 (including willfully entering without consent) 'shall be subject to the civil remedies set forth in RSA 358-A:10 ... including costs and reasonable attorney's fees' (RSA 540-A:4, IX(a)): under RSA 358-A:10, I, that is 'actual damages or $1,000, whichever is greater,' rising to 'as much as 3 times, but not less than 2 times' for a willful or knowing violation, plus costs and reasonable attorney's fees. A landlord also may not bring a retaliatory possessory action against a tenant who proves a RSA 540-A:3 violation, for six months (RSA 540-A:4, XI) |
| New Jersey verified 2026-07-11 | New Jersey has a governing entry statute — N.J.S.A. 2A:39-1 (unlawful entry) — but it is a consent-and-peaceable-manner rule, not a fixed notice period. For property 'occupied solely as a residence by the party in possession,' entry 'shall not be made in any manner without the consent of the party in possession' unless made through the eviction process; a landlord who violates this 'shall be a disorderly person.' New Jersey did not adopt the Uniform Residential Landlord and Tenant Act. There is no statutory advance-notice figure; the common-law covenant of quiet enjoyment supplies the 'reasonable notice' standard, and the lease fills in the details |
No statutory number of hours. What the statute requires is the tenant's consent for entry (N.J.S.A. 2A:39-1); the accepted practice, grounded in the covenant of quiet enjoyment, is at least 24 hours' reasonable advance notice for a non-emergency entry, stating the date, a reasonable time window, and the purpose. The state's own Truth in Renting guide and New Jersey courts treat 24 hours as the reasonable-notice benchmark, but it is a common-law/practice standard, not a statutory floor |
Not enumerated by statute. Because the statute frames entry around consent, the lawful reasons are those the tenant agrees to — commonly set in the lease for repairs, inspections, and showings with proper notice — plus the statutory and common-law exceptions (a genuine emergency, a court order, or abandonment). A lease can secure consent in advance for defined purposes, but a clause claiming entry at will, anytime, without notice cannot override the statute's consent requirement or quiet enjoyment |
None set by statute. Any time-of-day limit comes from the lease; absent a lease term, entry must be at a reasonable time under general principles, and (except in emergencies) with the tenant's consent |
A genuine emergency (fire, flood, gas leak, a threat to life or property) is the recognized basis for entry without notice or consent. Otherwise the statute's consent requirement yields only for entry made 'pursuant to legal process' — the court eviction process (N.J.S.A. 2A:18-53 and the Anti-Eviction Act, 2A:18-61.1 et seq.). If a tenant unreasonably refuses entry for necessary repairs, the landlord's remedy is a court order, not force |
None prescribed by statute. Written notice (letter, email, or text) is the best practice because it documents the date, time window, and purpose, but the statute speaks to consent rather than a notice form; any specific requirement comes from the lease |
None by statute. Showing an occupied unit to buyers or new tenants still requires the tenant's consent and reasonable (commonly 24-hour) notice, arranged under the lease; there is no separate statutory showing procedure |
New Jersey's protections are unusually strong. A landlord who enters a tenant-occupied residence without consent and outside the court process violates N.J.S.A. 2A:39-1 and 'shall be a disorderly person' — a criminal offense. The forcible-entry-and-detainer chapter also lets a person unlawfully put out of possession recover damages and possession, including treble damages in lieu of possession (N.J.S.A. 2A:39-8), and a tenant may bring common-law quiet-enjoyment or trespass claims for a harassing or unlawful entry. Removing a tenant requires the court process under the Anti-Eviction Act: a residential tenant may be removed only by the Superior Court, for good cause (N.J.S.A. 2A:18-61.1) — self-help lockouts and utility shutoffs are illegal |
| New Mexico verified 2026-07-11 | NMSA 1978 § 47-8-24 ('Right of entry'), part of New Mexico's Uniform Owner-Resident Relations Act (Chapter 47, Article 8), which uses 'owner' and 'resident' for landlord and tenant. It is a closed scheme: § 47-8-24(D) gives the owner 'no other right of access except' a court order, after the resident abandons or surrenders the premises, or when the resident has been absent more than seven days (§ 47-8-34). Enacted 1975; the notice rules and remedies were added by the 1995 amendment |
24 hours' written notice. 'Unless otherwise agreed upon by the owner and resident, the owner may enter the resident's dwelling unit pursuant to this subsection only after giving the resident twenty-four hours written notification of his intent to enter, the purpose for entry and the date and reasonable estimate of the time frame of the entry' (§ 47-8-24(A)(1)). The 24 hours can be shortened only by mutual agreement. The same period applies to showings — New Mexico sets no separate showing figure |
To 'inspect the premises, make necessary or agreed repairs, decorations, alterations or improvements, supply necessary or agreed services or exhibit the dwelling unit to prospective or actual purchasers, mortgagees, prospective residents, workmen or contractors' (§ 47-8-24(A)). The list is effectively exclusive: subsection (D) allows 'no other right of access except' a court order, abandonment/surrender, or the more-than-seven-days-absence entry under § 47-8-34 |
No fixed time-of-day window. New Mexico does not limit entry to 'business hours' or a set clock; instead the resident may give 'reasonable prior notice and alternate times or dates for entry,' and where practicable and not economically harmful to the owner, 'the owner shall attempt to reasonably accommodate the alternate time of entry' (§ 47-8-24(A)(3)) |
The owner 'may enter the dwelling unit without consent of the resident in case of an emergency' (§ 47-8-24(B)). Two situations are also exempt from the 24-hour notice under § 47-8-24(A)(2): 'entry by the owner to perform repairs or services within seven days of a request by the resident,' and entry 'when the owner is accompanied by a public official conducting an inspection or a cable television, electric, gas or telephone company representative.' Beyond these, § 47-8-24(D) allows entry only by court order, after abandonment/surrender, or during a resident's absence of more than seven days (§ 47-8-34) |
The notice must be WRITTEN and must state four things: the owner's intent to enter, the purpose for entry, the date, and 'a reasonable estimate of the time frame of the entry' (§ 47-8-24(A)(1)). The time-frame estimate is a distinctive New Mexico requirement — a bare date is not enough. The statute does not fix a delivery method; separately, the resident may propose alternate times, which the owner must reasonably accommodate where practicable (§ 47-8-24(A)(3)) |
No separate showing rule. Exhibiting the unit to 'prospective or actual purchasers, mortgagees, prospective residents, workmen or contractors' is one of the ordinary purposes in § 47-8-24(A) and runs on the same 24-hour written-notice standard. See the advance-notice row |
If the owner 'makes an unlawful entry, or a lawful entry in an unreasonable manner, or makes repeated demands for entry that are otherwise lawful but that have the effect of unreasonably interfering with the resident's quiet enjoyment of the dwelling unit, the resident may obtain injunctive relief to prevent the recurrence of the conduct or terminate the rental agreement,' and 'may recover damages' (§ 47-8-24(F)). The owner 'shall not abuse the right of access' (§ 47-8-24(C)). The duty runs both ways: if the resident refuses lawful access, the owner may obtain injunctive relief to compel access or terminate, and recover damages (§ 47-8-24(E)) |
| New York verified 2026-07-11 | No statewide landlord-entry statute. New York's residential-tenancy protections live in the Real Property Law (RPL) and the Real Property Actions and Proceedings Law (RPAPL), but none codifies a general landlord-entry or entry-notice rule; the warranty of habitability, RPL § 235-b, is the core statutory tenant protection and contains no entry provision. Entry is governed by the lease and the common-law covenant of quiet enjoyment. Local law — notably New York City's rent-stabilization code and Housing Maintenance Code — adds entry rules for covered units |
None fixed by statute. The common-law standard is reasonable advance notice at a reasonable time; New York's Attorney General and the New York State Bar Association describe the practical rule as reasonable prior notice (often framed as roughly 24 hours for an inspection and longer for some repairs), but no statute sets a number. If the lease specifies a notice period, that lease term controls |
