If a landlord wishes to evict a renter, eviction laws and procedures must be accurately followed. A landlord may choose to terminate the tenancy of a month to month renter; in this case, the landlord must follow the local and/or state laws that apply by notifying the renter and waiting the proper amount of time specified under the law before continuing with the eviction. In the case of eviction involving a tenant with a lease for nonpayment of rent or other lease violations, a landlord must serve the renter with an eviction notice and allow the renter time to correct the lease violation or pay rent before continuing with the eviction process. Laws vary, and the amount of time required can be as short as three days, and in other cases thirty days or more may be required. A renter may opt to hire an eviction attorney to fight the eviction, though a renter may also make his or her case in court without the aid of an attorney.