If you want to terminate the rental agreement before the agreed-upon end date, you should first contact the landlord with your notice, and then inform Qasa so that your termination can be registered and your rental invoices adjusted. Below, we have gathered all relevant information connected to terminating your rental agreement.
- Ensure the termination is correct
- Confirm your termination to Qasa
- What is the notice period?
- Leased apartments (Hyresrätt)
- Owned apartments and villas (Privatuthyrningslagen)
This article is about long-term rentals. For information on vacation homes look here!
Ensure the termination is correct
Qasa and Qasa are not legal parties in the rental agreement (we are neither the landlord nor the tenant), and it is not up to us to decide on and approve a termination. Since you are the legal party to the agreement, it is essential that you yourself contact your landlord and inform them about your termination.
It is always the party that wants to terminate the rental agreement (the landlord or the tenant) that is responsible for ensuring the termination is correct and done in the right way. If you want to know more about how to terminate a rental agreement as a tenant you can read more here (as a landlord, you can read more here).
Confirm your termination to Qasa
When you have reached an agreement with your landlord about the termination, you should inform Qasa about so that your rental invoices can be adjusted.
You do this by finding the agreement on your pages and clicking on "Terminate agreement" at the bottom of the page. A confirmation of the termination will then be sent for signing first to the landlord and then to you. Once both of you have signed the confirmation, the end date will be updated in our system.
What is the notice period?
Leased apartments (Hyresrätt)
When renting a leased apartment (hyresrätt) it is the so called Hyreslagen (Rental Law) that applies. The same is true if the landlord is renting out professionally.
Until further notice
Both you and your landlord have three (3) calendar months' notice period. This means that, when you give your notice, the agreement will cease to be in effect after three full months (e.g. if you send your notice on January 15th, the lease will terminate on April 30th).
Fixed end date
Even if a rental agreement has been written with a defined end date, both landlord and tenant always have the right to terminate the agreement beforehand. The following notice periods apply according to the Rental Law:
- One day's notice period if the rental period is up to two weeks;
- One week's notice period if the rental period is longer than two weeks but not exceeding three months; or
- Three calendar months if the rental period is longer than three months.
Things to consider
Note that provisions of the notice period are regulated by law and can not be derogated from (it does not matter what you write in the contract, at least as far as the tenant). However, if both parties agree on registering a shorter termination when time comes to give notice, that can of course be arranged.
Owned apartments and villas (Privatuthyrningslagen)
If you are renting a privately owned home or a shared space, that are not being rented out professionally, the Private Rental Act will apply.
Until further notice
If the rental agreement has been written until further notice, it needs to be terminated to cease to be in effect. The following notice periods apply:
- The tenant can terminate the rental agreement within one (1) calendar month (i.e. the end of the month that occurs earliest one month after the notice).
- The landlord can terminate the rental agreement within three (3) calendar months (i.e. the end of the month that occurs earliest three months after the notice) unless a longer notice period has been agreed upon.
Fixed end date
Rental agreements with a defined end date can still be terminated earlier. The following notice periods apply:
- The tenant can terminate the rental agreement within one (1) calendar month (i.e. the end of the month that occurs earliest one month after the notice).
- The landlord can terminate the rental agreement within three (3) calendar months (i.e. the end of the month that occurs earliest three months after the notice) unless a longer notice period has been agreed upon.
Want to read more?
At Sveriges Domstolar, you can read more about what applies to you if you rent or rent out housing.