Section 3: Renewal.

The right to renew the lease may only be invoked by the owner of the business that is being operated on the premises. The business converted, where applicable, under the conditions provided for in section 8 of this chapter, must, unless there are legitimate grounds, have been actually operated during the three years preceding the date of expiry of the lease or its extension as provided for in article L….

By derogation from articles 1736 and 1737 of the Civil Code, leases of premises subject to this chapter only cease by the effect of a notice given six months in advance or a request for renewal. In the absence of notice or a request for renewal, a lease made in writing is tacitly extended beyond the term fixed by the contract. During the tacit extension, notice must be given at…

In the absence of a notice to quit, a tenant who wishes to renew his lease must apply for renewal either within the six months preceding the expiry of the lease or, where applicable, at any time during its extension. The request for renewal must be notified to the lessor by extrajudicial act or by registered letter with acknowledgement of receipt . Unless otherwise stipulated or notified by the latter,…

A lessor who, without being opposed to the principle of renewal, wishes to obtain a change in the lease price must, in the notice provided for in article L. 145-9 or in the response to the renewal request provided for in Article L. 145-10, make known the rent he proposes, failing which the new price is only due from the date of the request made subsequently in accordance with the…

The term of the renewed lease is nine years unless the parties agree to a longer term. The provisions of the second and third paragraphs of Article L. 145-4 are applicable during the renewed lease. The new lease takes effect from the expiry of the previous lease or, where applicable, its extension, the latter date being either the date for which notice was given or, if a request for renewal…