What legal procedures must be followed to terminate a lease agreement...?

Civil legislation provides for several grounds for terminating a housing rental agreement, namely:

1. by agreement of the parties, unless otherwise stipulated by the contract;

2. by court decision;

3. in case of unilateral withdrawal from the contract.

The lessor may demand early termination of the contract. In particular, the lease agreement for part of the house, apartment, room (part of the room) can be terminated at the request of the lessor in case of need to use the housing for the lessor and his family members. At the same time, the lessor must notify the lessee of the termination of the contract no later than two months in advance.

A housing rental agreement may be terminated by a court decision at the lessor's request in the event of a significant breach of the agreement by the lessee. Such a violation by a party of the contract is significant, when as a result of the damage caused by it, the other party is largely deprived of what it was counting on when concluding the contract.

The tenant has the right to unilaterally withdraw from the housing rental agreement. There are several cases when he can use this right.

First, the lessee has the right, with the consent of other persons who permanently live with him, to withdraw from the lease agreement at any time by notifying the lessor in writing three months in advance.

In this case, it is important that the lessee fulfills his obligation to warn the lessor about the intention to terminate the contract. Since, if the tenant vacates the accommodation without notice, the landlord has the right to demand from him three months' rent, if he proves that he could not enter into a rental agreement on the same terms with another person.

Secondly, the lessee has the right to withdraw from the housing rental agreement if the housing has become unfit for permanent residence in it.