Student lease: Terms, Terms and Duration

You are a student, looking for accommodation close to your university or school. Owner lessor, you have a studio that you would like to rent. In both situations, the student lease is an interesting possibility that is available to you. How does this lease work? How long is it? What conditions should we respect? The point on these questions.

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What is a student lease?

A student lease is a rental contract subject to Law No. 89-462 of July 6, 1989. It is a contract on a furnished property offered for rental as a main residence. It is subject to the rules set by articles 25-3 and following of the law. There can be a question of a simple lease or a roommate contract.

How long is a furnished lease for a student?

A short -term rental of 9 months

The maximum duration of the student lease is set to 9 monthsor the usual duration of a year of university study (article 25-7 of law n ° 89-462 of July 6, 1989).

Automatic termination at the expiration of the furnished rental lease

At the end of the student rental lease, the tenant must leave the premises without notice or letter of leave. The termination is automatic. This specificity differentiates the student lease from the classic furnished lease.

What are the conditions to benefit from a student lease?

Provide a complete rental file

The conditions are the same as for the other types of leases subject to law n ° 89-462 of July 6, 1989. We must present a complete rental file with a certain number of supporting documents (civil status, income, guarantees, etc.).

Provide proof proving student status

Only one additional requirement is required: being a student and being able to justify a student card or other proof (example: a certificate of schooling).

How to renew or extend a student lease?

At the end of the 9 months, the parties may agree to the signing of a new lease. The renewal can thus intervene over several years as soon as the owner and the student tenant have reached an agreement. The two parties can also decide to change the type of lease and sign a classic furnished lease lasting one year.

How to terminate a student lease?

The owner or the tenant may decide to break a student lease in progress.

Lease termination procedure by the owner

The owner may terminate the lease as soon as the tenant does not comply with the obligations prescribed by the rental contract. This is the case, for example, in the event of unpaid rents and rental charges.

The owner must then comply with the usual procedure, namely issued to the tenant a command to have to pay the rents by court commissioner. In the absence of settlement, the tenant will be assigned to the competent court for the purpose of seeing the termination of the lease. Please note, the procedure is long: it is possible that the lease ended before its accomplishment.

Notice period to be respected by the student

If the student interrupts his studies or decides to move during rental, he can thus present a leave early. He must respect a notice period of one month before his departure.

What are the advantages for an owner to opt for a student lease?

Quickly recover your property

The main advantage of the student lease lies over its duration which is very short (9 months) and the absence of tacit renewal of the contract. Thus, the lessor can recover quickly – and effectively – his property. He does not have to issue a leave justifying a reason for recovery.

Put your accommodation for seasonal rentals

The option of a student lease also makes it possible to recover free accommodation for the summer season and to be able to offer it to rental in seasonal matters. Please note that local arrangements can however restrict the rental of goods in a seasonal way. Ask the town hall of the location of the property in order to comply with the possible obligations required.

Note that this type of lease contract also has some drawbacks. It increases the risk of rental vacancy and implies greater logistics than a classic lease. Indeed, the owner must find a new student each year and manage the administrative part that this implies.

What is the difference between a mobility lease and a student lease?

Mobility lease: a more flexible contract duration

The mobility lease has more flexibility in terms of contract duration. Indeed, it can be concluded for a period ranging from 1 to 10 months, which is not the case with the student lease limited to the duration of 9 months. This is the only lease called modular.

The mobility lease can be offered to a tenant who continues his studies or who is on an internship for the duration chosen (from 1 to 10 months). To benefit from it, the student must justify his activity (schooling certificate or apprenticeship contract – proof of vocational training).

As with the student lease, the mobility lease automatically ends without the need to send motivated leave. The tenant may, for his part, leave the rental during the contract subject to respecting a notice period of one month.

As part of the mobility lease, the owner cannot require a deposit and not a security deposit

Please note, there is however a big difference: the owner of a property subject to the mobility lease regime cannot require a security deposit. However, he can request a deposit from the tenant.