Lease of an unfurnished home (France)

When to use this document

• ·You are letting an unfurnished flat in France to a tenant who will live there as their main home.
• ·You have found a tenant for your unfurnished house and need to sign a lease.
• ·You are moving into an unfurnished flat and want a written lease covering rent, charges and deposit.
• ·You need a lease for an unfurnished home, ready to fill in and sign.

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
• ·Monthly net rent, excluding service charges
• ·Monthly advance on service charges
• ·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
• ·Deposit amount
• ·Tenant's guarantor (name), if any
• ·Other terms
• ·City
• ·Date
• ·Number of originals (one per party)

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