Eviction Notice Deadline
Statutory eviction notice cure period.
Written and maintained by Paul Clark, Redmoon Software · Rules last verified
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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 that period expires — the last day of the notice itself, with filing possible the following day under the typical rule. Enter the date served, the number of days your local rule specifies, and whether those are business days or calendar days; in business-day mode it 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.
The two modes behave very differently, and the difference is worth knowing before you trust a date. Business-day mode steps over weekends and selected-jurisdiction holidays as it counts. Calendar-day mode counts every single day and returns the raw Nth day — it consults no holiday calendar at all and applies no roll forward, so it can and does hand back a Saturday, a Sunday, or a court holiday as the expiry date. Most jurisdictions have a rule that pushes a deadline landing on a closed day to the next day the court is open; this tool does not apply that rule in calendar mode, so check your local rule and move the date forward yourself when the result falls on a non-court day. Filing before the period has expired can get the entire eviction dismissed, so treat the result as the end of the notice period — 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.
What this calculator does not do
A limitation you know about costs far less than one you find after the deadline. These are the specific things this tool cannot work out for you.
- Eviction notice periods are set by state and often by city, and they differ by the ground for eviction — non-payment, breach, or no-cause all run on different clocks.
- Many jurisdictions add days for service by post and require a specific notice form. A correct date on a defective notice does not help.
- Local rent-stabilisation ordinances can extend these periods substantially.