Notice to Vacate (Tenant)
Written notice from a tenant to a landlord giving the required notice that they will be moving out.
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May 4, 2026 Riverside Holdings LLC 120 Market St, Suite 300, Portland, OR 97204 RE: Notice to Vacate — 482 Elm Street, Apt 3B, Portland, OR 97214 Dear Riverside Holdings LLC, This letter serves as formal written notice that I, Jordan Taylor, will be vacating the rental unit at 482 Elm Street, Apt 3B, Portland, OR 97214 on June 4, 2026, which will be my last day of occupancy. This notice is given in accordance with my month-to-month tenancy and the notice requirements of applicable state and local law. SECURITY DEPOSIT Please send my security deposit refund, along with an itemised statement of any deductions, to my forwarding address below within the time required by state law: 210 Birch Lane Apt 4 Portland, OR 97204 I also request a joint move-out walkthrough on or shortly before the move-out date so any concerns about the condition of the unit can be discussed in person. Please contact me to schedule a mutually convenient time. I will leave the unit clean, with all keys, garage remotes, and access fobs returned, and will provide meter readings on the day of move-out where applicable. Please let me know if there is anything additional you would like me to do to ensure a smooth handover. Thank you for the tenancy. Sincerely, _______________________________ Jordan Taylor Phone: (503) 555-0142 Email: jordan@example.com
About this template
A written notice to vacate is the single document most likely to cause a security-deposit dispute later if it is missing or done badly. Three things matter: the notice must be in writing, it must give at least the notice period required by state law (and any longer period the lease specifies), and it must include a forwarding address — many states will not penalise a landlord for failing to return the deposit if no forwarding address was given. Tenants leaving a fixed-term lease early should not call it a "notice to vacate" in the strict sense: the landlord can still hold them liable for rent through the end of the term, subject to the duty to mitigate. The cleanest practice is to send notice by both certified mail (for the legal record) and email (for speed and a timestamped record), keeping a copy of both.
When to use it
- Ending a month-to-month tenancy (most common case).
- Confirming you will not renew at the end of a fixed-term lease.
- Documenting an early termination (e.g. job relocation, military PCS, domestic-violence protections).
- Protecting your security-deposit claim with a forwarding address.
What to include
- Date of notice and intended last day of occupancy.
- Property address being vacated.
- Type of lease and reference to the notice period being satisfied.
- Forwarding address for the deposit refund.
- Optional: request for a joint move-out walkthrough.
- Tenant signature, phone, email.