
Reform of insolvency proceedings
The draft law ratifying Ordinance No. 2014-1088 of September 26, 2014, supplementing Ordinance No. 2014-326 of March 12, 2014, reforming the prevention of business difficulties and collective procedures, was tabled in the Senate on February 18, 2015....

Standard condominium management contract and specific services
Newsletter No. 17 - Real Estate Law REGULATIONS Standard Condominium Management Contract and Specific Services March 26, 2015 CASE LAW of February 18, 2015 Effect of Handing Over Keys with Respect to the Co-tenant… of 1...

Real Estate Law – Case Law (Feb.-Mar. 2015)
1. Effect of handing over the keys with respect to the co-tenant 2. Address for serving a summons on a legal entity 3. ALUR Law: Application over time of the new payment deadline granted to the tenant 4. Authorization to cut branches overhanging a neighboring property 5. Procedures for establishing a homeowners' association (ASL)...

Condominium management contract: Publication of the decree defining the standard condominium management contract and specific services
The ALUR law (law no. 2014-366 of March 24, 2014, concerning access to housing and urban renewal) introduced two key changes to the rules governing condominium management contracts. These changes concern, firstly, the form and content of the contract, and secondly, the condominium manager's remuneration. We draw your attention to...

Commercial layout reform and smoke detectors
Table of Contents REGULATIONS Reform of commercial development Decree of February 12, 2015 Smoke detectors: allocation of obligations between landlords and tenants Decree of February 2, 2015 CASE LAW … of January 28, 2015 Law...

Real Estate Law – Case Law (Dec./Jan.)
1. Real right: time limit 2. Promise of sale: breach of contractual stipulations 3. Breach of the obligation to deliver 4. Compensable damages for the seller in case of error regarding the building's surface area 5. Surface area of private parts: inclusion of loggias 6. General meeting...