Find all our practical guides, analysis and advice for managing your rentals.
Which rental documents should a landlord keep during and after a tenancy in France? Practical guidance on leases, inspections, receipts, charges, evidence, archiving and GDPR.
IRL rent review, deposits, charges, co-tenant solidarity, subletting, mobility leases and prohibited clauses: a practical guide to what must be written and what French law supplies by default.
What can a landlord deduct from a security deposit in France? Cleaning, repairs, missing items, quotations, wear and tear, evidence and disputes: a practical guide to calculating and discussing deductions.
Landlord and tenant disagree during a property inspection? Learn how to record both positions, avoid unnecessary signature deadlock, deal with deductions afterwards and know when a commissaire de justice may become necessary.
How much security deposit can a French landlord request? When is it paid, when must it be returned, and can it be set off against outstanding rent by agreement?
Has your tenant paid only part of the rent? Learn why a full rent receipt should not be issued, what partial-payment receipt should be provided and how to track the remaining balance.
When must a landlord provide a rent receipt in France? What should it contain? What is the difference between a receipt, a partial-payment receipt and a rent notice? Learn the key rules and practical best practices.
A rent due notice, partial-payment receipt and full rent receipt do not serve the same purpose. Learn when each document is used and how French landlords can avoid common mistakes.
How should landlords manage inspections when only one co-tenant moves in or out? Understand single vs individual leases, common areas, disputed damage, solidarity and deposit implications in France.
Move-in vs move-out inspection in France: understand their different roles, how to compare the property, normal wear and tear and what happens when a defect was not recorded at move-in.
How should a move-in inspection be carried out in France? Review the required information, room-by-room checks and best practices for creating an accurate record that can be reviewed by the tenant and compared at move-out.
Can an absent landlord rely on photos to organize a property inspection? Review the legal framework, limits and best practices for a shared and well-documented remote process.
Are photos mandatory in a property inspection? How much evidential value do they have? Review the best practices for clearer and stronger documentation.
How should a move-out inspection be prepared in France? Review cleaning and minor-repair best practices, what to compare with the move-in inspection and the key checks to complete before returning the keys.
Can a rental lease be signed electronically in France? Learn about French Civil Code rules, SES/AES/QES levels under eIDAS and the evidence that helps support an electronic signature.