Notice to Vacate

After signing a rental agreement, the tenant must follow certain formalities to break the agreement. Therefore, you can make a mistake when you are not a real estate professional to give your notice to vacate.

First of all, a request to terminate a lease must generally be made by registered letter with acknowledgement of receipt addressed to the landlord or his representative in order to provide proof in case of dispute by the landlord.

Secondly, it is essential to respect the notice period stipulated in your contract. Generally, this is one month from the notification of departure sent to the owner.

Finally, it is important to set a date for the inventory of fixtures at the end of the rental period and to ask for a copy of this document after it has been completed. Indeed, the inventory of fixtures of exit will make it possible to prove that the apartment did not undergo any degradation.

Themis Partner provides you with a document in English and Thai in word format that can be modified with the following two options:

We also have a team of professionals who can help you write a letter to the landlord that meets your needs. Thanks to Themis Partner, avoid the abusive retention of your deposit by the landlord and terminate your contract legally.

Sometimes the landlord returns the security deposit to the tenant on the day of his departure when the apartment is returned in perfect condition. But most of the time, there is a delay between the departure of the tenant and the moment when the owner returns the balance of the deposit. In Thailand, this delay will depend on the contractual mentions in the contract. In the absence of information on this period in your rental agreement, the reasonable period applies, being a period of 30 days from the inventory of fixtures.

At the end of your rental agreement, the landlord may refuse to return your deposit. The security deposit is intended to cover specific cases, defined by law. Thus, the landlord can withhold your deposit in the following situations: unpaid rent, unpaid charges, damage to the property, routine maintenance not provided. Your landlord has a period of one month from the date of handing over the keys to return your deposit if the inventory of fixtures is regular. This period varies according to the rental contract. If the security deposit is not returned within the time limit, you must first send your landlord a formal notice to vacate by registered letter with return receipt.

The law requires the landlord to rent a decent dwelling to the tenant; however, a dispute may arise when the dwelling requires repairs or improvements to meet this obligation. If the landlord does not carry out the work, the tenant must give the landlord formal notice to fulfill his obligations as a landlord by registered letter with acknowledgement of receipt. Indeed, any legal action could be inadmissible without this prior formal notice.