From the landlord side of the lease, there is only one way to terminate a lease ﾖ eviction. For lease termination by eviction be passed in court, the landlord must prove violation of terms in the agreement, such as failure to pay or improper treatment of property. Likewise, tenants can usually only process a lease termination if the landlord has violated terms of the lease or other tenants rights. Otherwise, the only way for a tenant lease termination to occur is in lieu of a replacement or if the lease termination is a mutual agreement. If lease termination is set to take place on time, the tenant is still required to provide notice according to their agreement, and should then follow these other requirements for lease termination ﾖ account for damages, provide forwarding address, and to finalize lease termination, return keys to landlord. After a legal lease termination, the general standard is that unused security deposits are returned within a maximum period of 30 days.