Housing Laws

Once you notify your landlord that you want to end your lease, you will not have to pay rent or any other charges for the months after your lease officially ends. However, you are responsible for paying the full rent for the month in which you end your lease.

Ending your lease does not end your responsibility to pay the landlord for any unpaid rent or money owed before your lease ended. In addition, when you choose to end your lease early, you give up your right to have your security deposit returned.¹

Your lease officially ends on the date you list in your notice to your landlord. Even if you move out before that date, your lease does not legally end until the date stated in your written notice.²

To learn more about how to end your lease, see What documents or proof do I need to give to my landlord to get out of my lease if I am a victim?

¹ Minn. Stat. § 504B.206(3)(a), (3)(c)
² Minn. Stat. § 504B.206(1)(c)