Encadrement des Loyers in France: Where Rent Caps Actually Apply (2026)
French rent control applies in about ten territories, not nationwide. Where the loyer de reference applies, how the ceiling works, and its 2026 expiry.
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France Tenant Rights
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État des Lieux in France: Move-In Inventory Rules and Why It Decides Your Deposit
French move-in inventory rules: article 3-2, the Code civil 1731 presumption, the 10-day amendment window, fee caps, and why a grille de vétusté is optional.
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Eviction in France (Expulsion Locataire): The Procedure and the Six Week Trap
The French eviction procedure step by step, and why the six week payment period after a commandement de payer does not override the délai already written into the clause résolutoire of a lease running on 29 July 2023.
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France DPE Rental Ban (Passoire Thermique): G, F and E Dates and Who It Catches
Class G banned since 1 January 2025, F from 2028, E from 2034. Which leases the French DPE rental ban actually catches, and what a tenant can do about it.
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France Security Deposit (Dépôt de Garantie): Limits, Deadlines and the 10% Late Penalty
French dépôt de garantie rules: the one month and two month ceilings, the return deadline, and how the 10% per month commencé late penalty is calculated.
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France Tenant Rights: A Guide to Renting Under the 1989 Law
How French residential tenancy works: the 1989 law, the furnished and unfurnished split, inventories, deposits, rent limits, notice periods and eviction.
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France Winter Eviction Ban (Trêve Hivernale): Dates, Exceptions and What It Does Not Stop
The French trêve hivernale runs 1 November to 31 March. What it suspends, what it does not, and the exceptions most summaries get wrong.
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Landlord Notice to Sell in France (Conge pour Vente): Notice Periods, Your Right to Buy and the Over-65 Shield
France conge pour vente: six months' notice to sell (three furnished), the tenant's right of first refusal, and the 15-III shield for tenants over 65.
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Rent Increases in France: The IRL Formula, Limits and Deadlines (2026)
How a French landlord can raise the rent: the revision clause, the IRL formula with the Q2 2026 index of 148,37, and when no increase is allowed.
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Tenant Notice Period in France: Préavis Rules and the One-Month Exception
French tenant notice: 3 months unfurnished, 1 month furnished. The reduced one-month préavis must be stated and proved in the congé letter or it is lost.
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Unpaid Rent in France (Loyers Impayes): Guarantees, the CAF Report and What Protects a Tenant
How French landlords recover unpaid rent, the CAF report that protects APL, the Visale guarantee, and the ban on stacking a guarantor with rent insurance.
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