From 1st July 2007, obligation to produce an energy performance audit for any rental
Property | Since | Zones | The Law | Validity | |
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Termites | All types of construction | According to département prefecture order | According to département prefecture order | To be attached to the final deed of sale. Law of 8th June 1999 and decree of 3rd July 2000. | 6 months |
Asbestos | All types of construction for which planning permission was issued before 1st July 1997 | 1st September 2002 | Throughout France | To be attached to the "compromis de vente" (preliminary sale agreement) Decree of 7th February 1996 amended by the decree of 2nd May 2002. | Unlimited if no asbestos present |
Lead | All types of construction for which planning permission was issued before 1st January 1949 | Decree 2006-474 of 25th April 2006 | Throughout France | To be attached to the "compromis de vente" (preliminary sale agreement) Law of 29th July 1998 and its application decrees. Law of 9th August 2004. From 12th August 2008 compulsory for rental. | If presence detected 1 year (sale) 6 years (rental), otherwise unlimited. |
Carrez law measurment | Co-ownership lots only, whatever their uses | 19th June 1997 | According to département prefecture order | To be attached to the "compromis de vente" (preliminary sale agreement) Article 46 of the law of 10th July 1965 and the decree of 17th March 1967 concerning co-ownership. | Unlimited if not modified |
DPE(energy performance audit) | Any building or part of a building except: temporary structures 2 years old or less, places of worship, buildings primarily for industrial, agricultural or artisanal use, independent buildings with a gross floor area of less than 50 m2, historic monuments. | 1st November 2006 (sale) 1st July 2007 (rental) | Throughout France |
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10 years |
ERNT(natural and technological hazards report) | All types of construction |
1st June 2006 (sale and rental) |
Throughout France |
The natural and technological hazards report must be attached to the preliminary sale agreement or provided on signature of the lease. |
6 mounths |
GAZ | All types of residential premises | 1st November 2007 (sale) | Throughout France | Concerns all individual installations over 15 years old. Hot water or heating, cooking appliances - Visual checks on pipes, connections, ventilation and combustion. To be attached to the deed of sale. | 3 years |