[header] How to write a letter of notice to your landlord [title] Know what type of tenancy you have. [step] In order to provide adequate notice to terminate your lease agreement, you will need to know what type of tenancy you and the landlord have entered into. For residential rental agreements, the most common type of tenancy is a periodic tenancy. 
Periodic tenancies can come in many forms, but two of the most common forms include : [substeps] Month-to-month tenancies. A month-to-month tenancy is an arrangement in which the lease may be altered or terminated monthly upon proper notice.