Statement of Lease Exit Locations

Terms

The state of the site can be completed at or very shortly after the release of the site.

The accommodation shall contain the equipment mentioned in lease.

The state of the site must be carried out under good lighting conditions.

Amicable assessment

The inventory is carried out in an adversarial and friendly manner by the tenant and the owner (or his representative).

It is recommended that you agree on a status date by registered mail with notification of receipt.

The tenant does not have to pay for the establishment of the exit status (e.g.: check-out fees charged by the estate agency).

Any clause in the lease that imposes on the tenant the payment of the inventory is abusive. It must be considered unwritten.

In case of dispute

It may not be possible to establish an amicable state of affairs in the following situations:

• One of the parties (owner or tenant) does not go to the appointment of the state of the premises
• One of the parties refuses to establish the state of play
• One of the parties refuses to sign it

Then call on an usher to carry out an inventory. The bailiff can be contacted by the owner or the tenant. The fees requested by the bailiff are shared by half between the tenant and the owner.

The amounts requested by the bailiff vary according to the surface of the accommodation.

The total cost is shared for half between the landlord and the tenant.

The bailiff shall notify the owner and the tenant of the appointment at least 7 days in advance by registered letter with acknowledgement of receipt. Even in the absence of the tenant or owner, the bailiff draws up a report whose findings are binding on the parties (tenant or owner), without any possible challenge.

• If the tenant is not present at the appointment fixed by the bailiff, the landlord must refer the dispute to the court of protection on which the dwelling depends. The judge will find the tenant's refusal and appoint a bailiff to get the keys handed over.
• If the lessor is not present during the appointment fixed by the bailiff, the tenant can return the keys to the lessor by registered letter with acknowledgement of receipt. In the absence of an exit status, the tenant is considered to have returned the accommodation to good condition.

Exit location status must accurately describe the accommodation and equipment. It also notes its conservation status. It shall include at least the following information:

• Location Type: exit status
• Date of establishment of the inventory
• Location
• Name or name of the parties (tenant, lessor) and domicile or head office of the lessor
• If applicable, name or name and domicile or registered office of the persons authorised to carry out the inventory
• Individual water or energy metre readings
• Keys or other means of access to premises for private or common use
• For each room and part of the dwelling, a precise description of the condition of the floors, walls and ceilings, the equipment and the elements of the dwelling. It can be supplemented with observations or reservations and illustrated with images.
• Signature of the parties (tenant, lessor) or persons authorised to carry out the inventory
• Address of the tenant's new home or place of accommodation
• Date of completion of entry location report
• Eventually, changes in the condition of each room and part of the dwelling observed since the establishment of the entry status.

The form of the document shall allow comparison of the housing conditions observed at the entrance and exit of the premises. Exit entry location reports can be completed:

• on a single document, with a column for each roomat the entrance of the tenant" and column "at the exit of the tenant"
• or on separate documents with a similar presentation.

The inventory, prepared in writing on paper or in electronic form, shall be handed over by hand or by dematerialised means to each of the parties (lessor, tenant or their agent) at the time of signature.

Any dispute concerning the state of the property may be brought before a departmental conciliation board or judicial conciliator. Conciliation is an optional and free process.

If the conciliation is not successful or you do not wish to initiate it, you can refer the case to the court protection court on which the housing depends.