None enumerated by statute. The reasons recognized under the lease and common law are to inspect the premises, make repairs, and supply services, and — 'if the lease so provides' — to show the unit to prospective purchasers, tenants, and others. Because no statute makes any list exclusive, the lease is the controlling document, subject to the covenant of quiet enjoyment (a landlord cannot enter for no reason or to harass) |
None set by statute. Entry must be at 'reasonable times' under common law; any specific hour limit comes from the lease |
No statutory list, but the settled common-law rule is that a landlord may enter without the tenant's consent in a genuine emergency (fire, flood, gas leak, a threat to life or property) or where the tenant has abandoned the premises. Any other entry needs the tenant's consent or reasonable advance notice |
None prescribed by statute. Whether an entry notice must be in writing, what it must say, and how it is delivered are governed by the lease; there is no statutory form or delivery rule for entry notices |
None by statute. A landlord may show an occupied unit to prospective buyers or tenants only 'if the lease so provides,' at reasonable times and after any notice the lease requires. There is no separate statutory showing procedure or notice period |
No entry statute means no entry-specific statutory penalty. A tenant's recourse for an unlawful or harassing entry is a common-law claim — breach of the covenant of quiet enjoyment, trespass, or breach of contract where the landlord ignores the lease's own entry limits — plus injunctive relief and damages, and for severe, repeated intrusion a constructive-eviction claim or a warranty-of-habitability claim under RPL § 235-b. Separately, New York makes an unlawful self-help eviction (changing locks, removing the tenant's property, or using force to push a tenant out) a crime, and tenants in certain multiple dwellings have a statutory right to install their own lock (giving the landlord a duplicate key) |
| North Carolina verified 2026-07-11 | No landlord-entry-notice statute. North Carolina's comprehensive residential statute is the Residential Rental Agreements Act (RRAA), N.C.G.S. Chapter 42, Article 5 (§§ 42-38 to 42-44). It imposes eight landlord duties — comply with building/housing codes, keep the premises fit and habitable, maintain common areas, repair supplied facilities and appliances, provide smoke and carbon-monoxide alarms, and fix 'imminently dangerous' conditions (§ 42-42) — but no section grants or conditions a right of entry. North Carolina did not adopt the Uniform Residential Landlord and Tenant Act. Entry is governed by the lease and the common-law covenant of quiet enjoyment |
None set by statute. Whatever the lease provides — many North Carolina leases require notice (commonly 24 hours) by contract — but that is not a statutory floor. If the lease is silent, the common-law reasonableness standard and the tenant's right to quiet enjoyment apply, and reasonable advance notice at a reasonable time is the prudent course. One statutory wrinkle: the landlord's duty to repair supplied facilities and appliances is triggered by the tenant's written notice of the problem (§ 42-42(a)(4)), so a repair entry typically follows the tenant's own request |
None enumerated by statute. The lawful reasons for entry are whatever the lease authorizes (commonly repairs, inspections, showings, and emergencies), read against the covenant of quiet enjoyment. Because there is no statutory list making entry reasons exclusive, the lease is the controlling document — but a lease term purporting to grant entry at will, anytime, for any reason is generally unenforceable as inconsistent with quiet enjoyment |
None set by statute. Any time-of-day limit comes from the lease; absent a lease term, entry must be at a reasonable time under general principles |
No statutory list, but in practice a genuine emergency (fire, flood, gas leak, a threat to life or property) and the tenant's consent at the time of entry are the recognized bases for entry without advance notice, and a landlord may act to protect the property in a true emergency. The RRAA itself carves emergencies out of its written-notice-to-repair rule (§ 42-42(a)(4)) |
None prescribed by statute for landlord entry. Any writing requirement, content, or delivery method for an entry notice comes from the lease; the RRAA's own writing requirement runs the other way — it is the tenant who must give the landlord written notice of needed repairs (§ 42-42(a)(4)) |
None by statute. Whether and how a landlord may show an occupied unit to buyers or new tenants is governed entirely by the lease; there is no statutory showing procedure or notice period |
No entry statute means no entry-specific statutory penalty. A tenant's recourse for an unlawful or harassing entry is a common-law claim — breach of the covenant of quiet enjoyment, trespass, or (for a landlord who ignores the lease's own entry limits) breach of contract — plus injunctive relief and damages. North Carolina bars landlord self-help to remove a tenant: 'a residential tenant shall be evicted, dispossessed or otherwise constructively or actually removed from his dwelling unit only in accordance with the procedure prescribed in Article 3 or Article 7 of this Chapter' (§ 42-25.6), and a landlord who unlawfully removes or attempts to remove a tenant, or who seizes a tenant's property, faces statutory liability (§ 42-25.9) |
| North Dakota verified 2026-07-11 | N.D.C.C. § 47-16-07.3 ('When landlord may enter apartment'), in ch. 47-16 (Leasing of Real Property). North Dakota's scheme is consent-based rather than a fixed-hours rule, and it uniquely allows entry on a reasonable belief of a lease violation |
No fixed number of hours. 'Unless it is impractical to do so the landlord shall first notify and receive the consent of the tenant which shall not be unreasonably withheld, which consent shall identify a time certain' (§ 47-16-07.3(2)). Consent is presumed 'from failure to object to access after notice of intent to enter at a time certain has been given' — so the landlord must give notice of a specific time, and silence counts as consent |
For a routine entry: inspecting the premises; making necessary or agreed repairs, decorations, alterations, or improvements; supplying necessary or agreed services; or exhibiting the unit to actual or potential purchasers, insurers, mortgagees, real estate agents, tenants, workmen, or contractors (§ 47-16-07.3(2)). Separately, the landlord may enter 'at any time' in an emergency or on a reasonable belief of abandonment or a substantial lease violation (§ 47-16-07.3(1)) |
Routine entry is 'only during reasonable hours, and in a reasonable manner' (§ 47-16-07.3(2)). North Dakota fixes no clock; emergency and reasonable-belief entries under subsection (1) are not limited to reasonable hours |
Broader than most states. The landlord may enter 'at any time in case of emergency or if the landlord reasonably believes the tenant has abandoned the premises, or the landlord reasonably believes the tenant is in substantial violation of the provisions of the lease or rental agreement' (§ 47-16-07.3(1)). The notice-and-consent step for routine entry is also excused where it is 'impractical to do so' (§ 47-16-07.3(2)) |
Flexible. 'Notice may be given by personal service, by posting the notice in a conspicuous place in or about the dwelling unit for a reasonable period of time, or by any other method which results in actual notice to the tenant' (§ 47-16-07.3). The notice must state a time certain, and 'consent shall be presumed from failure to object to access after notice of intent to enter at a time certain has been given' |
No separate showing rule. Exhibiting the unit to purchasers, insurers, mortgagees, real estate agents, tenants, workmen, or contractors is one of the listed routine-entry purposes and follows the same notice-and-consent, reasonable-hours rule (§ 47-16-07.3(2)). See the advance-notice column |
'A landlord shall not abuse the right of access or use it to harass or intimidate the tenant' (§ 47-16-07.3(2)). Section 47-16-07.3 sets no fixed penalty, so a tenant facing unlawful or harassing entry pursues general and common-law remedies — an injunction, actual damages, and a claim for breach of the covenant of quiet enjoyment or trespass. The mirror duty runs to the tenant: consent 'shall not be unreasonably withheld' |
| Ohio verified 2026-07-11 | Ohio Revised Code § 5321.04(A)(7)–(8) (the landlord's entry duties) and § 5321.05(B) (the tenant's duty to allow access), part of Ohio's Landlord-Tenant Act (Chapter 5321), which is patterned on the model residential landlord-tenant act. The statute is not written as an exclusive 'only these reasons' list; it works by barring the tenant from unreasonably withholding consent to a set of enumerated entry purposes. Section 5321.04's current version dates to 2012 (H.B. 490); § 5321.05 to 1990 (S.B. 258) |
