Guides / Termination
Termination
Notice periods, grounds and how to handle a Kündigung.
Not all terminations are equal: a tenant can always leave with three months' notice (§ 573c BGB); a landlord needs a reason, personal use, breach of duty or economic exploitation (§ 573 BGB). At two months' rent arrears, termination without notice becomes possible (§ 543 BGB); the last resort is the eviction suit.
These guides treat every constellation from both sides: terminating in the right form and time, justifying Eigenbedarf or objecting to it, warning over arrears, with all the deadlines in detail.
Guides for tenants
- Eigenbedarfskündigung: what tenants can do (2026)
Got an Eigenbedarfskündigung? It needs a named person and reason (§ 573 BGB). You can object on hardship grounds up to 2 months before the notice period ends.
- Ending your lease as a tenant in Germany: notice and form (2026)
As a tenant in Germany you give three months' notice (§ 573c BGB). The letter must be signed by hand on paper and arrive by the 3rd working day. Here is how.
- Leaving your lease early in Germany: Nachmieter (2026)
Leaving your lease early with a Nachmieter? There is no automatic right in Germany, only a Nachmieterklausel, a legitimate interest or an Aufhebungsvertrag.
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