Flat-share lease with a single lease (France)
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For a landlord and two to four flatmates who sign one lease, unfurnished or furnished, for their main residence in France. The model contract, compulsory since 1 October 2026, is published free on Légifrance; this French contract follows its headings, with the joint-liability clause: a flatmate who leaves, and his or her guarantor, stay bound until replaced, at most six months after the notice. Rent for the whole home, service charges as advances or a flat sum, optional allocation of rooms. In French, signed by every party.
- Made for use in France
- Last updated October 13, 2026
When to use this document
- You are letting a flat in France to several flatmates and want them all on one lease.
- You are moving into a shared flat with friends and the landlord offers a single lease for everyone.
- You want it clear what happens to the rent when one flatmate moves out before the others.
- You need a flat-share lease with a joint-liability clause, signed by the landlord and every flatmate.
What you fill in
The details the document asks for.
- Landlord
- Landlord's address
- The landlord is a natural person, a family property company or another company
- Landlord's mobile and e-mail (optional)
- Landlord's agent (name, address, professional card number)
- Tenant
- Second tenant (if any)
- Third flatmate (if any)
- Fourth flatmate (if any)
- Tenant's mobile and e-mail (optional)
- Address of the property
- Tax identifier of the home (12 digits, impots.gouv.fr, “Biens immobiliers” section)
- Type of dwelling
- Legal status of the building
- Period of construction (e.g. before 1949, 1949 to 1974)
- Living area in m²
- Rooms
- Other parts of the home (terrace, garden, loft)
- Fittings of the home (fitted kitchen, bathroom)
- Heating (individual or shared, and fuel)
- Hot water (individual or shared, and fuel)
- Energy performance rating (A to F)
- Estimated yearly energy costs (range and price year)
- Private extras (cellar, parking space, garage)
- Shared areas and facilities
- Internet and TV access (fibre, aerial)
- Permitted use of the premises
- Principal-residence servitude under the local plan (sector and reference), if any
- Home let unfurnished or furnished
- Which flatmate has which room (optional)
- Start date of the lease
- Term of the flat-share lease
- Monthly net rent, excluding service charges
- Monthly service charges (advance or flat sum), in euros
- Day of payment
- Method of payment
- Letting fees paid by the tenant, in euros
- Work done since the last lease (what and how much)
- Previous tenant's last rent, dates paid and reviewed (if he or she left less than 18 months ago)
- Rent control in the commune on the day of signing
- Reference rent, in euros per m² (rent control only)
- Increased reference rent, in euros per m² (rent control only)
- Rent supplement and the features that justify it (if any)
- Yearly review date, day and month (e.g. 1 November)
- Reference quarter and value of the IRL index
- Service charges as advances with a yearly settlement, or a flat sum
- Deposit amount
- Tenant's guarantor (name), if any
- Other terms
- City
- Date
- Number of originals (one per party)
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Common questions
- What does the joint-liability clause mean for a flatmate who leaves?
- Each flatmate answers for the whole rent, not only a share. After leaving, the flatmate and his or her guarantor remain bound for debts arising afterwards until a new flatmate signs the lease in that place, and at the latest six months after the notice took effect (art. 8-1 of the French law of 6 July 1989). To leave earlier without that risk, have an amendment signed that brings the replacement into the lease.
- One lease for everyone, or one lease per flatmate: which to choose?
- The single lease, signed by all, lets the landlord claim the whole rent from each flatmate through the joint-liability clause; this is that document. With separate leases, each person rents a room and the use of shared areas and answers only for that share. The choice also changes notice: under the single lease, one flatmate leaving does not end the lease for the others.
- How many copies should be printed, and who signs?
- One original per party: the landlord and each flatmate, so three to five copies, with the number stated at the end of the contract (art. 1375 of the French Civil Code). Everyone signs every copy. Attach to each the technical diagnostics file, the information notice, the inventory of condition and, for a furnished home, the furniture inventory. A guarantor signs a separate guarantee deed naming the flatmate guaranteed.
How you can sign this document
- Print it and sign by hand. The signature lines in the document are left blank on purpose — sign on them in ink.
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