Document background
An Apartment Move Out Notice is a crucial legal document used in German residential tenancy law to formally communicate a tenant's intention to end their lease agreement. This document must be drafted in accordance with the German Civil Code (BGB), which stipulates specific requirements for format, content, and timing. The notice is typically required to be given three months in advance of the intended move-out date, unless otherwise specified in the lease agreement or permitted by law. The document serves multiple purposes: it officially notifies the landlord of the tenant's intention to vacate, establishes the final date of tenancy, initiates the process for property inspection and handover, and begins the procedure for security deposit return. Property management companies and landlords rely on this document to manage their rental property turnover and prepare for new tenants.
