Kentucky Notice to Vacate Rules
Kentucky rules on notice to vacate for renters and landlords, with the statute or official page behind each answer. Last verified: 2026-10-22.
Short answer: Non-URLTA areas: landlord may end a tenancy at will or by sufferance with one month's written notice. URLTA areas: either party may end a month-to-month tenancy with written notice at least 30 days before the periodic rental date; KRS 383.195; KRS 383.695
The rules in Kentucky
| Ending a month-to-month lease | Non-URLTA areas: landlord may end a tenancy at will or by sufferance with one month's written notice. URLTA areas: either party may end a month-to-month tenancy with written notice at least 30 days before the periodic rental date; week-to-week, 7 days. URLTA periodic tenancy: https://apps.legislature.ky.gov/law/statutes/statute.aspx?id=35756. A tenancy continuing after a written lease ends may be ended on 10 days' notice under URLTA (383.695(3)). KRS 383.195 does not state a tenant notice period. Source: KRS 383.195; KRS 383.695 |
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Kentucky vs. neighboring states
| State | Ending a month-to-month lease |
|---|---|
| Kentucky | Non-URLTA areas: landlord may end a tenancy at will or by sufferance with one month's written notice. URLTA areas: either party may end a month-to-month tenancy with written notice at least 30 days before the periodic rental date; week-to-week, 7 days. KRS 383.195; KRS 383.695 |
| Illinois | Landlord: 30 days' written notice for any tenancy under one year (other than week-to-week); 7 days for week-to-week; 60 days for year-to-year. Tenant: no statute specifies; the AG says a 30-day written notice is normally sufficient unless the lease requires more. 735 ILCS 5/9-207, 9-205 |
| Indiana | Tenancy at will / month-to-month: one month's written notice. Periodic tenancies of 3 months or less: notice equal to the rental period. Year-to-year: at least 3 months before the end of the year. IC 32-31-1-1, 32-31-1-3, 32-31-1-4 |
| Missouri | Either landlord or tenant may terminate with written notice setting a termination date that falls on a periodic rent-paying date at least one month after the notice is received. Unwritten city/town residential leases are month-to-month. RSMo 441.060.3-.4(1) |
| Ohio | Either landlord or tenant: at least 30 days' notice before the periodic rental date. Week-to-week: at least 7 days before the termination date. Ohio Rev. Code § 5321.17 |
| Tennessee | URLTA counties: either landlord or tenant may end a month-to-month tenancy with written notice at least 30 days before the periodic rental date named in the notice. A week-to-week tenancy needs 10 days' written notice. Non-URLTA counties: no statute sets a no-fault notice period for ending a month-to-month tenancy; the lease and court decisions govern. The general landlord-tenant chapter (T.C.A. ch. 66-7) sets notice periods only for terminations for cause (66-7-109). T.C.A. 66-28-512(a), (b); ch. 66-7 (§§ 66-7-101 to 66-7-113, checked) |
| Virginia | Landlord or tenant: written notice at least 30 days before the next rent due date, unless the rental agreement provides a different period. Va. Code 55.1-1253(A) |
| West Virginia | Either party: written notice for one full rental period before the end of a period (i.e., one full month for month-to-month). Year-to-year: written notice at least 3 months before the end of the year. W. Va. Code § 37-6-5 |
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Kentucky Notice to Vacate Rules FAQ
How much notice is needed to end a month-to-month lease in Kentucky?
Non-URLTA areas: landlord may end a tenancy at will or by sufferance with one month's written notice. URLTA areas: either party may end a month-to-month tenancy with written notice at least 30 days before the periodic rental date; week-to-week, 7 days. (KRS 383.195; KRS 383.695)
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