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Are you looking for an apartment to rent? Here are the documents that an owner is entitled to ask you to create your file, and those which are strictly prohibited.
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Finding a rental for the next school year is already a source of stress. But if in addition, your future lessor demands crazy guarantees to justify your application… the experience can become downright unpleasant. Please note, however, that the latter is not entitled to ask you for any supporting documents! Indeed, the law strictly regulates the information that landlords are able to request. To avoid any ambiguity, a precise decree therefore defines the supporting documents that can be requested from prospective tenants. Apart from this list, the owner is therefore out of the spotlight! We first find a list of documents justifying the identity of the candidate, as well as his domicile.
Then, the lessor is entitled to request one or more documents to justify your professional activity, among the following documents:
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Finally, he may request one or more documents from the following, in order to justify your financial resources:
Formal ban on requesting certain confidential information
You will have understood: the law is very precise, and leaves no room for interpretation. And this, even if sometimes it can be tempting for some owners to request other documents. For example, we think of information about your personal finances, your marital status, or even medical information. “A lessor who requests unauthorized proof incurs a maximum fine of 3,000 euros, increased to 15,000 euros for a legal entity.», Warns Monsuperlocataire.fr, a company specializing in connecting landlords and tenants. Owners, at this price, it is better not to take the risk of outlawing yourself.
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