Reasonable notice, with a statutory benchmark: the landlord must 'give the tenant reasonable notice of the landlord's intent to enter,' and '[t]wenty-four hours is presumed to be a reasonable notice in the absence of evidence to the contrary' (§ 5321.04(A)(8)). The 24 hours is a rebuttable presumption, not an absolute floor — a court could find more or less time reasonable on unusual facts — but in practice it is the rule |
Section 5321.05(B) lists the purposes the tenant may not unreasonably block: to inspect the premises; make ordinary, necessary, or agreed repairs, decorations, alterations, or improvements; deliver parcels too large for the tenant's mail facilities; supply necessary or agreed services; or exhibit the unit to prospective or actual purchasers, mortgagees, tenants, workmen, or contractors. The list is not framed as strictly exclusive, but a landlord's access right runs through these purposes, and § 5321.04(A)(7) forbids the landlord to 'abuse the right of access' the tenant's-duty section confers |
The landlord may 'enter only at reasonable times' (§ 5321.04(A)(8)). The statute does not fix an exact clock or a business-hours window; 'reasonable' is read on the facts |
Notice is not required in two situations, stated in § 5321.04(A)(8): 'in the case of emergency' or 'if it is impracticable to do so.' A genuine emergency (fire, flood, gas leak, a threat to person or property) needs no notice, and neither does an entry where advance notice cannot practically be given. Consent at the time of entry also removes any dispute. There is no general routine-inspection-without-notice exception |
The statute requires only 'reasonable notice'; it does not say the notice must be in writing, does not prescribe required content, and does not fix a delivery method — those are left to what is reasonable and to the lease. A landlord who wants to rely on the 24-hour presumption is well advised to give clear, provable notice, but the Code does not mandate a particular form |
No separate showing procedure. Showing the unit to prospective or actual purchasers, mortgagees, tenants, workmen, or contractors is one of the § 5321.05(B) purposes the tenant may not unreasonably refuse, entered on the same reasonable (24-hour-presumed) notice as any other purpose. Ohio does not give showings a shorter notice period or a special oral-notice track |
Strong statutory remedies (§ 5321.04(B)): if the landlord enters in violation of the notice rule, 'makes a lawful entry in an unreasonable manner,' or 'makes repeated demands for entry otherwise lawful that have the effect of harassing the tenant,' the tenant 'may recover actual damages resulting from the entry or demands, obtain injunctive relief to prevent the recurrence of the conduct, and obtain a judgment for reasonable attorney's fees, or may terminate the rental agreement.' The duty runs both ways: the tenant may not unreasonably withhold consent to a lawful entry (§ 5321.05(B)), and a landlord faced with an unreasonable refusal can recover damages and attorney's fees and get injunctive relief to compel access (§ 5321.05(C)) |
| Oklahoma verified 2026-07-11 | Okla. Stat. tit. 41, § 128, the access section of the Oklahoma Residential Landlord and Tenant Act (a URLTA-based scheme), added in 1978 and unchanged since. A landlord 'has no other right of access during a tenancy except as is provided in this act or pursuant to a court order' unless the tenant has abandoned or surrendered the unit (§ 128(D)) |
At least 1 day. 'Except in case of emergency or unless it is impracticable to do so, the landlord shall give the tenant at least one (1) day's notice of his intent to enter and may enter only at reasonable times' (§ 128(C)). One day is a firm minimum, not a rebuttable presumption; the same rule applies to a showing |
A tenant may not unreasonably refuse consent to entry to inspect the premises; make necessary or agreed repairs, decorations, alterations, or improvements; supply necessary or agreed services; or exhibit the unit to prospective or actual purchasers, mortgagees, tenants, workmen, or contractors (§ 128(A)). Beyond these, the landlord 'has no other right of access during a tenancy except as is provided in this act or pursuant to a court order,' unless the tenant has abandoned or surrendered the premises (§ 128(D)) |
'Reasonable times' only (§ 128(C)). Oklahoma fixes no clock — no business-hours or a.m./p.m. window — so reasonableness turns on the circumstances. Emergency and abandonment entries are not limited to reasonable times |
A landlord 'may enter the dwelling unit without consent of the tenant in case of emergency' (§ 128(B)), and the one-day notice is excused 'in case of emergency or unless it is impracticable to do so' (§ 128(C)). Entry is also allowed without consent where the tenant 'has abandoned or surrendered the premises,' or under a court order (§ 128(D)). The 'impracticable' escape is narrow — it covers a case where a day's notice truly cannot be given, not ordinary convenience |
The statute requires 'at least one (1) day's notice of his intent to enter' but does not say the notice must be in writing, and lists no required contents or delivery method (§ 128(C)). A careful landlord still puts it in writing to prove it was given |
None. Showing the unit to 'prospective or actual purchasers, mortgagees, tenants, workmen or contractors' is one of the ordinary entry purposes under § 128(A), carrying the same one-day-notice, reasonable-times rule as any other entry. Oklahoma has no shorter or oral-notice track for sale showings |
The statute's own limit is § 128(C): a landlord 'shall not abuse the right of access or use it to harass the tenant.' It sets no fixed dollar penalty for an improper entry, so a tenant's recourse is general law — a trespass claim, an injunction, and actual damages. The statute expressly gives the landlord the mirror remedy: if a tenant 'refuses to allow lawful access, the landlord may obtain injunctive relief to compel access or he may terminate the rental agreement' (§ 128(E)) |
| Oregon verified 2026-07-11 | Oregon Revised Statutes § 90.322 ('Landlord or agent access to premises; remedies'), part of Oregon's Residential Landlord and Tenant Act (ORS ch. 90), a modified version of the Uniform Residential Landlord and Tenant Act. Effectively exclusive: § 90.322(1) lists the purposes for which a landlord may enter and § 90.322(5) provides the landlord 'has no other right of access except' a court order, ORS 90.410(2), or after abandonment. Last amended 2005; the 2026 regular session amended neighboring ch. 90 sections but NOT § 90.322 |
24 hours' ACTUAL notice for a general, non-emergency entry (§ 90.322(1)(f)). 'Actual notice' means the tenant must actually receive it — sending it is not enough. This is a hard requirement, not a presumption of reasonableness. No shorter statutory period applies to showings (see showings rules); showings without notice require a separate signed agreement or otherwise fall under the 24-hour rule |
To inspect the premises; make necessary or agreed repairs, decorations, alterations, or improvements; supply necessary or agreed services; perform agreed yard maintenance or grounds keeping; or exhibit the unit to prospective or actual purchasers, mortgagees, tenants, workers, or contractors (§ 90.322(1)). The list is effectively exclusive — § 90.322(5) says the landlord 'has no other right of access except' a court order, the extended-absence entry allowed by ORS 90.410(2), or after the tenant has abandoned or relinquished the premises |
Reasonable times only. The general-entry rule permits entry 'only at reasonable times' (§ 90.322(1)(f)), and the written-repair-request entry likewise must be 'at a reasonable time' unless the tenant's request specifies allowable times (§ 90.322(1)(c)). The statute fixes no exact clock. Emergency entries may occur 'at any time' (§ 90.322(1)(b)) |
No advance notice is required: in an emergency (§ 90.322(1)(b)) — but if the landlord enters in the tenant's absence, the landlord must give actual notice within 24 hours after, stating the entry, its date and time, the nature of the emergency, and who entered; after the tenant requests repairs in writing, for 7 days on demand (§ 90.322(1)(c)); under a signed separate sale-showing agreement (§ 90.322(1)(d)) or a yard-maintenance agreement (§ 90.322(1)(e)); to serve notices on the premises outside the dwelling unit (§ 90.322(1)(a)); under a court order or ORS 90.410(2); and after abandonment or relinquishment (§ 90.322(5)) |
