Terminating the Rental Contract

If you want to cancel the rental contract, you must give three months' notice via registered mail. If you are transferred by your employer, or made redundant, you need only give one month's notice.

The landlord can only cancel the contract if they want to sell the property, or use it for themselves or a close family member, in which case they must tell the tenant the name and address of the next tenant. Only if the tenant clearly violates the terms of the rental contract, for example by failing to pay the rent, can legal steps be taken to end the tenancy.

There are two more restrictions to cancellation: the tenant cannot be evicted between October and March, and if the tenant is more than seventy years old, the landlord cannot terminate the contract under any condition. The landlord must give six months' notice of the cancellation, and should also inform the tenant of their decision by registered mail.

If the landlord or tenant fails to adhere to these conditions, the other party may take legal steps against the termination of the contract.