Are you thinking about leaving your rental property? If so, head on over to our Downloads Page and grab our free 30 Day Notice to Landlord. This is a free pdf file that you will be able to download and fill in the blanks for you situation.
Our 30 Day Notice to Landlord was created for tenants. If you are a Landlord, you can still head over to our Downloads Page to find many documents for free.
The first thing you should do, is to check your lease to see how much advanced notice you need to provide your landlord. In most cases this will be 30 days. Especially if you have a month to month lease, you’ll need to inform your landlord at least 30 days in advance with your intent to vacate. This allows the landlord enough time to find a new tenant.
Once your landlord receives your intent to vacate, you (the tenant) will still have to pay rent for the next 30 days unless the landlord is able to replace you with a new renter before the fully 30 days. This is a key point that many tenants are not aware of. Please see the example below to better understand
Example situation for giving your 30 day notice to landlord
If you (the tenant) send in the 30 Day Notice to Landlord on Nov. 13th, you’ll have to continue paying rent until Oct. 13th. This will cover the full 30 days of your notice. However, if your landlord finds a replacement tenant who moved in on Oct. 1st, then you only have to pay your landlord for 17 days of the rent (from Nov. 13th to Nov. 30th).
*While we make every effort to ensure that our forms are useful, you must edit them according to your personal needs and local landlord tenant laws. Always seek legal advice when in doubt.