What are the different types of rental of furnished accommodation?
Verified 28 October 2021 - Legal and Administrative Information Directorate (Prime Minister)
The regulations applicable to a furnished dwelling differ according to the use made of the dwelling: furnished with accommodation or furnished with tourism. In the case of residential furniture, the "classic" lease must be distinguished from mobility lease. For tourist furniture, this page presents the rules applicable to a non-professional furnished rental.
Topic | Housing Furniture | Tourist furniture | |
|---|---|---|---|
Classic Lease | Good mobility | ||
Tenant | Any person can be a tenant | The tenant must be in one of the following situations: - Vocational training - Higher education - Learning contract - Stage - Voluntary service - Professional Migration - Temporary mission in the context of professional activity | The same tenant must not rent the accommodation for more than 90 days per year |
Lease duration | Minimum 1 year (9 months if the tenant is a student) | Minimum: 1 month Maximum: 10 months | Rental by day, week or month |
Administrative declarations | No administrative declaration is required | - At the town hall: a declaration is mandatory, sometimes obtaining a authorisation to change use and destination is also necessary. - For tax services: registration Sirene directory to obtain a SIRET number and, in some cases, Company Tax Service. | |
Lease Content | |||
Furnishing | The list of required items depends on the date the lease was signed | There is no list of required items. But this is one of the criteria for the classification of furnished rooms (from 1 to 5 stars). | |
Real estate diagnostics | - Energy Performance Diagnostic (DPE) - Lead Exposure Risk Statement - Crep (if the building permit was issued before 1949) - Condition of risks and pollution (natural, mining, technological, seismic, radon...) - Status of the Inland Electricity Facility (if the facility is more than 15 years old) - Inland Gas Facility Status (if the facility is more than 15 years old) - Copy of the condition indicating the presence or absence of asbestos (on request of the tenant) | - Energy Performance Diagnostic - DPE (for rentals longer than 4 months) - Lead Exposure Risk Statement - Crep (if the building permit was issued before 1949) - Condition of risks and pollution (natural, mining, technological, seismic, radon...) | |
Rent | Free | ||
Tax | Income from rental subject to income tax | Income from rental submitted: - social contributions (from a certain amount) | |
Taxes | - Housing tax due by tenant (student or roommates) who occupies the accommodation on 1to January. In the absence of a tenant, the landlord must pay it in some cases. - Property tax and accessory taxes by the owner | - Housing tax due by the owner if he occupies the dwelling for part of the year. Otherwise, they may have to pay the company assessment. - Property tax (and accessory taxes) due by the owner - Tourist tax due by the tenant and taken by the owner, according to the municipality concerned | |
End of Lease - Tenant Initiative | Notice rules are to be defined in the lease | ||
End of Lease - Owner Initiative | Only available on lease due date, for one of the permitted reasons (for taking up residence, for selling, or for legitimate and serious reasons) and provided that at least 6 months' notice is given | At the end of the lease, the owner does not need to give leave to terminate the lease | Notice rules are to be defined in the lease |
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