Kentucky Notice to Landlord (Tenant Move-Out Letter)

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

Ending a month-to-month lease	Non-URLTA areas: landlord may end a tenancy at will or by sufferance with one month's written notice. URLTA areas: either party may end a month-to-month tenancy with written notice at least 30 days before the periodic rental date; week-to-week, 7 days. Source: KRS 383.195; KRS 383.695
How notices must be delivered	In URLTA areas, a notice reaches the tenant when it is handed to the tenant, or mailed by registered or certified mail to the address the tenant designated for notices (or, if none, the tenant's last known residence). It also counts once it actually comes to the tenant's attention. Notices to the landlord may be delivered in writing to the landlord's place of business or designated address, or sent there by certified mail. Outside URLTA areas, no statute specifies how a termination notice must be delivered; KRS 383.195 requires only a written 1-month notice to end a tenancy at will. No statute authorizes e-mail or text notice. Source: KRS 383.560(3); KRS 383.195

Ending a month-to-month lease

Non-URLTA areas: landlord may end a tenancy at will or by sufferance with one month's written notice. URLTA areas: either party may end a month-to-month tenancy with written notice at least 30 days before the periodic rental date; week-to-week, 7 days.

Source: KRS 383.195; KRS 383.695

How notices must be delivered

In URLTA areas, a notice reaches the tenant when it is handed to the tenant, or mailed by registered or certified mail to the address the tenant designated for notices (or, if none, the tenant's last known residence). It also counts once it actually comes to the tenant's attention. Notices to the landlord may be delivered in writing to the landlord's place of business or designated address, or sent there by certified mail. Outside URLTA areas, no statute specifies how a termination notice must be delivered; KRS 383.195 requires only a written 1-month notice to end a tenancy at will. No statute authorizes e-mail or text notice.

Source: KRS 383.560(3); KRS 383.195

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 KRS 383.195; KRS 383.695, 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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