End Lease Legally for Domestic Violence or Relocation

Cost Savings

Checklist Tasks

• Review your lease to identify early termination clauses and required documentation.
• Obtain employer’s written proof for relocation or a certified police report for legal grounds.
• Notify landlord in writing, stating your legal grounds for termination.
• Send notice by certified mail with return receipt to document delivery.
• Consult state tenant statutes to confirm required notice period.
• Request landlord’s written acknowledgment of lease termination.
• Document apartment condition with dated photos and a detailed checklist.
• Return all keys and access devices and obtain a signed receipt.
• Request an itemized statement of any security deposit deductions.
• Contact utility providers to schedule service shutdown or transfers.
• Keep all related correspondence and receipts for at least one year.