Click on Search to find your rental of holidays easily

Questions concerning the search for ads

• How to get the most out of the search engine?
• The geographical search allows you to rapidly find all the ads of a region or a department. You also have a few research criterions on the right side of the screen: select those that are important for you and click then on the region of the map that you contemplate for your holidays. If the region includes a magnifier you can click on it to access the departments map
• The search by criterions allows you to very finely select the type of tenancy that you are looking for without limiting yourself to a single region
• The free search allows to directly formulate your search in your everyday language. It gives you access to the keywords in the "Comments" (the descriptive text at the bottom of the ad). It is thus richer and more flexible, but sometimes more delicate to use. The search field is automatically supplied by the criteria chosen above; simply complete it to fine-tune your search.

• Here are a few hints to easily find your holiday residence on FLV
• For a simple and quick search, select only essential criterions (regions, number of people, dates of the stay...), you will always be able to add others if the number of ads found is too important
• Before contacting the announcer, check the availability and date of the last update.
• Each ad can include up to 6 indoor and outdoor photographs. Please observe these photographs and do not hesitate to ask for others from the lessor if the ad is incomplete?
• Use the "Add to my selection" button, at the above to the left of the ad, to make up your announcers' to contact list and show or print this list by clicking the "See my selection" button at the above right of the ad.

Questions related to the regulation of the holiday rentals

• Are the seasonal hirings subjected to a specific regulation?
• Seasonal tenancies are subject to no specific regulation if it is not rights and duties of all governed by the Civil law. You will find all the useful information on the site of Légifrance 

• Is a contract obligatory?
• The written contract is necessary to avoid any litigation between owner and tenant. The lessor sends you a contract accompanied by a very detailed description detailing all the equipment and their condition.

• Which is the difference between down payments and an installment?
• down payment: each part preserves the right to retract. In the event of cancellationby the tenant, this one loses only the versed sum. In the event ofcancellation by the owner, this one can?e constrained transfer thedouble of what it received.
• installment: the engagement of the parts is firm and final and cannot?e broken. Inthe event of cancellation by the tenant (case of absolute necessity),this one loses the sum paid in installment and possibly will beobliged to pay the totality of the hiring to make good the suddendamage.

• Which must be the amount of the down payments or the installment?
• In general, you must make a down payment or deposits corresponding to 25 or 30 % of the complete price of the tenancy.

• What is necessary to make at the handing-over of the keys?
• On entering the premises, in general, the lessor asks you to pay the balance of the rent as well as the deposit of guarantee. It is preferable to establish an appraisal and to check the inventory at the disposal of the tenant.

• When is the deposit of guarantee paid back?
• The deposit of guarantee can be paid back in days following the departure or according to modalities of the contract if no damage is noted.
  If damage was caused, the lessor has the damages appraised by a company and charges the amount to the guarantee deposit taking into account the eventual age of the damaged equipment or furniture. In case of dispute, the litigation usually comes under the jurisdiction of the court of first instance of the place's location.

• Do I have to pay the visitor's tax?
• The visitor’s tax is a local tax applied by some communes to take part in tourism development expenses. The tax varies from 0.20 to 1.50 € and is supported by the tenant. It is collected by the owner of the tourism accommodation who gives it to the local tax collector. Find out about it with your commune for the non declaration or a delay in payment can entail a sanction and penalties.
  To learn more, visit this website: http://www.taxedesejour.net/

• The accommodation I rented is not in keeping with the detailed description.
• By depositing his ad, every announcer signs a commitment of responsibility. However, if nevertheless, you really rented an accommodation which did not correspond to the information provided, send us the message details. We shall ask the announcer for an explanation and engage the necessary actions to avoid it from reproducing.

• Moreover, you can refer to the departmental Commission of Tourist Action that will offer an amicable settlement. Failing it, you will be able to lodge a complaint and write to the departmental Direction of competition and consumption.