Moving out

• One tenant: Terminate your tenancy agreement online.
• Two tenants, and both are moving out: Both tenants must give their own notice.
• Two tenants, but one is staying: You only need to end the lease for yourself. The lease will continue in the name of the other person.

Notice period

Terminate your tenancy agreement in writing as soon as you know your moving date.

The notice period for a tenancy agreement is one calendar month. The tenancy agreement ends on the last day of the month following the month in which you give notice.

Example: If you submit the online notice of termination on 15 May, the notice period is calculated from the last day of May. The tenancy agreement ends on 30 June.

Terminate your tenancy agreement online

To sign the online termination form, you need to verify your identity using strong electronic identification. You will need online banking credentials or a mobile certificate.

Fill in the online termination form

If you cannot use the online termination form, see the instructions for completing and submitting the PDF form.

• If you have been asked to attach your current tenancy agreement: Terminate your current tenancy agreement as soon as the attachment has been processed and your new apartment has been confirmed.
• If you have not been asked to attach your current tenancy agreement: Terminate your current tenancy agreement as soon as you have accepted the apartment offered to you.

Use the online termination form when changing apartments

When moving from one Espoon Asunnot apartment to another, the notice period may be shorter than one calendar month.

• Choose an end date for your current tenancy agreement that gives you enough time to move.
• The tenancy agreement cannot end on a weekend or public holiday.
• If you have access to both apartments at the same time, you must pay daily rent for both apartments for the overlapping days.

Fill in the online termination form for changing apartments

When you terminate your lease agreement, you can show the apartment to the new tenant yourself or have a representative of Espoon Asunnot show the apartment for you.

According to the Act on Residential Leases, the lessor has the right to show the home to a new resident.

When you terminate your lease agreement, our moving inspector will visit the apartment.

• Generally, the moving-out inspection will be carried out within a week of notice of termination.
• The inspection is done while the apartment is still furnished and you are still living there. You are also responsible for any damages that are found later, after the apartment is empty.

In addition, an employee of the maintenance company will inspect the apartment after your lease agreement has ended.

• The employee will ensure that the apartment is clean and in good condition.
• The employee will also check that you have defrosted the freezer and plugged the dishwasher and washing machine water connections and emptied any storage space as instructed.

Apartment and storage room

• Clear the apartment and the storage room of all belongings. If you leave items in the apartment, storage room, waste collection point or yard, the cost of removing them will be charged to you.
• Do not leave any items or appliances (for example, a dishwasher) in the apartment, storage, or other property premises, even if the next resident wants to buy them or a sale has already been agreed.
• Remove any light fittings that are not part of the apartment and put the socket covers back on.

Dishwasher and washing machine

• If you have bought a dishwasher for the apartment, do not leave it in the apartment.
• If there has been a cupboard in place of the dishwasher, put it back in place.
• Plug the inlet and outlet connections when you disconnect the dishwasher or washing machine. A brass plug must be used to plug the inlet connection. Use plugs (19 mm) and a hose clamp to plug the outlet connection.
• Check the tightness of the plugs carefully.
• If you need help with the plugs, please contact the maintenance company. At your request, the maintenance company can plug the connections and charge you for it according to the resident price list.

Waste

• Do not leave items in the waste collection point that do not belong in the waste containers.
• Take hazardous waste to a hazardous waste collection point in your area.
• Unnecessary furniture can be taken, for example, to Kierrätyskeskus or Sortti Station.
• You can also order a paid pick-up service for disposal of large items. More information on HSY’s Nouto-Sortti pick-up service: www.hsy.fi. For items in good condition, you can order a paid collection service from Kierrätyskeskus. You are responsible for the cost of removing the items.

Restoration of the apartment

• If you have made changes to the apartment (including painting the walls), you must restore the apartment to its original state before the end of your lease.
• You are responsible for the cost of restoring the apartment.

When you move out, you must take away all items and waste that do not belong in the waste collection area.
If you leave such items in the waste collection area or anywhere in the building, we will remove them.
You will have to pay for the removal. Minimum charge is 150 euros.

Clean the apartment, the yard, the balcony and the storage rooms belonging to the apartment according to the instructions. If only some or none of the cleaning is done, cleaning costs will be charged to you.

Instructions for cleaning

• Clean the toilet seat, hand wash basins, shower corner/bathtub and all water taps.
• Clean the floor drains in wet rooms (toilet, bathroom, sauna).
• Clean and defrost the fridge freezer. When defrosting the freezer, ensure that the melt water does not spill on the floor. After cleaning, leave the fridge and freezer doors open. Also clean behind the fridge freezer.
• Clean the cooker hobs, oven and baking trays. Pull the cooker out and clean the back wall, floor and walls of adjacent cabinets.
• Clean the air vents and the cooker hood grease filter.
• Wash the inside surfaces of windows and balcony glazing. If the weather permits, wash the outside surfaces of your windows too.
• Wipe all cabinets, shelves, drawers and doors, on both sides.
• Sweep or vacuum and wipe all floor surfaces.
• Wipe the wall surfaces.
• If your home has a balcony or yard, clean and empty them.
• Clean the ceilings, walls and floor of the apartment sauna.

Return the keys to the apartment, as well as any key to common areas, the parking space heating pole key, the parking permit and the laundry room key tag by 12:00 p.m. on the moving day.

Your moving day is the day your lease agreement ends. If the lease ends on a weekend (Sat–Sun) or on a public holiday, the moving day is the first working day following the end of the lease.

If you do not return all the keys by the deadline, the locks will be rekeyed, and you will be charged for the costs.

Do not leave the keys in the apartment or hand them directly to the next tenant. Keys must not be sent by mail either.

• Remember to submit a move notification to the Digital and Population Data Services Agency and the Finnish postal service Posti. You can submit the notification online at www.muuttoilmoitus.fi.
• Also notify your property’s maintenance company of the move.

Be sure to terminate your electricity contract, broadband contract and any parking space charging contract with your service provider. This way, you won’t have to pay for them after you move.

If you paid a security deposit when signing the lease agreement, it will be returned to your account within one month of the end of the lease.

We have not required a rental security deposit in any housing offers sent after 2 August 2018 and any lease agreements concluded based on those offers.

Conditions for the return of the security deposit:

• You have paid your housing-related payments and there is no rent debt or other invoices to pay.
• The apartment is in good condition. It has been properly cleaned and emptied.
• You have returned all the keys you were given and any parking permit as agreed.

The representative of the estate or an authorised representative can terminate the lease for the apartment.

• The period of notice is one (1) calendar month.
• The representative of the estate is responsible for emptying the flat.

Use the form (in Finnish) below to terminate the lease of the estate. The form must be signed by all the parties to the estate. The parties can also authorise one person to terminate the lease with a power of attorney. You can use the power of attorney on our website or attach an existing power of attorney.

Termination of estate and permit to dispose of movable property (PDF form)

Power of attorney on befalf of estate (PDF form)

A disposal permit is needed in case items are unintentionally left in the apartment or the apartment is not emptied. The disposal permit allows Espoon Asunnot to dispose of any movable property left in the apartment and to charge the estate for the cost of disposing of the movable property.

Fill in the PDF form on your computer. Then print and sign the form. Take a good quality photo of the form or scan it. Send the signed form to us by email to asiakaspalvelu@espoonasunnot.fi. You can also send the signed form by post to: Espoon Asunnot Oy, Suomenlahdentie 1, 02230 Espoo. Please note that postal delivery may take several days.