To be considered appropriate written notice, your letter must state that you are terminating the month-to-month lease and the date you will move out at the end of the month. As an example, your letter may state, "I am terminating our month-to-month lease at the end of April." If you do not tell the landlord or agent within 30 days after the start of the lease that you want to cancel it, you have agreed to continue with the lease for another month. If you give proper notice of termination, you can stop paying rent any time after giving notice until you move out. In other words, you do not need to pay rent while you find another place to live. However, if you do not give notice of termination, then the lease continues without interruption and you still need to pay rent until it ends. For example, if you do not give notice at the end of the first month, then the lease continues for another month. At the end of the second month, the lease expires and you need to find another place to live. In Minnesota, there is no standard form for leases. Instead, what kind of lease you have depends on how the landlord wants to charge you rent and whether you agree to these charges. A lease can be in writing or oral. If it is in writing, there must be a signed copy of the lease for it to be valid.