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Formal demand for the return of a rent deposit (France)

Why it matches: You moved out of a rented flat in France and the landlord still has not returned your deposit.

For a former tenant whose landlord in France has not returned the deposit in time: one month after the keys are handed back if the check-out inspection matches the check-in, two months otherwise. The French letter sets out the dates, claims the balance and the 10 % of the monthly rent per month of delay begun (art. 22 of the French law of 6 July 1989), disputes unjustified deductions and announces the conciliation commission, then the court. By registered letter with proof of receipt.

Check-out inventory of condition of a home (France)

Why it matches: You want to separate normal wear and tear from real damage before the deposit is returned.

For the landlord and tenant in France on the day of moving out and returning the keys. The French record follows décret n° 2016-382: the tenant's new address, the date of the check-in inventory, meter readings, keys returned, the condition of each room against moving in and, for a furnished home, the furniture. It separates normal wear, which stays with the landlord, from damage, and recalls the time limit for returning the deposit. Signed by each party, one copy each.

Lease of a furnished home (France)

Why it matches: You are renting a furnished home to live in and want a proper written lease with the landlord.

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.

Lease of an unfurnished home (France)

Why it matches: You are moving into an unfurnished flat and want a written lease covering rent, charges and deposit.

For the landlord and tenant of an unfurnished home let as the tenant's main residence in France. The model contract, compulsory since 1 October 2026 (décret n° 2026-596), is published free on Légifrance; this French lease follows its headings, ready to fill in: a term of three or six years depending on the landlord, rent, yearly review by the IRL index, service charges, a one-month deposit, the termination clause that applies six weeks after an unanswered formal demand to pay, and an optional section for rent control. In French, printed in one original per party and signed by each.

Referral to the housing conciliation commission (France)

Why it matches: You and your landlord or tenant in France disagree over the deposit or the service charges.

For a tenant or landlord in France in dispute over rent, a rent supplement, the inventory of condition, the deposit, service charges, repairs, decency or a notice. The French letter asks the commission départementale de conciliation, free and made up of landlords' and tenants' representatives, to bring the parties together (art. 20 of the French law of 6 July 1989), sets out the dispute and the request and lists the documents. By registered letter with proof of receipt to the address the préfecture publishes.

Tenant's notice to leave (France)

Why it matches: You want to move out of your rented flat in France and need to give the landlord notice.

For a tenant leaving a home in France, unfurnished or furnished. The French letter gives notice with the right period — three months, one month in a zone tendue or for a reason in art. 15, one month for a furnished home — states the reason for the shorter notice and its proof, the moving-out date, proposes the check-out inspection and asks for the deposit back at the new address. To send by registered letter with proof of receipt, through a commissaire de justice, or by hand against a receipt.

Flat-share lease with a single lease (France)

Why it matches: You are moving into a shared flat with friends and the landlord offers a single lease for everyone.

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.

Mobility lease of a furnished home (France)

For letting a furnished home in France for one to ten months to someone in training, higher education, an apprenticeship, an internship, civic service, a job transfer or a temporary assignment (art. 25-12 of the French law of 6 July 1989). The French bail mobilité carries its compulsory statements: the name of the lease and the reason, without which it becomes an ordinary furnished lease, and the term and the ban on a deposit. Not renewable, one month's notice for the tenant, a flat sum for charges. Signed by each party.