Florida Lease Termination Letter (Ending a Lease Early)

A free Florida lease termination letter (ending a lease early) that follows Florida law. Fill in the boxes, check the rules below, then print or copy it. Keep a copy and proof of how you sent it.

What Florida law says

Ending a lease: military, medical, death	Servicemembers may end a lease with at least 30 days' written notice, with a copy of orders or a commanding officer's verification, for: permanent change of station 35+ miles away; early or involuntary discharge/release; release from active duty when the rental is 35+ miles from the home of record; orders or eligibility to move into government quarters; temporary duty or state active-duty orders over 60 days to 35+ miles away; or changed orders before move-in. Tenant owes only prorated rent to the termination date (nothing if terminated 14+ days before occupancy). If a servicemember dies on active duty, an adult immediate family member may terminate the same way with the death certificate. Cannot be waived. No statute for medical, senior, or general tenant-death termination (the landlord may recover possession after the last tenant's death under § 83.59(3)(d)). Source: Fla. Stat. § 83.682
Ending a lease: domestic violence	No statute — the Florida Residential Landlord and Tenant Act contains no domestic-violence lease-termination right; lease terms and federal VAWA (covered housing only) govern. Source: Fla. Stat. ch. 83, part II (§§ 83.40-83.684)

Ending a lease: military, medical, death

Servicemembers may end a lease with at least 30 days' written notice, with a copy of orders or a commanding officer's verification, for: permanent change of station 35+ miles away; early or involuntary discharge/release; release from active duty when the rental is 35+ miles from the home of record; orders or eligibility to move into government quarters; temporary duty or state active-duty orders over 60 days to 35+ miles away; or changed orders before move-in. Tenant owes only prorated rent to the termination date (nothing if terminated 14+ days before occupancy). If a servicemember dies on active duty, an adult immediate family member may terminate the same way with the death certificate. Cannot be waived. No statute for medical, senior, or general tenant-death termination (the landlord may recover possession after the last tenant's death under § 83.59(3)(d)).

Source: Fla. Stat. § 83.682

Ending a lease: domestic violence

No statute — the Florida Residential Landlord and Tenant Act contains no domestic-violence lease-termination right; lease terms and federal VAWA (covered housing only) govern.

Source: Fla. Stat. ch. 83, part II (§§ 83.40-83.684)

Fill in your letter

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To: [landlord or manager name], [landlord address]

From: [your name], tenant at [rental address]

I am ending my lease early under Fla. Stat. § 83.682 for this reason: [the reason the law allows, e.g. active military orders].

I have attached [the documents the law requires, e.g. a copy of the orders].

My termination date is [termination date], and I will return the keys by [key return date].

Please return my security deposit, less only lawful deductions, to [forwarding address].

Date: [today's date]
Tenant: [your name]
Signature: ____________________

How to send it: use a method you can prove — certified mail with return receipt, or email/text if your lease allows notices that way. Write down the date.

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