Indiana Notice to Landlord (Tenant Move-Out Letter)

A free Indiana notice to landlord (tenant move-out letter) that follows Indiana 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 Indiana law says

Ending a month-to-month lease	Tenancy at will / month-to-month: one month's written notice. Periodic tenancies of 3 months or less: notice equal to the rental period. Year-to-year: at least 3 months before the end of the year. Source: IC 32-31-1-1, 32-31-1-3, 32-31-1-4
How notices must be delivered	Termination and rent notices under IC 32-31-1-1 to -7 may be served on the tenant personally. If the tenant cannot be found, the notice may be served on a person living at the premises, and the server must explain the notice's contents to that person. If no such person is found, the notice may be posted on a conspicuous part of the premises. No statute provides for e-mail or text service. Source: IC 32-31-1-9

Ending a month-to-month lease

Tenancy at will / month-to-month: one month's written notice. Periodic tenancies of 3 months or less: notice equal to the rental period. Year-to-year: at least 3 months before the end of the year.

Source: IC 32-31-1-1, 32-31-1-3, 32-31-1-4

How notices must be delivered

Termination and rent notices under IC 32-31-1-1 to -7 may be served on the tenant personally. If the tenant cannot be found, the notice may be served on a person living at the premises, and the server must explain the notice's contents to that person. If no such person is found, the notice may be posted on a conspicuous part of the premises. No statute provides for e-mail or text service.

Source: IC 32-31-1-9

Fill in your letter

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

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

This is my written notice that I am ending my month-to-month tenancy at the rental above. My last day in the unit will be [move-out date].

I am giving this notice under IC 32-31-1-1, 32-31-1-3, 32-31-1-4, which sets the notice a tenant must give.

Please return my security deposit, less only deductions the law allows, to my forwarding address: [forwarding address].

You can reach me at [phone or email] to arrange a move-out walk-through and key return.

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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