NATIONAL REAL ESTATE FEDERATION Become a FNAIM member MENU MY ACCOUNT TO RENT RIGHTS AND DUTIES OF TENANTS AND OWNERS RENTAL DEPOSIT Managing cookies By continuing your navigation without modifying your cookie settings, you accept the use of cookies to access the offers corresponding to your research. Terms of the deposit and precautions The tenant does not have the obligation to present a deposit ... but the lessor is entitled to ask for one (if he himself has not taken out "unpaid insurance") to protect himself against the insolvency of the tenant . In fact, the demand for a deposit is increasingly practiced. In these conditions, it is important for the tenant to know where to turn , and for the one who will stand surety to properly measure the commitment that this represents. The principle of the deposit The "surety" (natural person or legal person - company, bank, body type Action Logement) undertakes to pay the rent and rental charges (as well as any interest in the event of delay) in the event that the tenant cannot pay. face up to its obligations. The deposit can be: "simple" > the owner calls on the "deposit" only if the tenant is not able to settle his rental debts, and after having contacted him in the first place; or "joint and several" > the owner can appeal directly to the "deposit" - from the 1st unpaid - without going through the tenant. In practice, this is often the type of surety that the lessor chooses. L'engagement de caution doit obligatoirement faire l'objet d'un acte écrit entre le locataire, le bailleur et la "caution" ; acte "sous seing privé" (directement entre les 3 parties) ou "acte authentique", c'est-à-dire établi par un notaire. Pour une information détaillée, consultez www.service-public.fr Non-cumul avec une assurance loyers impayés Si le bailleur a souscrit une Garantie Loyers Impayés ou une Garantie des Risques Locatifs, il ne peut demander de caution en supplément au candidat locataire... sauf si celui-ci est étudiant ou apprenti. Bailleurs personnes morales Les bailleurs personnes morales ne peuvent demander de caution que : si le candidat locataire est un étudiant ne bénéficiant pas d’une bourse de l’enseignement supérieur ; or if the deposit is provided by: - a solidarity fund for housing; - a collecting body for 1% housing; - an association to which a housing solidarity fund or a local fund grants its guarantee; - an organization or an association which provides, free of charge, its deposit to a rental candidate in order to promote their access to housing. TO READ ALSO Rental aid Guarantee unpaid rents Rental file TO RENT Rights and duties of tenants and owners Lease renewal Inventory Colocation lease Rental deposit The security deposit Rental: works and repairs Rental charges Leave and notice The insurance obligation Accessibility Real estate diagnostics Student rental Rent a business Rent for holidays Create a rental file Standard rental contracts Rental fees Rental aid Unpaid rent guarantee GRADUATE SCHOOL OF REAL ESTATE THE JOB MARKET FIND THE FNAIM IN YOUR REGIONS ALSACE AQUITAINE AUVERGNE LOWER NORMANDY BURGUNDY BRITTANY CENTER CHAMPAGNE-ARDENNE OVERSEAS COMMUNITIES CORSICA DOM FRANCHE-COMTE UPPER NORMANDY ILE-DE-FRANCE LANGUEDOC-ROUSSILLON LIMOUSIN LORRAINE MIDI-PYRENEES NORD PAS DE CALAIS PAYS DE LA LOIRE PICARDY POITOU-CHARENTES PROVENCE-ALPES-CÔTE D'AZUR RHONE-ALPES Sitemap Legal Notice Contact