Termination Notice Requirements

Learn more about the requirements to give proper termination notice.

A written notice is required from either a landlord or a tenant seeking to terminate a tenancy. The notice must be in writing and must be properly served. Thirty days is the minimum amount of time provided by law for tenancies based on a month-to-month rental agreement (verbal or written), if the rent is paid monthly.

A landlord is required to provide a 60 day notice if the tenant has occupied the rental unit for more than a year. Tenants renting pursuant to Section 8, are entitled to a 90 day notice. A tenant is never required to provide more than 30 days notice, regardless of the length of occupancy. A thirty or sixty day notice is not required by law if there is a lease.

The duty to vacate is automatic as of the date the lease ends. However, many lease agreements contain a contractual notice period, and if the lease has such a provision, it should be followed by both parties.