Can we withdraw after signing a tenancy agreement?

Verified 23 January 2026 - Public Service / Directorate of Legal and Administrative Information (Prime Minister)

No, it is not possible to withdraw after signing a residential lease.

After the signing of the lease, the tenant or owner can terminate the lease respecting certain conditions.

These conditions are different depending on the type of lease signed:

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Empty residential lease

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A social landlord (an organization that owns a social housing unit) can terminate the lease when the tenant does not comply with certain rules or no longer meets certain conditions.

Furnished apartment lease

  • The tenant can terminate the lease at any time, but he must for this give leave to the landlord (or real estate agency) and respect a notice period of 1 month, including when the lease term is only 9 months (for example, when the accommodation is rented to a student). This period does not apply if the dwelling is in peril or unsanitary. But for this, the tenant must first have warned the owner of the disorders observed and have made the steps to force him to do the work.
  • The owner can terminate the lease on the expiry date of the lease and for certain reasons only, except in the case of serious breaches by the tenant (e.g. unpaid rent and charges).

Mobility lease

The rules differ depending on the situation:

The tenant wants to terminate the lease

The tenant can terminate the lease at any time, but must notify the owner of the property (or the real estate agency) in advance. For that, he owes it to him give leave and respect a one month notice period. This period does not apply if the dwelling is in peril or unsanitary. But for this, the tenant must first have warned the owner of the disorders observed and have made the steps to force him to do the work.

The landlord wants to terminate the lease

The owner can only take back the accommodation at the term of the leasebut it does not have to give notice (leave) to the tenant to terminate the lease.

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