Eviction Notice Deadline
Statutory eviction notice cure period.
These calculators are for informational purposes only and do not constitute legal, financial, or professional advice.
How the Eviction Notice Deadline works
The Eviction Notice Deadline calculator adds a statutory notice period to the date a notice was served and returns the day it expires — the earliest day a landlord may file to evict. Enter the date served, the number of days your local rule specifies, and whether those are business days or calendar days; the tool counts forward, skipping the holidays of any jurisdictions you select.
The clock starts on the date the notice was served, and under the typical rule the day of service is day zero — the count begins the next day. How the notice was delivered matters too: personal delivery is usually deemed complete the day it happens, while posting-and-mailing or certified mail can push the operative service date later than the moment the envelope was sent. Fix that service date before you count, because everything downstream hangs on it.
Business-day mode steps over weekends and selected-jurisdiction holidays as it counts; calendar-day mode counts every day and, if the last day lands on a weekend or holiday, rolls forward to the next day the court is open. The roll only ever moves the deadline later, never earlier. Filing before the period expires can get the entire eviction dismissed, so treat the result as the earliest possible filing date — not a target to race.
Worked example
A 3-day notice to pay or quit served by personal delivery on Friday the 1st: in calendar-day mode the third day is Monday the 4th, so the earliest filing is Tuesday the 5th. Switch the same inputs to business-day mode and the count skips Saturday and Sunday — the three business days are Monday, Tuesday, Wednesday, so the period does not expire until Wednesday the 6th and the earliest filing is Thursday. Same notice, same service date, same "3," two different deadlines.
Frequently asked questions
Does the day the notice is served count?
In most jurisdictions the day of service is day zero and the count starts the next day, so a 3-day notice served Monday typically expires at the end of Thursday. Confirm the rule that governs your property — a single day of error can invalidate a filing.
Should I use business days or calendar days?
Whatever the governing statute or ordinance specifies. Many termination notices run in calendar days; some short notices in certain states count only business days, skipping weekends and holidays. Toggle the setting to match your rule, because the same number can land days apart between the two modes.
Is this legal advice?
No. Notice periods, how service is deemed complete, the business-vs-calendar-day rule, and how holidays are handled vary by state, county, and city ordinance, and the day counts here are simplified. Confirm any real eviction deadline against the governing landlord-tenant statute and a licensed attorney before acting on it.