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Lease termination letter template for Poland

Tenant's notice to end a residential leaseWypowiedzenie umowy najmu lokalu mieszkalnego przez najemcę

The tenant's written notice that ends the lease of a flat or house. The notice period depends on the lease: 3 months to the end of a calendar month, or a longer contractual period, for an indefinite lease; the cases written in the lease for a fixed-term lease; or no notice for defects that threaten health.

Use it when you rent your home and want to leave. First read your lease. If it runs for an indefinite period, you can always give notice. If it runs for a fixed term, you can end it early only in the cases the lease lists, or without notice for serious defects. If neither applies, ask the landlord to end the lease by mutual agreement (rozwiązanie za porozumieniem stron) instead. Keep exactly one of the three alternative clauses in the notice section.

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

Key facts

Applies to
Whole country
Indefinite lease
With monthly rent, 3 months to the end of a calendar month (Civil Code art. 688), or a longer period set in the lease.
Shorter period in the lease
Legal authors disagree whether a lease can set a shorter period. Do not rely on one.
Fixed-term lease
Early termination by notice only in the cases the lease lists (Civil Code art. 673 § 3), or without notice in the statutory cases below.
Without notice: health
If defects of the flat threaten the health of the tenant or the household (art. 682).
Without notice: defects not removed
If defects make the agreed use impossible and the landlord does not remove them in time (art. 664 § 2).
Form
At least documentary form for a written lease, unless the lease requires written form (art. 77 § 2).
Effective date
When the notice reaches the landlord so that the landlord can read it (art. 61 § 1).
Landlord's notice
Only on the grounds in art. 11 of the tenant protection act, in writing under pain of nullity, with the reason stated.
Death of a tenant
A spouse, child, dependant or partner living with the tenant who takes over the lease may end it with the statutory period (art. 691 § 4).
Death, fixed-term lease
The statutory period applies even if the lease was for a fixed term (art. 691 § 4).

The document

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Tenant's notice to end a residential lease

  1. 1.Heading

    1. 1.1

      Place of writing, Date of writing. Tenant: Tenant's full name, Tenant's current address. Landlord: Landlord's full name, Landlord's address for notices.

      List every tenant named in the lease. Use the landlord's address given in the lease.

  2. 2.Notice

    1. 2.1

      Optional

      I hereby give notice to end the lease of the flat located at Address of the flat, made on Date of the lease for an indefinite period, with a notice period of Notice period, with effect from Last day of the lease.

      Alternative 1, for an indefinite lease. Give at least 3 months to the end of a calendar month (art. 688), or the lease's longer period. Keep one alternative.

    2. 2.2

      Optional

      I hereby, under Lease clause for early termination of the lease of the flat located at Address of the flat, made on Date of the lease for a fixed term, give notice to end that lease with a notice period of Notice period, with effect from Last day of the lease. The reason for the notice is: Case from the lease that applies.

      Alternative 2, for a fixed-term lease with an early termination clause. State the case exactly as the lease words it. Keep only one alternative.

    3. 2.3

      Optional

      I hereby, under art. 682 of the Civil Code, give notice to end without any notice period the lease of the flat located at Address of the flat, made on Date of the lease, because defects of the flat threaten my health or the health of my household: Defect and how it threatens health.

      Alternative 3. Keep evidence of the defect and your reports to the landlord: photos, letters, an expert or sanitary inspection opinion. Keep one alternative.

  3. 3.Return of the flat

    1. 3.1

      I propose to sign the handover report and return the keys on Move-out handover date and time. Please confirm that date or propose another one before the lease ends.

  4. 4.Deposit

    1. 4.1

      Please return the deposit within one month of the day the flat is vacated, under art. 6 ust. 4 of the tenant protection act, to bank account no. Tenant's bank account for the deposit, with a written account of any deductions.

  5. 5.Address for correspondence

    1. 5.1

      After I vacate the flat, please send correspondence to: Tenant's address after moving out.

  6. 6.Signature

    1. 6.1

      Signature of the Tenant. Landlord's acknowledgement of receipt: date and signature.

      If you hand the notice over in person, ask the landlord to sign and date your copy.

Formalities

  1. If the lease was made in writing, the notice needs at least documentary form, unless the lease or the law requires more (Civil Code art. 77 § 2).
  2. Documentary form includes a signed scan or an email from which the sender can be identified.
  3. Many leases require written form. Then sign by hand.
  4. Send it by registered letter with acknowledgement of receipt (list polecony za potwierdzeniem odbioru), or hand it over against a dated signature.
  5. Count the notice period from the day the notice reaches the landlord in a way that allows the landlord to read it (art. 61).
  6. Every tenant named in the lease should sign.
  7. Pay the rent until the end of the notice period.

Common mistakes

  • Giving notice on a fixed-term lease that has no termination clause. The notice has no effect, and the rent stays due until the end of the term.
  • Counting the period from the day you send the letter. It runs from the day the landlord receives it, and under the statutory rule ends on a month's last day.
  • Moving out and stopping payment before the notice period ends. The rent is due for the whole period.
  • Sending only a text message when the lease requires written form. Use a signed letter.
  • Leaving without a move-out handover report. Without it, disputes about damage and the deposit are harder to settle.
  • Forgetting your new address and bank account. The landlord must return the deposit within 1 month of the day you vacate.

Legal basis

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