Your Landlord Gave You Notice: What to Do

What you can do now

1. 1

   Write down when the notice reached you

   The date you received the notice starts both the notice period and your deadline to challenge it. Keep the envelope or the e-mail.

2. 2

   Check the form of the notice

   A landlord's notice must be in writing and must tell you that you can object to it and ask a court to review whether it is justified. A notice without this information is a reason to have it checked.

3. 3

   Check the reason and the notice period

   A landlord may end a lease only for reasons set by law — for example a serious breach of your obligations — usually with a three-month notice period. Ending a lease without any notice period requires a particularly serious breach and, before that, a written request to remedy it.

4. 4

   Challenge it within two months if you disagree

   If you think the notice is unjustified, you can ask the court to review it within two months of receiving it. After that deadline the notice can no longer be challenged on those grounds.

5. 5

   Keep paying rent and keep everything in writing

   Pay rent and service charges on time while the matter is open, so the landlord does not gain a new reason. Communicate in writing and keep copies.

Deadlines and money

The usual notice period for the landlord is three months. You can ask a court to review the notice within two months of receiving it. If the landlord ended the lease without a notice period, you must hand over the flat without undue delay, at the latest within one month. A lawyer typically checks a notice for a fixed fee; a court review costs a court fee and, if you lose, part of the landlord's costs — ask for an estimate before you file.

Can you handle it yourself, or do you need a lawyer?

If you are moving out anyway and the timing suits you, you may not need a lawyer — just agree the handover and your deposit in writing. Get a lawyer when you want to stay and the deadline to challenge the notice is running, when the landlord wants you out immediately, changes the locks or cuts utilities, or when your residence permit depends on this address.

Bring the notice with the date you received it, your lease, proof of rent payments and any messages with the landlord.

Documents to Prepare

• •The notice, with the date you received it
• •Your lease agreement
• •Proof of rent and service-charge payments
• •All messages with the landlord

Frequently Asked Questions

Legal background

Lease termination is governed by the Czech Civil Code (Act No. 89/2012 Coll.). A landlord's notice must be in writing and include instruction on the tenant's right to object and to have its justification reviewed by a court (Section 2286). The landlord may give notice with a three-month notice period on statutory grounds (Section 2288); the tenant may file for court review within two months of delivery (Section 2290). Termination without a notice period requires a particularly serious breach and a prior call to remedy it (Section 2291).

Verified Sources

• Civil Code (Act No. 89/2012 Coll.), Sections 2286–2291 — Zákony pro lidi
• Renting a flat — leaflet — Public Defender of Rights

Last reviewed: 2026-10-14

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