How can you terminate your housing contract?

1. When should I notify my landlord of my departure?

First of all, you need to remember that the  French leases are generally signed for one year. 

You can break this contract at anytime but you will have to respect 1 month notice period. 

This means that when you announce your intention to leave, you still owe the rent for at least 1 month. 

2. How do I give notice of my departure?

• Sending a letter through La poste.

Write a letter (not by e-mail) and send it by registered mail with acknowledgement of receipt via La Poste online to your landlord (your agency, not the person indicated in the lease). 

It must cost from €7 to €8.60, if it does not, you are sending the wrong type of letter.

OR

• Drop off the letter by hand directly to the agency. (Our recommendation) 
  Here is the template for the letter.

3. Where should I send my notice letter?

Your notice letter should be sent to the address of the agency managing your accomodation.
You never send this notice to the actual landlord but to the agency  through which you booked your accommodation.

(Livinfrance does not manage the house)