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Lease termination letter template for Hungary

Tenant's notice to end a residential leaseBérlői felmondás (lakásbérleti szerződés)

The tenant's written notice that ends a residential lease. For an indefinite lease, notice given by the 15th day of a month ends the lease at the end of the following month. A fixed-term lease can be ended early only if the lease allows it. The notice takes effect when it reaches the landlord.

Use it when you rent a home in Hungary and want to leave. For an indefinite lease you need no reason. For a fixed-term lease, check first whether the lease has an early termination clause: without one, the lease ends only on its end date or by mutual agreement. The landlord's own notice follows different rules: for an indefinite lease the same 15th-of-the-month rule, without a reason; for a breach, the steps of Ltv. 25. § or Ptk. 6:348. §.

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

Key facts

Applies to
Whole country. Privately let homes.
Indefinite lease
Notice by the 15th day of a month ends the lease at the end of the following month (Ptk. 6:347. § (1)).
Late notice
Notice given after the 15th ends the lease at the end of the second month after it is given (Ptk. 6:347. § (2)).
Fixed-term lease
Ordinary notice only if the lease gives an early termination right (Ptk. 6:339. § (2)).
When it takes effect
When it reaches the landlord (Ptk. 6:5. § (2)).
Form
In writing, because the lease must be in writing (Ptk. 6:6. § (2), Ltv. 2. § (5)).
Health hazard
The tenant may terminate a home whose use endangers health, even if the tenant knew of it (Ptk. 6:332. § (3)).
Modernisation works
After the landlord's written notice of works, the tenant may terminate by the last day of the following month (Ptk. 6:346. § (3)).
Landlord, unpaid rent
Written demand, 8 days to pay, notice within the next 8 days, at least 15 days' notice (Ltv. 25. § (1), (5)).

The document

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Tenant's notice to end a residential lease

  1. 1.Heading

    1. 1.1

      From: Tenant or co-tenants giving notice, Address of the let home. To: Landlord or managing agent, Landlord's address for notices. Dated: Place of writing, Date of writing.

    2. 1.2

      Registered letter with return receipt. Subject: notice terminating the residential lease.

      If you hand the letter over in person, write "Személyesen átvettem" (received in person) with a date line on your copy and have the landlord sign it.

  2. 2.Notice

    1. 2.1

      Optional

      Dear Landlord or managing agent, I hereby terminate by ordinary notice, under section 6:347 (1) of the Civil Code, the residential lease concluded on Date the lease was signed for the flat at Address of the let home. The lease ends on Last day of the lease.

      For an indefinite lease. Keep this clause or the next one, not both. If received by the 15th, the lease ends on the last day of the next month.

    2. 2.2

      Optional

      Dear Landlord or managing agent, under its clause Early termination clause (fixed term), I hereby terminate by ordinary notice before its end date the fixed-term residential lease concluded on Date the lease was signed for the flat at Address of the let home. The lease ends on Last day of the lease.

      Only if the fixed-term lease has an early termination clause. Copy its period exactly. Otherwise ask the landlord for a written mutual termination.

  3. 3.Return of the home

    1. 3.1

      I propose Date for move-out record and key return for the return of the flat, the move-out handover record and the return of the keys. Please confirm this date before the lease ends, or propose another one.

      Choose a date no later than the last day of the lease. Before that day, the landlord may show the flat to new tenants at suitable times.

  4. 4.Deposit

    1. 4.1

      Please repay the deposit, as provided in the lease, after the flat is returned, to my bank account no. Tenant's account for the deposit refund. My new postal address: Tenant's new address.

      The law sets no deadline for the refund. Check the lease. Deductions must match damage recorded at move-out, beyond normal wear.

  5. 5.Signature

    1. 5.1

      Yours faithfully: Tenant or co-tenants giving notice, signature of the tenant(s).

      Each co-tenant signs. Keep a copy with the post office receipt and the return receipt.

Formalities

  1. The lease must be in writing, so the notice must be in writing too, and signed.
  2. Send it by registered letter with return receipt (tértivevényes ajánlott levél) to the landlord's address in the lease.
  3. Or hand it over against the landlord's signed and dated receipt on your copy.
  4. The notice takes effect when it reaches the landlord, not when you post it.
  5. Co-tenants exercise their rights jointly (Ltv. 4. § (5)), so every co-tenant signs. If only some leave, agree the change with the landlord in writing.
  6. No witness or notary is required.
  7. If you gave the landlord a notarial declaration to vacate, the landlord can enforce your departure after the lease ends without a court case.

Common mistakes

  • Giving notice on the 16th or later and expecting to leave at the end of the next month. The lease then runs to the end of the second month.
  • Counting from the day you post the letter. The notice counts from the day it reaches the landlord, so post it several days before the 15th.
  • Sending only an email or a chat message. Ptk. 6:7. § (3) may treat an email as written, but its content and receipt are harder to prove.
  • Giving ordinary notice in a fixed-term lease that has no early termination clause. The notice has no effect, and the lease runs to its end date.
  • Leaving without a signed move-out record and without returning every key. You then have no proof of the date and condition of the return.
  • Forgetting to give a bank account for the deposit. Write it in the notice.

Legal basis

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