Maine Notice to Landlord (Tenant Move-Out Letter)

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

Ending a month-to-month lease	30 days' written notice by either landlord or tenant (tenancy at will); no cause required. If rent has been paid through a date beyond the 30 days, the notice must expire on or after that date. Source: 14 M.R.S. § 6002(1)
How notices must be delivered	Termination notices must be written and are normally served in hand. After at least 3 good-faith attempts at personal service, the landlord may serve by BOTH first-class mail to the last known address AND leaving the notice at the tenant's home. The statute has no provision for email or text. The notice must tell the tenant they have the right to contest in court. Whoever is authorized to sign the lease is the owner's agent for receiving notices and service. Source: 14 M.R.S. § 6002 (intro and sub-§ 1); 14 M.R.S. § 6023

Ending a month-to-month lease

30 days' written notice by either landlord or tenant (tenancy at will); no cause required. If rent has been paid through a date beyond the 30 days, the notice must expire on or after that date.

Source: 14 M.R.S. § 6002(1)

How notices must be delivered

Termination notices must be written and are normally served in hand. After at least 3 good-faith attempts at personal service, the landlord may serve by BOTH first-class mail to the last known address AND leaving the notice at the tenant's home. The statute has no provision for email or text. The notice must tell the tenant they have the right to contest in court. Whoever is authorized to sign the lease is the owner's agent for receiving notices and service.

Source: 14 M.R.S. § 6002 (intro and sub-§ 1); 14 M.R.S. § 6023

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 14 M.R.S. § 6002(1), 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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