
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...

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...