562.4  Tenant at will -- notice to terminate.

A person in the possession of real estate, with the assent of the owner, is presumed to be a tenant at will until the contrary is shown, and thirty days' notice in writing must be served upon either party or a successor of the party before termination of the tenancy. However, if a rent is reserved payable at intervals of less than thirty days, the length of notice need not be greater than the interval.

Section History: Early form

  [C51, § 1208, 1209; R60, § 2216, 2218; C73, § 2014, 2015; C97, § 2991; C24, 27, 31, 35, 39, § 10159; C46, 50, 54, 58, 62, 66, 71, 73, 75, 77, 79, 81, § 562.4]

Section History: Recent form

  83 Acts, ch 132, § 2

Footnotes

  Three-day forcible entry notice, § 648.3 and 648.4


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