Lease of a furnished home (France)
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For the landlord and tenant of a furnished home let as the tenant's main residence in France. The model contract, compulsory since 1 October 2026, is published free on Légifrance; this French lease follows its headings: one year renewed tacitly, or nine months not renewed for a student, one month's notice for the tenant, a deposit of at most two months, service charges as advances or a flat sum, the minimum furniture of décret n° 2015-981, the termination clause and an optional rent-control section. In French, printed and signed by each party.
- Made for use in France
- Last updated October 13, 2026
When to use this document
- You are letting a furnished flat in France as the tenant’s main home and need a lease.
- A student wants to rent your furnished studio for the academic year.
- You are renting a furnished home to live in and want a proper written lease with the landlord.
- You need a lease for a furnished home, ready to fill in and sign by both sides.
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
- Tenant's mobile and e-mail (optional)
- Second tenant (if any)
- 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
- Start date of the lease
- Term of the furnished lease (one year, or nine months for a student)
- 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 furniture must a home let furnished in France contain?
- At least the list in décret n° 2015-981: bedding with a duvet or blanket, curtains or blinds in the bedrooms, a hob, an oven or microwave, a fridge with a freezer compartment, crockery and utensils, a table and chairs, shelving, lights and cleaning equipment. If an item is missing, the home risks being treated as unfurnished, with a three-year term and three months' notice. The inventory attached to the lease is the proof at moving in and moving out.
- When should I choose the nine-month term for a student?
- When the tenant is a student: the furnished lease may then run for nine months and ends at its term, without renewal (art. 25-7 of the French law of 6 July 1989). In every other case it runs for one year and is renewed tacitly. For a stay of one to ten months linked to training, an internship, a job transfer or a temporary assignment, the French bail mobilité is another option, with no deposit.
- How does the landlord of a furnished home end the lease?
- Only for the end of the term, on at least three months' notice, and for one of the three grounds of art. 25-8: taking the home back to live in, selling it, or a legitimate and serious reason such as a breach by the tenant. The notice goes by registered letter with proof of receipt, by a French commissaire de justice, or by hand against a signed receipt; an e-mail is not enough. The tenant may leave at any time on one month's notice.
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