Missouri Notice to Landlord (Tenant Move-Out Letter)

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

Ending a month-to-month lease	Either landlord or tenant may terminate with written notice setting a termination date that falls on a periodic rent-paying date at least one month after the notice is received. Unwritten city/town residential leases are month-to-month. Source: RSMo 441.060.3-.4(1)
How notices must be delivered	Termination notices must be in writing (month-to-month: written notice, effective on a rent day at least one month after receipt); the statute gives no delivery method and does not address email or text. If the owner/agent named for notices has only a P.O. box, notices can go by first-class mail. A foreclosure buyer's notice to tenants must go by certified/registered mail (regular mail to 'Occupant' if the name is unknown) and also be posted on the door. Source: RSMo 441.060.1, .4; RSMo 535.185.1(2); RSMo 534.030.3

Ending a month-to-month lease

Either landlord or tenant may terminate with written notice setting a termination date that falls on a periodic rent-paying date at least one month after the notice is received. Unwritten city/town residential leases are month-to-month.

Source: RSMo 441.060.3-.4(1)

How notices must be delivered

Termination notices must be in writing (month-to-month: written notice, effective on a rent day at least one month after receipt); the statute gives no delivery method and does not address email or text. If the owner/agent named for notices has only a P.O. box, notices can go by first-class mail. A foreclosure buyer's notice to tenants must go by certified/registered mail (regular mail to 'Occupant' if the name is unknown) and also be posted on the door.

Source: RSMo 441.060.1, .4; RSMo 535.185.1(2); RSMo 534.030.3

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 RSMo 441.060.3-.4(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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