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lease of furnished

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Sign a lease of furnished precluded application of the law of July 6, 1989 governing the relationship between lessor and lessee. Both parties will have to agree on a number of points, while respecting a minimum regulation.

What is a furnished?
To enter in the "furnished" housing must be equipped so that the tenant can live normally with, all baggage, personal effects.

It must therefore include bedding and furniture as well as utensils and appliances.
If necessary, without bedding and dishes, the lease may be reclassified and fall under the law of July 6, 1989. As a tenant, you will therefore require, as an annex of the contract, the inventory of furniture and objects present that will establish, beyond dispute, the character furnished rental.

The requirement to decent housing
Of course, furnished as rentals in the area of ​​the law of July 6, 1989, is no exception to the requirement to match a decent (Decree of 30/01/2002) complying with safety criteria.
If the conditions of decency are not satisfied, you can request at any time its compliance.This will not call into account the validity of the lease. If you can not find an agreement, the judge will determine the nature of work and the time of their execution. If housing is not brought into line the judge can reduce the amount of rent.

The contents of the lease
The lease must be made directly between you and the landlord, perhaps with the help of a professional (real estate) on plain paper. You will, you and the landlord, each keep an original.

You must make sure the following are in the lease:
its length: it must be one year (if you are a student, the lease may be limited to 9 months and is not automatically renewed);
the tacit renewal of the lease for a year if you or the owner does not give leave;
you can give notice at any time with notice of one month;
the lessor may at the expiration of the contract and within a 3 months notice to propose a new lease, by amending certain conditions such as rent (if you agree, the contract is renewed for one year);
the lessor may refuse to renew the lease provided to justify it (he wants to live in, sell it, you violate your obligations as a tenant).

Other mentions
Once these requirements are met and given the freedom that reigns in leases furnished, make sure that a number of rules is contained in the lease:
the beginning of the lease;
description of the premises and annexes;
the rent;
the amount of charges;
payment terms;
the rules of rent review (>> connaîre benchmarks rents);
the amount of the deposit and the way of restitution
the payment of taxes or license fees as the housing tax (which can be calculated in proportion to the duration of occupancy);
the form in which the leave must be given (letter ...)
Whether or not you should take out insurance.