Idaho Code Title 6, Chapter 3 — Forcible Entry and Unlawful Detainer
Idaho Code Title 6, Chapter 3 — the eviction chapter (28 sections): three-day notice to pay or quit and the 72-hour residential removal notice (§ 6-303), unlawful detainer actions and restitution (§§ 6-310A, 6-316), treble damages (§ 6-317), tenant actions for failure to provide waterproofing, plumbing, heating, electrical service, and smoke detectors (§ 6-320), security deposits (§ 6-321), eviction-record shielding (§ 6-303A) and attorney fees (§ 6-324). Idaho has no stand-alone Residential Landlord and Tenant Act; this chapter and Title 55 chs. 2, 3, 20, 27 carry its tenancy law. Source: Idaho Code, as published online by the Idaho State Legislature. Verified 2026-10-22.
Provisions (28)
§ 6-301
FORCIBLE ENTRY DEFINED.
§ 6-302
FORCIBLE DETAINER DEFINED.
§ 6-303
UNLAWFUL DETAINER DEFINED.
§ 6-303A
RECORDS SHIELDED FROM DISCLOSURE.
§ 6-304
SERVICE OF NOTICE.
§ 6-305
JURISDICTION OF DISTRICT COURT.
§ 6-308
PARTIES DEFENDANT.
§ 6-309
PARTIES GENERALLY.
§ 6-310
ACTION FOR POSSESSION — COMPLAINT — SUMMONS.
§ 6-310A
LIMITED ALTERNATIVE REMEDY TO REMOVE UNAUTHORIZED PERSONS FROM RESIDENTIAL REAL PROPERTY.
§ 6-311
CONTINUANCE.
§ 6-311A
JUDGMENT ON TRIAL BY COURT.
§ 6-311C
FORM OF EXECUTION.
§ 6-311D
ADDITIONAL UNDERTAKING ON APPEAL.
§ 6-311E
ACTION FOR DAMAGES — COMPLAINT — SUMMONS.
§ 6-312
JUDGMENT BY DEFAULT.
§ 6-313
TRIAL BY JURY.
§ 6-314
SUFFICIENCY OF EVIDENCE — DEFENSES.
§ 6-315
AMENDMENT OF COMPLAINT.
§ 6-316
JUDGMENT — RESTITUTION.
§ 6-317
TREBLE DAMAGES.
§ 6-318
PLEADINGS MUST BE VERIFIED.
§ 6-319
APPEAL AS STAY.
§ 6-320
ACTION FOR DAMAGES AND SPECIFIC PERFORMANCE BY TENANT.
§ 6-321
SECURITY DEPOSITS.
§ 6-322
RULES OF PRACTICE IN GENERAL.
§ 6-323
SERVICE OF NOTICE TO LANDLORD.
§ 6-324