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Lease termination letter template for Czechia

Tenant's notice to end a flat leaseVýpověď z nájmu bytu (nájemcem)

The tenant's written notice that ends a lease of a flat. For a lease of indefinite duration the tenant needs no reason. For a fixed-term lease the tenant must state a change of circumstances. The notice period is 3 months and starts on the first day of the month after the landlord receives the notice.

Use it when you rent a flat as your home and want to leave. Choose the first alternative for a lease of indefinite duration and the second for a fixed-term lease that you must leave before its end date. If the landlord agrees, a written termination agreement (dohoda o skončení nájmu) can end the lease on any date instead. If the landlord seriously breaches the lease or the flat becomes unusable, you may have a right to end the lease without a notice period. Get legal advice before you rely on it.

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

Key facts

Applies to
Whole country
Lease of indefinite duration
3 months' notice. No reason is needed (OZ § 2231).
Fixed-term lease
Notice only if circumstances change so much that the tenant cannot reasonably be asked to stay (OZ § 2287).
Fixed-term notice period
Also 3 months, according to the Public Defender of Rights.
Start of the period
First day of the calendar month after the notice reaches the landlord (OZ § 2286(1)).
Return of the flat
On the day the lease ends, with all keys, in the condition received apart from normal wear (OZ § 2292 and § 2293).
Late return
The landlord may claim compensation equal to the rent until the flat is returned (OZ § 2295).
Deposit
Returned at the end of the lease with interest, after set-off of debts from the lease (OZ § 2254(2)).
Notice without a notice period
Allowed if the landlord breaches duties particularly seriously, or fails to fix a serious defect by an extra deadline (OZ § 2232, § 2266).
Unusable flat
The tenant may also end the lease without a notice period if the flat becomes unusable (OZ § 2227).
Landlord's notice
Only on legal grounds, with 3 months' notice and a statement of the tenant's right to court review (OZ § 2286(2), § 2288).
Tenant's court deadline
2 months to apply to court against a landlord's notice (OZ § 2290).

The document

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Tenant's notice to end a flat lease

  1. 1.Sender and addressee

    1. 1.1

      Sender (tenant): Tenant's full name, residing at Tenant's address (the flat).

      List every co-tenant.

    2. 1.2

      Addressee (landlord): Landlord's full name or company name, Landlord's address. At Place on Date. By registered post with delivery receipt.

      Use the address in the lease, or a new one the landlord gave in writing. Keep the postal receipt and the delivery slip. They prove the day of delivery.

  2. 2.Notice to end the lease

    1. 2.1

      Dear Sir or Madam, on Date of the lease we made a lease of the flat at Flat address, floor and door number.

    2. 2.2

      Optional

      The lease was made for an indefinite period. Under § 2231 of the Civil Code I hereby give notice to end the lease with a notice period of three months.

      Keep this clause for a lease of indefinite duration. Delete the next clause. No reason is needed.

    3. 2.3

      Optional

      The lease was made for a fixed term until Agreed end date of the fixed-term lease. Under § 2287 of the Civil Code I hereby give notice to end the lease with a notice period of three months, because the circumstances on which we evidently relied when we made the lease have changed so much that I cannot reasonably be asked to continue the lease: The change of circumstances.

      Keep this clause for a fixed-term lease and delete the previous one. Say what changed and why you cannot stay. Attach evidence, such as a new job contract.

  3. 3.Notice period

    1. 3.1

      The notice period starts on the first day of the calendar month after this notice reaches you, and the lease ends on the last day of the third month of the notice period.

      Example: delivered on 20 March, the period runs from 1 April and the lease ends on 30 June.

    2. 3.2

      I will pay the rent and the service advances until the lease ends.

  4. 4.Return of the flat

    1. 4.1

      I will return the flat to you on the day the lease ends. I propose a joint inspection of the flat, a handover report with meter readings and the return of all keys on Proposed date and time of move-out check. Please confirm the appointment at Tenant's phone or e-mail.

      If you return the flat earlier, the lease and the rent still run to the end of the notice period unless the landlord agrees otherwise in writing.

  5. 5.Deposit and settlement

    1. 5.1

      I ask you to return the deposit with interest after the lease ends to account no. Tenant's bank account for the deposit.

    2. 5.2

      Please send the service charge settlement and any other documents to: Tenant's new address.

  6. 6.Signature

    1. 6.1

      Yours faithfully, Tenant's full name. Signature of the tenant: ....................

      Each co-tenant who leaves signs.

    2. 6.2

      Optional

      Notice received on .................... Signature of the landlord: ....................

      Use this line when you hand the notice over in person. Keep the copy the landlord signed.

Formalities

  1. The notice must be in writing, signed, and must reach the landlord (OZ § 2286(1)).
  2. Send it by registered post with a delivery receipt (doporučeně s dodejkou), or hand it over against the landlord's signed, dated receipt on a copy.
  3. A plain e-mail is risky, because you must prove that a signed written notice reached the landlord.
  4. A data box message is another option if the lease provides for delivery through data boxes.
  5. Each co-tenant who signed the lease should sign the notice.
  6. The 3-month period runs from the first day of the calendar month after delivery.
  7. Pay rent and service advances until the lease ends.

Common mistakes

  • Counting the 3 months from the day you send the letter. The period starts on the first day of the month after the landlord receives it.
  • Sending only an e-mail or a text message. If the landlord denies receipt, you cannot prove a signed written notice reached them.
  • Giving notice of a fixed-term lease without a reason. The tenant may end it early only for a change of circumstances, and must describe that change.
  • Stopping rent payments during the notice period, or using the deposit as the last months' rent without the landlord's agreement.
  • Leaving without a move-out report. Without it, you cannot easily contest the landlord's deductions from the deposit.
  • Forgetting to give a new address. The landlord sends the final service charge settlement up to 4 months after the billing period.

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