Hi all

I urgently need help in making a 3 mths notice of leaving our aparment to our landlord as soon as possible as we plan to move by end of Aug. The last time I sent a letter to the landlord, they replied saying that next time the letter shd be written in german. Of course, it would be easier to use the language tool in googles. I've tried that, but I don't think it is grammatically correct (more like translating it word by word than the whole sentence). So, if anyone has a copy of this leaving/moving property in german from their past experience, would you let me know how it shd be written in german. Thanking you in advance.

Olivia

Hi Olivia,

Post up what you want to say in English (keep it short), and I'm sure someone will help you out pretty quickly with a translation!

As for your landlord - no comment

Mark

Hi Mark
Thanks for the tips. Below is the letter I need to be translated into Deutsch. This is the first 'leaving' letter I write, so not sure if there shd be any other stuffs mentioned in it. Any tips would be appreciated. Thanks again.

Re: Notification of leaving property Taeuber Str 4, No.63, 8050 Zurich
Dear Sir/Madam
As per our contract agreement (reference no. 0846.09.0363.03 and Sammelnummer 223793/1, Article 5), we would like to notify you that we are leaving the abovementioned property as per 31 August 2005. Please confirm this by replying to this letter.
Thank you for your attention.
Sincerely yours


Olivia
Zurich-Oerlikon, 25 May 2005

Betreff: Kündigung des Mietvertrags für Täuberstr 4, No.63, 8050 Zürich

Sehr geehrte Dame,

Sehr geehrter Herr,

In Bezug auf unseren Vertrag, Referenznummer 0846.09.0363.03, Sammelnummer 223793/1 gemäss Artikel 5, möchte ich hier mit meine Kündigung einreichen. Wir werden am 31 August 2005 aus der oben gennanter Wohnung ziehen. Ich bitte um eine schriftliche Bestätigung des Erhaltens dieses Schreibens.

Mit freundlichen Grüssen,


I hope this will help... I also emailed you a copy.

Hi Lynn
Thanks a bunch for your speedy translation help! I'd really appreciate it. It sounds much proper to the one I got from the google site:-)

For Mark, thanks for a great site;-)

Olivia in Zurich

No problem! Happy to help!

Make sure you send the letter "Einschreiben" (ie. Recorded delivery). Then you have proof that it got there no matter what.

Also, make sure it _arrives_ by the specified date. It's not good enough to have _sent_ it before the deadline. A friend got hit for almost six months extra rent because his quitting letter was one day late - he posted it on the day before last of month, a Saturday, but it arrived on the Monday which was the first of the next month. The landlord refused to accept it.


Gav