Louisiana Lease Termination Letter

A 30/60-day notice to end a month-to-month or expiring lease, from either the landlord or the tenant, with the notice period your state requires.

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Louisiana rules that this document follows

Month-to-month noticeLandlord: 10 days; Tenant: 10 daysSource: La. Civ. Code art. 2728(2) (10 calendar days before the end of the month)
Week-to-week notice5 daysSource: La. Civ. Code art. 2728(3)
Just cause required for landlordNoSource: No just-cause statute
Early-termination rightsServicemembers Civil Relief Act; Victim of domestic abuse (30 days' notice with certification)Source: 50 U.S.C. § 3955; La. Rev. Stat. § 9:3261.1
StatuteLa. Civ. Code arts. 2727–2729; La. Rev. Stat. § 9:3261.1

Rules current as of 2026-09-07. Statutes change; verify before relying on them.

How to use this Lease Termination Letter in Louisiana

Deliver the notice so that you can prove the date — certified mail or hand delivery with a signed receipt. Count the notice period from delivery, not from the date you wrote it, and make the end date land on the last day of a rental period if Louisiana requires it.

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.

Frequently asked questions

How much notice to end a month-to-month tenancy in Louisiana?

Tenant: 10 days; landlord: 10 days (La. Civ. Code art. 2728(2) (10 calendar days before the end of the month)). A written lease may require more.

Can a tenant break a lease early?

Only under the lease's early-termination clause or a statutory right: Servicemembers Civil Relief Act; Victim of domestic abuse (30 days' notice with certification). Otherwise the tenant remains liable for rent, subject to the landlord's duty to mitigate.

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