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Termination Addendum Template

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Last reviewed September 2026

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Tennessee Early Termination Addendum

This Early Termination Addendum is built with Tennessee as the governing state. These are the Tennessee landlord-tenant rules that most often bear on it, with the statute for each.

Tennessee rules at a glance

Tennessee rules for an Early Termination Addendum
MilitaryServicemembers with qualifying orders may terminate under the federal Servicemembers Civil Relief Act (50 U.S.C. §3955).
Month-to-month termination30 days before the periodic rental date (week-to-week: 10 days)Tenn. Code §66-28-512

Ending a Tennessee tenancy

Tennessee notice periods (where the URLTA applies)
Week-to-week10 days before the termination dateTenn. Code §66-28-512(a)
Month-to-month30 days before the periodic rental dateTenn. Code §66-28-512(b)
Nonpayment or curable breach14 days to remedy (nonpayment notice can be waived in the lease)Tenn. Code §66-28-505
Repeat breach within 6 months7 daysTenn. Code §66-28-505
Threat to health or safety3 daysTenn. Code §66-28-517
  • Non-remediable breach — The landlord may give notice that the lease ends on a date at least 14 days after the tenant receives it (§66-28-505).
  • Dangerous conduct — If a tenant or guest endangers others or creates a hazardous or unsanitary condition, the notice must detail the violation and takes effect three days after the tenant receives it (§66-28-517).
  • Holdover — A tenant who stays after the term ends without consent is liable for possession, back rent, reasonable attorney’s fees, and other damages the lease provides (§66-28-512(c)).
  • Outside URLTA counties — These periods aren’t statutory; the lease and common law govern, so the notice terms you set in the lease matter even more.
  • Military — Servicemembers with qualifying orders may terminate under the federal Servicemembers Civil Relief Act (50 U.S.C. §3955).

Tennessee Early Termination Addendum FAQs

How much notice is needed to end a month-to-month lease in Tennessee?

Thirty days’ written notice before the periodic rental date, from either side; a week-to-week tenancy needs 10 days (§66-28-512).

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