thepenofmyaunt Posted March 28, 2011 Share Posted March 28, 2011 Our tenants have given notice of their intention to vacate in 3 months. They sent it by e-mail rather than lettre recommande as they wanted us to know as soon as possible and we accepted it also by e-mail. Is this legally binding or does it have to be by LRAR in order to be legally binding Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Clair Posted March 29, 2011 Share Posted March 29, 2011 An email is binding only if it's certified, I think...Quelle est la valeur juridique d'un email?http://www.prnewswire.co.uk/cgi/news/release?id=164592 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Pickles Posted March 29, 2011 Share Posted March 29, 2011 When it comes to litigation, a physically signed letter (whether or not it is LRAR) is always better than an email. However, the lease is an agreement between yourselves, and between yourselves you have now agreed to its ending. If they leave on the appointed day then that is it. If you are worried that the tenants may not move out on the day that the notice expires, then you may wish to send them an LRAR confirming that you have received and accepted notice from them by email of their intention to leave the property on the given date, and giving them two weeks (for example) to respond to you if this is not the case.RegardsPickles Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
thepenofmyaunt Posted March 29, 2011 Author Share Posted March 29, 2011 Hi and thanks for your responses.I have since found out that according to French law, notice can only be given by LRAR and the notice period starts on the day you receive the letter. Looks like there is nothing that we can do but thought the information might be useful to others. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
thepenofmyaunt Posted March 29, 2011 Author Share Posted March 29, 2011 I have now found out that under French law notice can only be given by LRAR or acte d'huissier. The notice period runs from receipt of the letter or acte.Doesn't help us at all but might be of interest to others Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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