This is general information, not personalised legal advice. Contact us to review your situation.
Key points in 30 seconds
- Landlords may only ask for documents on the official list: ID, address, income, tax notice.
- Free for under-30s and many workers. The FSL fund can also help.
- Written lease: 3 years unfurnished, 1 year furnished. Deposit max 1 or 2 months. Photograph everything.
Tenant file
Landlords may only ask for documents on the official list: ID, address, income, tax notice.
Advice from the association
Don't leave this procedure to the last minute — come and see us.
Visale guarantee
Free for under-30s and many workers. The FSL fund can also help.
Lease and inventory
Written lease: 3 years unfurnished, 1 year furnished. Deposit max 1 or 2 months. Photograph everything.
APL and social housing
Apply for APL when you move in. Social housing on demande-logement-social.gouv.fr, renewed yearly; DALO appeal possible.
Eviction
Only by court order; winter truce 1 November–31 March. Contact ADIL and CCAS.
FAQ
No French income?
Possible with Visale or an association guarantee.
Deposit not returned?
Registered letter, then conciliation commission.
APL for foreigners?
Yes with legal residence.