Ending a month-to-month tenancy in Arizona

The rule in Arizona

To end a month-to-month tenancy in Arizona, the notice period is 30 days, set by A.R.S. § 33-1375(B). The words: “The landlord or the tenant may terminate a month-to-month tenancy by a written notice given to the other … at least thirty days prior to the periodic rental date specified in the notice.” The same period binds the tenant: the statute gives landlord and tenant one rule.

Of the 29 states verified on this site, 3 require less notice and 4 require more, counting a month as 30 days for comparison; the median is 30 days. 21 others land on the same length, among them Florida, Idaho, Illinois and Iowa.

Worked date: a notice delivered on November 10, 2026 runs its 30 days on December 10, 2026. Because the statute ties the end to a rental period, the earliest date the tenancy can end is the next rent day, January 1, 2027, which is 52 days after delivery.

The day of delivery matters where the end must fall on a rental date. To end the tenancy on January 1, 2027, the notice has to arrive by December 2, 2026; one delivered a day later, on December 3, 2026, runs to the following rent day, February 1, 2027, 60 days away. These dates assume rent is due on day 1 of each month, which the lease can change.

Across the border, among neighbours with a verified rule: Nevada requires 30 days.

For a tenancy paid by the week, the same statute sets 10 days, 33% of the monthly figure.

A week-to-week tenancy takes written notice at least ten days before the termination date (§ 33-1375(A)).

After the notice: the landlord then has 14 business days to return the security deposit (deposit rules), so a tenancy ending on January 1, 2027 puts the deposit deadline at January 21, 2027.

Source: Arizona Legislature, A.R.S. § 33-1375 · last checked October 21, 2026.

Giving or receiving notice

The statute sets the shortest period; a lease can add conditions such as a written form or a delivery method, and some cities add their own rules. The guide on ending a month-to-month tenancy compares how the verified states count the period.