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Paragraph 6 Notice to QuitI1

Northern Ireland

To end a tenancy a written ‘Notice to Quit’ must be given by the landlord or you (the tenant), to the other party, except in the case of a fixed term tenancy, where it ends as agreed. The following tables show the minimum period of notice your landlord must give you, and you must give your landlord, depending on the length of the tenancy.

Minimum period of notice a landlord must give a tenant

Length of TenancyNotice to Quit from landlord
Not more than 12 monthsNo less than 4 weeks’ written notice
More than 12 months but not more than 10 yearsNo less than 8 weeks’ written notice
More than 10 yearsNo less than 12 weeks’ written notice

Minimum period of notice a tenant must give a landlord

Length of TenancyNotice to Quit from tenant
Not more than 10 yearsNo less than 4 weeks’ written notice
More than 10 yearsNo less than 12 weeks’ written notice

Annotations

Commencement

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Sch. 1 para. 6 in operation at 1.4.2023, see reg. 1(1)

Notes on NOTES

Commencement

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Sch. 1 Appendix 1 in operation at 1.4.2023, see reg. 1(1)