{"id":46413,"date":"2022-04-19T14:03:41","date_gmt":"2022-04-19T18:03:41","guid":{"rendered":""},"modified":"2026-04-24T11:10:46","modified_gmt":"2026-04-24T15:10:46","slug":"how-much-notice-do-i-have-give-move-out","status":"publish","type":"publications-page","link":"https:\/\/www.cleo.on.ca\/en\/publications-page\/how-much-notice-do-i-have-give-move-out","title":{"rendered":"How much notice do I have to give to move out?"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>The amount of notice you must give depends on how long your rental agreement is for. The rules are the same if you have a written rental agreement or if you do not have one.<\/p>\n<p>There are <strong>special rules<\/strong> to end your tenancy in February or March. To end your tenancy on the last day in February, you must give notice no later than January 1. To end your tenancy on the last day of March, you must give notice on no later than February 1.<\/p>\n<p>These special rules apply to one-year rentals and month\u2011to\u2011month rentals. They do not apply to weekly rentals and retirement or care home rentals.<\/p>\n<h2>One-year rental agreement<\/h2>\n<p>You must give your landlord your Form N9 at least <strong>60 days<\/strong> before the termination date. The termination date must be the last day of your rental agreement.<\/p>\n<p>For example, if your one-year rental agreement is from September 1 to August 31, your termination date is August 31.<\/p>\n<h2>Month-to-month rental agreement<\/h2>\n<p>You must give your landlord at least <strong>60 days&#8217; notice<\/strong> and the termination date must be the last day of a rental period. So if your rent is due on the first day of each month, your termination date must be the last day of a month.<\/p>\n<h2>Weekly rental agreement<\/h2>\n<p>You must give your landlord at least <strong>28 days&#8217; notice<\/strong> and the termination date must be the last day of a rental period. So if your rent is due each Monday, your termination date must be a Sunday.<\/p>\n<h2>Retirement or care home<\/h2>\n<p>You must give your landlord at least <strong>30 days&#8217; notice<\/strong>. Your termination date can be any day you choose. It does not need to be at the end of your rental agreement or the end of a rental period.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"featured_media":0,"template":"","class_list":["post-46413","publications-page","type-publications-page","status-publish","hentry"],"yoast_head":"<!-- This site is optimized with the Yoast SEO plugin v25.2 - https:\/\/yoast.com\/wordpress\/plugins\/seo\/ -->\n<title>How much notice do I have to give to move out? - CLEO (Community Legal Education Ontario \/ \u00c9ducation juridique communautaire Ontario)<\/title>\n<meta name=\"robots\" content=\"index, follow, max-snippet:-1, max-image-preview:large, max-video-preview:-1\" \/>\n<link rel=\"canonical\" href=\"https:\/\/www.cleo.on.ca\/en\/publications-page\/how-much-notice-do-i-have-give-move-out\" \/>\n<meta property=\"og:locale\" content=\"en_US\" \/>\n<meta property=\"og:type\" content=\"article\" \/>\n<meta property=\"og:title\" content=\"How much notice do I have to give to move out? - CLEO (Community Legal Education Ontario \/ \u00c9ducation juridique communautaire Ontario)\" \/>\n<meta property=\"og:description\" content=\"The amount of notice you must give depends on how long your rental agreement is for. 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