According to law, e.g. notices of termination or rescission and rescission warnings must be issued in writing and in a legally enforceable way. There are four options to serve a notice in a legally enforceable way.
You can serve a notice in a legally enforceable way as follows:
- The tenant/landlord signs and acknowledges receipt of the notice. If the notice has been submitted electronically (e.g. by e-mail or SMS), its enforceability requires explicit acknowledgement of receipt from the recipient (e.g. a reply to the message).
- A witness certifies that the tenant/landlord has received the notice personally. The notice must be handed to the tenant in person. Placing it into a mailbox is not sufficient.
- The notice is submitted with an advice of receipt. The sender then receives a receipt of the delivery of the notice. (The option of an advice of receipt is selected in the address card -> Luovutusehto (Condition of delivery) -> Henkilökohtaisesti luovuttaminen (Delivery in person).
- A summoner delivers the notice to the tenant/landlord. Summoner services are available at district courts.
If the lease agreement has been signed by several tenants, the notice must be issued to each tenant separately. Spouses are an exception to this rule. If spouses live together in an apartment that has been rented by one or both, the notice of termination may be delivered to one spouse only. This exception is not valid for domestic partnerships.