Disputes arising from the application of articles L. 145-34 and L. 145-38 as well as those relating to service charges and works may be submitted to a departmental conciliation commission made up of landlords and tenants in equal numbers and qualified persons. The commission endeavours to reconcile the parties and issues an opinion.
If the matter is referred to the court in parallel with the competent commission by one or other of the parties, it cannot rule until the commission’s opinion has been issued.
The commission is relinquished if it has not given a ruling within three months.
The composition of the commission, the method of appointing its members and its operating rules are laid down by decree.