Letting your apartment unfurnished in Paris: the landlord's guide

Why let unfurnished in Paris?

Unfurnished letting suits owners who value duration and peace of mind. In return, you accept a framework that is more protective of the tenant.

• Stability: a lease of at least 3 years, renewed automatically.

• Simplicity: no furniture to supply or replace, and a lighter inventory.

• Taxation: rents are generally taxed as property income, with the micro-foncier or the actual (réel) regime (to be validated with your accountant).

• Trade-offs: less flexibility to get the property back, and a tenant who can leave with notice shortened to 1 month in tight-market areas, including Paris.

The unfurnished lease: the rules to know

• Term: at least 3 years, 6 years if the landlord is a legal entity, renewed automatically.

• Security deposit: maximum 1 month's rent excluding charges, returned within one month if the move-out report matches the move-in report, two months otherwise.

• Tenant's notice: 3 months, reduced to 1 month in tight-market areas (including Paris).

• Landlord's notice: 6 months before the end of the lease, to take the property back (yourself or a relative), to sell, or for a legitimate and serious reason.

• Charges: monthly provisions, reconciled each year against supporting documents.

• Documents: move-in and move-out condition reports and mandatory diagnostics depending on the age of the property, including the DPE.

To compare with a furnished lease, see our page on the furnished or unfurnished lease (Loi 1989) and our furnished rental guide.

Unfurnished rent in Paris: rent control and indexation

In Paris, rent control sets a reference rent for each sector, with a maximum (majorated) and a minimum (minorated) level, depending on the number of rooms and the construction period. A rent supplement is only possible for exceptional location or comfort features.

During the lease, rent can be revised once a year if the lease provides for it, based on the reference rent index (IRL). For properties rated F or G on the DPE, rent revision is frozen. Our rent estimator gives you a range in a few minutes.

Unfurnished rental taxation: property income

A landlord letting unfurnished generally receives property income (revenus fonciers). They can choose the micro-foncier or the actual (réel) regime, which allows deduction of expenses and works, and the use of a property deficit under the conditions set by law.

The right regime depends on your situation. We guide you to our partners through our legal and tax advisory.

Unfurnished, furnished or another lease?

The right lease depends on your objective:

• Unfurnished lease: stability and simplicity, for a long-term primary residence.

• Furnished rental: 1-year lease, more flexibility and the LMNP regime possible.

• Mobility Lease: stays of 1 to 10 months.

• Company Lease: a company houses its employees.

Our support for your unfurnished letting

• Selection: a 3-year lease requires rigorous selection (file checks, solid guarantors or rent-guarantee insurance).

• Before letting: refreshing and showcasing the property with our partner network.

• Compliance: rent that respects rent control, DPE checked.

• Management: tailor-made property management with a single point of contact.

Is your property in another arrondissement?

No problem: we support owners in every Paris arrondissement and in Western Paris. Explore the specifics of your area: