Current maintenance and "rental repairs" at the expense of the tenant
Verified 27 October 2020 - Directorate for Legal and Administrative Information (Prime Minister)
Current maintenance and rental repairs are at the expense of the tenant for the entire duration of the rental. All parts of the dwelling (interior or exterior) and its equipment are affected. Here is a list of the most frequent rental repairs.
Private garden
Current maintenance of the garden is the responsibility of the tenant, especially the alleys (weeding, cleaning...), the lawn (mowing...), the massifs (watering, pruning...), the basins and swimming pool (cleaning...), the trees and shrubs (pruning, pruning, sawing, replacement and repair of watering installations...).
Please note
the owner must nevertheless ensure that the branches of the trees do not exceed on the neighbor's property. The court may compel an owner, occupying or not, to cut down trees encroaching on nearby land.
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Awnings, terraces, awnings
The maintenance of awnings, terraces and canopies requires regular cleaning, in particular the removal of moss and any other plants which may have developed there.
FYI
the owner is responsible for the upkeep of the façades and green roofs.
Gutters
Stormwater downspouts, channels and gutters must be disgorged by the tenant.
Opening/closing mechanism
The proper functioning of the doors and windows must be ensured by the tenant. In this capacity, he must maintain the small mechanical parts of doors and windows and in particular:
- Lubrication of hinges and hinges
- Minor repairs to door knobs and handles, hinges and closing mechanisms
- Replacement of small lock parts (bolts, latch)
- Lubrication of small parts of locks and locks
- Replacement of lost or damaged keys
Glazing
Current maintenance of the windows is the responsibility of the tenant. It concerns in particular:
- Repair of sealants
- Replacement of deteriorated windows
Blinds and shutters
The blinds must be maintained by the tenant who must ensure in particular:
- Lubrication of the mechanism,
- Replacement of ropes, pulleys or some blinds.
With regard to the shutters, the tenant is obliged to repair them when their degradation is attributable to him. Otherwise, it is up to the lessor to do so.
Portal Grids
Gate grids are also to be maintained by the tenant, in particular:
- Cleaning,
- Lubrication,
- Replace bolts or latch
Ceilings, walls, partitions (interior)
The tenant ensures that the ceilings, walls and partitions of his dwelling are kept clean.
It must also ensure:
- Menus fittings of paintings and tapestries
- Replacement or replacement of coating materials (earthenware, mosaic, plastic...)
- Replugging of any holes made (installation of paintings, mirrors...)
Floor coverings (interior)
Floor coverings (parquet floors, carpets, lino...) must be maintained by the tenant, who must ensure in particular:
- Parquet waxing
- Current maintenance of the vitrification of the parquet
- Replacement of some flooring boards
- Carpet fittings or other coverings (such as stains and holes)
Wardrobes and joinery
The replacement of the shelves and cupboards, the repair of the closing device, are at the expense of the tenant.
The carpentry (baseboards, rods and moldings) must also be maintained by the tenant, who must in particular ensure the fixing of the fittings and the replacement of the carpentry points.
Water Pipes
The tenant must ensure that:
- disgorging
- replacement of seals and collars
FYI
if a water leak is due to the dilapidation of the pipes, the tenant must notify owner who is responsible for making the necessary repairs.
Gas Pipes
The lessee is required to maintain the gas lines, including:
- Current maintenance of valves, siphons and ventilation openings
- Periodic replacement of connecting hoses
Septic tanks
The emptying of septic tanks, sumps and lavatory pits must be ensured by the tenant in place.
FYI
the cleaning of the septic tank is the responsibility of the lessor.
Heating, hot water and taps
The tenant must ensure the replacement of certain elements, in particular:
- Bimetallic strip
- Probes
- Pistons
- Membranes
- Water boxes
- Ignition
- Piezoelectric ignition
- Valves
- Seals for gas appliances
It must also maintain the facilities made available to it, in particular:
- Rinse and clean heating bodies and piping
- Replace seals, valves, and gland of valves
- Replace flush seals, floats and bell seals
Annual maintenance of the boiler the individual is at the expense of the tenant, unless the lease provides otherwise.
Please note
the cleaning of the flue and gas evacuation ducts and the ventilation ducts (boiler, chimney, VMC, etc.) is the responsibility of the tenant.
Sinks and sanitary fixtures
The sinks and sanitary appliances of the accommodation are to be maintained by the tenant, who must in particular:
- Clean up limestone deposits,
- Replacement of shower hoses
The maintenance of certain electrical equipment is a leasehold repair. The tenant must replace in particular:
- Switches
- Power Outlets
- Circuit breakers and fuses
- Bulbs
- Luminous tubes
- Protective rods or sheaths (or repair them)
The other equipment of the dwelling mentioned in the rental contract must be maintained and repaired (minor repairs) by the tenant.
This is the case, for example, with the following items made available to the tenant:
- Refrigerator
- Washing machine
- Clothes drying machine
- Extractor hoods
- Solar collectors
- Heat pump
- Antenna
- Sealed furniture
- Chimneys
- Mirrors and mirrors
Warning
maintenance and possible renewal of the smoke detector are at the expense of the tenant, even if its initial purchase and installation are at the expense of the landlord.
Who can help me?
Find who can answer your questions in your region
- Departmental Agency for Housing Information (Adil)
- 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
- Law No. 89-462 of 6 July 1989 on rental relationships: article 7Lessee's maintenance obligation (Article 7d)
- Decree No. 87-712 of 26 August 1987 promoting the rental, acquisition of ownership of social housing and relating to rental repairsList of rental repairs (not exhaustive)
- Decree n°2016-382 of 30 March 2016 on the establishment of the inventory and the taking into account of the antiquity of the rented housing for use of main residenceTaking into account age
- Civil Code: Article 1756Septic tank
- Environment Code: Articles R224-41-4 to R224-41-9Maintenance of individual boiler
- Ministerial response of 9 November 2018 on the maintenance of roofs and green facades
- Dispute the work invoice made by the lessor after you leave
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