Free Ohio Lease Termination Letter Form

Ohio Lease Termination Notice Periods

Ohio sets one notice rule for month-to-month tenancies and a shorter one for week-to-week tenancies. The landlord or the tenant may end either kind of tenancy, or decline to renew it, by giving the other party notice. The two rules are listed below.^[1]

• Month-to-month tenancy: notice given to the other party at least thirty days prior to the periodic rental date.^[1]
• Week-to-week tenancy: notice given to the other party at least seven days prior to the termination date specified in the notice.^[1]

The rule is the same for both sides, so a tenant who wants to move out gives the landlord the same thirty days as a landlord would give a tenant.^[1]

The landlord or the tenant may terminate or fail to renew a month-to-month tenancy by notice given the other at least thirty days prior to the periodic rental date.

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When to Send a Termination Notice

Use a lease termination letter when a month-to-month or week-to-week rental should end and you want to give the other party a written record of it. Check your lease first to see which kind of tenancy you have, because the notice period is different for each kind.^[1]

A lease agreement starts a tenancy and a termination letter ends it. If you still need the lease itself, see our Ohio rental lease agreement forms or the full list of lease agreement forms. Landlords who need other paperwork can also browse our Ohio eviction notice page.

A letter also shows both sides who is ending the tenancy, which home it covers and the move-out day. That record helps if the landlord and the tenant later disagree about what was said.

What a Termination Notice Should Cover

A clear notice tells the tenant which home the landlord is writing about, who is giving the notice and which day the tenancy is to end. Each item below matches a blank on the FormsPal form, so the finished letter reads the same way as the lease it refers to.

• The day the landlord writes the notice.
• The names of every tenant named in the lease.
• The street address of the rental home, with city, state and ZIP code.
• The last rent period the landlord expects to be paid for.
• The day the tenants are to move out.
• The landlord's signature.

Before You Send the Letter

These are practical checks, not legal rules. A few minutes spent on them before you sign can save you from writing a corrected letter, and they help the move-out day line up with the periodic rental date.

• Confirm in the lease whether the tenancy is month to month or week to week.
• Match each tenant's name and the address to the lease exactly.
• Choose the periodic rental date first, then count back to the last day the notice can be given.
• Print two copies and sign both, so you keep one for your records.
• Some people ask a witness to watch them sign and hand over the letter, as extra proof of the dates. The form has no witness line, so a witness note goes on your own copy.

How to Fill Out the Ohio Lease Termination Letter

The FormsPal Ohio lease termination letter is a one-page form with four groups of blanks, from the date at the top to the landlord's signature at the bottom. The steps below follow the form in that order. Create the letter in our online builder, or download the PDF and fill it in with our online PDF editor or by hand.

The screenshots under each step show the FormsPal Ohio lease termination letter template filled with sample entries in blue, so you can see where each answer goes. The names, addresses, dates and amounts are examples only.

1. Date. Enter the date you write the letter on the Date line at the top.

   

2. To and Dear. Write the tenants' names and details on the To lines. Then write the tenants' name on the Dear line.

   

3. The following address. Fill the address lines with the street address, city, state and ZIP code of the rental home.

   

4. Rent months, move-out date and Landlord signature. Enter the month and year of the rent you expect to be paid, then the day and year the tenants are to move out. Choose both days to fit the notice period above. Sign on the Landlord line.

   

How to Deliver the Termination Notice

Ohio's rule is about notice given to the other party at least thirty days before the periodic rental date, so delivery is part of the process. These steps cover getting the signed letter to the other party and keeping proof of it.^[1]

1. Sign and copy. Sign the letter, then make a copy for your records.
2. Count the days. Count back thirty days from the periodic rental date, and plan to give the notice on or before that day.^[1]
3. Deliver it. Hand the letter to the tenants in person, or send it by registered mail or a courier service. Regular mail leaves no record of when the letter arrived, so many people choose a method that does.
4. Keep proof. Write down who received the letter, where and when, and keep that note with your copy. If you used mail or a courier, keep the receipt too.

Tips for Landlords and Tenants

These tips are everyday habits, not legal requirements. They apply to a landlord who sends the letter and to a tenant who receives it, and they keep both sides clear about the lease and the days involved.

• Landlords: keep a signed copy of the letter in the lease file, and note the day it was handed over.
• Tenants: compare the move-out day with your lease, and ask the landlord about anything that looks different.
• Tenants who want to end a tenancy give the landlord notice too.^[1] The FormsPal form is a landlord's notice, so a tenant should review its wording before using it.
• Both sides: keep emails or texts about the move-out day together with the letter.

Mistakes to Avoid

Small slips in a termination letter can cost days and cause confusion for the landlord and the tenant. Most of them are easy to catch if you read the finished letter once more against the lease before you sign it.

• Choosing the move-out day before counting back the days from the periodic rental date.
• Leaving a tenant's name off the To line when the lease lists more than one tenant.
• Writing an address that differs from the lease.
• Sending the letter without keeping a copy or a note of how it was delivered.
• Using a month-to-month letter for a week-to-week tenancy without reviewing the wording.

Frequently Asked Questions

Are tenants required to give 30 day notice in Ohio?

Yes, for a month-to-month tenancy. A tenant who ends it gives the landlord notice at least thirty days before the periodic rental date. Count back thirty days from that date to find the last day to give the notice.^[1]

How much notice does a week-to-week tenancy need in Ohio?

To end a week-to-week tenancy, the landlord or the tenant gives the other party notice at least seven days prior to the termination date specified in the notice.^[1]

General information, not legal or tax advice.

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Sources

1. Ohio Rev. Code § 5321.17.

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