French Consumer Code

The model of the offer referred to in article L. 313-55 is set by order of the Minister for the Economy.

The sending of the offer obliges the lessor to maintain the conditions it indicates for a minimum period of thirty days from receipt by the lessee. The offer is subject to acceptance by the lessee, who may not accept it until ten days after receiving it. Acceptance is notified by letter, as evidenced by the postal operator’s postmark, or by any other electronic means agreed between the parties that provides…

Until the offer is accepted, the lessee may not make any deposit, subscribe to or endorse any commercial paper, sign any cheque or authorise any direct debit from a bank or post office account in favour of the lessor or on the lessor’s behalf.

In the event of default by the lessee in the performance of a contract governed by this section, the lessor shall be entitled to demand, in addition to the payment of rents due and unpaid, compensation which, without prejudice to the application of Article 1231-5 du code civil, may not exceed an amount depending on the remaining term of the contract and set according to a scale determined by decree….

No compensation or costs other than those mentioned in article L. 313-60 may not be charged to the lessee. However, in the event of default by the lessee, the lessor may claim reimbursement from the lessee, subject to justification, of the taxable costs incurred by the lessee as a result of such default, to the exclusion of any flat-rate reimbursement of collection costs. .

In the case of a lease with a promise to sell, the deed recording the exercise of the option is concluded under the condition precedent provided for in article L. 313-41. When this condition is not met, the lessor returns all sums paid by the lessee, with the exception of rent and the costs of restoring the property.

The provisions of article L. 314-20 are applicable to contracts subject to the provisions of this section.