Ending a joint tenancy
You need to end your tenancy if you want to leave. If you don't end your tenancy properly, you may still have to pay rent.
Tenants who rent their home from a private landlord should visit our renting subsite to find out how to end a tenancy properly.
What is a joint tenancy?
You will usually have a joint tenancy if someone else's name is on the tenancy agreement as well as your own. This might be one other person or a number of people. Joint tenants have exactly the same rights and responsibilities as each other.
In most circumstances none of the tenants have the right to live in the property if a joint tenancy ends.
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Private tenants
Tenants who rent their home from a private landlord should visit our renting subsite to find out how to end a tenancy properly.
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Housing Executive and housing association tenants
You can end your tenancy at any stage by giving four weeks' notice to your landlord. If either party in a joint tenancy either notice, the entire tenancy will end and the other person will no longer have a right to stay in the property.
If one of you wants to stay on in the property, you will need to get the tenancy assigned. Get advice before deciding to end your tenancy. The Housing Executive may believe you are intentionally homeless if you have left a property that it was reasonable for you to remain in.
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