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Lease termination letter template for Sweden

Tenant's notice to end a residential leaseUppsägning av hyresavtal för bostad

The tenant's written notice to end a lease of a home. In most cases the notice is 3 months and the lease ends at a month end: notice given on 15 January ends the lease on 30 April. A private lease signed before 1 July 2026 under the old Act allows the tenant 1 month.

Use it when you rent a home and want to move out, whether you rent from a housing company, from a private owner, or second hand from another tenant. You need no reason. Use it also to end a fixed-term lease early. A landlord's notice is different: under Chapter 12 the tenant usually has a right to an extension and can refer the dispute to the rent tribunal, while under the Private Letting Act a private landlord can end an open-ended lease with 3 months' notice and no reason.

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

Key facts

Applies to
Whole country. For leases under Chapter 12 of the Land Code (hyreslagen) and under the Private Letting Act.
Open-ended lease (Chapter 12)
3 months, to the next month end after 3 months from the notice (Jordabalken 12:4). A longer period may be agreed.
Fixed-term lease (Chapter 12)
The tenant may always end it at a month end at least 3 months after notice (Jordabalken 12:5).
Fixed term over 9 months (Chapter 12)
Must also be terminated by notice to end (Jordabalken 12:3).
Private Letting Act
3 months to a month end, for open-ended and fixed-term leases signed from 1 July 2026 (Privatuthyrningslag 6:1, 6:2).
Private lease signed before 1 July 2026
Tenant's notice 1 month to a month end (Lag 2012:978, 3 §).
Tenant's death
The estate may give 1 month's notice within 1 month of the death (Jordabalken 12:5).
Notice given (Chapter 12)
Served as Jordabalken 8:8 says: by hand, or by registered letter if the landlord is not found at home (12:8).
Notice given (Private Letting Act)
On receipt, on posting a registered letter, or on sending to the email given for notices (Privatuthyrningslag 6:7, 6:8).
Moving out
By 12.00 the day after the lease ends, or the next working day (Jordabalken 12:7; Privatuthyrningslag 6:12).
Viewings
When the home is available for letting, the tenant must allow viewings at suitable times (Jordabalken 12:26).

The document

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Tenant's notice to end a residential lease

  1. 1.Sender and recipient

    1. 1.1

      From: Tenant or tenants, Address of the rented home. To: Landlord, Landlord's address. Place of writing, Date of writing.

      Name every tenant on the lease with personal identity number. Give the landlord's name as in the lease, and the lease address or the one given for notices.

    2. 1.2

      Registered letter. Subject: Notice to end the lease.

      If you hand the letter over, replace the first words with "Överlämnat personligen" and have the landlord sign and date your copy.

  2. 2.Notice

    1. 2.1

      I/we hereby give notice to end the lease of the home at Address of the rented home, contract number Lease or contract number, dated Date the lease was signed.

  3. 3.Notice period

    1. 3.1

      Optional

      Notice is given with a notice period of three months. The lease therefore ends on Last day of the lease.

      The standard case for Chapter 12 leases and for private leases signed from 1 July 2026. Keep one of the three notice-period clauses.

    2. 3.2

      Optional

      Notice is given with a notice period of one month under section 3 of the Act (2012:978) on the Letting of One's Own Home. The lease therefore ends on Last day of the lease.

      Only for a lease with a private landlord signed before 1 July 2026.

    3. 3.3

      Optional

      Notice is given with the shorter notice period agreed in the lease: Shorter notice agreed in the lease. The lease therefore ends on Last day of the lease.

      Only if your lease gives you a shorter period than the law. Quote the lease term. A longer period in the lease cannot bind you.

  4. 4.Viewings

    1. 4.1

      Optional

      The home can be shown to new tenants at the following times: Times that suit you for viewings. Contact me/us at Phone and email.

      When the home is available for letting, you must allow viewings at suitable times (Jordabalken 12:26).

  5. 5.Move-out and inspection

    1. 5.1

      I/we would like the move-out inspection to take place no later than Last day of the lease and will then return all keys.

  6. 6.Deposit and new address

    1. 6.1

      My/our new address is New address. Any deposit is to be repaid to account Bank account for the deposit refund.

      Give clearing and account number. Delete the deposit sentence if there is no deposit.

  7. 7.Confirmation

    1. 7.1

      I/we ask for written confirmation that the notice has been received and of the date on which the lease ends.

      A written confirmation also makes an emailed or oral notice valid.

  8. 8.Signature

    1. 8.1

      Kind regards. Signature and name in block letters of each tenant: Tenant or tenants.

      Each tenant on the lease signs.

Formalities

  1. Give notice in writing. Under Chapter 12 this is required once the lease has lasted more than 3 months (Jordabalken 12:8).
  2. Oral notice is valid only if the landlord confirms it in writing.
  3. Send it by registered letter (rekommenderat brev) to the landlord's usual address.
  4. Or hand it over and have the landlord sign and date your copy.
  5. Under the Private Letting Act you may also email the address the landlord gave for notices.
  6. Every tenant named on the lease signs.
  7. Keep the postal receipt.

Common mistakes

  • Sending notice by plain email or text message to a landlord under Chapter 12 and getting no written confirmation. The notice may then be invalid.
  • Counting 3 months from the day you send the notice. The lease ends at a month end: notice on 15 January ends the lease on 30 April, not 15 April.
  • Assuming a private lease still has 1 month's notice. That applies only to leases signed before 1 July 2026 under the old Act.
  • Leaving a co-tenant off the notice. A tenant who does not sign stays bound by the lease.
  • Moving out without returning all keys or cleaning. The landlord can charge for extra cleaning and lock changes, and claim for up to 2 years after you leave.
  • Forgetting to give your new address and bank account for the deposit.

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