Sample Notice to a Tenant (Rule Violation and Eviction Warning)

When Is a Notice Sent to a Tenant?

The Condominium Ownership Law (KMK) obliges not only owners but also persons living as tenants in an independent unit to comply with the common living rules. If the tenant is making continuous noise, using common areas poorly, not paying dues/common expenses or acting contrary to the management plan, they are warned in writing by the owner or management. The formal, provable and time-limited form of this warning is the notary notice; if no result is obtained, it forms the basis for legal processes including eviction.

Elements of the Notice

• Issuer (owner/management) and recipient (tenant) information
• Concrete definition of the violation and its dates
• Legal basis (Condominium Ownership Law and management plan)
• Period granted for correction
• Warning of eviction/legal process if not corrected

Copyable Tenant Notice Sample (Full Text)

TO THE ……………… NOTARY OFFICE

NOTIFIER (ISSUER): Name Surname (owner/manager), ……………… Apartment/Complex, Unit No, Address

RECIPIENT: Name Surname (tenant), tenant of independent unit No. ……, Address

SUBJECT: This is a notice for the ending of behaviour contrary to the common living rules, otherwise legal process will be started.

EXPLANATIONS:

1. You reside as a tenant in independent unit No. …… in ……………… Apartment/Complex which I own / whose management I run.

2. Since …/…/20…, ……………… (loud noise late at night / poor use of common areas / non-payment of common expenses / use contrary to the management plan) has been in question.

3. Under the Condominium Ownership Law, a tenant living in an independent unit is also obliged to comply with the common living rules and the management plan.

REQUEST RESULT: I hereby notify you that within 7 (seven) days from the service of this notice, the said violation should be ended; otherwise, under the Condominium Ownership Law and relevant legislation, legal remedies including eviction will be applied to, and any resulting costs and attorney fees will belong to you. …/…/20…

NOTIFIER (ISSUER)
Name Surname – Signature

Dear Notary; I request that one copy of this notice, consisting of three copies, be served to the recipient, that one copy with the service annotation be given to me, and that one copy be kept in your office.

Filling Guide

Write the violation concretely (date, incident). Sending the notice through a notary is the strongest proof; registered mail can also be used. Important: The termination of the lease agreement and eviction is a separate and technical legal process; this notice is only the first step of that process.

After the Notice

If no result is obtained, the owner can start the eviction process under the tenancy law or can take the matter to the board of unit owners through management. We covered the tenant's obligations before the law in our tenant obligations article, rights against neighbour disturbance in our neighbour disturbance article, and the noise complaint petition in our noise complaint petition article.

Common Mistakes

• Vague violation: Not "is disturbing", but write concrete incident and date.
• Sending without proof: Notary or registered mail documents the service date.
• Confusing with eviction: The notice is the first step; eviction is a separate legal process.

This content and template are for information purposes only, as examples. Eviction processes are technical legal matters; be sure to consult a legal advisor/lawyer.