North Carolina Notice to Landlord (Tenant Move-Out Letter)
A free North Carolina notice to landlord (tenant move-out letter) that follows North Carolina 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 North Carolina law says
| Ending a month-to-month lease | 7 days' notice to quit (either party) for month-to-month; 2 days for week-to-week; 1 month for year-to-year; 60 days for manufactured-home lot rentals. Source: N.C. Gen. Stat. § 42-14 |
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| How notices must be delivered | No statute prescribes how a landlord's rent demand or notice to quit must be delivered. G.S. 42-3 requires a demand for past-due rent, and G.S. 42-14 a notice to quit, without saying how either is served. In court, the summons and complaint are served by the sheriff: mailed first-class to the tenant, then delivered in person or left with a resident of suitable age, or, if neither works, posted conspicuously on the premises. |
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 N.C. Gen. Stat. § 42-14, 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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