VINGT Paris

Paris pooches

A French Vet will establish a health record booklet called a "livret International de santé" and update any shots necessary to French regulation. The good news is, France is NOT a quarantine country but you will need a current rabies vaccination dated within 5 days of your departure date. Also required is a health certificate from the departing country issued within 5 days of departure and both must be signed by a registered Vet. A pet's identification to be tattooed in it's ear.

Just remember to tuck your dog in a cute basket if you are travelling by Metro. Otherwise, they're interdit!

Droit de préemption

I'm waiting to hear about a building that's coming up for sale in a great area, near the Bourse (Paris Stock Exchange). I love it because it's central so has potential for tourism rental or longer terms stays for business people and is smack bang in the centre of Paris. There will be various apartments available but it depends on the decision of the current occupants - when a seller puts their property on the market, certain authorities have the right to purchase the property in priority. This is called the "Droit de Droit de préemption".

There are two rights of Droit de préemption - the right quoted by the Law of 31st December 1975 and the right granted by the Law of 6th July 1989. The Law of 1975 relates to "occupied" premises and gives the tenant a "lot de copropriété" a right of pre-emption when the landlord sells occupied premises for the first time following the division of the property into a condominium. The landlord sends a notification to the tenant who has one month within which to reply. Where he wishes to buy the property he has two months to complete the purchase or four months if the tenant requires a loan.

The Law of 1989 relates to unoccupied premises. The landlord who wants to sell his empty premises has to send a notification called "congé pour vendre" to the tenant six months before the end of the lease and the tenant has two months within which to reply. The same rules apply as those in the 1975 Law should the tenant wish to purchase.

The Laws of 1975 and 1989 provide security for the tenant if the Landlord sells the property without notifying the tenant or sells the property at a lower price. The tenant can within one month following completion take priority over the purchaser.

There is also the "Droit de préemption Urbain" (DPU). The Mairie's (Town Hall) office can exercise the right where the property or land is required for development purposes including public works, leisure facilities etc.