Real estate lawyer in Marseille: leases, co-ownership, construction

Yes. Advice, negotiation and drafting know no bar boundaries; the firm sees its cases in Marseille through from start to finish.

Before the judicial court of Marseille, where the law requires representation by a lawyer with territorial representation (postulation), the firm arranges this with a colleague from the local jurisdiction: you keep your own lawyer for strategy, drafting and the hearing. Before the administrative court, there is no territorial representation rule.

The firm, based on rue Margueritte in the 17th arrondissement of Paris, acts for landlords, tenants, co-owners and project owners in Marseille.

Act quickly and in the right order: written reminder, formal notice, then a formal demand to pay invoking the lease's termination clause, served by a court bailiff (commissaire de justice).

If the arrears persist, the matter is brought before the judge to record or order termination of the lease and order eviction; the winter eviction moratorium suspends enforcement from 1 November to 31 March (Article L. 412-6 of the Code of Civil Enforcement Procedures).

The firm secures each step — procedural defects cost months of lost proceedings — and calculates the arrears together with interest.

A notice to quit is valid only if it meets the requirements of ground, form and time limit set by Article 15 of the Law of 6 July 1989; an irregular notice can be challenged before the judge.

Faced with unfit housing or works the landlord is responsible for, the tenant may demand performance, seek damages, and assert their rights over the security deposit.

The firm also defends tenants: the 1989 Law is a matter of public policy, and it protects both parties.

General meeting decisions are challenged before the judicial court, within a strict time limit that runs from notification of the minutes: the key is to date that notification precisely.

Only a co-owner who voted against or was absent may bring the action; the vote cast at the meeting therefore determines the right to sue.

The firm analyses the minutes, the notices of meeting and the majorities applied — many annulments are won on procedure.

Residential leases, co-ownership, sales, construction: the judicial court of Marseille, 6 rue Joseph Autran, 13006 Marseille — telephone 04 91 15 50 50. Residential leases fall within the jurisdiction of the protection litigation judge, who sits there.

Building permits, planning, pre-emption: the administrative court of Marseille, 31 rue François Leca, 13002 Marseille — telephone 04 91 13 48 13.

Appeals go, depending on the subject matter, to the court of appeal of Aix-en-Provence, 20 place de Verdun, 13100 Aix-en-Provence, or to the administrative court of appeal of Marseille, 45 boulevard Paul Peytral.

After a sale, the warranty against latent defects allows a claim against the seller; after building works, the ten-year builder's liability covers, for ten years, damage that compromises the structural soundness of the building or renders it unfit for its purpose (Articles 1792 and 1792-4-1 of the French Civil Code).

The expert assessment — amicable, then court-appointed if necessary — is often unavoidable: it fixes the evidence and costs the remedial works.

The firm brings in builders and insurers, including building-damage insurance, and follows the expert assessment step by step.

Yes, under strict conditions: a third-party challenge is brought before the administrative court within two months, running from the first day of a continuous two-month period during which the permit is displayed on the site (Article R* 600-2 of the Planning Code).

Standing to sue must be demonstrated: proximity and the real impact of the project on your property must be precisely documented.

The firm brings the case before the administrative court of Marseille, where no territorial representation is required.

Noise, encroachment, views, loss of sunlight: an abnormal neighbourhood disturbance engages the liability of its author, even without fault — the abnormal nature must still be proved.

Reports by a court commissioner (commissaire de justice), acoustic measurements, dated witness statements: the case is built before the hearing.

The firm favours quick resolution — formal notice, mediation — and goes to the judge when that fails, by urgent application if need be.

The general limitation period is five years from the day you knew the facts enabling you to act (Article 2224 of the French Civil Code).

Special time limits are added to this: ten years from acceptance of the works for the ten-year liability, strict time limits in co-ownership and planning matters — every case starts with this calculation.

Checking the limitation period is the firm's first reflex: an expired time limit cannot be made up.

Fees are set out in a written agreement, in accordance with Article 10 of the Law of 31 December 1971: the client knows, before committing, what the engagement covers and what it costs.

The firm favours a fixed fee per stage: consultation and strategy, formal notice, proceedings on the merits or by urgent application, appeal. Any new engagement is covered by an addendum.

Legal aid is available subject to means testing; a quote is prepared after the situation has been reviewed. First conversation on +33 6 46 60 58 22.