notice to quit

Definition of "notice to quit"
  1. A legal written document given by a landlord to a tenant instructing them to leave the premises due to a specific issue, such as overdue rent or a lease violation; non-compliance often results in eviction
How to use "notice to quit" in a sentence
  1. After failing to pay the rent for three months, he received a notice to quit from the landlord.
  2. The landlord gave her a notice to quit because she had an unauthorized dog in her apartment.
  3. The occupant received a notice to quit and was warned if he didn't remedy the lease violation, he would face eviction.

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