Louisiana Notice to Landlord (Tenant Move-Out Letter)

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

Ending a month-to-month lease	Either party: written notice at least 10 calendar days before the end of the month. Other periods: 30 calendar days for terms longer than a month (e.g. year-to-year), 5 calendar days for week-to-month terms, any time before the period ends for terms under a week. Source: La. C.C. art. 2728
How notices must be delivered	Notices of termination for residential leases must be in writing. The notice to vacate must be 'delivered' to the tenant, giving at least 5 days to leave; the statute does not list methods or address email/text. If the premises are abandoned or closed, or the tenant's whereabouts are unknown, notices and court papers may be attached to a door of the premises. For the oral-lease attorney-fee demand, delivery may be by certified mail to the last known address, personal delivery, or tacking on the door. Source: La. C.C. art. 2729; C.C.P. arts. 4701, 4703; La. R.S. 9:3259(B)

Ending a month-to-month lease

Either party: written notice at least 10 calendar days before the end of the month. Other periods: 30 calendar days for terms longer than a month (e.g. year-to-year), 5 calendar days for week-to-month terms, any time before the period ends for terms under a week.

Source: La. C.C. art. 2728

How notices must be delivered

Notices of termination for residential leases must be in writing. The notice to vacate must be 'delivered' to the tenant, giving at least 5 days to leave; the statute does not list methods or address email/text. If the premises are abandoned or closed, or the tenant's whereabouts are unknown, notices and court papers may be attached to a door of the premises. For the oral-lease attorney-fee demand, delivery may be by certified mail to the last known address, personal delivery, or tacking on the door.

Source: La. C.C. art. 2729; C.C.P. arts. 4701, 4703; La. R.S. 9:3259(B)

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 La. C.C. art. 2728, 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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