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New model lease from October 1, 2026: what owners must change

6 min read By the Belvie team

Since October 1, 2026, the model rental contracts have changed. If you are putting an apartment up for rent or renewing a lease from that date, the contract you use must include the new required mentions — and a template downloaded two years ago may no longer be up to date.

What the text says

Decree No. 2026-596 of July 6, 2026 amends the model contracts annexed to the Decree of May 29, 2015. According to ANIL, the contracts concerned are the model contracts for unfurnished rental, furnished rental and shared tenancy (flatshare) under a single lease, for a dwelling that is the tenant's primary residence. The text applies to contracts concluded or renewed on or after October 1, 2026.

Four points deserve your attention.

1. A mandatory termination clause (clause résolutoire) for unpaid rent

The contract must now include a clause providing for termination of the lease by operation of law in the event of failure to pay the rent or charges on the agreed due dates, or failure to pay the security deposit. This clause takes effect only six weeks after a formal payment demand (commandement de payer) has gone unheeded, and that six-week period must appear in the contract.

It sets a framework and a time limit: it is not a shortcut to recovering the property. But for contracts signed from October 1, a model that does not mention it is no longer compliant.

2. Two optional termination clauses

The model also provides for two clauses that you may or may not include:

  • Failure to insure: if the tenant does not take out rental risk insurance, the clause applies only one month after a formal payment demand that has gone unheeded;
  • Neighborhood disturbances: in case of breach of the obligation to use the property peacefully, when the disturbances have been established by a court decision that has become final.

These are choices to make consciously, lease by lease. For the first, also see how unpaid-rent insurance, a guarantor and guaranteed rent compare.

3. The “primary residence” mention in certain municipalities

Where the municipality has established, for new construction, a primary-residence restriction (servitude de résidence principale; Article L. 151-14-1 of the Urban Planning Code, code de l'urbanisme), the lease must state that the property is reserved for that use. Check with your town hall or your managing agent (syndic) to find out whether your building is concerned before filling in the contract.

4. Phone numbers, optional

The landlord's and the tenant's phone numbers may now appear in the contract. It is optional, but useful for quickly reaching the other party in case of an incident.

A concrete example. You renew a furnished lease on October 15, 2026 with the contract you used last year: the text covers contracts “concluded or renewed” from October 1, so the new model is the one to use. Conversely, a lease signed in September is not modified automatically.

Which leases are affected, and which are not

  • A lease signed or renewed from October 1, 2026: the new model applies.
  • A lease signed before that date: it is not modified automatically. The question will arise at its renewal; if in doubt, get in touch with your ADIL.
  • The mobility lease (bail mobilité): ANIL does not list it among the contracts concerned; it follows its own regime. We detail it in our guide to the mobility lease in Paris.
  • A property rented to a company: the framework concerns the tenant's primary residence. According to the Paris ADIL, rental to a legal entity is governed by the Civil Code — this is the subject of our article on renting to a company.

What to do before signing or renewing

  1. Check the date: from October 1, 2026, use the updated model (available on Légifrance and on the ANIL website).
  2. Check your source: management software, downloaded template, agency — ask whether the contract includes the termination clause and the six-week period.
  3. Decide on the optional clauses (insurance, neighborhood disturbances) before signing, not after.
  4. Check the primary-residence restriction with the municipality.

To place this contract within the overall process, see also which lease to choose according to the target tenant profile.

With Belvie, you do not fill in this model for each occupant. We sign a lease directly with you and become your sole tenant: the rent is fixed and guaranteed every month, whether or not the apartment is occupied. The relationship with the occupants — contract, rent receipts, any unpaid rent — becomes our job, not yours.

Key takeaways

  1. The model contracts for unfurnished, furnished and single-lease shared tenancies have changed for leases concluded or renewed from October 1, 2026.
  2. The termination clause for unpaid rent is mandatory, taking effect six weeks after a formal payment demand has gone unheeded.
  3. Two clauses are optional: failure to insure and neighborhood disturbances established by a court.
  4. An earlier lease is not modified automatically: the subject comes back at its renewal.

This article is for information purposes only and does not replace legal advice. It is based on Decree No. 2026-596 of July 6, 2026 and on ANIL's summary; the details of the models appear in the official annexes, which should be consulted before any signing.

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