Calculate your notice
Three months counted to the nearest end of a month, 12 kap. 4 and 5 §§ jordabalken. The same period applies to agreements with a private individual from 1 July 2026. The calculator is a guide, so check the date with your landlord.
When does the tenancy contract end?
Add three months to the day you give notice and go forward to the next end of a month. If you give notice on 15 October you reach 15 January, and the contract ends at the turn of the month between January and February. Under 12 kap. 5 § jordabalken you as a tenant can always give notice with that period. A term in the contract that is worse for you than the chapter has no effect (12 kap. 1 d §).
Source: Jordabalken, 12 kap. (riksdagen.se).
Landlords in Gothenburg describe the same thing in different ways. Bostadsbolaget and Wallenstam count three months from the next month end after the notice arrives, Poseidon from the last day of the month the notice arrives, and Willhem writes that you should give notice by the end of the month three months before you want to move out. Familjebostäder wants notice by the last weekday of the month.
Source: Bostadsbolaget: Moving out, Wallenstams kundforum: How do I give notice on my apartment, Poseidon: Moving-out guide, Willhem: Moving out, Familjebostäder: Notice.
How to give notice on a rental apartment, step by step
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Step 1: Use the calculator above to work out the day your contract ends, based on the day you give notice.
12 kap. 4 § jordabalken (1970:994), checked 3 October 2026
12 kap. 5 § jordabalken (1970:994), checked 3 October 2026
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Step 2: Write the notice. If your landlord has an e-service, use it; otherwise use the template further down.
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Step 3: Make sure everyone named on the contract signs it. our advice
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Step 4: Send it as a registered letter, or submit it in the landlord's e-service. A registered letter counts from the day you hand it in.
12 kap. 8 § jordabalken (1970:994), checked 3 October 2026
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Step 5: Keep the receipt or the landlord's written confirmation, showing the date the contract ends. our advice
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Step 6: Let the apartment be shown to the next tenant and book the inspection.
12 kap. 26 § jordabalken (1970:994), checked 3 October 2026
Steps 3 and 5 are our advice. The other steps follow jordabalken.
How should the notice be sent?
In writing, if you have rented for longer than three months. Oral notice only counts if the landlord gives you a written acknowledgement. If you send the notice as a registered letter to the landlord's usual address, it counts from the day you handed in the letter (12 kap. 8 §).
Most of the larger landlords in Gothenburg accept notice digitally. Bostadsbolaget, Poseidon, Stena Fastigheter, Willhem and Wallenstam have it on Mina sidor with BankID. At Stena, notice only takes effect once you have signed. Familjebostäder accepts it in HemmaHos with BankID or by post, but not by email. If two of you are on the contract, both must give notice, say Familjebostäder and Poseidon.
Source: Jordabalken, 12 kap. (riksdagen.se), Bostadsbolaget: Moving out, Poseidon: Moving-out guide, Stena Fastigheter: How do I give notice on my contract, Willhem: Moving out, Wallenstams kundforum: How do I give notice on my apartment, Familjebostäder: Notice.
Can I give notice with less than three months?
Not on your own. If you want to move out earlier, you can ask your landlord whether you can agree on a different end date, for example if the landlord finds a new tenant. Count on the old date until you have a written answer. During the notice period you must let the apartment be shown at a reasonable time (12 kap. 26 §).
Landlords mention two exceptions. Familjebostäder and Poseidon give two months when you move to a care home for older people. And when the tenant has died, the estate may give one month's notice, but only if notice is given within one month of the death (12 kap. 5 § second paragraph). The template for the estate's notice is in the guide on change of address for an estate of a deceased person.
Source: Jordabalken, 12 kap. (riksdagen.se), Familjebostäder: Moving out, Poseidon: Moving-out guide.
Email: Asking about an earlier end date To: The landlordour advice
The template is in Swedish because it goes to a Swedish recipient.
- The law gives no right to a shorter notice period. Count on the old date until you have a written answer.
- Once the apartment is available to let, you must let it be shown at a reasonable time (12 kap. 26 § jordabalken).
Does the same period apply if I rent from a private individual?
Yes, for agreements made from 1 July 2026. The Private Letting Act (2026:772) then applies. You can always give notice to the end of a month at least three months after the notice (6 kap. 1 and 2 §§), and the notice must be in writing (6 kap. 7 §). If the landlord has given an email address for messages about the agreement, the notice counts from the day you send it there (6 kap. 8 §). Agreements made before 1 July 2026 follow the older Act (2012:978) on letting your own home.
Source: Private Letting Act (2026:772) (riksdagen.se).
How do I cancel my membership of Hyresgästföreningen?
Call Hyresgästföreningen's service centre on 0771-443 443 and choose 1. The association's page does not state a notice period for membership.
Source: Hyresgästföreningen (the Swedish Union of Tenants): Ending your membership.
Template: notice of termination of a tenancy agreement
Press Fill in and download, enter your details and download the notice as Word or PDF. Then print it and sign it. If you have entered your moving date and addresses in the moving list, they are already filled in.
