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

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

Before the judicial court of Mulhouse, where the law requires representation by a locally registered lawyer (avocat postulant), the firm arranges this with a colleague within the court's jurisdiction: you keep your 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 owners, tenants, co-owners and project owners in Mulhouse.

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

If the arrears persist, the judge is asked to record or order termination of the lease and to 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 quantifies the arrears with interest.

A notice to quit is valid only if it meets the conditions 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 that are the landlord's responsibility, the tenant may demand performance, claim 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 running from notification of the minutes: the reflex is to date that notification precisely.

Only a co-owner who opposed the decision or was absent may bring an action; the vote cast at the meeting therefore determines the right to act.

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 Mulhouse, 21 avenue Robert Schuman, 68100 Mulhouse — telephone 03 89 36 25 00. Residential leases fall within the jurisdiction of the protection litigation judge, who sits there.

Building permits, planning law, pre-emption: the administrative court of Strasbourg, 31 avenue de la Paix, 67000 Strasbourg — telephone 03 88 21 23 23.

Appeals go, depending on the subject matter, to the court of appeal of Colmar, 9 avenue Raymond Poincaré, 68000 Colmar, or to the administrative court of appeal of Nancy, 6 rue du Haut Bourgeois.

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

Expert assessment — amicable first, then court-appointed if necessary — is often unavoidable: it fixes the evidence and quantifies the cost of remedial work.

The firm brings claims against builders and insurers, building-damage insurance (dommages-ouvrage) included, 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 land (Article R*600-2 of the Planning Code).

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

The firm brings the matter before the administrative court of Strasbourg, where no territorial representation rule applies.

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

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

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

The ordinary limitation period is five years from the day you knew of the facts that allowed 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 ten-year liability, strict time limits in co-ownership and planning law — every case begins 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: before committing, the client knows what the assignment 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 assignment gives rise to an addendum.

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