notice to quit
noun phrase
: a formal warning to someone that he or she will have to leave (leased premises)
The landlord gave the tenants notice to quit (the premises).
Examples of notice to quit in a Sentence
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The plaintiff then filed a notice to quit possession for the restaurant owner to vacate the property by April 21, 2024.
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Stephen Underwood, Hartford Courant, 14 July 2024
Basic Housing Assistance provides one-time financial help for people who have received an eviction notice, called a notice to quit.
—Claire Stremple, Anchorage Daily News, 27 July 2023
Murphy contended that the family had never been served with an eviction order, only a notice to quit.
—Lindsay Crudele, BostonGlobe.com, 29 June 2023
The Park Service ordered the Del Deo family to vacate the dune shack following a spring notice to quit.
—Lindsay Crudele, BostonGlobe.com, 29 June 2023
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Stephen Underwood, Hartford Courant, 14 July 2024
Basic Housing Assistance provides one-time financial help for people who have received an eviction notice, called a notice to quit.
—Claire Stremple, Anchorage Daily News, 27 July 2023
Murphy contended that the family had never been served with an eviction order, only a notice to quit.
—Lindsay Crudele, BostonGlobe.com, 29 June 2023
The Park Service ordered the Del Deo family to vacate the dune shack following a spring notice to quit.
—Lindsay Crudele, BostonGlobe.com, 29 June 2023
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“Notice to quit.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/notice%20to%20quit. Accessed 19 Jul. 2025.
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