Florida Tenant Notice of Intent to Vacate

Florida Tenant Notice of Intent to Vacate

Use this form for ordinary termination of a tenancy without a specific term or nonrenewal at the end of a specific term. Use a separate ground-specific notice for protected early termination.

Florida Timing and Lease Gate

Fla. Stat. § 83.57 requires written notice before the end of the applicable rental period: at least 60 days for year-to-year, 30 days for quarter-to-quarter, 30 days for month-to-month, and 7 days for week-to-week tenancies. Delivery must use the manner provided in § 83.56(4), including any valid electronic-delivery arrangement under § 83.505.

For a rental agreement with a specific duration, § 83.575 permits a lease provision requiring notice before vacating at term end only if it also imposes the corresponding landlord nonrenewal duty; the required period may not be less than 30 or more than 60 days. Review the landlord's statutory reminder notice before accepting any claimed liquidated-damages charge for failure to notify.

• Tenancy: ☐ Year-to-year ☐ Quarter-to-quarter ☐ Month-to-month ☐ Week-to-week ☐ Fixed duration ending [__/__/____]
• Period selected: ☐ 60 ☐ 30 ☐ 7 days before end of rental period
• Fixed-term reciprocal notice clause is 30–60 days: ☐ Yes ☐ Not applicable
• Delivery complies with §§ 83.56(4) and 83.505 if electronic: ☐ Yes
• Lease, subsidy, and program requirements checked: ☐ Yes

1. Notice

Date: [__/__/____]

To: [LANDLORD / PROPERTY MANAGER NAME]
Notice address: [________________________________]

From tenant(s): [________________________________]
Rental premises: [________________________________]

I give written notice that the tenancy will terminate and I will vacate and surrender possession on [TERMINATION / MOVE-OUT DATE].

• Rental period ends/fixed term expires: [__/__/____]
• Notice delivery date: [__/__/____]
• Applicable notice period: [____] days
• Effective-date calculation: [________________________________]
• Lease section, if any: [________________________________]

This notice does not waive any tenant right or duty and does not assert a protected early-termination ground requiring a different notice.

2. Move-Out Coordination

• Requested inspection date/time: [________________________________]
• Keys/access devices will be returned at: [________________________________]
• Utilities scheduled for transfer/termination: ☐ Yes ☐ Not applicable
• Forwarding address for deposit/accounting and later communications:

[____________________________________________________________]

• Other move-out arrangements: [________________________________]

3. Signatures

Tenant signature/name/date: [________________________________]

Co-tenant signature/name/date: [________________________________]

Phone/email: [________________________________]

4. Delivery Record

• Method: ☐ Mailing ☐ Delivery of true copy ☐ § 83.505-compliant e-mail ☐ Other verified § 83.56(4) method: [________]
• Person/address delivered to: [________________________________]
• Date/time delivered, mailed, or e-mailed: [__/__/____] [____]
• Electronic consent and transmission proof retained: ☐ Yes ☐ Not applicable
• Receipt/tracking/witness and signed copy retained: ☐ Yes

Sources and References

• Fla. Stat. § 83.57 — Florida Legislature — https://www.leg.state.fl.us/statutes/index.cfm?App_mode=Display_Statute&URL=0000-0099/0083/Sections/0083.57.html
• Fla. Stat. § 83.575 — Florida Legislature — https://www.leg.state.fl.us/statutes/index.cfm?App_mode=Display_Statute&URL=0000-0099/0083/Sections/0083.575.html
• Fla. Stat. § 83.56(4) — Florida Legislature — https://www.leg.state.fl.us/statutes/index.cfm?App_mode=Display_Statute&URL=0000-0099/0083/Sections/0083.56.html