A 14 day notice to vacate is a written notice that gives a tenant 14 days to fix a problem or move out. When a tenant does not pay rent on the due date or violates certain terms of the rental agreement, the landlord may use a 14-day eviction notice to warn the tenant.
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The notice will require the tenant to cure the situation as per the terms mentioned in the document. If not cited, the landlord may then proceed with the official eviction process.
Such a notice can be sent for pending rental dues, lease violations, and even illegal activities such as drug dealings conducted at the leased premises. The form must be sent as soon as the due date passes or the violations come to the landlord’s knowledge.
The states that require a 14-day eviction notice to be served are Arkansas, California, Kansas, Maryland, Massachusetts, Minnesota, South Carolina, Tennessee, Vermont, Washington, Wisconsin.
| Document Name | 14-Day Eviction Notice to Vacate Form |
| Other Names | 14-Day Notice to Quit, Fourteen-Day Eviction Notice |
| Avg. Time to Fill Out | 13 minutes |
| # of Fillable Fields | 55 |
| Available Formats | Adobe PDF |
Landlords use a 14-day notice to vacate when a tenant has not paid rent, has broken the lease, or has been involved in illegal activity at the property. The notice names the problem, gives the tenant 14 days to respond, and records what the landlord plans to do next if nothing changes.
The FormsPal form covers three situations:
Notice periods are not the same everywhere. In 37 of the 50 jurisdictions FormsPal's verified state data covers, the notice period for unpaid rent is stated in days, from 3 to 14 days, depending on the jurisdiction. In 20 of the 50 jurisdictions covered, the notice period for nuisance, waste or illegal activity is stated in days, from 3 to 30 days, depending on the jurisdiction.
FormsPal’s eviction notice template walks you through the 14-day notice in six short parts. Fill in each part in order, and keep your lease agreement and payment records next to you so the dates, names and amounts match.
Have these details ready before you start:
Throughout the document, enter “14” at all places where “_ Day Notice” is mentioned.
The 14-day period will be counted from the day following the notice date. Public holidays and weekends will not be included in the period.
Enter the full names of the landlord and tenant. The names should be written the same way they appear in the lease agreement between the two parties.
Indicate the date of the original lease agreement document. If you cannot remember it, make sure to check the original copy.
If the 14-day notice to quit is being sent for conducting illegal activities at the leased premises, select the first option. Mention, in brief, the related details, including the kind of illegal activities carried out, dates, and how you became aware of the incident.
If the notice to vacate is being given for violations of the rent agreement, select the second box. Enter the relevant details, including the points from the agreement that have been breached. For example, if some alterations to the property have been made in violation of clause 10 of the agreement, then clause 10 should be mentioned in the notice.
If this notice to quit is being sent for non-payment of rent, select the third option. Specify the total rental dues and the passed date of payment. If there are any late fees for missing rent payment, add the same.
Based on the reasons for sending the 14-day eviction notice to the tenant, select the follow-up action.
If it relates to the conduct of illegal activities, select the first option. State the number of days within which the tenant should vacate the premises.
If it relates to a breach of the lease agreement terms, select the second option. Specify how and by what date the tenant must solve the issue.
If it relates to non-payment of rent, select the third option. Mention the pending rent amount and the latest date by which this payment must be cleared by the tenant.
However, for all the three options provided in the document, the time period cannot be shorter than 14 days in this notice.
In the last part of the document, enter all the details related to the service of the document. Enter the landlord’s name, and if an authorized representative is sending it, mention their full name. Select the mode of delivery of the document and get it notarized if required by your local laws.
Small errors can make a notice unclear, and an unclear notice can lead to disputes. Take a few minutes to compare the FormsPal form with your lease and your payment records before you sign. Check each item below.
After the delivery, if the tenant fully complies and makes full payment of the rental dues, the landlord must accept it, and any eviction proceedings are canceled. If the tenant attempts partial payment, it is up to the lessor to accept or decline the offer. If accepted, it will be regarded as partial compliance with the 14-day notice to quit, and eviction will not be possible.
Similarly, if the tenant fully addresses the violation of the lease contract, he or she cannot be made to vacate the property. However, it is also the landlord’s discretion to accept or reject any partial compliance efforts.
If the tenant fails to vacate after conducting illegal activities or does not follow the requirements of the notice, the landlord can take legal action by filing an “unlawful detainer” lawsuit.
Sending the notice is only the first step. In 37 of the 50 jurisdictions FormsPal's verified state data covers, a landlord needs a court order and cannot use a lockout to take back the home.
Keep these records after you send the notice:
If you receive a 14-day notice to vacate, the notice itself sets the deadline, so read it right away and stay organized. These steps give you a clear starting point.
A 14-day notice to vacate is simple to fill out with FormsPal, but the details around it raise questions. Most of them concern timing, the reason you choose, and the paperwork that comes with the notice.
A 14-day notice to vacate gives the tenant 14 days to fix the problem or leave. To count the days from your own notice date, try FormsPal's deadline calculator.
The form has three reasons you can select:
Each reason has its own follow-up option, so pick the one that matches your situation. The steps above explain what to write for each one.
Yes. In 25 of the 50 jurisdictions FormsPal's verified state data covers, the cure period for a lease violation is stated in days, from 3 to 30 days, depending on the jurisdiction. Check your state's eviction notice page before you choose the number of days for your notice.
Yes. Answer a few questions in FormsPal's form builder, then save, print and sign the finished notice. If you already have a PDF copy, you can fill it in, edit it and sign it with the FormsPal PDF editor.
The FormsPal details table above lists an average of 13 minutes. The form has 55 fillable fields, including names, dates, amounts and the reason for the notice.
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