The statute requires '24 hours' actual notice of the intent of the landlord to enter'; because it turns on ACTUAL notice (receipt), the tenant must actually get it, though the general 24-hour notice need not be in writing. Distinctively, even after valid notice the landlord 'may not enter if the tenant... denies consent to enter,' and the tenant asserts that denial either by giving actual notice of the denial to the landlord or by attaching a written notice of denial 'in a secure manner to the main entrance' to the tenant's space (§ 90.322(1)(f)) |
Showings to a prospective BUYER may occur without notice only under a separate written agreement that (A) is executed while the landlord is actively trying to sell, (B) is in a writing separate from the rental agreement signed by both parties, and (C) is supported by separate consideration recited in the agreement (§ 90.322(1)(d)). Without such an agreement, showings fall under the ordinary 24-hour actual-notice rule. Showings to prospective new tenants get no separate no-notice track — they need the standard 24-hour notice |
If a landlord makes an unlawful entry, a lawful entry 'in an unreasonable manner,' or repeated otherwise-lawful demands that have the effect of unreasonably harassing the tenant, the tenant may obtain injunctive relief to stop the conduct or terminate the rental agreement under ORS 90.360(1), and may recover 'actual damages not less than an amount equal to one week's rent' (week-to-week) or 'one month's rent in all other cases' (§ 90.322(8)). The landlord 'may not abuse the right of access or use it to harass the tenant,' and the tenant 'may not unreasonably withhold consent' (§ 90.322(2)); if a tenant refuses lawful access, the landlord's remedy is injunctive relief or termination under ORS 90.392, plus actual damages (§ 90.322(7)) |
| Pennsylvania verified 2026-07-11 | No landlord-entry-notice statute. The Landlord and Tenant Act of 1951 (68 P.S. §§ 250.101–250.602) is Pennsylvania's governing residential landlord-tenant statute, but it contains no right-of-entry or entry-notice section — its provisions cover leases, rent and distress, recovery of possession (eviction), security-deposit escrow, and duties in multiple-dwelling buildings, not routine landlord entry. Pennsylvania did not adopt the Uniform Residential Landlord and Tenant Act. Entry is governed by the lease and by common-law doctrine — the covenant of quiet enjoyment and the judicially-created implied warranty of habitability |
None set by statute. Whatever the lease provides — many Pennsylvania leases require 24 hours' notice by contract, and the state Attorney General's tenant guidance and common practice treat reasonable advance notice (often about 24 hours) as the norm, but that is not a statutory floor. If the lease is silent, the common-law reasonableness standard and the tenant's right to quiet enjoyment apply |
None enumerated by statute. The lawful reasons for entry are whatever the lease authorizes (commonly repairs, inspections, showings, and emergencies), read against the covenant of quiet enjoyment. Because there is no statutory list, the lease is the controlling document — but a lease term claiming an unrestricted right to enter at any time for any reason is generally unenforceable as inconsistent with the tenant's right to quiet enjoyment |
None set by statute. Any time-of-day limit comes from the lease; absent a lease term, entry must be at a reasonable time under general principles |
No statutory list, but in practice a genuine emergency (fire, flood, gas leak, a threat to life or property) and the tenant's consent are the recognized bases for entry without advance notice. There is no statutory abandonment-entry rule for routine access; a landlord who believes a unit is abandoned still cannot simply retake it without following the Act's possession procedure |
None prescribed by statute. Any writing requirement, content, or delivery method for an entry notice comes from the lease; the Act's notice rules govern other things (a notice to quit before eviction under § 250.501), not entry notices |
None by statute. Whether and how a landlord may show an occupied unit to prospective buyers or tenants — including any end-of-term showing right — is governed entirely by the lease; there is no statutory showing procedure or notice period |
No entry statute means no entry-specific statutory penalty. A tenant's recourse for an unlawful or harassing entry is a common-law claim — breach of the covenant of quiet enjoyment, trespass, or breach of contract where the landlord ignores the lease's own entry limits — plus injunctive relief and damages. Separately, Pennsylvania does not permit self-help eviction: a landlord may not change the locks, remove the tenant's belongings, or shut off utilities to force a tenant out, and must instead use the Landlord and Tenant Act's court process (a notice to quit under § 250.501 followed by a magisterial district court action). The right to quiet enjoyment runs alongside the tenant's own duty not to unreasonably deny a landlord legitimate access under the lease |
| Rhode Island verified 2026-07-11 | R.I. Gen. Laws § 34-18-26, the access section of Rhode Island's Residential Landlord and Tenant Act (a Uniform Residential Landlord and Tenant Act, URLTA, state). Entry is limited to the listed purposes plus narrow exceptions — 'a landlord has no other right of access except' those (§ 34-18-26(d)). Enacted P.L. 1986, ch. 200 |
At least two (2) days. 'Except in case of emergency or unless it is impracticable to do so, the landlord shall give the tenant at least two (2) days' notice of his or her intent to enter and may enter only at reasonable times' (§ 34-18-26(c)). This is a hard minimum, longer than the common 24-hour rule. The same two-day period covers showings; there is no shorter showing rule |
To inspect the premises; make necessary or agreed repairs, decorations, alterations, or improvements; supply necessary or agreed services; or exhibit the unit to prospective or actual purchasers, mortgagees, tenants, workers, or contractors (§ 34-18-26(a)). Beyond those, 'a landlord has no other right of access except' by court order, as permitted by § 34-18-39, or after the tenant abandons or surrenders (§ 34-18-26(d)). A tenant may not unreasonably withhold consent to a listed entry |
'reasonable times' (§ 34-18-26(c)). Rhode Island fixes no clock; emergency entries are exempt |
A genuine emergency (§ 34-18-26(b)); an extended-absence check — 'during any absence of the tenant in excess of seven (7) days, if reasonably necessary for the protection of the property' (§ 34-18-26(b)); where giving notice 'is impracticable' (§ 34-18-26(c)); and after the tenant abandons or surrenders (§ 34-18-26(d)) |
The statute does not require the notice to be in writing, set fixed content, or name delivery methods — it requires only 'at least two (2) days' notice of his or her intent to enter' (§ 34-18-26(c)). Practice is to give clear advance notice stating the time and purpose |
No separate showing rule. Exhibiting the unit to purchasers, mortgagees, tenants, workers, or contractors is one of the listed entry purposes and carries the same two-day notice as any other entry (§ 34-18-26(a), (c)). See the advance-notice column |
If the landlord 'makes an unlawful entry or a lawful entry in an unreasonable manner or makes repeated demands for entry otherwise lawful but which have the effect of unreasonably harassing the tenant, the tenant may obtain injunctive relief to prevent the recurrence of the conduct or terminate the rental agreement' (§ 34-18-45(b)); and 'the prevailing party may recover actual damages and shall be awarded costs and reasonable attorney's fees' (§ 34-18-45(c)). The mirror duty runs to the tenant: do not unreasonably withhold consent to a lawful entry (§ 34-18-45(a)) |
| South Carolina verified 2026-07-11 | S.C. Code § 27-40-530, the access section of the South Carolina Residential Landlord and Tenant Act. It is a hybrid: a general 24-hour-notice rule plus two no-consent 'service' entries with their own fixed hours (§ 27-40-530(b)-(c)), and a closed list of any 'other right of access' (§ 27-40-530(d)). Remedies for abuse of access are set separately by § 27-40-780 |
At least 24 hours for an ordinary entry. 'Except in cases under item (b) above, the landlord shall give the tenant at least twenty-four hours notice of his intent to enter and may enter only at reasonable times' (§ 27-40-530(c)). This is a firm minimum, not a rebuttable presumption. The 'item (b)' service entries — scheduled periodic upkeep and tenant-requested services — do not require 24 hours' notice, only an announcement of entry; a showing to a buyer or new renter uses the ordinary 24-hour rule |
