Lease Termination Letter
A notice to end a month-to-month or expiring lease, from either the landlord or the tenant, with the notice period, just-cause ground and delivery rules your state requires.
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Compare Lease Termination Letter rules in all 50 states
Key statutory numbers side by side. Click a column header to sort, or type to find your state — each state name opens the state-specific generator.
| Alabama | Landlord: 30 days; Tenant: 30 days | 7 days | No |
|---|---|---|---|
| Alaska | Landlord: 30 days; Tenant: 30 days | 14 days | No |
| Arizona | Landlord: 30 days; Tenant: 30 days | 10 days | No |
| Arkansas | Landlord: 30 days; Tenant: 30 days | 7 days | No |
| California | Landlord: 60 days; Tenant: 30 days | 7 days | Yes |
| Colorado | Landlord: 21 days; Tenant: 21 days | 3 days | Yes |
| Connecticut | Landlord: 3 days; Tenant: 3 days | 3 days | No |
| Delaware | Landlord: 60 days; Tenant: 60 days | 60 days | No |
| District of Columbia | Landlord: by ground | 7 days | Yes |
| Florida | Landlord: 30 days; Tenant: 30 days | 7 days | No |
| Georgia | Landlord: 60 days; Tenant: 30 days | — | No |
| Hawaii | Landlord: 45 days; Tenant: 28 days | 10 days | No |
| Idaho | Landlord: 30 days; Tenant: 30 days | — | No |
| Illinois | Landlord: 30 days; Tenant: 30 days | 7 days | No |
| Indiana | Landlord: 30 days; Tenant: 30 days | — | No |
| Iowa | Landlord: 30 days; Tenant: 30 days | 10 days | No |
| Kansas | Landlord: 30 days; Tenant: 30 days | 7 days | No |
| Kentucky | Landlord: 30 days; Tenant: 30 days | 7 days | No |
| Louisiana | Landlord: 10 days; Tenant: 10 days | 5 days | No |
| Maine | Landlord: 30 days; Tenant: 30 days | 30 days | No |
| Maryland | Landlord: 60 days; Tenant: 30 days | 7 days | No |
| Massachusetts | Landlord: 30 days; Tenant: 30 days | 30 days | No |
| Michigan | Landlord: 30 days; Tenant: 30 days | 7 days | No |
| Minnesota | Landlord: 30 days; Tenant: 30 days | 7 days | No |
| Mississippi | Landlord: 30 days; Tenant: 30 days | 7 days | No |
| Missouri | Landlord: 30 days; Tenant: 30 days | — | No |
| Montana | Landlord: 30 days; Tenant: 30 days | 7 days | No |
| Nebraska | Landlord: 30 days; Tenant: 30 days | 7 days | No |
| Nevada | Landlord: 30 days; Tenant: 30 days | 7 days | No |
| New Hampshire | Landlord: 30 days; Tenant: 30 days | 7 days | Yes |
| New Jersey | Landlord: by ground | 7 days | Yes |
| New Mexico | Landlord: 30 days; Tenant: 30 days | 7 days | No |
| New York | Landlord: 30 days (30/60/90 days by length of occupancy); Tenant: 30 days | 7 days | Yes |
| North Carolina | Landlord: 7 days; Tenant: 7 days | 2 days | No |
| North Dakota | Landlord: 30 days; Tenant: 30 days | 7 days | No |
| Ohio | Landlord: 30 days; Tenant: 30 days | 7 days | No |
| Oklahoma | Landlord: 30 days; Tenant: 30 days | 7 days | No |
| Oregon | Landlord: 30 days; Tenant: 30 days | 10 days | Yes |
| Pennsylvania | Landlord: 15 days; Tenant: 15 days | 15 days | No |
| Rhode Island | Landlord: 30 days; Tenant: 30 days | 10 days | No |
| South Carolina | Landlord: 30 days; Tenant: 30 days | 7 days | No |
| South Dakota | Landlord: 30 days; Tenant: 30 days | 7 days | No |
| Tennessee | Landlord: 30 days; Tenant: 30 days | 10 days | No |
| Texas | Landlord: 30 days; Tenant: 30 days | 7 days | No |
| Utah | Landlord: 15 days; Tenant: 15 days | 15 days | No |
| Vermont | Landlord: 60 days; Tenant: 30 days | 21 days | No |
| Virginia | Landlord: 30 days; Tenant: 30 days | 7 days | No |
| Washington | Landlord: by ground | 20 days | Yes |
| West Virginia | Landlord: 30 days; Tenant: 30 days | 7 days | No |
| Wisconsin | Landlord: 28 days; Tenant: 28 days | 7 days | No |
| Wyoming | Landlord: see statute / just cause; Tenant: see statute | — | No |
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What this document covers
- Notice from tenant or from landlord
- Month-to-month, week-to-week or expiring fixed term
- State notice period and earliest lawful end date
- Just-cause ground where the state requires one
- Termination date at the end of a rental period
- Forwarding address for the deposit return
- Move-out inspection request
- Delivery method and proof of delivery
- Good Cause Eviction Law statement (New York)
How to use this Lease Termination Letter in US
Deliver the notice by a method your state allows and keep proof of the date — the notice period runs from delivery, not from the date you wrote it. The wizard computes the earliest lawful termination date.
Tenants: give a forwarding address in the letter so the deposit deadline starts running. Landlords: do not accept rent beyond the termination date unless you intend to continue the tenancy.
Other names
- notice to vacate
- 30 day notice
- move out notice
- notice of intent to vacate
- lease non-renewal letter
- end of tenancy letter
- notice to terminate tenancy
- move-out letter to landlord
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- Alabama
- Alaska
- Arizona
- Arkansas
- California
- Colorado
- Connecticut
- Delaware
- District of Columbia
- Florida
- Georgia
- Hawaii
- Idaho
- Illinois
- Indiana
- Iowa
- Kansas
- Kentucky
- Louisiana
- Maine
- Maryland
- Massachusetts
- Michigan
- Minnesota
- Mississippi
- Missouri
- Montana
- Nebraska
- Nevada
- New Hampshire
- New Jersey
- New Mexico
- New York
- North Carolina
- North Dakota
- Ohio
- Oklahoma
- Oregon
- Pennsylvania
- Rhode Island
- South Carolina
- South Dakota
- Tennessee
- Texas
- Utah
- Vermont
- Virginia
- Washington
- West Virginia
- Wisconsin
- Wyoming
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