If you’re a landlord seeking to evict a tenant, use a Nebraska (NE) eviction notice to begin the process. Your eviction notice must be written according to Nebraska state law, and give your tenant the legally required amount of time to respond or move out.

In Nebraska, eviction lawsuits are governed by Chapter 69 and Chapter 76 of the Nebraska Revised Statutes.

Eviction notices in Nebraska are sometimes referred to as:

• Nebraska Notice to Quit
• Nebraska Notice to Pay or Quit
• Nebraska Notice to Vacate
• Nebraska Lease Termination

• Types of Nebraska Eviction Notices

  Each possible ground for eviction has its own notice type. Some notices allow the tenant to fix (“cure”) the issue and continue the tenancy, while others simply state an amount of time to vacate by.

A landlord is allowed to evict a tenant for failing to pay rent on time.

According to Nebraska law, rent is considered late the day after it’s due; grace periods, if any, are addressed in the lease or rental agreement.

Once rent is past due, the landlord must provide tenants with a 7-Day Notice to Pay if the landlord wants to file an eviction action with the court. This notice gives the tenant the option to pay the past due amount in full within 7 days [1] to avoid eviction.

If the tenant does not pay the rent due by the end of the notice period and remains on the property, the landlord may proceed with the eviction process.

The Eviction Notice for Nonpayment of Rent should include the total amount of past-due rent owed and the fact that the tenant can pay past-due rent in full to avoid eviction.

Get the downloadable 7-Day Eviction Notice for Nonpayment of Rent form template below (.pdf direct link).

Eviction Notice Types

A Nebraska eviction notice is used to inform a tenant that they are required to vacate the premises, pay rent, or cure a lease violation. Each notice states the duration in which the tenant must comply with the landlord’s demands. In the cases of non-payment and non-compliance with the lease, tenants will be given the opportunity to correct their issues to avoid lease termination. Should the tenant fail to comply with the landlord’s terms before the notice period expires, their tenancy will terminate and the landlord may seek an eviction in court by filing a forcible entry and detainer lawsuit.

If a tenant has failed to pay rent, their landlord can serve them with the Nebraska three (3) day notice to pay or quit. This document provides the tenant with three (3) days to either pay the amount owed or move out of the rental unit. The landlord must make a copy of this document and fill out the “Certificate of Service” section once they have successfully delivered the notice in-person or by certified mail. If the tenant does not pay or vacate within the allotted period, the landlord has the right to forfeit the lease and file an eviction lawsuit in court.

The Nebraska seven (7) day notice to quit informs tenants that they must either pay their rent or leave the premises at the end of the seven (7) day period. Even if the tenant vacates the premises, they will still be on the hook for paying all rent payments due to the landlord. If after the seven (7) day period the tenant continues to occupy the premises without paying the amount due, the landlord will be able to legally terminate the lease and seek an eviction lawsuit in court.