Tennessee Notice to Vacate Rules
Tennessee 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: 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. T.C.A. 66-28-512(a), (b); ch. 66-7 (§§ 66-7-101 to 66-7-113, checked)
The rules in Tennessee
| Ending a month-to-month lease | 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). Official T.C.A. is published only via LexisNexis; text verified on a public mirror of the code (FindLaw, current as of Jan. 2, 2024; older than 2025). 66-7-109 covers notice for cause and does not set a no-fault period. 2023 Pub. Ch. 400 (eff. 7/1/2023) requires 60 days' notice to evict a paid-up tenant of certain facilities for older persons when the eviction is for new property development (https://wapp.capitol.tn.gov/apps/BillInfo/Default.aspx?BillNumber=SB0717&GA=113). If a tenant holds over willfully and not in good faith, the landlord may also recover actual damages and attorney's fees (66-28-512(c)). Non-URLTA check: T.C.A. §§ 66-7-101 through 66-7-113 (FindLaw mirror, current as of Jan. 2, 2024; e.g., https://codes.findlaw.com/tn/title-66-property/tn-code-sect-66-7-109/) contain no no-fault notice period. |
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Tennessee vs. neighboring states
| State | Ending a month-to-month lease |
|---|---|
| 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) |
| Alabama | Either party gives written notice at least 30 days before the periodic rental date named in the notice. Week-to-week tenancies need at least 7 days' written notice. Ala. Code § 35-9A-441(a)-(b) |
| Arkansas | Either the landlord or the tenant may end a month-to-month tenancy by written notice given at least 30 days before the termination date stated in the notice (7 days for a week-to-week tenancy). The landlord needs no reason. A fixed-term written lease ends on its own terms. No statute sets a separate notice period for rent increases; the Attorney General advises giving at least one rental period's notice. Ark. Code Ann. § 18-17-704(a)-(b) |
| Georgia | Tenancy at will (no written lease, or expired lease with landlord allowing the tenant to stay): landlord must give 60 days' notice; tenant must give 30 days' notice. Rent changes for a tenancy at will also require 60 days' notice (Handbook). O.C.G.A. § 44-7-7; Georgia Landlord-Tenant Handbook (DCA, rev. 8-29-24), pp. 13, 15 |
| 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 |
| Mississippi | 30 days' written notice by either the landlord or the tenant before the termination date. A week-to-week tenancy needs 7 days' written notice by either side. A tenancy with no fixed term is week to week if rent is paid weekly and month to month in all other cases. Miss. Code Ann. § 89-8-19(1)–(3) |
| 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) |
| North Carolina | 7 days' notice to quit (either party) for month-to-month; 2 days for week-to-week; 1 month for year-to-year; 60 days for manufactured-home lot rentals. N.C. Gen. Stat. § 42-14 |
| 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) |
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Tennessee Notice to Vacate Rules FAQ
How much notice is needed to end a month-to-month lease in 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))
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