Notice of intention to vacate, 12/89 Ferngrove Road, Coburg
Notice to vacate template for a tenant giving notice on a periodic lease
A renter ending a periodic agreement has to give the right number of days and prove later that the notice arrived. This one dates the notice, counts 33 days against a 28 day requirement, says it travels with the approved form, and settles rent, bond, keys and the final inspection on the same page.
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- Letterhead and addressee
- The renter's monogram letterhead, 13 October 2026, delivered by hand.
- Subject
- Notice of intention to vacate 12/89 Ferngrove Road, Coburg.
- The notice
- Vacating 15 November, 28 days required, 33 days given.
- Sent with the approved form
- A callout: the approved Victorian form is signed and attached.
- Rent, bond and keys
- A table: direct debit to 15 November, a $2,600 RTBA bond, a full claim, keys.
- Inspection and forwarding details
- An inspection time, a forwarding address and a carpet clean receipt.
- Signature block
- One party, Sinead Doyle, renter, with a date line.
How to adapt this document
For a shared tenancy, name every renter on the agreement in the letterhead and the signature block, because a notice from one of several renters does not end the agreement for the others. For a notice sent by post, add the extra days the rules allow for service and say in the first line how it was sent, since the count runs from when the notice is taken to be received. For a renter leaving on a ground in the Act, such as an unfixed urgent repair, keep the structure but replace the notice period paragraph with the ground, the dates it arose and the evidence held, and use the approved form for that ground.
Which law the terms follow
The artifact is written for Victoria. The 28 day minimum for a renter on a periodic agreement, the requirement that the notice be in the form approved by the Director of Consumer Affairs Victoria, and the rules on entry for a final inspection all come from the Residential Tenancies Act 1997 (Vic). The bond is held by the Residential Tenancies Bond Authority rather than the agent, so the claim is lodged with the RTBA and agreed online. The wording uses the Victorian terms renter and rental provider. In another state the notice period, the form and the bond authority all differ.
What makes this document work
The count is shown, not assumed
The opening paragraph says the agreement has been periodic since the fixed term ended on 30 June 2026, that the notice a renter must give is 28 days under the Residential Tenancies Act 1997 (Vic), and that this notice gives 33. A margin of five days absorbs an argument about the day of delivery.
It sits beside the approved form instead of pretending to replace it
The callout says a renter in Victoria gives this notice in the form approved by the Director of Consumer Affairs Victoria, that the form is signed and attached, and that the letter goes with it, not in place of it. That is the difference between a valid notice and an email.
Money and keys are settled before anyone asks
Direct debit runs to 15 November then stops, the bond is $2,600, one month of the $600 weekly rent, held with the RTBA, the claim will be lodged online, and two keys, a mail key and a remote come back by 16 November. Four rows close four future emails.
Questions people ask
How much notice does a renter have to give in Victoria?
For a periodic agreement the minimum is 28 days, and the notice has to be in the form approved by the Director of Consumer Affairs Victoria. This letter gives 33 days because it is hand delivered on 13 October for a vacate date of 15 November.
Can a renter leave during a fixed term?
Not by this notice. A fixed term agreement ends on its end date, and leaving early is a different process with different costs, or a notice on one of the grounds the Act allows. The agreement here became periodic when the fixed term ended on 30 June 2026, which is why 28 days applies.
How is the bond returned?
The bond sits with the Residential Tenancies Bond Authority, not the agent. The renter lodges a claim and the rental provider agrees it online, or the matter goes to the tribunal. This letter says the claim will be lodged for the full bond, which starts the process.
Does the final inspection have to happen while the renter is there?
No, but being present is worth the hour. This letter offers 10 am on Monday 16 November. Attending means a dispute about a mark or a missing key is settled in the room, with the condition report in hand, rather than by email two weeks later.
Should rent be stopped as soon as the notice is given?
No. Rent runs to the vacate date, and stopping a direct debit early is a breach that can be taken out of the bond. This letter says the debit runs to 15 November and then stops, which is the vacate date named in the notice itself.
What if the agent says the notice is invalid?
Ask which requirement was missed and fix it in writing at once, because a defective notice does not end the agreement. The usual defects are the wrong form, too few days, or no proof of delivery. Keeping the signed form, this letter and a record of hand delivery answers all three.
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