How many hours' notice must a landlord give before entering in Oklahoma?

24 hours. The statute calls for 'at least one (1) day's notice' of intent to enter, and entry only at reasonable times, unless there is an emergency or giving notice is impracticable (41 O.S. 128(C)). The notice does not have to be in writing.

What reasons allow a landlord to enter a rental in Oklahoma?

A landlord may enter to inspect the premises, make necessary or agreed repairs, decorations, alterations or improvements, supply necessary or agreed services, or show the unit to prospective or actual purchasers, mortgagees, tenants, workmen or contractors.

Can a landlord enter without notice in an emergency in Oklahoma?

Yes — Oklahoma recognizes an emergency exception to the entry-notice requirement.

Are there time-of-day limits on when a landlord can enter in Oklahoma?

No clock hours are fixed by statute. Entry must simply happen at 'reasonable times.'.

How much notice must a landlord give before entering in Oklahoma?

Verified July 9, 2026 All Oklahoma topics →

Oklahoma landlords must give tenants at least one day's notice before entering a rental for inspections, repairs, services, or showings, and may enter only at reasonable times — with no notice needed in an emergency or where giving it is impracticable.

Cited to 41 O.S. § 128 (A)-(E) and 1 more Oklahoma statute · Verified July 9, 2026

The notice does not have to be in writing under the statute, and no clock hours are fixed: 'reasonable times' is the only limit on when. Landlords may not abuse the access right or use repeated entry demands to harass the tenant; a tenant facing unlawful entry, lawful entry in an unreasonable manner, or harassment can get an injunction or terminate the lease upon written notice, and recover actual damages either way (41 O.S. 124) — though no remedy lies where the landlord was executing an eviction writ. The right runs the other way too: a tenant who refuses lawful access can be compelled by injunction or face termination of the rental agreement, and outside the statutory list the landlord has no right of entry at all during the tenancy except by court order or after abandonment or surrender.

Oklahoma entry notice at a glance

Advance notice required	24 hours
Notice standard	The statute calls for 'at least one (1) day's notice' of intent to enter, and entry only at reasonable times, unless there is an emergency or giving notice is impracticable (41 O.S. 128(C)). The notice does not have to be in writing. Section 128(C) reads: 'A landlord shall not abuse the right of access or use it to harass the tenant. Except in case of emergency or unless it is impracticable to do so, the landlord shall give the tenant at least one (1) day's notice of his intent to enter and may enter only at reasonable times.' The term 'reasonable times' is undefined.
Permitted reasons	A landlord may enter to inspect the premises, make necessary or agreed repairs, decorations, alterations or improvements, supply necessary or agreed services, or show the unit to prospective or actual purchasers, mortgagees, tenants, workmen or contractors. For those entries the tenant may not unreasonably withhold consent to entry by the landlord, his agents and employees (128(A) — the standard URLTA list). Under 128(D), unless the tenant has abandoned or surrendered the premises, the landlord has NO other right of access during the tenancy except as provided in the act or by court order.
Emergency exception	Yes
Time-of-day restrictions	No clock hours are fixed by statute. Entry must simply happen at 'reasonable times.'

Cite this page: "Landlord Atlas, Oklahoma Landlord Entry Notice Laws (verified July 9, 2026), landlordatlas.com/laws/entry-notice/oklahoma/" — free to cite and quote with a link (how these records are verified). Every figure above is cited to the Oklahoma statute in the citations section below.

Notes and caveats

The statute says "one day," not "24 hours" — Section 128(C) requires "at least one (1) day's notice of his intent to enter." That is shown here as 24 hours so it can be compared with other states, but the statutory unit is a day.
The notice does not have to be in writing — Section 128 is silent on the form of the notice. Secondary sources routinely add a writing requirement that the statute does not impose.
"Impracticable" is a second escape valve, broader than emergency — The exception in 128(C) covers an emergency "or unless it is impracticable" to give notice — the same URLTA phrasing as Arizona's 33-1343(D). Summaries usually mention only the emergency half.
The list of permitted entries is exhaustive during the tenancy — Under 128(D), unless the tenant has abandoned or surrendered the premises, the landlord has no right of access except as the act provides or by court order. Oklahoma did NOT adopt the URLTA extended-absence or notice-period free-entry boilerplate.
Damages for unlawful entry are actual damages, with no floor — Section 124(A) gives the tenant an injunction or termination upon written notice, plus ACTUAL damages. There is no statutory minimum — do not import Arizona's one-month's-rent floor.
No remedy where the entry was a court eviction — Section 124(B), added in 1995, bars any tenant remedy where the entry was the execution of a writ under 12 O.S. § 1148.10A.
Section 128 has not been amended since 1978 — Unusually, age is not a warning sign here: because the section has stood unchanged since 1978, older secondary sources are not stale on it.

Common questions: Oklahoma entry notice

Each answer is the verified value from the table above, restated as a direct answer. Free to quote with a link to this page.

How many hours' notice must a landlord give before entering in Oklahoma?: 24 hours. The statute calls for 'at least one (1) day's notice' of intent to enter, and entry only at reasonable times, unless there is an emergency or giving notice is impracticable (41 O.S. 128(C)). The notice does not have to be in writing.
What reasons allow a landlord to enter a rental in Oklahoma?: A landlord may enter to inspect the premises, make necessary or agreed repairs, decorations, alterations or improvements, supply necessary or agreed services, or show the unit to prospective or actual purchasers, mortgagees, tenants, workmen or contractors.
Can a landlord enter without notice in an emergency in Oklahoma?: Yes — Oklahoma recognizes an emergency exception to the entry-notice requirement.
Are there time-of-day limits on when a landlord can enter in Oklahoma?: No clock hours are fixed by statute. Entry must simply happen at 'reasonable times.'.

Statute citations

41 O.S. § 128 (A)-(E) (verified 2026) Official source
41 O.S. § 124 (A)-(B) (verified 2026) Official source

How this record was verified: Direct read of statute text on two official state hosts: oscn.net (Oklahoma State Courts Network) section pages for 41 O.S. 115, 128, 124, 111, 109, 103, 104, and 131 and for 11 O.S. 14-101.1, cross-checked verbatim against the Oklahoma Legislature's complete-title PDFs (oklegislature.gov/OK_Statutes/CompleteTitles/os41.pdf and os11.pdf), downloaded and read in full. Every key figure matched word-for-word across both hosts: the escrow-account requirement, the misappropriation penalty (county jail up to 6 months plus fine up to twice the amount misappropriated), the 45-day return clause with its three triggers (termination of tenancy, delivery of possession AND written demand by the tenant), the 6-month demand window with reversion to the landlord, 'without interest', the 30-day/7-day termination notices of 111(A)-(B), the 'one (1) day's notice ... reasonable times' entry rule of 128(C), and the 5-day pay-or-quit window of 131(B). Negative checks run against the full extracted Title 41 text (both the ORLTA and the pre-1978 provisions): no deposit cap, no deposit interest, no late-fee amount/structure/grace regulation anywhere in the title. Pending-bill check 2026-07-09 via the Legislature's own subject index (Session 2600) plus LegiScan/BillTrack50 statuses: the 60th Legislature's 2026 Regular Session adjourned sine die, killing SB1296 (7%+CPI rent cap with 90-day notice; dead 2026-05-14, never heard in committee) and HB3389 (pet deposit/fee regulation; died in House Rules); no enacted 2026 law touches the four topics.