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Old 14.11.2008, 15:12
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Letter to landlord giving notice of leaving? Any examples

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....
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Old 14.11.2008, 15:26
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Re: Letter to landlord giving notice of leaving? Any examples

I Used the following which seemed to work OK

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<Name>
<Address>


<Date>


Kündigung

Sehr geehrte Damen und Herren,

In Bezug auf unseren Vertrag möchte ich hiermit meine Kündigung einreichen. Ich werde am Ende <month> <year> aus der oben genannten Wohnung ausziehen.

Ich bitte um eine schriftliche Bestätigung des Erhaltens dieses Schreibens.


Mit freundlichen Grüssen,

<signature>


<Name>, <place>
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.
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Re: Letter to landlord giving notice of leaving? Any examples

Brilliant - Cheers for that!
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Re: Letter to landlord giving notice of leaving? Any examples

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.....
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Re: Letter to landlord giving notice of leaving? Any examples

..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.
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Re: Letter to landlord giving notice of leaving? Any examples

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.
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Re: Letter to landlord giving notice of leaving? Any examples

Your Name
Rosenweg 1
xxxx my town
My town den 15.11.2008



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.


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Re: Letter to landlord giving notice of leaving? Any examples

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,

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Re: Letter to landlord giving notice of leaving? Any examples

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
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Re: Letter to landlord giving notice of leaving? Any examples

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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.
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Re: Letter to landlord giving notice of leaving? Any examples

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
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Can anyone tell me what the German equivilent is of C/O. Many thanks
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There you go.
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