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Tenant's notice ending a private residential lease (Malta)
Malta · in English · for tenants
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For a tenant in Malta who wants to leave a rented home. You choose the ground — withdrawal after the minimum period, leaving at the end of the term, withdrawal after a renewal by law, a short lease, or leaving early — and give the date; a saving clause moves the date to the earliest one the Private Residential Leases Act allows if needed. It asks for the handover and the return of the deposit and gives your new address. The Act requires a registered letter: send it so, 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 want to leave your rented flat in Malta before the contract ends.
- You are breaking the renting contract because you found a new job or another place.
- Your lease is coming to an end and you do not want it to renew for another year.
- You want to give your landlord notice by registered letter so it counts.
What you fill in
The details the document asks for.
- Tenant
- Tenant's address
- City
- Tenant's postcode
- Date
- Landlord
- Landlord's address
- Landlord's postcode
- Why you are ending the lease
- End date of the contract
- Second tenant (if any)
- Deposit amount
- Your address after you move out (optional)
Common questions
- How much notice does a tenant give to leave a lease in Malta?
- It depends on the lease. Once the minimum period has passed, a long lease of under two years needs one month's notice, two to three years two months, three years or more three months (article 11(2) of Cap. 604). To leave at the end of the term when the landlord gave no notice, one month (article 9(4)). After a renewal by law, one month, once three months of it have passed (article 11(6)). A short lease needs one week, once its first month has passed (article 12). Every one goes by registered letter.
- What happens if I break the rental contract before the minimum period?
- A long lease sets a minimum period before the tenant may withdraw: six months for a lease of under two years, nine for two to three years, twelve for three years or more (article 11(1)). If you leave earlier, the landlord may keep up to one month's rent from the deposit and may still claim any other amount you owe. Withdrawing after that period, with the right notice, carries no penalty (article 11(4)).
- How do I prove that my notice to the landlord was given in time?
- Send it by registered letter to the landlord's correct address and keep the post office receipt: the Act makes proof that the registered letter was sent in time, to the right address, enough (articles 9(4) and 11(5) of Cap. 604). Without proper notice the lease is treated as not ended by you (article 11(5)), so an email or a message alone does not do it.
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