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Landlord's notice ending a lease at the end of its term (Malta)
Malta · in English · for landlords
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For a landlord in Malta who does not want a long private residential lease to renew. The notice tells the tenant that the lease ends on the last day of its current term, and states the tenant's protections: it must be sent by registered letter at least three months before that day, or the lease renews by law for a year; it cannot end the lease earlier; and it is not an eviction. Not for short leases. Send it by registered letter in time and keep the post office receipt.
- Made for use in Malta
- Last updated November 3, 2026
- Document in English
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When to use this document
- You let a flat in Malta and do not want the lease to renew when its term ends.
- Your tenant's contract is coming to an end and you want to tell them in good time that it will not continue.
- You plan to sell or move into the property once the current lease runs out.
- You want to give your tenant notice of termination by registered letter and keep proof of it.
What you fill in
The details the document asks for.
- Landlord
- Landlord's address
- City
- Landlord's postcode
- Date
- Tenant
- Address of the property
- Start date
- End date of the contract
- Deposit amount
Common questions
- How much notice does a landlord have to give a tenant in Malta?
- For a long private residential lease, at least three months before the end of its term, by registered letter (article 9(1) of Cap. 604); proof that the registered letter was sent in time, to the correct address, is enough. If no notice is sent in time, the lease renews by law for a further year, and again each year after that (article 9(2)). Short leases end by themselves and need no notice.
- Can a landlord in Malta ask me to leave before my rental contract ends?
- No notice may end a lease before the period set by law or by the agreement (article 9(5)). The only exceptions are where the lease itself expressly reserves the landlord's right to end it to live in the property, or for a buyer if it is sold (Civil Code, articles 1573 and 1574) — this notice does not cover them. Apart from those, a lease ends early only if the Rent Regulation Board dissolves it because the tenant has not kept to it. The tenant, for their part, may still withdraw early under article 11.
- What if the tenant stays on after the lease has ended?
- This notice is not an eviction: a claim to end the lease or to evict goes to the Rent Regulation Board, and a tenant in default who stays on owes an amount equal to the rent until the property is vacated (article 18). If you let the tenant stay and keep asking for rent without registering an express renewal that withdraws the notice, the Housing Authority's enforcement procedure may apply (article 9A(6)).
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