The rule
- Landlord ends month-to-month
- 30 days
- Tenant ends month-to-month
- 30 days
- Week-to-week
- 7 days
- Unpaid rent
- 7 days
- Lease violation
- 14 days
- Unpaid rent
- 7-day written notice to pay or the lease ends, in URLTA jurisdictions (KRS 383.660(2)). Outside them, no statutory notice period was found.
- Lease violations
- URLTA: 14-day notice specifying the breach; the lease does not end if the tenant fixes it in time. Outside URLTA areas, a tenancy at will ends on one month’s written notice (KRS 383.195).
Law: KRS 383.695, 383.660, 383.195
Last reviewed September 30, 2026
Not legal advice. Statutes change; check the linked section.