What Is a Lease Notice?

A Lease Notice is a document that informs a tenant or landlord of changes to an existing lease. The type of notice you send depends on your situation.

Landlords can send notices to tenants that indicate:

• A breach of the lease
• The lease is ending
• Failure to comply with prior notice

Tenants can send notices to their landlords that indicate:

• The property needs repair
• The lease is ending
• They (the tenant) wish to terminate the lease early

What is a Notice of Lease Violation?

A Notice of Lease Violation can be sent to a landlord, property manager, or tenant to inform them that they've broken a lease term (or terms).

A landlord or property manager could send a notice to their tenant because:

• The tenant owes rent
• The tenant has made threats of violence towards other tenants or the landlord
• The tenant has broken a minor lease term (e.g. not mowing the grass on their property)
• The tenant has damaged the rental property
• The tenant engaged in criminal or illegal acts on the property

Depending on the severity of the lease violation, the tenant may have a chance to fix the violation and continue with their lease as normal.

If a tenant is sending a Notice of Lease Violation to a landlord or property manager, it is usually because something in the rental property or suite needs to be repaired.

What is a Notice of Rent Increase?

A Notice of Rent Increase is sent by a landlord or property manager to a tenant to inform them that their rent will increase on a certain date.

A landlord is usually obligated to:

• Give their tenant notice before rent is increased (the amount of notice required varies by jurisdiction)
• Provide written notice to their tenant informing them of the rent increase

What is a Notice of Termination?

A Notice of Termination can be used by a landlord or a tenant as documentation that a lease is ending.

Generally, a termination notice is used for:

• Month-to-month rentals
• Jurisdictions where a specific amount of notice is required in order to terminate the lease

A Notice of Termination could also be sent as a courtesy to remind the tenant that the end of a fixed-lease term is approaching, but it is not required.

What is a Notice to Pay Rent or Quit?

A Notice to Pay Rent or Quit, also known as an Eviction Notice, is generally sent by a landlord to a tenant to request payment for overdue rent.

The landlord should send a Notice to Pay Rent or Quit:

• To let the tenant know how much total rent they owe
• To inform the tenant of what will happen if overdue rent is not paid by a certain date (usually results in the lease being canceled)