Yes. If your association syndicale libre (ASL) has not updated its bylaws to comply with the law resulting from the 2004 reform (Article 60 of Ordinance No. 2004-632 of 1 July 2004), it retains its legal existence but can no longer take legal action because it has lost its legal…
No. The deferred salary credit is intended to compensate for unpaid assistance provided by a descendant to the farming operator. Since your mother was not herself a farmer, your brother cannot claim a deferred salary credit against her estate. Their matrimonial regime has no impact on this matter.
No. The property must necessarily become your principal residence (French Supreme Court, 3rd Civil Chamber, 31 January 2001, No. 99-11.956). This means you must occupy the property effectively and permanently, and it must be the center of your family interests. The tenant may hold you liable and seek the annulment…
Yes. The seller is exempt from capital gains tax when selling a property that has been owned for more than 30 years (BOI-RFPI-PVI-20-20 §§60 and 70). In your case, the holding period must be calculated in two separate parts: You became the owner of half of the property more than…
Yes. If your works “ modify the load-bearing structures or the façade of the building and involve a change of use ,” you must apply for a building permit (Article R 421-14 of the French Urban Planning Code).
No. Marriage has no effect on your surname. However, as an option, the law allows you to use your spouse’s surname, for usage purposes only, either by substitution or by adding it to your own surname in the order you choose (Article 225-1 of the French Civil Code).
A taxpayer is liable for the real estate wealth tax when the total value of their real estate assets exceeds €1,800,000 (Article 964 of the French General Tax Code). In the situation described, the law provides that the property must be declared at its full ownership value in the usufructuary’s…
No. The law prohibits an adult under protective measures (placed under judicial safeguard, guardianship, curatorship, or family authorisation) from divorcing by mutual consent (Article 229-2, 2° of the French Civil Code).
No. The law requires the landlord to provide the tenant with a “decent” dwelling (Article 6 of Law No. 89-462 of 6 July 1989). A decree dated 30 January 2002 defines the criteria for decent housing. It specifies that a dwelling must be equipped “with a kitchen or a kitchenette…