Termination

Ordinary termination by giving your notice is the most common way to end a tenancy agreement. Normally the notice period is three months, and the period runs from the first day of the month following the month the notice was given. The rights and obligations of the landlord and tenant applies during the notice period.

What right the landlord and tenant has to end the tenancy agreement by giving notice is usually written in the contract. The landlord and tenant can agree whether or not the tenancy agreement can be terminated, and what the notice period should be. They can also agree on other solutions, for example that the contract cannot be terminated the first year of the tenancy.

The Tenancy Act includes rules about the rights and obligations the parties have regarding termination.

There are big differences between the rules for termination by the landlord and termination by the tenant. The tenant, for example, has a right to object to the termination by the landlord, and the landlord's notice must be in writing and it must include specific information.