
Smoke detectors: division of responsibilities between landlords and tenants
Since the implementation of the ALUR law (Law No. 2014-366 of March 24, 2014, concerning access to housing and urban renewal), the responsibility for installing smoke detectors no longer falls on the tenant but on the landlord. The tenant is only responsible for maintaining the installation. The...

Communication of documents and site visit by the holder of the urban pre-emption right
Newsletter No. 12 - Real Estate Law Contents LEGISLATION COMMUNICATION OF DOCUMENTS AND VISIT TO A PROPERTY BY THE HOLDER OF THE URBAN PRE-EMPTION RIGHT Decrees of December 22, 2014 CASE LAW … of December 10, 2014 Real Estate Agent...

Urban pre-emption right: communication of documents and property visit
The provisions of the Town Planning Code relating to the right of urban pre-emption were amended by Law No. 2014-366 of 24 March 2014 (the ALUR Law). As such, Article L.213-2, paragraph 1, now grants to the...

Real Estate Law – Case Law (Dec. 2014 – Jan. 2015)
1. Real estate agent - Register of mandates 2. The seller: holder of the right to bring an action to annul the acceptance of the offer to sell 3. The mere presence of asbestos is not a latent defect 4. Commercial lease - Option period 5. Request for annulment of an amendment to the descriptive statement of division...

Local rent and rental value observatory for residential premises
Newsletter No. 8 - Real Estate Law Contents LEGISLATION LOCAL RENT OBSERVATORIES Decree of November 5, 2014 - Order of November 10, 2014 RENTAL VALUE OF RESIDENTIAL PREMISES Order of December 18, 2014 CASE LAW...

Real estate law – Case law (Oct. Nov. Dec. 2014)
1. Compliance of freeholders' associations 2. Procedures for the appointment of the property manager by the co-owners 3. Statute of limitations for an action to annul the property manager's mandate 4. Clarification of the co-owners' standing to sue 5. Reference to a fixed base index in an indexation clause 6. Recovery...