Under § 27-40-530(a) a tenant may not unreasonably refuse entry to inspect the premises; make necessary or agreed repairs, decorations, alterations, or improvements; supply necessary or agreed services; or exhibit the unit to prospective or actual purchasers, mortgagees, tenants, workmen, or contractors. A landlord 'has no other right of access except' pursuant to court order; as permitted by §§ 27-40-720 and 27-40-730; when accompanied by a law enforcement officer at reasonable times to serve process in an ejectment proceeding; or where the tenant has abandoned or surrendered the premises (§ 27-40-530(d)) |
Reasonable times for a general entry; fixed windows for the two service entries. Regularly scheduled periodic services (e.g., changing furnace/AC filters, termite/pest treatment) may be done 'between the hours of 9:00 a.m. and 6:00 p.m.'; services the tenant requested may be done 'between the hours of 8:00 a.m. and 8:00 p.m.' (§ 27-40-530(b)(2)-(3)). An emergency entry may be made 'at any time' (§ 27-40-530(b)(1)) |
A landlord may enter without the tenant's consent, and without 24 hours' notice, in three cases (§ 27-40-530(b)): an emergency 'at any time' — the statute adds that 'prospective changes in weather conditions which pose a likelihood of danger to the property may be considered an emergency'; scheduled periodic services (9 a.m.–6 p.m.), but only if that right 'is conspicuously set forth in writing in the rental agreement' and the landlord 'announces his intent to enter' first; and tenant-requested services (8 a.m.–8 p.m.), again announcing intent first. Entry is also allowed by court order, when accompanied by law enforcement to serve ejectment process, or after abandonment/surrender (§ 27-40-530(d)) |
For a general entry the statute requires 'at least twenty-four hours notice of his intent to enter' but does not specify written or oral notice, contents, or a delivery method (§ 27-40-530(c)). The service entries substitute a different formality: the periodic-service right must be 'conspicuously set forth in writing in the rental agreement,' and before entering for either scheduled or requested services the landlord 'announces his intent to enter to perform services' (§ 27-40-530(b)(2)-(3)) |
None. Exhibiting the unit to 'prospective or actual purchasers, mortgagees, tenants, workmen, or contractors' is an ordinary entry purpose under § 27-40-530(a) and carries the general 24-hour-notice, reasonable-times rule. South Carolina has no shorter or oral-notice track for sale showings. Separately, a tenant 'shall not change locks on the dwelling unit without the permission of the landlord' (§ 27-40-530(e)) |
Section 27-40-780(b): if a landlord 'knowingly makes an unlawful entry or repeated lawful entry in an unreasonable manner or makes repeated demands for entry otherwise lawful but which have the effect of unreasonably harassing the tenant,' the tenant may 'obtain injunctive relief in magistrates' or circuit court without posting bond to prevent the recurrence of the conduct or terminate the rental agreement,' and 'may recover actual damages and reasonable attorney's fees.' The duty is mutual: if a tenant 'refuses to allow lawful access,' the landlord has the parallel injunction/termination and damages remedy (§ 27-40-780(a)) |
| South Dakota verified 2026-07-11 | S.D. Codified Laws § 43-32-32 ('Reasonable notice of landlord's intent to enter'), in ch. 43-32 (Lease of Real Property). South Dakota did not adopt the full Uniform Residential Landlord and Tenant Act; § 43-32-32 is a standalone entry-notice provision added in 2014 (SL 2014, ch. 191, § 4) |
Reasonable notice, with a 24-hour presumption. 'Twenty-four hours written notice is presumed to be a reasonable notice unless alternate methods of notification or times for entry are mutually agreed upon between the landlord and tenant in the lease' (§ 43-32-32). So 24 hours' written notice is the safe default, but the lease may set a different agreed method or timing |
The statute does not enumerate the reasons a landlord may enter — unlike most states' access sections, § 43-32-32 sets only the notice procedure and requires the notice to state 'the purpose of intended entry.' The permitted purposes therefore come from the lease and common law, not a statutory list. The notice's stated purpose is what defines and limits a given entry |
Normal business hours. The required notice must specify 'a period of time during normal business hours for entry' (§ 43-32-32), so a routine entry is tied to that window. Emergencies are exempt |
Two: a genuine emergency, and where giving notice 'is impracticable' — 'Except in case of an emergency or if it is impracticable to do so, a landlord or landlord's agent shall give the tenant reasonable notice' (§ 43-32-32). The statute names no other no-notice cases |
Writing is the presumed-reasonable form: 24 hours' WRITTEN notice is presumed reasonable (§ 43-32-32). The notice must contain four things — it 'shall specify date or dates of entry, a period of time during normal business hours for entry, and the purpose of intended entry' and 'shall also specify a means for which the tenant may request to reschedule the entry.' A notice missing the reschedule option or the business-hours window is incomplete |
None. Section 43-32-32 does not single out showings to buyers or new renters; a showing is treated like any other entry and needs the same reasonable (24-hour written, presumed) notice. See the advance-notice column |
Section 43-32-32 sets no penalty for a wrongful entry. A tenant's recourse is the general and common-law route — a claim for breach of the covenant of quiet enjoyment or trespass, an injunction, and damages. Because the statute makes the notice's stated purpose and business-hours window the measure of a lawful entry, an entry outside them is unauthorized and can support that claim |
| Tennessee verified 2026-07-11 | Tennessee's Uniform Residential Landlord and Tenant Act (URLTA), Tenn. Code Ann. § 66-28-403 ('Access by landlord'), Title 66, Chapter 28, Part 4. Critical scope limit: the URLTA 'applies only in counties having a population of more than seventy-five thousand (75,000), according to the 2010 federal census or any subsequent federal census' (§ 66-28-102(a)) — in smaller counties there is no statutory entry rule and the lease plus common law govern. Access is exclusive under § 66-28-403(e). Last amended 2011 (ch. 272), applicable to rental agreements entered on or after October 1, 2011 |
None for an ordinary entry — Tennessee is the outlier that sets no general advance-notice figure. Section 66-28-403 requires only that the tenant 'not unreasonably withhold consent' and bars abuse; it fixes no hours or days for a repair, inspection, service, or a showing to a purchaser. The single stated notice is 24 hours, and only in one narrow case: showing the unit to prospective TENANTS within the final 30 days of the tenancy, and only 'provided that such right of access is set forth in the rental agreement' (§ 66-28-403(e)(5)) |
To 'inspect the premises, make necessary or agreed repairs, decorations, alterations, or improvements, supply necessary or agreed services, or exhibit the premises to prospective or actual purchasers, mortgagees, workers or contractors' (§ 66-28-403(a)); plus emergency entry (b) and, where utilities are off through no fault of the landlord, entry to inspect and repair the resulting damage (c). Note prospective new TENANTS are NOT in the (a) list — showing to them is allowed only through the narrow (e)(5) final-30-days route. Subsection (e) makes the access list exclusive |
None stated. Unlike states that fix 'normal business hours' or a 7:30 a.m.-8:00 p.m. window, § 66-28-403 sets no time-of-day limit on entry. Entry is bounded only by the rule that the landlord 'shall not abuse the right of access or use it to harass the tenant' (§ 66-28-403(d)) and, for the (e)(5) showing, the 24-hour notice |
The landlord 'may enter the premises without consent of the tenant in case of emergency,' where 'emergency' means 'a sudden, generally unexpected occurrence or set of circumstances demanding immediate action' (§ 66-28-403(b)). No notice is needed either where utilities are off through no fault of the landlord (c), or where the tenant 'has abandoned or surrendered the premises' or 'is deceased, incapacitated or incarcerated' (e)(3)-(4). Because there is no general notice requirement, ordinary consented entries need no advance notice at all |
The statute prescribes no written form, content, or delivery method for an ordinary entry — there is no general notice to formalize. The one notice rule, the (e)(5) final-30-days showing to prospective tenants, requires that 'notice is given to the tenant at least twenty-four (24) hours prior to entry' and that 'such right of access is set forth in the rental agreement'; it does not specify written versus oral |
