New Law On Commercial Leases

On 17 January, the Parliament adopted the Law on commercial leases (the "Law") which modifies significantly the regime applicable to commercial leases. The Law does not apply to office leases or to leases with a duration of 1 year or less.

The Law aims at reinforcing the protection of the tenants by introducing a number of important changes:

Prohibition of the payment of a "pas-de-porte": any additional amount to the rent paid to the landlord or to an intermediary as a result of the conclusion of the lease is automatically void; Limitation of the rental guarantee: the rental guarantee shall not exceed 6 months' rent and the tenant may provide a bank guarantee or an insurance; Prohibition for the main tenant to charge the sub-tenant a rent higher than the rent the main tenant pays to the landlord, except in the case of specific investments; Replacement of the commercial reprieve"sursis commercial" by a reprieve of moving out "sursis à déguerpissement"; Reform of the right of renewal and introduction of an eviction allowance: during the first 9 years of occupancy, the landlord may not terminate or refuse to renew the lease, except for the reasons listed exhaustively in the Law. After 9 years of occupancy, the landlord may...

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