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Lease termination letter template for Croatia

Tenant's notice to end a residential leaseOtkaz ugovora o najmu stana

The tenant's written notice that ends a residential lease. Under an open-ended lease the tenant gives at least 3 months' notice. Under a fixed-term lease the tenant gives written notice at least 30 days before the term ends, so the lease does not renew itself.

Use it when you rent a flat as your home and want to leave. You need no reason. Choose the clause that matches your lease: open-ended, end of a fixed term, or early exit if your lease allows it. The landlord's notice follows different rules: only on grounds in the Act, mostly breach after a written warning, with 3 months to vacate.

Reviewed October 28, 2026. Not legal advice. Have a notary or lawyer check your case before you sign.

Key facts

Applies to
Whole country
Open-ended lease
Notice at least 3 months before the move-out date (ZNS art. 23).
Fixed-term lease
Written notice at least 30 days before the end of the term stops tacit renewal (ZNS art. 25(1)).
New terms offered by the landlord
If the tenant does not accept within 15 days, the lease is not renewed (ZNS art. 25(2) and (3)).
Form
Notice to end a lease of real property must be in writing (ZOO art. 576(3)).
Flat dangerous to health
The tenant may leave without a notice period, even if the condition was known at signing (ZOO art. 576(4)).
Landlord's notice: grounds
Only the grounds in ZNS art. 19 to 21. Rescission under art. 20 gives the tenant at least 15 days.
Landlord's notice: periods
3 months to vacate for breach, 6 months for the landlord's own use, from the first day of the next month (ZNS art. 22).
Sale of the flat
The buyer takes over the lease. The tenant may give notice within the statutory periods (ZOO art. 570 and 573).

The document

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Tenant's notice to end a residential lease

  1. 1.Heading

    1. 1.1

      Tenant: Tenant's full name, OIB Tenant's OIB, Address of the flat. Landlord: Landlord's full name, Landlord's address. At Place of writing, on Date of writing.

    2. 1.2

      Registered mail with return receipt. Subject: notice ending the residential lease.

      If you hand the letter over in person, replace this line with "Predano osobno" and have the landlord sign and date your copy.

  2. 2.Notice

    1. 2.1

      Optional

      Dear Sir or Madam, I hereby give notice ending the lease of the flat at Address of the flat, concluded on Date of the lease for an indefinite period, in accordance with article 23 of the Residential Lease Act. I will move out on Move-out date, after a notice period of at least three months from receipt of this notice.

      Keep only one of the three clauses in this section. Use this one for an open-ended lease. Move out at least 3 months after the landlord receives it.

    2. 2.2

      Optional

      Dear Sir or Madam, in accordance with article 25 of the Residential Lease Act, I inform you that I do not intend to conclude the lease of the flat at Address of the flat, made on Date of the lease for a fixed term until End date of the fixed term, for a further period. I will vacate and hand back the flat no later than End date of the fixed term.

      Use this clause at the end of a fixed term. The landlord must receive it at least 30 days before the end date.

    3. 2.3

      Optional

      Dear Sir or Madam, on the basis of Lease clause allowing early termination of the lease of the flat at Address of the flat, made on Date of the lease, I hereby terminate the lease before the end of the agreed term. I will move out on Move-out date, after the agreed notice period.

      Use this clause only if your fixed-term lease allows early termination. Otherwise ask the landlord for a written termination agreement.

  3. 3.Handback

    1. 3.1

      I propose that we inspect the flat, draw up the handback record and hand over the keys on Proposed handback inspection date. Please confirm this date or propose another before the notice period ends.

      Use the same inventory form as at move-in.

  4. 4.Deposit

    1. 4.1

      Please return the deposit, less only amounts recorded in the handback record, within the period agreed in the lease, to account IBAN IBAN for return of the deposit. Address for correspondence after I move out: Address for mail after moving out.

      The Act sets no deadline for returning the deposit. The lease does.

  5. 5.Signature

    1. 5.1

      Yours faithfully, Tenant's full name, handwritten signature.

      If both spouses are tenants, both sign.

Formalities

  1. Give the notice in writing and sign it by hand.
  2. Send it by registered mail with return receipt (preporučeno s povratnicom). Email alone is hard to prove.
  3. Or hand it to the landlord and ask for a signed and dated receipt on your copy.
  4. The notice period counts from the day the landlord receives the notice.
  5. If both spouses are tenants, both sign.
  6. Keep a copy and the postal receipt.

Common mistakes

  • Giving notice by phone or text message. The law requires writing, and you must be able to prove the date of receipt.
  • Counting the period from the day you post the letter. It runs from the day the landlord receives it.
  • Leaving a fixed-term lease early when it has no early-exit clause. Without the landlord's written agreement you owe rent until the term ends.
  • Sending the non-renewal notice for a fixed-term lease less than 30 days before the end. The lease then renews for the same term.
  • Leaving without a handback record. Agree a date, walk through the flat with the landlord and sign the record.
  • Stopping rent to recover the deposit. The deposit and the rent are separate, and unpaid rent is a ground for the landlord to claim.

Legal basis

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