Landlord's refusal to renew a 4+4 lease at the first expiry (Italy)
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For a landlord in Italy who does not want to renew a 4+4 lease after its first four years: the notice to the tenant refusing renewal on one of the grounds of art. 3(1) of Italian Law no. 431 of 9 December 1998 — residential or professional use by the landlord or close family, another free home available to the tenant, or a sale — with the facts that make it precise, because a notice without its ground is void. Sent by registered post with proof of receipt to every tenant at least six months before expiry. In Italian.
- Made for use in Italy
- Last updated October 14, 2026
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When to use this document
- You want the flat you let in Italy back for your son or daughter to live in.
- You have decided to sell your flat in Italy and do not want the lease renewed.
- Your tenant now has another free home available in the same town.
- The first four years of the lease are ending and you want your home back.
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The details the document asks for.
- Landlord
- Landlord's address
- Landlord's codice fiscale (Italian tax code)
- How the letter is sent (printed above the recipient)
- Tenant
- Tenant's postal address (street, then postcode and town on the next line)
- City
- Date
- Address of the property
- Date the lease was signed
- Date the lease expires
- Ground for refusing renewal (under the Italian residential lease law)
- Facts that make the ground precise (who will live there and how they are related, the tenant's other home, or the sale)
Common questions
- Can a landlord in Italy refuse to renew a 4+4 lease after the first four years?
- Only on one of the grounds listed in art. 3(1) of Italian Law no. 431 of 9 December 1998 — among them residential or professional use by the landlord, a spouse, parents, children or relatives up to the second degree, another suitable free home the tenant has in the same Comune, or a sale to a third party — with at least six months' notice. The ground must be stated in the letter or the notice is void; without a valid refusal the lease renews for four more years.
- What happens if the landlord does not use the home for the stated ground?
- The statute gives the landlord a period to put the home to the stated use and provides remedies for the tenant if this is not done without good reason (art. 3 of Italian Law no. 431 of 9 December 1998); according to the Corte di cassazione, the landlord must prove the actual use. That is why the letter says precisely who will live there or why it is being sold. The letter does not replace court action if the tenant does not leave.
- If the owner sells the rented home, does the tenant in Italy have a right of first refusal?
- Yes, when the refusal at the first expiry is based on a sale (art. 3(1)(g) of Italian Law no. 431 of 9 December 1998): the tenant has a pre-emption right under arts. 38 and 39 of Italian Law no. 392 of 27 July 1978, and the landlord gives notice of the sale terms. This ground is available only if the landlord owns no other residential property besides their own home.
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