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Minnesota 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 Minnesota Statutes § 504B.135 (Terminating tenancy at will) (Minn. Stat. § 504B.135), a month-to-month tenancy may be terminated by the tenant on one rental period 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 Minnesota

Tenant notice required: One rental period
Governing statute: Minn. Stat. § 504B.135
How the clock runs: Written notice must be at least as long as the interval between the times rent is due or three months, whichever is less — one full month for a monthly tenancy. Minnesota courts read this to require the tenancy to end on the last day of a rental period, so notice given mid-month takes effect at the end of the following full month.
Delivering the notice: The statute expressly requires notice in writing; hand-deliver or mail it so the landlord receives it before the final full rental period begins, and keep dated proof.
Fixed-term leases: A fixed-term lease ends on its stated date, but most Minnesota leases either convert to month-to-month or auto-renew, and the lease's notice clause (commonly 30-60 days) controls. An automatic-renewal clause in a lease of two months or longer renewing for two months or more is unenforceable unless the landlord serves a written reminder, personally or by certified mail, 15 to 30 days before the tenant's notice deadline (Minn. Stat. § 504B.145).

Worth knowing: The three-month cap matters for tenants who pay quarterly or less often — they never owe more than three months' notice. Because termination must land on a period boundary, a tenant who gives notice even one day into a rental period is generally on the hook through the end of the next full period. Tenants who fear for their safety due to domestic abuse, criminal sexual conduct, harassment, or stalking may terminate early with qualifying documentation under Minn. Stat. § 504B.206, owing only limited additional rent in most cases.

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

Field notes

Three tips before you send

The statute expressly requires notice in writing; hand-deliver or mail it so the landlord receives it before the final full rental period begins, and keep dated proof.
Written notice must be at least as long as the interval between the times rent is due or three months, whichever is less — one full month for a monthly tenancy. Minnesota courts read this to require the tenancy to end on the last day of a rental period, so notice given mid-month takes effect at the end of the following full 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 Minnesota?

Written notice must be at least as long as the interval between the times rent is due or three months, whichever is less — one full month for a monthly tenancy. Minnesota courts read this to require the tenancy to end on the last day of a rental period, so notice given mid-month takes effect at the end of the following full month. The governing statute is Minnesota Statutes § 504B.135 (Terminating tenancy at will).

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

A fixed-term lease ends on its stated date, but most Minnesota leases either convert to month-to-month or auto-renew, and the lease's notice clause (commonly 30-60 days) controls. An automatic-renewal clause in a lease of two months or longer renewing for two months or more is unenforceable unless the landlord serves a written reminder, personally or by certified mail, 15 to 30 days before the tenant's notice deadline (Minn. Stat. § 504B.145). Check your lease for a renewal or notice clause — where the statute allows it, the lease controls.

Anything else Minnesota renters should know before moving out?

The three-month cap matters for tenants who pay quarterly or less often — they never owe more than three months' notice. Because termination must land on a period boundary, a tenant who gives notice even one day into a rental period is generally on the hook through the end of the next full period. Tenants who fear for their safety due to domestic abuse, criminal sexual conduct, harassment, or stalking may terminate early with qualifying documentation under Minn. Stat. § 504B.206, owing only limited additional rent in most cases.

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When to use this letter

Moving out should be the easy part — but in Minnesota, 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, Minnesota law generally requires one rental period written notice from the tenant, under Minnesota Statutes § 504B.135 (Terminating tenancy at will). This generator writes a tenant's notice to vacate that cites Minn. Stat. § 504B.135 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.