Skill

legalcode-fr-bail-commercial

Draft or review a French commercial lease (bail commercial) governed by the statut des baux commerciaux — Code de commerce Art. L145-1 to L145-60, as reformed by Loi Pinel 2014 and Décret 2014-1317. Covers the mandatory 9-year term and triennial break rights (Art. L145-4), rent review using ILC (Indice des Loyers Commerciaux) or ILAT (Indice des Loyers des Activités Tertiaires) with plafonnement and déplafonnement rules, lissage (10% annual cap), clause tunnel (Art. L145-39 at 25% indexation variance), renewal rights (renouvellement), refusal without indemnity (motif sérieux et légitime), eviction indemnity (indemnité d'éviction — Art. L145-14) calculation and components, lease assignment (cession du bail / cession du fonds de commerce — Art. L145-16), subletting (sous-location — Art. L145-31), charges and property tax allocation (Art. L145-40-2, Décret 2014-1317), propriété commerciale, déspécialisation partielle and plénière (Art. L145-47 to L145-55), and guarantees (dépôt de garantie, cautionnement). Use when reviewing a tenant's or landlord's draft bail commercial, negotiating renewal terms, assessing eviction indemnity entitlement, advising on rent revision disputes, or drafting a new bail commercial under French law. France-specific skill; not for residential leases (bail d'habitation), professional leases (bail professionnel), or bail dérogatoire exceeding 3 years.