French Consumer CodeIn force
Section 4: Use and maintenance of the building
Article L315-12
The borrower must take all reasonable care of the mortgaged property.
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Showing 31–40 of 61947 articles for “Art. R 315-31 and R 315-32”
The borrower must take all reasonable care of the mortgaged property.
As stated in Article 1305-4 of the Civil Code, the debtor cannot claim the benefit of the term if he does not provide the securities promised to the creditor or if he reduces those which guarantee the…
A credit institution, a financial institution or a third-party financing company mentioned in 8 of Article L. 511-6 of the Monetary and Financial Code may finance renovation work by means of an advanc…
The debtor also loses the benefit of the term when he changes the use of the mortgaged property or when he refuses the creditor access to the mortgaged property to ensure that it is in a good state of…
The preliminary offer of credit must be distinct from any advertising medium or document.
Where the advertising is in writing and whatever the medium, the information relating to the nature of the transaction, the conditions for determining the overall effective rate and, in the case of a…
A life mortgage or advance transfer loan transaction may not be canvassed within the meaning of the
The borrower may always, on his or her own initiative, terminate the loan contract granted to him or her by repaying all the sums already paid in principal and interest.If the borrower has opted for a…
The borrower may, in the case of periodic capital payments, request a suspension or modification of the payment schedule.These adjustments are made at the conventional rate defined in the main contrac…
If the borrower defaults on the periodic repayment of interest, the lender may demand immediate repayment of interest that has fallen due but has not been paid.
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