Notice to end a month-to-month tenancy in British Columbia: one full rental month, received before a rental month starts. Find the earliest end date for any notice date.
Earliest the tenancy can end
October 31, 2026
The tenancy can end on October 31, 2026 at the earliest, 46 days after the notice is given. Rent is owed up to and including that day.
| Notice | Written notice the landlord receives at least one full rental month before the move-out date. That means a full rental month, not 30 days. A mailed notice counts as received five days after mailing. |
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| End date | The day before rent is due. With rent due on the 1st, the landlord must receive notice by April 30 for a move-out at the end of May. |
| Fixed-term leases | A fixed-term lease becomes month-to-month when it ends, unless it has a valid clause requiring the tenant to leave. A tenant who wants to leave at the end of the term gives the same one month of notice, effective no earlier than the last day of the term. |
| Form | No required form. The notice must be in writing, signed and dated, and give the address and the move-out date. |
| Disputes | Residential Tenancy Branch |
The calculator takes the date the landlord gets the tenant's notice and the day rent is due, and finds the earliest end date the British Columbia rule allows. It covers a month-to-month tenancy ended by the tenant.
First full rental month = the one that starts on the first rent day after the day the notice arrivesEnd date = the last day of that rental month, which is the day before the next rent daySay the landlord receives the tenant's notice on September 15, 2026, and rent is due on the 1st. The earliest the tenancy can end is October 31, 2026, which is 46 days of notice. Rent is owed up to and including that day.
This page explains the general rules for private rentals and is not legal advice. Rules differ for some kinds of housing, and they change. For a specific situation, check with the Residential Tenancy Branch.
Checked against these official sources on September 27, 2026:
Written notice the landlord receives at least one full rental month before the move-out date. That means a full rental month, not 30 days. A mailed notice counts as received five days after mailing.
The day before rent is due. With rent due on the 1st, the landlord must receive notice by April 30 for a move-out at the end of May.
A fixed-term lease becomes month-to-month when it ends, unless it has a valid clause requiring the tenant to leave. A tenant who wants to leave at the end of the term gives the same one month of notice, effective no earlier than the last day of the term.
No required form. The notice must be in writing, signed and dated, and give the address and the move-out date.
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