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If it is the tenant's main residence, the lease is subject to articles 25-3 and following of the law of 6 July 1989.
The lease agreement shall be concluded in writing. Some diagnoses must be attached (Sheet 10-2: mandatory diagnoses in case of rental.) Since 1 August 2015, it must be drawn up according to a standard model and an information notice is annexed to it.
The lease has a duration of at least 1 year, and is automatically renewed. However, for a student tenant , it is possible to establish a 9-month lease, which is not renewed.
During the lease, the tenant pays the rental charges and bears the rental repairs. Non-rental repairs are carried out by the lessor.
If he wishes to terminate the lease, the tenant can give leave with one month's notice.
The lessor who wishes to modify the conditions of the rental must inform the tenant at least 3 months before the end of the lease. If the tenant accepts these new conditions, the lease is renewed for 1 year.
Finally, the lessor can give leave, informing the tenant at least 3 months before the end of the lease. He must justify his refusal to renew by his decision either to take over or sell the dwelling, or by a legitimate and serious reason, for example because the tenant does not respect the rules of the lease.
The elderly tenant with low resources benefits from special protection.
If it is the tenant's main residence, the lease is subject to articles 25-3 and following of the law of 6 July 1989.
The lease agreement shall be concluded in writing. Some diagnoses must be attached (Sheet 10-2: mandatory diagnoses in case of rental.) Since 1 August 2015, it must be drawn up according to a standard model and an information notice is annexed to it.
The lease has a duration of at least 1 year, and is automatically renewed. However, for a student tenant , it is possible to establish a 9-month lease, which is not renewed.
During the lease, the tenant pays the rental charges and bears the rental repairs. Non-rental repairs are carried out by the lessor.
If he wishes to terminate the lease, the tenant can give leave with one month's notice.
The lessor who wishes to modify the conditions of the rental must inform the tenant at least 3 months before the end of the lease. If the tenant accepts these new conditions, the lease is renewed for 1 year.
Finally, the lessor can give leave, informing the tenant at least 3 months before the end of the lease. He must justify his refusal to renew by his decision either to take over or sell the dwelling, or by a legitimate and serious reason, for example because the tenant does not respect the rules of the lease.
The elderly tenant with low resources benefits from special protection.
Good to know
The ELAN law of 2019 (evolution of housing, development and digital) has set up a furnished lease called "mobility" whose duration is from 1 to 10 months on specific conditions (tenant justifying being in vocational training, higher education, apprenticeship contract, internship, voluntary commitment as part of a civic service provided for in II of Article L. 120-1 of the National Service Code, on a professional transfer or on a temporary mission as part of his professional activity).
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