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Article 504 of the French Civil Code

The guardian alone performs conservatory acts and, subject to the provisions of the second paragraph of Article 473, acts of administration necessary for the management of the protected person’s assets.

He acts alone in court to assert the property rights of the protected person.

Leases granted by the guardian do not confer on the lessee, against the protected person who has become capable, any right of renewal or any right to remain in the premises on expiry of the lease, even if there are legal provisions to the contrary. However, these provisions do not apply to leases entered into prior to the commencement of guardianship and renewed by the guardian.

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Article 504

Le tuteur accomplit seul les actes conservatoires et, sous réserve des dispositions du second alinéa de l’article 473, les actes d’administration nécessaires à la gestion du patrimoine de la personne protégée.

Il agit seul en justice pour faire valoir les droits patrimoniaux de la personne protégée.

Les baux consentis par le tuteur ne confèrent au preneur, à l’encontre de la personne protégée devenue capable, aucun droit de renouvellement et aucun droit à se maintenir dans les lieux à l’expiration du bail, quand bien même il existerait des dispositions légales contraires. Ces dispositions ne sont toutefois pas applicables aux baux consentis avant l’ouverture de la tutelle et renouvelés par le tuteur.

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