Two separate tracks. Showings to actual or prospective PURCHASERS or mortgagees are a permitted purpose under § 66-28-403(a), on the general 'do not unreasonably withhold consent' basis with no fixed notice. Showings to prospective new TENANTS are allowed only under (e)(5): 'Within the final thirty (30) days of the termination of the rental agreement,' only if 'set forth in the rental agreement,' and only with 'at least twenty-four (24) hours' notice. Outside that 30-day window the statute gives no right to show the unit to prospective tenants |
The landlord 'shall not abuse the right of access or use it to harass the tenant' (§ 66-28-403(d)), and § 66-28-513(b) provides the remedy: if the landlord 'makes an unlawful entry or a lawful entry in an unreasonable manner or makes repeated demands for entry otherwise lawful but which have the effect of unreasonably harassing the tenant, the tenant may obtain injunctive relief to prevent the recurrence of the conduct, or terminate the rental agreement,' and 'may recover actual damages and reasonable attorney's fees.' The duty is mutual — under § 66-28-513(a), a tenant who 'refuses to allow lawful access' faces a landlord injunction or termination plus actual damages and attorney's fees |
| Texas verified 2026-07-11 | No landlord-entry-notice statute. Texas Property Code Chapter 92 (Residential Tenancies) is the governing residential landlord-tenant scheme — it 'applies only to the relationship between landlords and tenants of residential rental property' (§ 92.002) — but it contains no right-of-entry or entry-notice section (its subchapters cover repairs, security devices, smoke alarms, deposits, utility cutoffs, lockouts, retaliation, and disclosure, not routine entry). Texas did not adopt the Uniform Residential Landlord and Tenant Act. Entry is governed by the lease and the common-law implied covenant of quiet enjoyment |
None set by statute. Whatever the lease provides — many Texas leases require 24 hours' notice by contract, but that is a lease term, not a statutory floor. If the lease is silent, the common-law reasonableness standard and the tenant's right to quiet enjoyment apply, and the safest course for a landlord is advance notice at a reasonable time |
None enumerated by statute. The lawful reasons for entry are whatever the lease authorizes (commonly repairs, inspections, showings, and emergencies), read against the covenant of quiet enjoyment. Because there is no statutory list making entry reasons exclusive, the lease is the controlling document — but a lease term purporting to grant entry at will for any reason at any time is generally unenforceable as inconsistent with quiet enjoyment |
None set by statute. Any time-of-day limit comes from the lease; absent a lease term, entry must be at a reasonable time under general principles |
No statutory list, but in practice a genuine emergency (fire, flood, gas leak, a threat to life or property) and the tenant's consent are the recognized bases for entry without advance notice, and a landlord may act to protect the property in a true emergency. There is no statutory abandonment-entry rule specific to routine access, though the separate lockout statute addresses a landlord's conduct after a tenant leaves |
None prescribed by statute. Any writing requirement, content, or delivery method for an entry notice comes from the lease; the Property Code's notice-form rules govern other things (repair-demand letters under § 92.056, lockout notices under § 92.0081), not entry notices |
None by statute. Whether and how a landlord may show an occupied unit to buyers or new tenants — including any end-of-term showing right — is governed entirely by the lease; there is no statutory showing procedure or notice period |
No entry statute means no entry-specific statutory penalty. A tenant's recourse for an unlawful or harassing entry is a common-law claim — breach of the covenant of quiet enjoyment, trespass, or (for a landlord who ignores the lease's own entry limits) breach of contract — plus injunctive relief and damages. Texas does give tenants strong statutory remedies against landlord self-help that involves entry-adjacent conduct: a wrongful lockout lets the tenant recover possession, a civil penalty of one month's rent plus $1,000, actual damages, and attorney's fees (§ 92.0081), and an improper utility cutoff carries similar penalties (§ 92.008). The anti-retaliation subchapter (§§ 92.331–92.335) protects a tenant who asserts these rights |
| Utah verified 2026-07-11 | Utah Code § 57-22-4(2), a single sentence inside the Utah Fit Premises Act (Utah Code §§ 57-22-1 to 57-22-7). Utah is not a URLTA state and has no dedicated 'landlord access' section; the entry rule is one subsection of the owner's-duties statute. Distinctively, the notice is a default that the lease overrides — it applies 'Except as otherwise provided in the rental agreement' — and § 57-22-4(9) bars a renter from suing over a violation of it. Section 57-22-4 was last amended in 2021 (ch. 98) |
At least 24 hours — but only as a default. '[A]n owner shall provide the renter at least 24 hours prior notice of the owner's entry,' prefaced by 'Except as otherwise provided in the rental agreement' (§ 57-22-4(2)). Because the lease controls, a rental agreement can set a different (including shorter) notice period. There is no separate figure for showings, and the statute does not phrase 24 hours as a presumption — it is simply the fallback when the lease is silent |
The statute lists none. Section 57-22-4(2) requires notice for 'the owner's entry' generally without enumerating lawful reasons or making any list exclusive, so the reasons a landlord may enter are governed by the lease and common law. The one related statutory hook is on the renter's side: a renter may not 'unreasonably deny access to, refuse entry to, or withhold consent to enter the residential rental unit to the owner, agent, or manager for the purpose of making repairs' (§ 57-22-5(2)(c)) |
State law sets none. The Fit Premises Act fixes no time-of-day limit on entry. Many Utah cities and counties, however, set entry-hour windows by local ordinance (for example, several fix entry to roughly 8 a.m.–8 p.m.); those are local rules on top of the state floor, so check your city's code |
The statute names no emergency exception and no enumerated no-notice situations — § 57-22-4(2) is a bare 24-hour default with no carve-outs written into it. In practice, no-notice or reduced-notice entry (including for a genuine emergency) is governed by the lease, which the statute expressly lets control, and by common law. Separately, when a renter serves a written notice of a deficient condition, that notice must 'provide the owner permission to enter the residential rental unit to make corrective action' (§ 57-22-6(2)(b)(iv)) |
The statute does not specify. Section 57-22-4(2) requires 'at least 24 hours prior notice' but says nothing about whether it must be written or oral, what it must contain, or how it must be delivered — those are left to the lease. (By contrast, a renter's own notice of a deficient condition must be written and served, § 57-22-6(2), but that is the tenant-to-owner direction.) A dated written notice is the safe practice even though the statute does not require it |
None. The Fit Premises Act has no provision addressing entry to show the unit to buyers or new tenants; a showing is just another entry subject to the § 57-22-4(2) default notice (unless the lease provides otherwise). See the advance-notice rule |
Unusually limited. Section 57-22-4(9) provides that a renter 'may not use an owner's failure to comply with a requirement of Subsection (2)' — the 24-hour notice rule — as a basis '(a) to excuse the renter's compliance with a rental agreement; or (b) to bring a cause of action against the owner.' So there is no statutory penalty or lawsuit for a notice violation. A tenant's real recourse for an unauthorized entry is a common-law claim — trespass and breach of the covenant of quiet enjoyment (a landlord's unauthorized entry is a trespass to the same extent as a stranger's). The mirror duty: a renter may not 'unreasonably deny access to, refuse entry to, or withhold consent to enter' for repairs (§ 57-22-5(2)(c)) |
| Vermont verified 2026-07-11 | 9 V.S.A. § 4460 ('Access'), the access section of Vermont's Residential Rental Agreements act (Title 9, ch. 137). Entry rests on either the tenant's consent or 48 hours' notice for a listed purpose. Added 1985 (No. 175 (Adj. Sess.), § 1) |
At least 48 hours for a non-consent entry. The landlord 'may also enter the dwelling unit for the following purposes between the hours of 9:00 A.M. and 9:00 P.M. on no less than 48 hours' notice' (§ 4460(b)). Alternatively the landlord may enter with the tenant's consent at any time, and that consent 'shall not be unreasonably withheld' (§ 4460(a)). The same 48-hour rule covers showings |
