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Louisiana Notice to Vacate Letter

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[Your full name]

[Date]

[Your landlord's name]

Re: Notice to vacate — [Rental property address]

Dear [Your landlord's name],

Please accept this letter as my formal written notice that I will terminate my tenancy at [Rental property address] and vacate the premises on [Move-out date].

Under Louisiana Civil Code — Notice of termination; timing (La. Civ. Code art. 2728), a month-to-month tenancy may be terminated by the tenant on 10 days written notice. This notice is given in accordance with that requirement and with any additional notice period my lease provides.

I will leave the unit clean and in good condition, ordinary wear and tear excepted, and will return all keys and access devices on or before my move-out date. I would like a move-out inspection during my final week; please propose a date and time.

Please send my security deposit, with any itemized statement required by law, to my forwarding address: [Your forwarding address]. Kindly confirm receipt of this notice in writing.

Sincerely,

[Your full name]

Know your rights

Notice to vacate law in Louisiana

Tenant notice required: 10 days
Governing statute: La. Civ. Code art. 2728
How the clock runs: For a month-to-month lease, notice must be given at least 10 calendar days before the end of the current month, and the lease terminates at the end of that month. Miss the 10-day window and termination slides to the end of the next month.
Delivering the notice: For an immovable or a movable used as a residence, the notice of termination must be in writing (La. Civ. Code art. 2729); surrendering possession to the lessor by the art. 2728 notice deadline also constitutes the tenant's notice of termination.
Fixed-term leases: A fixed-term lease ends automatically when the term expires, with no notice required. But if the tenant stays on without objection, the lease is 'reconducted' — revived as a month-to-month tenancy on the same terms under the Civil Code's reconduction articles.

Worth knowing: Louisiana's 10-day rule is the shortest headline notice among the states, a product of its civil-law Code rather than the Uniform Act. Leases from week to month require only 5 calendar days' notice before the period ends; terms shorter than a week can be ended any time before expiration; periods longer than a month need 30 calendar days. The written lease can and often does set a longer notice period, which controls.

Last reviewed August 2026 · General information, not legal advice · Read the statute · Also for Louisiana: security deposit demand letter

Field notes

Three tips before you send

For an immovable or a movable used as a residence, the notice of termination must be in writing (La. Civ. Code art. 2729); surrendering possession to the lessor by the art. 2728 notice deadline also constitutes the tenant's notice of termination.
For a month-to-month lease, notice must be given at least 10 calendar days before the end of the current month, and the lease terminates at the end of that month. Miss the 10-day window and termination slides to the end of the next month.
Date math is unforgiving — the clock usually runs from the day your landlord receives the notice, not the day you write it. Build in a few days of cushion, and photograph the empty unit when you hand back the keys.

Straight answers

Questions people ask

How much notice does a tenant have to give in Louisiana?

For a month-to-month lease, notice must be given at least 10 calendar days before the end of the current month, and the lease terminates at the end of that month. Miss the 10-day window and termination slides to the end of the next month. The governing statute is Louisiana Civil Code — Notice of termination; timing.

What happens when a fixed-term lease ends in Louisiana?

A fixed-term lease ends automatically when the term expires, with no notice required. But if the tenant stays on without objection, the lease is 'reconducted' — revived as a month-to-month tenancy on the same terms under the Civil Code's reconduction articles. Check your lease for a renewal or notice clause — where the statute allows it, the lease controls.

Anything else Louisiana renters should know before moving out?

Louisiana's 10-day rule is the shortest headline notice among the states, a product of its civil-law Code rather than the Uniform Act. Leases from week to month require only 5 calendar days' notice before the period ends; terms shorter than a week can be ended any time before expiration; periods longer than a month need 30 calendar days. The written lease can and often does set a longer notice period, which controls.

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When to use this letter

Moving out should be the easy part — but in Louisiana, when you give notice and how you deliver it decide whether you owe another month of rent. The rule that matters: for a month-to-month tenancy, Louisiana law generally requires 10 days written notice from the tenant, under Louisiana Civil Code — Notice of termination; timing. This generator writes a tenant's notice to vacate that cites La. Civ. Code art. 2728 by name, states your move-out date, and asks for the move-out inspection and your deposit instructions in the same letter — so nothing gets renegotiated later. No blank template to fight with: fill in your landlord, the address, and the date, then send it in a way you can prove, because notice clocks here run from delivery, not from the day you write it.