A more thorough explanation:

A 30-Day notice is a legal document used by a landlord to terminate or change a month-to-month lease or a periodic lease. This notice is not applicable to fixed-term leases, which require landlords to comply with the lease for the entire agreed term, except in cases where tenants have not paid rent or have consistently breached the terms of the agreement.

The purpose of a 30-day notice is to inform the tenant that the landlord intends to make changes to the lease or terminate it. The notice must be given at least 30 days before the changes take effect. It is important to note that a 30-day notice is not the same as an eviction. The landlord is not evicting the tenant but rather giving them notice of changes to the lease.

The rules on 30-day notices vary from state to state. Some states require landlords to provide a 30-day notice, while others require more or less notice depending on the length of tenancy. For example, in Arizona, Arkansas, Illinois, and Kansas, landlords must provide a 30-day notice for month-to-month leases. In Delaware, landlords must provide a 60-day notice, and in Hawaii, landlords must provide a 45-day notice.

Example 1: John is a tenant in a month-to-month lease. His landlord wants to increase the rent, so he provides John with a 30-day notice of the rent increase. The notice informs John that his rent will increase in 30 days, and he has the option to accept the new rent or terminate the lease.

Example 2: Sarah is a tenant in a fixed-term lease. Her lease ends in six months, and she has been paying her rent on time and following the terms of the lease. Her landlord cannot provide her with a 30-day notice to terminate the lease or make changes to it because they are obligated to comply with the lease for the entire agreed term.

These examples illustrate how a 30-day notice is used to inform tenants of changes to their lease and how it is not applicable to fixed-term leases.