The regulatory law, Law no. 31/2012 of August 14, states that the longer the contract, the longer the notice period.
If you are a tenant, you only need to notify the landlord of your decision to move out. As for the landlord, he may have to demonstrate a justification for terminating the lease if he intends to end it before the end of the established period.
Legal deadlines for tenants
Once a third of the initial term of the contract has elapsed, the tenant can terminate the contract, provided they do so before:
- 120 days of the intended term of the contract, if the term is one year or more;
- 60 days of the intended term of the contract, if the term is less than one year.
- All applicable deadlines may be altered if so agreed in the Rental Agreement.
Legal deadlines for landlords
The landlord can only end the lease before the deadline if he can demonstrate certain justifications. If the owner of the property needs the house for living purposes or if there is a need to carry out work on the property, then it is possible to terminate before the stipulated deadline.
In the case of work, early termination of the contract is only justified in the case of more extensive work.
This means that, for example, if the landlord wants to sell the property, he can't force the tenants to leave before the end of the contract. Even so, although they can't cancel the lease, they can sell the house. However, there is nothing to stop the landlord from not automatically renewing the lease, provided he gives the tenant at least six years' notice:
- 240 days, if the initial term of the lease is six years or more;
- 120 days, if the initial term of the lease is one year or more and less than six years;
- 60 days, if the initial term of the lease is six months or more and less than one year;
- One third of the initial term of the lease if the initial term is less than six months.
Source: supercasa