Minnesota Notice to Landlord (Tenant Move-Out Letter)

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

Ending a month-to-month lease	Either party may end a tenancy at will with written notice at least as long as the interval between rent payments, or three months, whichever is less. For a monthly tenancy, that means at least one full rental period. The AG handbook and Judicial Branch describe this as one full rental period plus one day (e.g., notice by May 31 to leave at the end of June). Source: Minn. Stat. § 504B.135
How notices must be delivered	Before filing a nonpayment eviction, the landlord must give a 14-day written notice with required content, delivered personally or by first-class mail to the rental address. Termination of a tenancy at will must be in writing. If the landlord regularly uses electronic written communication with the tenant, it must make a good-faith attempt to tell the tenant about the eviction hearing at least 7 days before it; this is in addition to court service, not a replacement for it. Source: Minn. Stat. § 504B.321, subd. 1a(b), subd. 2(b); § 504B.135

Ending a month-to-month lease

Either party may end a tenancy at will with written notice at least as long as the interval between rent payments, or three months, whichever is less. For a monthly tenancy, that means at least one full rental period. The AG handbook and Judicial Branch describe this as one full rental period plus one day (e.g., notice by May 31 to leave at the end of June).

Source: Minn. Stat. § 504B.135

How notices must be delivered

Before filing a nonpayment eviction, the landlord must give a 14-day written notice with required content, delivered personally or by first-class mail to the rental address. Termination of a tenancy at will must be in writing. If the landlord regularly uses electronic written communication with the tenant, it must make a good-faith attempt to tell the tenant about the eviction hearing at least 7 days before it; this is in addition to court service, not a replacement for it.

Source: Minn. Stat. § 504B.321, subd. 1a(b), subd. 2(b); § 504B.135

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 Minn. Stat. § 504B.135, 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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