Notice to Terminate Lease (No-Cause) — Louisiana
NOTICE TO TERMINATE LEASE (NO-CAUSE) — LOUISIANA
Date of notice: [__/__/____]
To each lessee: [FULL LEGAL NAMES]
From lessor or authorized agent: [FULL LEGAL NAME]
Premises: [STREET ADDRESS, UNIT, CITY, PARISH, LOUISIANA ZIP]
Lease date: [__/__/____]
1. Lease and rental period
The lease identified above is presently:
☐ An indeterminate month-to-month lease.
☐ A reconducted residential lease whose original term was at least one month and that is now month to month under La. Civ. Code arts. 2721 and 2723.
☐ Another indeterminate lease with a rental period of [DESCRIBE PERIOD AND START/END DATES].
Current rental period begins: [__/__/____]
Current rental period ends: [__/__/____]
2. Notice of termination
The lessor gives written notice under La. Civ. Code arts. 2727–2729 that the lease will terminate at the end of the following rental period: [__/__/____] (the “Termination Date”). The lessee is requested to surrender the premises, occupants, keys, and access devices by the vacate deadline in Section 3 to [NAME AND DELIVERY LOCATION].
The notice period used for this rental period is:
☐ At least 30 calendar days before the end of a period longer than one month.
☐ At least 10 calendar days before the end of the month for a month-to-month lease.
☐ At least 5 calendar days before the end of a period of at least one week but less than one month.
☐ Before the end of a period shorter than one week.
The selected Termination Date is the end of a period for which this notice is timely under La. Civ. Code art. 2728. The lessor does not consent to reconduction beyond that date by delivery of this notice.
3. Notice to vacate and possession
Because the lease identified here has no definite term, this written termination notice also serves as the notice to vacate under La. Code Civ. Proc. art. 4701. Vacate deadline: [__/__/____], no earlier than the later of the Termination Date and five days after delivery of this notice. If this is a covered dwelling under 15 U.S.C. § 9058(a), the deadline also must be at least 30 days after this notice is provided under § 9058(c). Check federal housing-program participation and federally backed mortgage status before setting the date. If possession is not surrendered, the lessor may seek possession through the procedure allowed by Louisiana law after the required notice period and other applicable steps. This notice itself does not authorize a lockout or removal of property; article 4731(B) separately addresses possession after required notice when there is a reasonable belief of abandonment.
Please send a forwarding address and coordinate return of access devices with [CONTACT NAME, PHONE OR EMAIL]. Any security deposit will be handled as required by the lease and applicable law.
4. Lessor signature
Signature: [________________________________]
Printed name and capacity: [________________________________]
Address: [________________________________]
Phone or email: [________________________________]
Date signed: [__/__/____]
5. Delivery record
Person who delivered notice: [________________________________]
Date and time delivered: [__/__/____] at [__:__ AM/PM]
Person to whom delivered, if any: [________________________________]
Actual method and location of delivery: [________________________________]
Supporting record or receipt: [________________________________]
Signature of person recording delivery: [________________________________]
Sources and references
- La. Civ. Code art. 2728 and the related articles in the source entries above.
- La. Code Civ. Proc. art. 4701.
- La. Code Civ. Proc. art. 4731.
- 15 U.S.C. § 9058(a), (c).
This form is informational and requires review by a Louisiana-licensed attorney before use.
About this template
- Last updated
- November 2, 2026
- Citations checked
- November 2, 2026
- Jurisdiction
- Louisiana
- Category
- Landlord & Tenant
Legal authority
- La. Civ. Code art. 2720
- La. Civ. Code art. 2721
- La. Civ. Code art. 2723
- La. Civ. Code art. 2727
- La. Civ. Code art. 2728
- La. Civ. Code art. 2729
- La. Code Civ. Proc. art. 4701
- La. Code Civ. Proc. art. 4731
- 15 U.S.C. § 9058(a), (c)
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Checked against the law it cites
A reviewer verified this template's legal citations against the official source on November 2, 2026.
La. Civ. Code art. 2720 (checked November 2, 2026): "A lease with a fixed term terminates upon the expiration of that term, without need of notice, unless the lease is reconducted or extended as provided in the following Articles."
La. Civ. Code art. 2721 (checked November 2, 2026): "A lease with a fixed term is reconducted if, after the expiration of the term, and without notice to vacate or terminate or other opposition by the lessor or the lessee, the lessee remains in possession:"
La. Civ. Code art. 2723 (checked November 2, 2026): "The term of a reconducted nonagricultural lease is: (1) From month to month in the case of a lease whose term is a month or longer;"
La. Civ. Code art. 2727 (checked November 2, 2026): "A lease with an indeterminate term, including a reconducted lease or a lease whose term has been established through Article 2680, terminates by notice to that effect given to the other party by the party desiring to terminate the lease, as provided in the following Articles."
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