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Since when, at what rent, and whether payments are up to date: a PDF attestation for a new landlord or a bank, with the same answers as the CAF's form.
Rent attestation
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- Rent excluding charges
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For housing benefit, the CAF and the MSA ask for their own form, cerfa 10842*07 (attestation de loyer), which you fill in and sign: the form on Service-Public. This attestation gives the same figures on rent and payments, to copy across.
A template, not advice on your situation. Only state facts that are true: a false attestation is punishable by a year in prison and a €15,000 fine (Service-Public).
The attestation is written in French: a CAF, a bank or a landlord in France reads it.
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Who paid what, lease by lease.
Kivlo records every rent received, part payments included, and keeps each lease's payment history: the day someone asks you for an attestation, you know whether your tenant is up to date.
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The rent attestation, in practice.
For the CAF or the MSA
For housing benefit (APL, ALF, ALS), the document expected is the cerfa form 10842*07 (attestation de loyer): the owner, the landlord or the manager of the residence fills it in, and it is sent with the benefit claim.
It asks in particular for the date the tenant moved in, the actual floor area, whether the home is a single room or a flatshare, the rent for a full month without charges and the charges (charges included for a furnished let), whether the tenant is up to date with rent and, if not, the month of the last rent paid, and whether the home is decent. Any change must be reported.
For a new landlord
As proof of address, a rental applicant may provide their last 3 rent receipts (quittances) or, if needed, an attestation from the previous owner (or their agent) stating that they are up to date with rent and charges.
The landlord may require only one proof of address, chosen from the list set by the decree of 5 November 2015. Asking for a document that is not on it exposes the landlord to a fine of up to €3,000 (€15,000 for a company).
Attestation or rent receipt
A rent receipt (quittance) proves that the tenant has paid the rent and charges in full. The landlord gives it free of charge to a tenant who asks, showing rent and charges separately; for a part payment, they give a simple receipt.
The attestation sums up the tenancy: since when, at what rent, and whether payments are up to date. In our reading, it replaces neither the quittance the tenant asks for, nor the CAF's form.
An accurate attestation
Stating in writing, for someone else, facts you know to be untrue is the offence of false attestation: 1 year in prison and a €15,000 fine, 3 years and €45,000 when it harms someone else's property or the public treasury.
If the tenant is not up to date, the attestation says so and gives the month of the last rent paid, as the CAF's form asks.
Sources: Caf: landlords' guide to the rent attestation · Service-Public: cerfa form 10842*07 · Service-Public: documents a new tenant may be asked for · Service-Public: the rent receipt · Service-Public: forgery and false attestation
Rules checked on November 10, 2026. General information, not a substitute for personal advice.
The other questions that come up at this point
- During the leaseHow do I make a rent receipt?A compliant PDF, rent and charges itemised.Make a receipt
- Rent and rulesHow do I write a formal notice for unpaid rent?A letter ready for registered post, months and amounts itemised.Write the letter
- Rent and rulesHow do I write the rent review letter?The right quarter's IRL, the calculation and when it applies.Write the letter
- During the leaseWhen must I return the deposit?The deadline and the late penalty.Compute the date
The rent attestation: your questions.
For housing benefit, the CAF and the MSA ask for their own form, cerfa 10842*07 (attestation de loyer), which you fill in and sign. This attestation gives the same figures on rent, charges and payments: copy them into the form.
They may ask for one proof of address from a list set by decree: the last 3 rent receipts (quittances) or, if needed, an attestation from the previous owner stating that the tenant is up to date with rent and charges.
The attestation says so: answer “No”, then choose the month of the last rent paid. Attesting a payment that never happened is stating an untrue fact, punishable by a year in prison and a €15,000 fine.
A rent receipt (quittance) proves the rent and charges were paid in full; you give it free of charge to a tenant who asks. The attestation sums up the tenancy: since when, at what rent, and whether payments are up to date.
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