Letter: Notice of termination of tenancy agreement To: The landlord, or whoever receives the rent on the landlord's behalf
The template is in Swedish because it goes to a Swedish recipient.
- Notice must be in writing if you have rented for longer than three months. Oral notice is only enough if the landlord gives you a written acknowledgement (12 kap. 8 § jordabalken).
- Send it as a registered letter to the landlord's usual address. Notice is then deemed given when the letter was handed in for postal delivery (12 kap. 8 § fourth paragraph jordabalken). Keep the receipt.
- If you hand the letter in person or use the landlord's e-service or email: keep the landlord's written confirmation. It shows that the notice has arrived (our advice).
- If you rent from a private individual (sublet or private letting): the Private Letting Act (2026:772) applies to agreements from 1 July 2026. Under it, it is enough to send the notice to an email address the landlord has given for messages about the agreement (6 kap. 8 §).
- If two of you are on the contract: both sign (our advice).
- Use the calculator in the guide Notice period for an apartment to work out the day the agreement ends.
Common questions
How long is the notice period for a rental apartment?
Three months, counted to the nearest end of a month. As a tenant of a residential apartment you can always give notice so that the agreement ends at the end of a month at least three months after the notice (12 kap. 5 § jordabalken).
Can I give notice on my rental apartment by email?
Notice must be in writing if you have rented for longer than three months. Use the landlord's e-service or a registered letter. Familjebostäder in Gothenburg writes that it does not accept notice by email.
Can I move out before the notice period ends?
You can move whenever you like, but the rent keeps running until the contract ends. The law gives no right to a shorter period. Ask your landlord whether you can agree on an earlier end date, and count on the old date until you have a written answer.
What applies if the tenant has died?
If the estate gives notice within one month of the death, the agreement ends at the end of the first month that falls at least one month after the notice. If the estate gives notice later, three months apply (12 kap. 5 § second paragraph jordabalken).
What comes first, the law or the notice period in the contract?
The law, when the contract is worse for you. You can always give notice to the end of a month, at the earliest three months after the notice, and a condition in the contract that is worse for the tenant than hyreslagen (the Swedish Tenancy Act) has no effect (12 kap. 1 d and 5 §§ jordabalken).
What rules apply to notice according to the private rental law?
For agreements from 1 July 2026, you as a tenant can always give notice to the end of a month, at the earliest three months after the notice, and the notice must be in writing (6 kap. 1, 2 and 7 §§ private rental law). Older agreements follow the law (2012:978) on renting out one's own home.
The law behind it
The sections summarised, with a link to the legal text on riksdagen.se.
12 kap. 4 § jordabalken (1970:994), checked 3 October 2026
A tenancy agreement of indefinite duration for a residential apartment can, unless a longer notice period has been agreed, be terminated for the end of the month that falls nearest after three months from the notice.
12 kap. 5 § jordabalken (1970:994), checked 3 October 2026
If the tenancy agreement concerns a residential apartment, the tenant may always terminate the agreement to end at the end of a month that falls at least three months after notice is given.
12 kap. 5 § second paragraph jordabalken (1970:994), checked 3 October 2026
If the tenant has died, the estate may, within one month of the death, terminate the agreement to end at the end of a month that falls at least one month after notice is given. Where spouses or cohabitants rented jointly, the estate and the surviving partner hold this right together. If notice is given later, the first paragraph applies: at the earliest at the end of a month after three months.
12 kap. 8 § jordabalken (1970:994), checked 3 October 2026
Notice must be in writing if the tenancy has lasted longer than three months; the tenant may give notice orally if the landlord provides a written acknowledgement. If it is sent by registered letter, notice is deemed given when the letter is handed in for postal delivery to the recipient's usual address.
12 kap. 1 d § jordabalken (1970:994), checked 3 October 2026
Contract terms that conflict with a provision of the chapter have no effect against the tenant, unless otherwise stated.
12 kap. 26 § jordabalken (1970:994), checked 3 October 2026
When the apartment is vacant for letting, the tenant is obliged to allow it to be shown at a suitable time.
6 kap. 1 och 2 §§ privatuthyrningslag (2026:772), checked 3 October 2026
When a private individual lets, the tenant may always give notice on a fixed-term agreement, and an agreement that runs until further notice can be terminated, for the end of a month at least three months from the notice. The law applies from 1 July 2026; older agreements follow lagen (2012:978) om uthyrning av egen bostad.
6 kap. 7 § privatuthyrningslag (2026:772), checked 3 October 2026
Notice must be in writing, but the tenant may give notice orally if the landlord gives a written acknowledgement. Notice has been given when the recipient has received it.
6 kap. 8 § privatuthyrningslag (2026:772), checked 3 October 2026
If the recipient has given an electronic address for messages about the agreement, notice is deemed given when it was sent there; registered mail to the recipient's usual address counts from the time of posting.