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I am moving, how long do I have to give notice for the accommodation I am leaving?
Duration of notice
Are you leaving your main residence? To your lessor, you are liable for notice. Give leave by registered letter or by bailiff or by hand delivery against receipt or signature.
Before handing over the keys to the lessor (or the agency that represents him), participate in the establishment of the inventory of places of exit.
You are renting a furnished accommodation
You will be required to give one month's notice.
However, if the unit is occupied by another tenant before the end of the notice period, you will only pay the rent and utilities until the date of entry of the new tenant.
You are renting unfurnished accommodation
In principle, you must give three months' notice. However, if the unit is occupied by another tenant before the end of the notice period, you will only pay the rent and utilities until the date of entry of the new tenant.
Your notice period is reduced to one month in the following cases, if you justify it:
• in tense areas defined by decree,
• obtaining a first job,
• a mutation,
• loss of employment,
• a new job following a loss of employment,
• if your state of health, as evidenced by a medical certificate, justifies a change of domicile,
• if you are a beneficiary of the RSA or the disabled adult allowance,
• violence within the couple or against a child, established by a protection order, subject to prosecution or conviction,
• if you have been allocated social housing.
To benefit from a reduced notice period, you must specify the reason given and justify it at the time of sending the letter of leave. Failing this, the notice period applicable to the leave is three months.
Before handing over the keys to the lessor (or the agency that represents him), participate in the establishment of the inventory of places of exit.
You are renting a furnished accommodation
You will be required to give one month's notice.
However, if the unit is occupied by another tenant before the end of the notice period, you will only pay the rent and utilities until the date of entry of the new tenant.
You are renting unfurnished accommodation
In principle, you must give three months' notice. However, if the unit is occupied by another tenant before the end of the notice period, you will only pay the rent and utilities until the date of entry of the new tenant.
Your notice period is reduced to one month in the following cases, if you justify it:
• in tense areas defined by decree,
• obtaining a first job,
• a mutation,
• loss of employment,
• a new job following a loss of employment,
• if your state of health, as evidenced by a medical certificate, justifies a change of domicile,
• if you are a beneficiary of the RSA or the disabled adult allowance,
• violence within the couple or against a child, established by a protection order, subject to prosecution or conviction,
• if you have been allocated social housing.
To benefit from a reduced notice period, you must specify the reason given and justify it at the time of sending the letter of leave. Failing this, the notice period applicable to the leave is three months.
Good to know
In the case of an empty dwelling and if the lessor issues a leave for sale or for repossession, he must attach an information notice relating to his obligations as well as to the remedies and compensation of the tenant, as defined by the decree of 13 December 2017.
Other Frequently Asked Questions
- I sell a property while it is occupied by a tenant who will stay in the premises. Should I offer to buy the property as a priority?
- My spouse is on the move. He will not be able to be present to sign a sales mandate. How can we proceed?
- Can I check that the agency's negotiator is authorised to have me sign a mandate?
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