Do you have to pay a fee to the landlord in case of late payment of rent?
Verified 08 March 2021 - Directorate for Legal and Administrative Information (Prime Minister)
No fees can be charged by the owner in case of late payment.
It doesn't matter whether it's an empty or furnished apartment.
A clause allowing the owner to levy fines or penalties for breaches of the lease or the building's rules is unfair (it is ignored, as if it did not exist). It can be brought before the protection litigation judge of the court on which the dwelling depends.
FYI
if the tenant repeatedly pays his rent late, the landlord is entitled not to renew the lease on legitimate and serious grounds.
Who can help me?
Find who can answer your questions in your region
- Telephone administrative information - Allo Public Service
The informants who answer you belong to the ministry in charge of housing and city planning.
Cost: free service
Attention: the service does not have access to users' personal files and therefore cannot provide information on their progress.
The service is available at the following times:
- Monday: 8.30am to 5.30pm
- Tuesday: 8:30 to 12:15
- Wednesday: 8:30 to 12:15
- Thursday: 8.30am to 5.30pm
- Friday: 1 p.m. to 4:15 p.m
- Departmental Agency for Housing Information (Adil)
- Law No. 89-462 of 6 July 1989 on rental relationships: article 4In case of late payment (Article 4i)
FAQ
- Payment of rent for private sector housing Service-Public.fr
- Notice and formalities of leave given by the owner (lessor)Service-Public.fr