[date of letter]
[list name of tenant]
[list tenant's full address]
Dear [tenant's name],
You are hereby given notice that the undersigned is terminating your tenancy of the premises located at [list address or full legal description of property], where you are a tenant from month to month under the lease dated [list date lease was signed], between [list name of landlord under lease] as landlord and [list name of tenant] as tenant. This termination is to be effective on [list date tenant must vacate the premises]. You must continue to pay rent until this date.
You are required to vacate and surrender possession of the premises to the undersigned on or before the above date, free of all occupants and personal possessions. Upon termination, the security deposit in the amount of $[e.g. 1000.00], or any remaining balance, will be returned to you after being used to repair any damage to the premises and otherwise applied according to law.
If you fail to vacate the premises by the above date, the undersigned may commence eviction proceedings against you and/or exercise other available rights and remedies under the law.
Thank you for your anticipated cooperation.
Very truly yours,
__________________________
[landlord's name]