“I am buying a tiny, very well located studio with great rental potential. But it has no window to the outside.” Is that a problem, Maître?

Yes! A landlord must provide the tenant with decent housing. This means, in particular, that the dwelling must include a main room with a floor area of at least 9 m² and a ceiling height of at least 2.20 m (or a habitable volume of 20 m³), but also that it must present no risk to the tenant's safety or health.

Among the rules on decent housing, living rooms and bedrooms must have sufficient natural light and an opening onto the open air, or onto a glazed space opening onto the open air.
This is a recurring issue in Aix-en-Provence, particularly because flats are being divided into studios.

If this is not the case, the tenant has remedies.
The landlord may be compelled to carry out the necessary works. They may also be required to reduce the rent and pay damages.

For any rental investment, seek advice from your notaire on the civil and tax rules to be followed.

At David Notaires, every file is examined carefully to avoid the pitfalls and difficulties of property purchases.

And you, has your notaire ever spotted and resolved problems you had not seen when buying a property?

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