Massachusetts Notice to Landlord (Tenant Move-Out Letter)

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

Ending a month-to-month lease	Either landlord or tenant may end a tenancy at will with written notice. When rent is paid monthly (or more often than every three months), the notice must equal the interval between rent days or 30 days, whichever is longer, and in practice must expire at the end of a rental period. The default is 3 months' notice when rent is paid less often. The same notice period applies to both parties. Source: G.L. c. 186, § 12
How notices must be delivered	Notices to quit must be in writing. No statute sets a delivery method (personal delivery, mail and constable service are common in practice), and none addresses email or text. Notice periods run from when the tenant actually receives the notice. Source: M.G.L. c. 186, §§ 11, 12, 13

Ending a month-to-month lease

Either landlord or tenant may end a tenancy at will with written notice. When rent is paid monthly (or more often than every three months), the notice must equal the interval between rent days or 30 days, whichever is longer, and in practice must expire at the end of a rental period. The default is 3 months' notice when rent is paid less often. The same notice period applies to both parties.

Source: G.L. c. 186, § 12

How notices must be delivered

Notices to quit must be in writing. No statute sets a delivery method (personal delivery, mail and constable service are common in practice), and none addresses email or text. Notice periods run from when the tenant actually receives the notice.

Source: M.G.L. c. 186, §§ 11, 12, 13

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 G.L. c. 186, § 12, 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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