Housing for rent: what should the real estate agency's announcement indicate?

Verified 15 February 2023 - Directorate for Legal and Administrative Information (Prime Minister)

The content of a real estate agency's advertisement for the rental (or sub-rental) of a dwelling with a residential lease (including mobility lease) must comply with certain rules. These rules depend on the housing municipality. Indeed, there are specific rules for the municipalities of Paris, Lille (Hellemmes and Lomme), Montpellier, Bordeaux, Lyon and Villeurbanne and the intercommunalities ofIs Together and Common plain.

General case

The real estate agency's announcement must include the following information:

  • Mention that the accommodation for rent is a furnished dwelling, if so
  • Amount of monthly rent, plus leasehold charges (or recoverable charges), if so.
    Following the amount of the monthly rent, the per month (or /month) shall be indicated and, if so, the indication charges included (or CC).
  • Amount of leasehold charges (or recoverable charges) and how they are settled, if so
  • Amount of security deposit, if required by the owner (but security deposit is forbidden in the case of a mobility lease)
  • Amount of theoretical expenditure on heating (and the reference year of energy prices used to establish this estimate)
    This amount must be preceded by the entry Estimated annual energy expenditure for standard use
  • Total amount (TTC: titleContent) of the real estate agent's fee to be paid by the tenant (for the visit of the dwelling, the application fee, the drafting of the lease, even the completion of the state of the entry site)
  • Amount TTC: titleContent fees of the real estate agent to be paid by the tenant for the realization of the state of the places of entry, if so
  • Commune (and arrondissement for Marseille) where the rental accommodation is located
  • Area of the dwelling to rent (in m2 of living space)
  • Energy performance ranking of housing
    If the dwelling is classified F or G, it must be indicated Housing with excessive energy consumption
  • Housing ranking for greenhouse gas emissions

FYI  

In the event of major natural and technological risks, mining risks, retreat of the coastline or soil pollution, the advertisement must include the following statement: Information on the risks to which this property is exposed is available on the Georistics website: www.georisques.gouv.fr.

Paris, Lille, Bordeaux, Lyon, Montpellier, Est Ensemble, Plaine commune...

Specific rules concern municipalities of:

  • Paris
  • Bordeaux
  • Is Together
  • Lille, Hellemmes and Lomme
  • Lyon and Villeurbanne
  • Montpellier
  • Common plain.

For a dwelling located in one of these municipalities, the advertisement must indicate the following information:

  • Mention that the accommodation for rent is a furnished dwelling
  • Amount of monthly rent, plus leasehold charges (or recoverable charges) and the rent supplement, if so
    Following the amount of the monthly rent, the per month (or /month) shall be indicated and, if so, the indication charges included (or CC).
  • Amount of leasehold charges (or recoverable charges) and how they are settled, if so
  • Reference rent plus amount
  • Base Rent Amount
  • Amount of rent supplement, if applicable
  • Amount of security deposit, if required by the owner (but security deposit is forbidden in the case of a mobility lease)
  • Amount of theoretical expenditure on heating (and the reference year of energy prices used to establish this estimate)
    This amount must be preceded by the entry Estimated annual energy expenditure for standard use
  • Total amount (TTC: titleContent) of the real estate agent's fee to be paid by the tenant (for the visit of the dwelling, the application fee, the drafting of the lease, even the completion of the state of the entry site)
  • Amount TTC: titleContent fees of the real estate agent to be paid by the tenant for the realization of the state of the places of entry, if so
  • Commune (and arrondissement for the cities of Paris and Lyon) where the accommodation for rent is located
  • Area of the dwelling to rent (in m2 of living space)
  • Energy performance ranking of housing
    If the dwelling is classified F or G, it must be indicated Housing with excessive energy consumption
  • Housing ranking for greenhouse gas emissions

Warning  

  • The mention Area subject to rent control must be indicated before the reference to the reference rent plus, base rent and rent supplement.
  • The font size of the monthly rent amount, plus the rent supplement and recoverable charges, if so, must be greater than the reference rent plus the base rent plus the rent plus the rent supplement.
  • In the event of major natural and technological risks, mining risks, retreat of the coastline or soil pollution, the advertisement must include the following statement: Information on the risks to which this property is exposed is available on the Georistics website: www.georisques.gouv.fr.

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