Lease takeover in Ho Chi Minh City

Listings
484
Median rent
4.3M ₫ (≈ $170)
Typical range
3.3M ₫ – 6.5M ₫
Median per m²
175k ₫
Median size
25 m²
New in 7 days
193
Private owners
89%
End date stated
55
Median time left
5 months
Updated
4 November 2026

A lease takeover (in Vietnamese “sang nhượng hợp đồng thuê”, “sang lại phòng” or “pass phòng”) is when a tenant moves out early and hands over their contract. You live there until it ends, and after that you agree new terms with the landlord. Here are all such offers in Ho Chi Minh City.

VietRent has 484 lease takeovers in Ho Chi Minh City as of 4 November 2026. The median asking rent is 4.3M ₫ a month (about $170), and the middle 60% of listings cost between 3.3M ₫ and 6.5M ₫. The median price per square metre is 175k ₫ a month, and the median home is 25 m². That is 39% below the median for the whole city (7M ₫).

By type, with median rent: apartments — 78 (7M ₫), rooms — 384 (4M ₫) and houses — 22 (10M ₫). Median rent by size: studio 5.6M ₫, 1 bedroom 5.7M ₫, 2 bedrooms 11.5M ₫ and 3 bedrooms 15M ₫. 89% of listings come from private owners, the rest from agencies. Listings most often mention air conditioning (44%), kitchen (34%) and washing machine (33%).

6% of these homes are within 1 km of a metro station. 90% of these homes are within 1 km of a park. 55 of them state when the contract ends; the median time left is 5 months.

Latest listings

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By bedrooms

listings · median rent
  • Studio
    7 · 5.6M ₫
  • 1 bedroom
    50 · 5.7M ₫
  • 2 bedrooms
    33 · 11.5M ₫
  • 3 bedrooms
    7 · 15M ₫

By type

listings · median rent
  • Apartments
    78 · 7M ₫
  • Rooms
    384 · 4M ₫
  • Houses
    22 · 10M ₫

By price

listings · median rent
  • Under 5M ₫
    305 · 3.6M ₫
  • 5–10M ₫
    137 · 6M ₫
  • 10–20M ₫
    33 · 13M ₫
  • From 20M ₫
    9 · 32M ₫

Districts

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Questions and answers

What is a lease takeover?

A tenant who is leaving early passes their contract to you. You pay rent as agreed and can stay until the contract ends; after that, the terms are up to the landlord.

How long is left on these contracts?

55 state the end date; the median time left is 5 months.

What should I check before taking over a lease?

Read the original contract, check that the landlord agrees to the handover and to transferring the deposit, and meter readings on the handover day.

How much does it cost to rent a home in Ho Chi Minh City?

The median asking rent is 4.3M ₫ a month; 60% of listings fall between 3.3M ₫ and 6.5M ₫. The median price per m² is 175k ₫.

How many rentals are listed in Ho Chi Minh City?

484 rental listings as of 4 November 2026; 193 of them were posted or refreshed in the last 7 days.

How does rent depend on the number of bedrooms in Ho Chi Minh City?

Median rent: studio 5.6M ₫, 1 bedroom 5.7M ₫, 2 bedrooms 11.5M ₫ and 3 bedrooms 15M ₫.

What deposit do landlords ask for in Ho Chi Minh City?

Of the 33 listings that name a deposit, most ask for 1 month.

How do I contact the landlord?

Open a listing and sign in: contacts are shown only after signing in, so numbers stay out of reach of spam bots.

Figures are calculated from live listings on VietRent as of 4 November 2026. Prices are asking rents per month; duplicates are merged, and daily rates and suspiciously cheap listings are left out. Dollar amounts are approximate. Contacts are available on the listing page after signing in.