Iowa Lease Termination Letter (Ending a Lease Early)

A free Iowa lease termination letter (ending a lease early) that follows Iowa 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 Iowa law says

Ending a lease: military, medical, death	No statute found in Iowa Code ch. 562A giving early-termination rights for medical reasons, seniors moving to care, military service (beyond federal SCRA), or tenant death. Source: Iowa Code ch. 562A (checked)
Ending a lease: domestic violence	No statute — Iowa Code ch. 562A contains no right for domestic violence, sexual assault, or stalking survivors to end a lease early. Related protection: a landlord may not limit, penalize, fine, or evict a tenant for summoning police or emergency help for a victim of abuse or crime or in an emergency (tenant may recover a civil penalty of one month's rent, among other remedies). Source: Iowa Code §562A.27B; ch. 562A (checked)

Ending a lease: military, medical, death

No statute found in Iowa Code ch. 562A giving early-termination rights for medical reasons, seniors moving to care, military service (beyond federal SCRA), or tenant death.

Source: Iowa Code ch. 562A (checked)

Ending a lease: domestic violence

No statute — Iowa Code ch. 562A contains no right for domestic violence, sexual assault, or stalking survivors to end a lease early. Related protection: a landlord may not limit, penalize, fine, or evict a tenant for summoning police or emergency help for a victim of abuse or crime or in an emergency (tenant may recover a civil penalty of one month's rent, among other remedies).

Source: Iowa Code §562A.27B; ch. 562A (checked)

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 Iowa Code ch. 562A (checked) 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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