Oklahoma Eviction Notice Law
Oklahoma's notice period for unpaid rent is 5 days (5-day notice demanding past-due rent). For a lease violation it is 15 days, and the tenant gets a chance to fix the problem.
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Oklahoma eviction notice rules at a glance
| Notice for unpaid rent | 5 days (5-day notice demanding past-due rent)Okla. Stat. tit. 41, § 131 |
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| Notice for a lease violation | 15 days (chance to cure)Okla. Stat. tit. 41, § 132 |
| Ending a month-to-month tenancy (no-fault) | 30 days (either side)41 O.S. § 111 |
What Oklahoma law says
What notice must an Oklahoma landlord give before filing an eviction for unpaid rent?
If rent is unpaid when due, give written notice demanding payment; you may end the tenancy if the tenant doesn't pay within 5 days, and the demand also counts as a demand for possession (Okla. Stat. tit. 41, § 131(B)).
How much notice is required for a lease violation in Oklahoma?
For a material lease violation, give written notice that the lease ends at least 15 days after the tenant receives it unless the breach is fixed within 10 days; a repeat breach allows termination on written notice (Okla. Stat. tit. 41, § 132(B)).
How much notice ends a month-to-month tenancy in Oklahoma?
Either side may end a month-to-month or at-will tenancy with written notice served at least 30 days before the termination date, counted from service (41 O.S. § 111(A), (E)).
How Oklahoma compares
16 of 49 verified jurisdictions use a shorter unpaid-rent notice.
None of Oklahoma's 6 neighbors follows the same rule.
Other Oklahoma rules
| Security deposit limit | No state cap41 O.S. § 115 (no amount limit; escrow requirement in (A)) |
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| Deposit return deadline | 45 days after the tenant's written request41 O.S. § 115(B) |
| Late-fee cap | No fixed cap; a late fee is enforceable only as reasonable liquidated damages, and a fee that operates as a penalty is void (15 O.S. §§ 213-215; Sun Ridge Investors, Ltd. v. Parker, 1998 OK 22)15 O.S. §§ 213-215 (penalties void; liquidated damages only where actual damage is impracticable to fix), Sun Ridge Investors, Ltd. v. Parker, 1998 OK 22, 956 P.2d 876 (OSCN) |
| Entry notice | 24 hours' notice41 O.S. § 128 |
| Rent-increase notice | No state rule41 O.S. § 109, 41 O.S. § 111(A) |