Hi there.
Does anyone have, or know where I can find, an example of a letter to a landlord giving notice of my intention to leave? I'm assuming this has to be in German....

I Used the following which seemed to work OK

Which basically means;

In accordance with our contact I hereby submit my notice of leaving. I will leave the above address at the end of <month> <year>.

I request a written notification of this letter.

Brilliant - Cheers for that!

It helps to add the Mietobejkt(s) as per the summary in your contract(s) like "3.5 Zi. Whg. EG Rechts" especially if you rent a Bastelraum, Parkplatz etc.

Why? Sometimes they have different contracts.....

..and you need to post it registered to do this you write EINSCHREIBEN written in block letters on the top of the envelope..otherwise your landlord could very well argue they have never received your notice letter.

If you send it registered you do not need to ask for confirmation of receipt. Also, if you are married and it is a family home your spouse must also sign the letter of termination.

Your Name
Rosenweg 1
xxxx my town



Herr
Landlord
street 1
1234 His town






Kündigung des Mietvertrages



Sehr geehrter Herr ??????

hiermit kündige ich meinen Mietvertrag für die Wohnung Rosenweg 1 XXXX My town fristgerecht zum 12.03.2009 (date you intend to leave)

Ich bitte um schriftliche Bestätigung der Kündigung. (This bit is asking for a written reply)

Mit freundlichen Grüßen





place of signiture and date and Your Name signed









This is what I use keep it simple.


DC

The Mieterverband as a whole section of this webpage dedicated to procedures and samples of letters for every occasion:

http://www.mieterverband.ch/zh_musterbriefe.0.html

They also have several checklists for leaving the apartment suitable for return to the landlord and tips to check during the walk through.

Hope this may help you,

Lucy

The letter samples here are great - thank you!

We would like to add something like

"if possible we would like to leave the property early and would therefore be grateful if you could assist us in finding new tenants ASAP. We are prepared to pay all costs relating to this"

Is there anyone who can help us translate this paragraph? We are well aware that we will have to honor our notice period but it would be much easier if we can work with the landlord to find a new tenant. Many thanks

Wir möchten die Räumlichkeiten frühzeitig verlassen, fall dies möglich ist. Aus diesem Grund wären wir Ihnen äusserst dankbar, wenn Sie uns dabei unterstützen könnten, möglichst schnell einen neuen Mieter zu finden. Selbstverständlich sind wir auch bereit, alle damit verbundenen Kosten zu übernehmen.

Ok I have finally got round to type my letter of notice ready to post for the end of the month. My landlord no longer lives at the address shown on the rental agreement and I do not have his new address. Normally I would call him to ask for it but I know he is on holiday and doesn't get back until the end of the month which is cutting it fine with regards to giving official notice! My landlord has an agent dealing with the rental but I do not have the contact name of anyone there. I would therefore like to address the letter to my landlord C/O the agent. Can anyone tell me what the German equivilent is of C/O. Many thanks

z.Hd.

There you go.