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    Wisconsin Notice to Vacate

    Either party may end a Wisconsin month-to-month tenancy with written notice given at least 28 days in advance, and the termination date must fall at the end of a rental period (Wis. Stat. § 704.19(2)–(4)). The notice to vacate below is preset for Wisconsin: fill in your details, then print it or save it as a PDF.

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    Wisconsin rules for a notice to vacate

    Notice to end a month-to-month tenancy
    28 days (landlord or tenant) Wis. Stat. § 704.19
    Deadline to return the security deposit
    21 days after the lease ends Wis. Stat. § 704.28(4), Wis. Admin. Code ATCP 134.06(2)
    Itemized list of deductions
    Required Wis. Admin. Code ATCP 134.06(4)

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    Notice to Vacate

    Landlord's notice ending the tenancy

    Date of notice:November 1, 2026
    Rental property:123 Maple Street, Unit 4, Springfield
    To:Alex Morgan, Sam Rivera
    From:Jordan Lee

    To Alex Morgan, Sam Rivera and all other occupants:

    This is written notice that the landlord is ending your month-to-month tenancy at 123 Maple Street, Unit 4, Springfield. Your tenancy will end on November 30, 2026. Please move out, remove all of your belongings and return possession of the premises on or before that date.

    How the move-out date was counted

    This notice is given on November 1, 2026. Twenty-eight (28) calendar days after that date is November 29, 2026. The rental period in which that day falls ends on November 30, 2026. The tenancy therefore ends on November 30, 2026.

    Move-out

    • Return all keys, fobs, garage openers and access cards to Jordan Lee on or before the move-out date.
    • The landlord would like to schedule a move-out inspection. Please contact Jordan Lee at (555) 010-2030 to arrange a time.
    • Please give the landlord your forwarding address in writing so your security deposit and any itemized statement of deductions can be sent to you.

    Questions about this notice can be sent to Jordan Lee at 500 Oak Avenue, Springfield or (555) 010-2030.

    Landlord or agent signature (Jordan Lee)
    Date

    Delivery record

    This notice was delivered on __________ by (check one):

    • [ ] Hand delivery to the person named above
    • [ ] Certified mail, return receipt requested (tracking no. ____________________)
    • [ ] First-class mail
    • [ ] Other method allowed by the lease: ____________________
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    What Wisconsin requires

    Notice to end a month-to-month tenancy

    Either party may end a Wisconsin month-to-month tenancy with written notice given at least 28 days in advance, and the termination date must fall at the end of a rental period (Wis. Stat. § 704.19(2)–(4)).

    Rent payable more often than monthly (e.g. weekly): notice at least equal to one rent-paying period. Year-to-year: may end only at the end of the rental year. Agricultural year-to-year: 90 days. Notice must end the tenancy at the end of a rental period.

    Wis. Stat. § 704.19 · checked October 27, 2026

    Deadline to return the security deposit

    Landlords must deliver or mail the deposit, less lawful deductions, within 21 days after the rental agreement ends (or after a new tenant's tenancy begins if the unit is re-rented first, or after the landlord learns a holdover tenant left) (Wis. Stat. § 704.28(4); Wis. Admin. Code ATCP 134.06(2)).

    Wis. Stat. § 704.28(4), Wis. Admin. Code ATCP 134.06(2) · checked October 26, 2026

    Itemized list of deductions

    A landlord who withholds any amount must deliver or mail, within the same 21 days, a written statement describing each item of damage or other claim and the amount withheld for each (Wis. Admin. Code ATCP 134.06(4)(a)).

    Wis. Admin. Code ATCP 134.06(4) · checked October 26, 2026

    Counting calendar days, 28 days after a notice given on November 1, 2026 is November 29, 2026. The example above starts with that period. Wisconsin's statute may also say the tenancy ends on a rent day or at the end of a rental period, and it decides how a mailed notice is counted, so read the rule above before you rely on the date, and leave a few days of margin.

    City and county rules can be stricter than state law, and your lease can require more than the statute does. Use whichever rule gives the tenant more time or protection.

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