When necessary to inspect the premises; to make necessary or agreed repairs, alterations, or improvements; to supply agreed services; or to exhibit the unit to prospective or actual purchasers, mortgagees, tenants, workers, or contractors (§ 4460(b)). Entry with the tenant's consent (§ 4460(a)) is not limited to this list, but a landlord relying on 48 hours' notice instead of consent may enter only for these purposes |
A hard window: 'between the hours of 9:00 A.M. and 9:00 P.M.' (§ 4460(b)). A non-consent entry outside those hours is not authorized; an imminent-danger entry is exempt |
One: imminent danger. 'A landlord may only enter the dwelling unit without consent or notice when the landlord has a reasonable belief that there is imminent danger to any person or to property' (§ 4460(c)) — Vermont's emergency exception, such as an apparent fire or gas leak. Contemporaneous consent (§ 4460(a)) also dispenses with the 48-hour notice |
The statute requires at least 48 hours' notice but does not prescribe a form (written or oral) or a delivery method — it fixes the timing (48 hours) and the hours of entry (9 a.m.–9 p.m.), not the manner of the notice (§ 4460(b)) |
No separate showing rule. Exhibiting the unit to purchasers, mortgagees, tenants, workers, or contractors is one of the listed purposes and carries the same 48-hour notice and 9 a.m.–9 p.m. window as any other non-consent entry (§ 4460(b)). See the advance-notice column |
Section 4460 sets no penalty for a wrongful entry. A tenant's recourse is common-law and general — a claim for breach of the covenant of quiet enjoyment or trespass, an injunction to stop repeated intrusions, and damages; an entry with no consent, no 48-hour notice, and no imminent danger is unauthorized and can support that claim. The mirror duty runs to the tenant: consent to a lawful entry 'shall not be unreasonably withheld' (§ 4460(a)) |
| Virginia verified 2026-07-11 | Virginia Residential Landlord and Tenant Act (VRLTA), Va. Code § 55.1-1229 ('Access; consent...'), in Title 55.1, Chapter 12. Virginia's own adaptation of the uniform residential act. Effectively exclusive: § 55.1-1229(C) says 'The landlord has no other right to access except by court order or that permitted by §§ 55.1-1248 and 55.1-1249 or if the tenant has abandoned or surrendered the premises.' Last amended 2024 (c. 46) |
No single fixed figure for an ordinary entry. For inspections, repairs, services, and showings the landlord must 'give the tenant notice of his intent to enter and may enter only at reasonable times' (§ 55.1-1229(A)(4)) — the statute sets no hours number. The one quantified rule: 'Unless impractical to do so, the landlord shall give the tenant at least 72 hours' notice of routine maintenance to be performed that has not been requested by the tenant,' and that maintenance must be done 'within 14 days of delivery of the notice.' If the tenant requests the maintenance, no notice is required |
To 'inspect the premises; make necessary or agreed-upon repairs, decorations, alterations, or improvements; supply necessary or agreed-upon services; or exhibit the dwelling unit to prospective or actual purchasers, mortgagees, tenants, workmen, or contractors' (§ 55.1-1229(A)(1)), plus entry 'in case of emergency' (A)(4). Because subsection (C) bars any 'other right to access' outside these purposes, a court order, the abandonment/health-and-safety provisions (§§ 55.1-1248, 55.1-1249), or surrender, the list functions as an exclusive one |
'Reasonable times' only — the landlord 'may enter only at reasonable times' (§ 55.1-1229(A)(4)). The statute fixes no clock hours; an emergency entry is not limited to reasonable times |
No advance notice is needed: in a genuine emergency ('The landlord may enter the dwelling unit without consent of the tenant in case of emergency,' § 55.1-1229(A)(4)); when giving notice 'is impractical to do so' (same subsection); when the tenant has requested the maintenance or service (the request itself is the permission); and after the tenant 'has abandoned or surrendered the premises' (C). During an unlawful-detainer case the landlord can also ask the court to order access (A)(5) |
The statute requires 'notice of his intent to enter' but does not prescribe a written form, exact content, or delivery method for an ordinary entry. The one detailed rule is for unrequested routine maintenance: the 72-hour notice 'shall state the last date on which the maintenance may possibly be performed,' and the work must occur 'within 14 days of delivery of the notice' (§ 55.1-1229(A)(4)) |
No shorter notice period for showings — they use the general 'reasonable times' rule. But Virginia adds an enforcement tool against the tenant: 'If the rental agreement so provides and if a tenant without reasonable justification declines to permit the landlord or managing agent to exhibit the dwelling unit for sale or lease, the landlord may recover damages, costs, and reasonable attorney fees against such tenant' (§ 55.1-1229(A)(3)). During a Governor-declared communicable-disease emergency, a tenant's health concern is a 'reasonable justification,' and the tenant must instead provide 'a video tour of the dwelling unit or other acceptable substitute' |
The landlord 'shall not abuse the right of access or use it to harass the tenant' (§ 55.1-1229(A)(4)). An unlawful entry is a noncompliance with the chapter, so under § 55.1-1234 the tenant may serve written notice and terminate, and 'may recover damages and obtain injunctive relief for noncompliance,' plus 'reasonable attorney fees unless the landlord proves by a preponderance of the evidence that the landlord's actions were reasonable.' The duty runs both ways: the tenant 'shall not unreasonably withhold consent' to a lawful entry (A)(1), and the landlord may seek a court access order during an unlawful detainer (A)(5) |
| Washington verified 2026-07-11 | RCW 59.18.150 ('Landlord's right of entry...'), part of Washington's Residential Landlord-Tenant Act (RCW ch. 59.18). Effectively exclusive: subsection (7) says 'The landlord has no other right of access except by court order, arbitrator or by consent of the tenant.' Subsections (2)-(4) separately cover search-warrant inspections by fire and code-enforcement officials — a different track from a landlord's own entry — and subsection (9) preserves common-law rights |
At least two days' written notice for an ordinary entry: 'Except in the case of emergency or if it is impracticable to do so, the landlord shall give the tenant at least two days' written notice of his or her intent to enter and shall enter only at reasonable times' (§ 59.18.150(6)). A shorter one-day notice applies to showings — the tenant 'shall not unreasonably withhold consent' where 'the landlord has given at least one day's notice of intent to enter to exhibit the dwelling unit to prospective or actual purchasers or tenants' |
To 'inspect the premises, make necessary or agreed repairs, alterations, or improvements, supply necessary or agreed services, or exhibit the dwelling unit to prospective or actual purchasers, mortgagees, tenants, workers, or contractors' (§ 59.18.150(1)). Under subsection (7) the landlord 'has no other right of access except by court order, arbitrator or by consent of the tenant,' so the list is effectively exclusive |
'Reasonable times' only — the landlord 'shall enter only at reasonable times' (§ 59.18.150(6)). The statute fixes no clock hours for a landlord's entry. (A separate 7:00 p.m.-8:00 a.m. limit in subsection (4)(g) applies only to court-warrant inspections by code officials, not to the landlord.) |
No advance notice is required in an emergency or on abandonment: 'The landlord may enter the dwelling unit without consent of the tenant in case of emergency or abandonment' (§ 59.18.150(5)). Notice is also excused when 'it is impracticable to do so' (subsection (6)) |
Written, with two load-bearing content requirements (§ 59.18.150(6)): the notice 'must state the exact time and date or dates of entry or specify a period of time during that date or dates in which the entry will occur, in which case the notice must specify the earliest and latest possible times of entry,' and it 'must also specify the telephone number to which the tenant may communicate any objection or request to reschedule the entry.' A notice missing the time/window or the callback number does not meet the statute |
Showings get a shorter one-day notice and an anti-abuse cap. A tenant 'shall not unreasonably withhold consent to the landlord to enter the dwelling unit at a specified time where the landlord has given at least one day's notice of intent to enter to exhibit the dwelling unit to prospective or actual purchasers or tenants,' and 'A landlord shall not unreasonably interfere with a tenant's enjoyment of the rented dwelling unit by excessively exhibiting the dwelling unit' (§ 59.18.150(6)) |
