Iowa Notice to Landlord (Tenant Move-Out Letter)

A free Iowa notice to landlord (tenant move-out letter) 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 month-to-month lease	Either party: written notice at least 30 days before the periodic rental date specified in the notice. Week-to-week: at least 10 days. Terms longer than month-to-month: at least 30 days before the end of the term. Source: Iowa Code § 562A.34
How notices must be delivered	Termination notices and notices to quit (3-day rent notices, 7-day cure notices, clear-and-present-danger notices, month-to-month termination notices, and § 648.3 notices to quit) must be served by: (1) delivery acknowledged in a signed, dated receipt by a resident 18 or older (which counts as notice to all tenants); (2) personal service under Iowa R. Civ. P. 1.305; or (3) posting on the unit's main entrance door AND mailing by both regular and certified mail (§ 562A.29A). Other notices under the chapter may also be given by hand delivery, regular-plus-certified mail, door posting alone, or any method that results in actual receipt (§ 562A.8). Mailed notice is deemed complete 4 days after mailing. Source: Iowa Code §§ 562A.8, 562A.29A

Ending a month-to-month lease

Either party: written notice at least 30 days before the periodic rental date specified in the notice. Week-to-week: at least 10 days. Terms longer than month-to-month: at least 30 days before the end of the term.

Source: Iowa Code § 562A.34

How notices must be delivered

Termination notices and notices to quit (3-day rent notices, 7-day cure notices, clear-and-present-danger notices, month-to-month termination notices, and § 648.3 notices to quit) must be served by: (1) delivery acknowledged in a signed, dated receipt by a resident 18 or older (which counts as notice to all tenants); (2) personal service under Iowa R. Civ. P. 1.305; or (3) posting on the unit's main entrance door AND mailing by both regular and certified mail (§ 562A.29A). Other notices under the chapter may also be given by hand delivery, regular-plus-certified mail, door posting alone, or any method that results in actual receipt (§ 562A.8). Mailed notice is deemed complete 4 days after mailing.

Source: Iowa Code §§ 562A.8, 562A.29A

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 Iowa Code § 562A.34, 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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