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Property managementAbandoned rental property in France: the procedure
Tenant unreachable, rent unpaid, mailbox overflowing: the article 14-1 procedure to take back an abandoned French rental, step by step, without ever entering alone.
Kivlo · Updated November 9, 2026
Property managementChanging the locks on a tenant who doesn't pay
In France, changing the lock, cutting the water or removing a non-paying tenant's furniture is a crime: up to three years in prison. The law, and the lawful way back.
Kivlo · Updated November 9, 2026
Property managementTenant damage beyond the deposit in France: recovering it
Repairs cost more than the deposit: deduct first, then reminder, formal notice, guarantor, Visale, conciliation and a payment order, step by step under French law.
Kivlo · Updated November 9, 2026
Property managementService charge regularisation in a co-ownership
Squaring service charges with your tenant in a French co-ownership: when, which documents, the one-month notice, the three-year time limit, a tenant leaving mid-year.
Kivlo · Updated November 9, 2026
Property managementCo-ownership works fund: can the tenant pay?
Can you pass the building's works fund contribution on to your tenant in France? No: what the fund is, its minimum amount, what happens on a sale, and the tax question.
Kivlo · Updated November 9, 2026
Property managementCommandement de payer: deadline, content and cost
Six weeks to pay, mandatory wording, the commissaire de justice's fee, the guarantor and the CCAPEX report: the French formal demand for unpaid rent, step by step.
Kivlo · Updated November 9, 2026
Property managementTenant's guarantor not paying in France: what to do
Simple or joint guarantee, a valid deed, a claim by registered letter, the demand to serve within fifteen days and the three-year limit: making a French guarantor pay.
Kivlo · Updated November 9, 2026
Property managementHousehold waste tax: charging it to the tenant
France's household waste tax (TEOM) is recoverable from the tenant, minus management fees. Where to find it, how to split it, the reconciliation, form 2044, a worked example.
Kivlo · Updated November 9, 2026
Property managementHousing benefit paid to the landlord in France
When French housing benefit (APL) is paid to the landlord, it comes off the rent and the tenant pays the rest. The code, the quittance, arrears to report, an example.
Kivlo · Updated November 9, 2026
Property managementLandlord in a French co-ownership: charges and tax
Syndic fund calls, recoverable charges, the yearly regularisation, lines 229 and 230 of form 2044: the co-ownership landlord's guide, with a worked example.
Kivlo · Updated November 9, 2026
Property managementCan a tenant skip the last month's rent in France?
No: in France the deposit does not replace the last rent. Why, what the landlord can do, and the move-out statement when the last month was left unpaid, with figures.
Kivlo · Updated November 9, 2026
Property managementLate rent in France: when and how to chase it
No grace period: French rent is due on the date in the lease. The order of reminders, the formal notice, the guarantor, the CAF, and what a landlord may not do.
Kivlo · Updated November 9, 2026
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