A per-violation penalty after one written warning: a landlord (or tenant) 'who continues to violate the rights of the [other] ... after being served with one written notification alleging in good faith violations of this section listing the date and time of the violation shall be liable for up to one hundred dollars for each violation after receipt of the notice,' and 'The prevailing landlord or tenant may recover costs of the suit or arbitration ... and may also recover reasonable attorneys' fees' (§ 59.18.150(8)). The landlord also 'shall not abuse the right of access or use it to harass the tenant' (6), and subsection (9) preserves any common-law right or privilege. The duty is mutual — the tenant may not unreasonably withhold consent to a lawful, properly-noticed entry (1), (6) |
| West Virginia verified 2026-07-11 | No landlord-entry statute. West Virginia's residential landlord-tenant law — W. Va. Code ch. 37, art. 6 (§§ 37-6-1 to 37-6-31) and art. 6A (the 2011 deposit act) — contains no access or entry-notice section. Section 37-6-30 sets the landlord's habitability duties but says nothing about entering an occupied unit; § 37-6-6 concerns a deserted or abandoned unit, not routine entry. Routine access is governed by the lease and the common-law covenant of quiet enjoyment |
No statutory period — not 24 hours, not 48, not 'reasonable' notice, no number at all. Because the code has no access section, the notice a landlord owes before entering is whatever the lease requires; the state sets no default |
No statutory list of entry reasons. The lease defines when and why a landlord may enter; absent a lease term, entry rests on the tenant's consent or common-law principles, not an enumerated statutory list |
No statutory hours limit. West Virginia law fixes no time-of-day window for entry; any limit comes from the lease or the reasonableness the quiet-enjoyment covenant implies |
No statutory emergency or no-notice scheme, because there is no statutory notice requirement to be excused from. A genuine emergency entry (fire, flood, gas leak) rests on the lease and common-law necessity, not a West Virginia statute |
No statutory form, content, or delivery rule for entry. The lease governs how any notice of a routine entry is given |
None. West Virginia has no statute addressing entry to show an occupied unit to buyers or new renters; whether and how a landlord may do so is governed entirely by the lease. See the advance-notice column |
No statutory penalty for a wrongful entry. A tenant's recourse is a common-law claim for breach of the covenant of quiet enjoyment or trespass — an injunction, damages, or a lease remedy. West Virginia's Article 6 imposes duties chiefly on the landlord to maintain the premises (§ 37-6-30) and gives the tenant no statutory entry-notice right |
| Wisconsin verified 2026-07-11 | A two-layer scheme. Wis. Stat. § 704.05(2) gives the tenant 'the right to exclusive possession of the premises' and lets the landlord enter 'upon advance notice and at reasonable times' to inspect, make repairs, and show the unit. The operative details — the 12-hour figure, the announce-yourself duty — are in Wis. Admin. Code § ATCP 134.09(2), the state's Residential Rental Practices rule (a rule with the force of law, enforced by the Department of Agriculture, Trade and Consumer Protection). Wisconsin is not a URLTA state |
At least 12 hours' advance notice — 'Advance notice means at least 12 hours advance notice unless the tenant, upon being notified of the proposed entry, consents to a shorter time period' (§ ATCP 134.09(2)(a)2). The underlying statute requires only 'advance notice' (§ 704.05(2)); the rule supplies the 12-hour minimum, which is shorter than the 24 hours common in other states |
A narrow list: 'to inspect the premises, make repairs, or show the premises to prospective tenants or purchasers' (§ 704.05(2); § ATCP 134.09(2)(a)1). The landlord may enter only 'for the amount of time reasonably required' to do so. A lease may add other circumstances, but only through a separately signed 'NONSTANDARD RENTAL PROVISION' (§ ATCP 134.09(2)(c)) |
'Reasonable times' only (§ 704.05(2); § ATCP 134.09(2)(a)2). Wisconsin fixes no clock (no a.m./p.m. window). Entry is limited to the time 'reasonably required' for the permitted purpose (§ ATCP 134.09(2)(a)1) |
No advance notice is required if: the tenant, 'knowing the proposed time of entry, requests or consents in advance to the entry' (§ ATCP 134.09(2)(b)1); or 'the tenant is absent and the landlord reasonably believes that entry is necessary to protect the premises from damage' (§ ATCP 134.09(2)(b)3) — which tracks the statute's rule that if the tenant is absent and the landlord 'reasonably believes that entry is necessary to preserve or protect the premises, the landlord may enter without notice and with such force as appears necessary' (§ 704.05(2)). A health-or-safety emergency is likewise a recognized no-advance-notice case under § ATCP 134.09(2)(b) |
The rule sets the 12-hour minimum but does not prescribe a rigid written form; the period may be shortened by the tenant's consent (§ ATCP 134.09(2)(a)2). Two hard requirements apply at the door: the landlord may not enter 'without first announcing his or her presence to persons who may be present in the dwelling unit, and identifying himself or herself upon request' (§ ATCP 134.09(2)(d)). Any lease term letting the landlord enter beyond the statutory circumstances is valid only if placed in a separate document titled 'NONSTANDARD RENTAL PROVISIONS' and identified and discussed with the tenant (§ ATCP 134.09(2)(c)) |
None separate. Showing the unit 'to prospective tenants or purchasers' is one of the three permitted entry purposes (§ 704.05(2); § ATCP 134.09(2)(a)1) and carries the same 12-hour, reasonable-times rule. Wisconsin has no shorter-notice or oral-notice track for sale showings |
The right an unlawful entry violates is the tenant's statutory 'right to exclusive possession of the premises' (§ 704.05(2)). Because the 12-hour rule is an ATCP (DATCP) rule, a violation triggers the private remedy in Wis. Stat. § 100.20(5): a tenant who proves a pecuniary loss from the violation can recover double that loss plus costs and a reasonable attorney fee — the Wisconsin Supreme Court in Koble Investments v. Marquardt (2026 WI 19) confirmed § 100.20(5) 'entitled' a tenant 'to recover double the damages caused by' an ATCP 134 violation with 'reasonable attorney fees and costs,' but also that a tenant who cannot show a pecuniary loss recovers nothing under it. A tenant may also file a complaint with the Department of Agriculture, Trade and Consumer Protection |
| Wyoming verified 2026-07-11 | No landlord-entry-notice statute. Wyoming's Residential Rental Property Act (Wyo. Stat. §§ 1-21-1201 to 1-21-1211) has no section requiring a landlord to give notice before entering. It addresses access only from the renter's side — § 1-21-1205(a)(iii) bars a renter from unreasonably denying the owner entry for repairs, inspection, or showing — but imposes no notice the owner must give. Routine entry is otherwise governed by the lease and the common-law covenant of quiet enjoyment |
No statutory period — not 24 hours, not 'reasonable' notice, no number at all. Wyoming's Act sets no notice a landlord must give before entering; any notice requirement comes from the lease |
No landlord-side statutory list. The Act names entry purposes only in the renter's-duty clause — the renter may not unreasonably deny access 'for the purpose of making repairs to or inspecting the unit, and showing the unit for rent or sale' (§ 1-21-1205(a)(iii)) — but it does not otherwise regulate or limit the owner's grounds for entry. Beyond that, the lease and common law govern |
No statutory hours limit. Wyoming law fixes no time-of-day window for entry; any limit comes from the lease or the reasonableness the quiet-enjoyment covenant implies |
No statutory emergency or no-notice scheme, because there is no statutory notice requirement to be excused from. A genuine emergency entry (fire, flood, gas leak) rests on the lease and common-law necessity, not a Wyoming statute |
No statutory form, content, or delivery rule for entry. The lease governs how any notice of a routine entry is given |
None as a landlord-notice rule. Wyoming names showings only in the renter's duty not to unreasonably block 'showing the unit for rent or sale' (§ 1-21-1205(a)(iii)); it sets no notice a landlord must give to show the unit. See the advance-notice column |
No statutory penalty for a wrongful entry. A tenant's recourse is a common-law claim for breach of the covenant of quiet enjoyment or trespass — an injunction, damages, or a lease remedy. Note the asymmetry: the Act expressly protects the owner's access (a renter may not unreasonably deny entry, § 1-21-1205(a)(iii), and the owner's remedy for a renter's denial is the judicial eviction process, § 1-21-1211), but gives the renter no matching statutory entry-notice right |
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