A notice to quit or a renewal offer affects your income for years to come. Some deadlines to act are short.
Send us the document you received (bailiff's notice or registered letter), in full, with the date you received it.
Possible situations
| Situation | What it means |
|---|---|
| The lease expires without notice | It continues automatically on the same terms (tacite prolongation). |
| Renewal offered with lower rent | The operator proposes a new lease. Do not sign without review: rent and transferred charges may change. |
| Notice given by the operator | It will leave the residence at the end of the lease. The next steps must be organised, often with the other owners and the syndic. |
| Owner refuses renewal | Compensation for eviction (indemnité d'éviction) is generally due to the operator. |
If you are liable for VAT, a change in how the property is let may trigger a VAT repayment (article 3.6).
What Celavigestion does: we track your lease expiry date and alert you 1 year and then 7 months before it ends, with general information on renewal. This is not legal advice: if you would like advice, we will put you in touch with a lawyer specialising in French commercial leases. Do not sign any document from the operator before taking advice.