Oklahoma Lease Violations: Ten-Day Cure and Fifteen-Day Termination
For ordinary material noncompliance, Oklahoma's written notice must specify the acts or omissions, allow ten days after receipt to remedy, and set termination no less than fifteen days after receipt. Adequate remedy within ten days prevents termination for that breach.
- Identify the actual agreement term or statutory tenant duty and specific conduct.
- Ten days to cure and at least fifteen days before termination are separate periods.
- Landlord remedy under § 132(A) can prevent termination for the same failure to remedy.
Built around the requirements of 41 O.S. § 132(B).
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Oklahoma City, OK 73102
TEN-DAY CURE AND FIFTEEN-DAY TERMINATION NOTICE
State: OK
Law reference: 41 O.S. § 132(B)
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Oklahoma City, OK 73102
Material lease term or duty: The notice identifies the actual obligation and objective acts or omissions.
Separate cure and termination dates
Ten days after receipt to remedy; termination at least fifteen days after receipt.
What must the notice identify?
An Oklahoma ordinary breach notice under § 132(B) specifies the acts and omissions constituting material noncompliance with the agreement or tenant duties. An unsupported accusation is insufficient for this workflow.
How do cure and termination differ?
The tenant has ten days after receipt to adequately remedy. Termination may be no less than fifteen days after receipt if the breach remains unremedied. The calendar uses § 61's final-holiday rule.
What changes for a later breach?
Section 132(B) separately permits termination on written notice for a subsequent breach. Prior notice, service, remedy, and present conduct must be verified; the statute does not impose a generic six-month repeat window.
What if the landlord fixed the problem or harm is urgent?
A landlord remedy under § 132(A) changes the termination right for that breach. Sections 132(C) and (D) separately address imminent irremediable harm and specified criminal activity. The ordinary cure notice should not substitute for those rules.
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Legal information reviewed October 5, 2026.
Frequently asked questions
How long may an Oklahoma tenant cure an ordinary material breach?
Section 132(B) allows ten days after receipt to adequately remedy, while termination must be at least fifteen days after receipt.
Does timely cure prevent termination?
Adequate remedy within the ten-day period prevents termination for that breach under § 132(B).
Do repeat breaches always use the ordinary cure notice?
No. A subsequent breach has a distinct written-notice termination rule, and prior notice and current facts must be reviewed.
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