How long before eviction in Idaho?

At a glance

Grace period before a late fee

Not verified

Late fee cap

Any fee for the late payment of rent must be reasonable. A landlord cannot charge a late fee larger than the amount stated in the rental agreement, and cannot add a late fee that was not in a written rental agreement unless the landlord gives the tenant 30 days' written notice of the change. This applies to rental agreements entered into or renewed on or after July 1, 2023.

Pay-or-quit notice

3 calendar days

Idaho Code 6-303(2) requires three days' written notice demanding payment of the rent due or possession of the property, and the notice may be served at any time within one year after the rent becomes due. The statute does not say whether a lease may shorten or lengthen the three-day period, and it sets no separate rule for a tenant's first late payment; the cure-and-save-the-lease provision in 6-303(3) applies only to other lease conditions and covenants, not to nonpayment of rent. No city overlay was verified against a primary source.

Recorded court-stage timing

Not verified

Wait before the writ can be executed

3 days

Can paying stop it before judgment?

Yes

Can paying stop it after judgment?

No

Lockouts without a court order banned?

Yes

Idaho makes it a crime, called forcible entry or forcible detainer, for anyone, including a landlord, to break into a rental unit with violence, or to enter peaceably and then use force, threats, or menacing conduct to remove the person in possession. A landlord or tenant who is harmed this way can also sue for three times the actual damages. The statute does not separately address a landlord who changes the locks or shuts off utilities without using force, threats, or menacing conduct.

Record sealing available?

Yes

Right to counsel

Not verified

Fastest lawful timeline

11 daysNot independently verified. Figure from the Eviction Research Network's state eviction timeframes dataset, as of 2026-07-13. We have not yet checked it against the statutes.