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What can a tenant do without asking the owner's agreement?
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Correct answer: Leave the home, respecting the notice period. The tenant can leave the home when they want, with a notice period. The notice is 3 months in general, or 1 month under conditions. The owner can end the lease only under certain conditions.
Sources: Sheet “Les démarches relatives au logement (2/2)” (French), read on 21 October 2026. Answer written by Hexaciv from this source. Hexaciv is an independent preparation tool. It is not an official website, is not linked to any government body and does not give legal advice. The authoritative source is the Ministry of the Interior's, cited on this page.
The four choices and why
- ✗ Ignore the building rules (règlement de copropriété)Ne pas respecter le règlement de copropriétéThe tenant must respect these rules.
- ✗ Stop paying the rentNe plus payer le loyerPaying the rent and charges is a duty of the tenant.
- ✗ Not take out home insuranceNe pas souscrire d'assurance habitationHome insurance is a duty of the tenant.
- ✓ Leave the home, respecting the notice periodQuitter le logement en respectant le préavisCorrect answer. The tenant can leave the home when they want, with a notice period. The notice is 3 months in general, or 1 month under conditions. The owner can end the lease only under certain conditions.
What the source says
« quitter le logement en respectant le délai de préavis (de 3 mois en général, ou d’1 mois sous conditions). »
Sentence copied word for word from the source, in French, read on 21 October 2026.
How it reads on exam day
The exam is in French, so this is the question you will see: « Que peut faire le locataire sans demander l'accord du propriétaire ? ». Learn the English idea above and the French words in the options.
This question comes from the list of the naturalisation version of the exam (PDF relayed by Le Français des affaires, read on 14 October 2026; the Ministry's own page for this list did not answer). The list's wording: “Quelle action peut réaliser le locataire d'un logement sans l'autorisation du propriétaire ?”.
Where the Ministry explains it
Sheet “Les démarches relatives au logement (2/2)” (French).
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