Your landlord's notice, with everything it must state.
Taking back, sale or a legitimate and serious reason, the last day to deliver it, the protected older tenant: a PDF letter ready to send.
Landlord's notice
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A letter template, not advice on your situation. For a dispute, see a commissaire de justice (bailiff) or a lawyer.
The letter is written in French: it goes to the tenant of a French lease, and a French judge would read it if the dispute went further.
With Kivlo
The notice date, Kivlo watches it.
For each unfurnished or furnished lease, Kivlo works out the last day to give notice and flags it in your alerts 60 days ahead, term after term.
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The landlord's notice, in practice.
The deadline
The notice ends the lease only at its term, and must reach the tenant at least six months before for an unfurnished let, three months for a furnished one (articles 15 and 25-8 of the law of 6 July 1989).
It runs from the day the registered letter is received, the bailiff delivers it or it is handed over. Too late, the lease renews and the notice is for the next term.
The three reasons
Taking the home back to live in, for you or a relative the law lists: the notice gives, on pain of nullity, the beneficiary's name, address and link to you, and you must show the taking back is genuine and serious.
Selling it: for an unfurnished let, the notice states the price and terms and is an offer to the tenant for the first two months. Or a legitimate and serious reason, such as a breach of the tenant's obligations.
The protected tenant
A tenant over 65 at the term, with resources under the subsidised-housing ceiling, may be given notice only with an offer of suitable housing nearby. The same holds if they house a dependant over 65.
The protection does not apply if you are yourself an individual over 65, or if your resources are under that same ceiling (article 15 III, article 25-8 II when furnished).
Delivery and mistakes to avoid
Registered letter with acknowledgment of receipt, a bailiff's act or hand delivery against a receipt or signature: an email is not a notice. For an unfurnished let, enclose the information notice with a notice to take back or sell.
Mistakes to avoid: a notice that arrives after the deadline, a beneficiary without their address or link, a sale without its price. A fraudulent notice carries a criminal fine (article 15 V).
Sources: Law of 6 July 1989, art. 15 · Law of 6 July 1989, art. 25-8 · Order of 13 December 2017 (information notice) · Service-Public: landlord's notice
Rules checked on November 9, 2026. General information, not a substitute for personal advice.
The other questions that come up at this point
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- During the leaseWhen must I return the deposit?The deadline and the late penalty.Compute the date
- Rent and rulesHow do I write the rent review letter?The right quarter's IRL, the calculation and when it applies.Write the letter
The landlord's notice: your questions.
It does not count for that term: the lease renews, for three years unfurnished when the landlord is an individual, one year furnished. The tool says so and dates the notice for the next term.
Yes. When the notice comes from the landlord, the tenant owes rent and charges only for the time they actually live there. At the end of the notice, they have no right to stay (article 15).
Yes: you show your decision to take the home back is genuine and serious. A judge can check it, and a fraudulent notice carries a criminal fine (article 15).
For an unfurnished let, yes: the notice is an offer to sell for the first two months. If they accept, they have two months to sign, four if they take out a loan (article 15 II). For a furnished let, the law gives the tenant no offer.
A document set by the order of 13 December 2017, which recalls your obligations and the tenant's remedies. It must go with a notice to take back or sell an unfurnished let.
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