The rule
- Landlord ends month-to-month
- 30 days
- Tenant ends month-to-month
- 30 days
- Week-to-week
- 10 days
- Unpaid rent
- 3 days
- Lease violation
- 7 days
- Unpaid rent
- 3 days after written notice of nonpayment and intent to terminate.
- Lease violations
- 7 days to remedy a material noncompliance; a repeat within 6 months allows termination on 7 days’ notice without a cure right.
Law: Iowa Code § 562A.34, § 562A.27
Last reviewed September 30, 2026
Not legal advice. Statutes change; check the linked section.