Real estate law
Estimated reading time (in minutes) The obligation to install smoke detectors The installation of a DAAF (Autonomous Smoke Detector) is outside the provisions of article R142-2 of the Construction and Housing Code : “ Each dwelling, whether it is in an individual...
Real estate law
Estimated reading time (in minutes) REAL ESTATE TAXATION A few months ago, our Firm won its case against the Tax Administration, which discriminated between Swiss citizens and French citizens in the context of the taxation of real estate capital gains realized on...
Real estate law
Estimated reading time (in minutes) Reaching 300 pages and addressing a multitude of various issues, the text was soon to be called a “river law” or even a “legislative cathedral”, to avoid the simple expression of “catch-all law”. Complexity and Challenges of the...
Real estate law
Estimated reading time (in minutes) Precise Subdivision Regulations With regard to plantations, subdivision regulations prevail over the rules of the civil code, but they must nevertheless be precise enough to be applied. The Court of Cassation has just approved a...
Real estate law
Estimated reading time (in minutes) Right of residence According to the Court of Cassation, when a student rents furnished accommodation, it is considered to be their main residence, regardless of the stipulations of the lease. The student has the right to terminate...
Other, Real estate law
Estimated reading time (in minutes) Smoking ban The Court of Cassation recently clarified the ban on smoking on the closed terraces of cafes. In a judgment of June 13, 2013, the Court pointed out that smoking is strictly prohibited on café terraces closed on the...
