Notice of intention to leave (Form 13)

The Notice of intention to leave (Form 13) is used when the tenant/s are giving notice to the lessor/agent that they wish to vacate the premises by a certain date.

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A tenancy agreement is a legally binding contract that can only be ended in certain ways. Notice to end a tenancy must be in writing.

A tenant gives the Notice of intention to leave to the property manager/owner when they want to vacate the property by a certain date.

The tenant should use this form:

to end a periodic agreement
at the end of a fixed term agreement
if they have grounds to end a fixed term agreement early or if they are breaking the lease

If the tenant is giving this notice because of an unremedied breach by the property manager/owner it does not guarantee that they will be released from the tenancy agreement early.

The tenant can also apply for dispute resolution assistance for non-urgent matters or apply directly to QCAT for urgent matters before giving a Notice of intention to leave.

Tenants who believe they can no longer safely occupy the premises due to experiencing domestic and family violence can end their interest in a tenancy quickly and safely by completing a Notice ending tenancy interest (domestic and family violence) (Form 20) and provide it to the property owner/manager with relevant evidence.

When serving notices by post, the sender must allow time for the mail to arrive when working out notice periods.

Minimum notice periods

A tenant experiencing domestic and family violence

Note: Please complete a Notice ending tenancy interest (domestic and family violence) (Form 20) and provide it to the property manager/owner with relevant evidence

^If tenants are not notified of intention of sale within 2 months of starting the agreement.

Grounds for which this notice may not be used

Without ground	General tenancy	Moveable dwelling Long term	Moveable dwelling Short term
Excessive hardship	By QCAT order	By QCAT order	By QCAT order
Damage	By QCAT order	By QCAT order	By QCAT order
Injury	By QCAT order	By QCAT order	By QCAT order
Objectional behavior	By QCAT order	By QCAT order	By QCAT order
Incompatibility	By QCAT order	By QCAT order	By QCAT order
Repeated breaches by lessor/provider	By QCAT order	By QCAT order	By QCAT order
Mispreresentation	By QCAT order	By QCAT order	By QCAT order