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Utah 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 Utah Code - Unlawful Detainer by Tenant for a Term Less Than Life (landlord-side notice rule) (Utah Code § 78B-6-802(1)(b)(i)), a month-to-month tenancy may be terminated by the tenant on no tenant statute; 15 days customary 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 Utah

Tenant notice required: No tenant statute; 15 days customary
Governing statute: Utah Code § 78B-6-802(1)(b)(i)
How the clock runs: No Utah statute fixes the notice a departing tenant must give. Section 78B-6-802(1)(b)(i) is written from the landlord's side: an owner ending a periodic tenancy must serve notice to quit at least 15 calendar days before the end of the month or period, with the tenancy ending at that period's expiration. In practice 15 days before the period ends is treated as the standard in both directions, and the rental agreement's notice clause controls if it sets one.
Delivering the notice: Utah counts calendar days from service, so give written notice by personal delivery or certified mail and keep proof of the service date.
Fixed-term leases: A fixed-term lease ends automatically - § 78B-6-802(1)(a) says a specified term 'shall be terminated without notice' at its expiration, and a tenant who stays past it without a new agreement risks unlawful detainer - so any month-to-month conversion happens only if the lease's own renewal clause says so.

Worth knowing: The 15-day figure is the landlord's prerequisite to an unlawful detainer action, not a tenant obligation - a tenant's notice duty comes entirely from the lease. The section was amended in the 2026 General Session (Ch. 130) with the owner's 15-day rule intact, so pre-2026 summaries remain directionally correct. Utah's eviction machinery moves unusually fast (3-day pay-or-quit notices, expedited hearings), so never simply hold over. Tenants can terminate for uninhabitable conditions through the Fit Premises Act (Utah Code § 57-22-6) after proper written notice.

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

Field notes

Three tips before you send

Utah counts calendar days from service, so give written notice by personal delivery or certified mail and keep proof of the service date.
No Utah statute fixes the notice a departing tenant must give. Section 78B-6-802(1)(b)(i) is written from the landlord's side: an owner ending a periodic tenancy must serve notice to quit at least 15 calendar days before the end of the month or period, with the tenancy ending at that period's expiration. In practice 15 days before the period ends is treated as the standard in both directions, and the rental agreement's notice clause controls if it sets one.
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 Utah?

No Utah statute fixes the notice a departing tenant must give. Section 78B-6-802(1)(b)(i) is written from the landlord's side: an owner ending a periodic tenancy must serve notice to quit at least 15 calendar days before the end of the month or period, with the tenancy ending at that period's expiration. In practice 15 days before the period ends is treated as the standard in both directions, and the rental agreement's notice clause controls if it sets one. The governing statute is Utah Code - Unlawful Detainer by Tenant for a Term Less Than Life (landlord-side notice rule).

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

A fixed-term lease ends automatically - § 78B-6-802(1)(a) says a specified term 'shall be terminated without notice' at its expiration, and a tenant who stays past it without a new agreement risks unlawful detainer - so any month-to-month conversion happens only if the lease's own renewal clause says so. Check your lease for a renewal or notice clause — where the statute allows it, the lease controls.

Anything else Utah renters should know before moving out?

The 15-day figure is the landlord's prerequisite to an unlawful detainer action, not a tenant obligation - a tenant's notice duty comes entirely from the lease. The section was amended in the 2026 General Session (Ch. 130) with the owner's 15-day rule intact, so pre-2026 summaries remain directionally correct. Utah's eviction machinery moves unusually fast (3-day pay-or-quit notices, expedited hearings), so never simply hold over. Tenants can terminate for uninhabitable conditions through the Fit Premises Act (Utah Code § 57-22-6) after proper written notice.

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When to use this letter

Moving out should be the easy part — but in Utah, 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, Utah law generally requires no tenant statute; 15 days customary written notice from the tenant, under Utah Code - Unlawful Detainer by Tenant for a Term Less Than Life (landlord-side notice rule). This generator writes a tenant's notice to vacate that cites Utah Code § 78B-6-802(1)(b)(i) 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.