Virginia 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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Virginia rules that this document follows

Month-to-month noticeLandlord: 30 days; Tenant: 30 daysSource: Va. Code § 55.1-1253(A)
Week-to-week notice7 daysSource: Va. Code § 55.1-1253(A)
Just cause required for landlordNoSource: No just-cause statute
Early-termination rightsServicemembers Civil Relief Act / Virginia military termination; Victim of family abuse, sexual abuse or criminal sexual assault (30 days' notice with protective order or conviction)Source: 50 U.S.C. § 3955; Va. Code § 55.1-1235; Va. Code § 55.1-1236
StatuteVirginia Residential Landlord and Tenant Act, Va. Code §§ 55.1-1235, 55.1-1236, 55.1-1253

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

How to use this Lease Termination Letter in Virginia

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 Virginia 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 Virginia?

Tenant: 30 days; landlord: 30 days (Va. Code § 55.1-1253(A)). 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 / Virginia military termination; Victim of family abuse, sexual abuse or criminal sexual assault (30 days' notice with protective order or conviction). Otherwise the tenant remains liable for rent, subject to the landlord's duty to mitigate.

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