Returning the keys

When your tenancy agreement ends, you need to move out and return the keys of the apartment by 9 am on the next business day after the tenancy period ends. If you are moving from one Hoas apartment to another Hoas apartment, you can return the keys at 4 pm latest. You can always return the keys earlier too.

There are two options on how to return the keys:

Never send the keys by mail or leave the keys at your apartment when you move out.

Following our instructions on how and when to return your keys, you get your deposit easier and faster back. If the keys get lost or you return them late, the lock must be re-pinned and the costs will be charged from you according to our tenant charge sheet.

You can return the key at the time of your choosing (however latest being at 9 am the next business day after your tenancy period ends). Put the key into a closed envelope and drop it into our key-return box.

Write on the envelope:

Drop the letter into the mailbox on the left side of the door to our service center. If the service center is open, you can return the key to the white mailbox inside.

You can hand over the keys directly to the new tenant with a key handover agreement. Please note that the handing over the keys agreement does not allow for the transfer of a parking space key or parking permit—these must always be returned to our Service Center.

Read instructions and download the agreement template: Key handover agreement

Return all keys and permissions related to the apartment, parking, or common areas you have gotten from Hoas at the same time. In addition to the key of the apartment, you might have a key to your room in shared apartment, to the waste collection system, mail box, parking permit, or laundry card and lock. Return all keys, permits and locks along with your apartment key.

If you have keys you have gotten from the tenant committee, such as a club room key, return those directly to the committee.