TOSSIN : Loi sur les loyers

The National Assembly deliberated and adopted in its session of March 16, 2017, Law No. 2017-02 relating to Leasing in the Republic.

This law of 60 articles divided into 7 chapters defines the framework within which the owner of movable or immovable property transfers the latter to a third party who benefits from it through a contract concluded between the two parties.

Tenants and owners, you are now protected by this law which specifies the rights and obligations of each. It defines the rules for calculating the rent and the number of months necessary for a deposit.

This law primarily addresses:
- to property owners
- to tenants
- to real estate agencies
- to real estate developers
- to law students
- to the deputies of the national assembly
- to lawyers
- to lawyers
- to magistrates
- to notaries
- to the Beninese populations
- to civil society actors
- to Non-Governmental Organizations (NGOs)
- etc.

The main titles of the said law are as follows:
CHAPTER I: SCOPE OF APPLICATION AND DEFINITIONS
CHAPTER II: GENERAL PROVISIONS
CHAPTER III: EXECUTION OF THE LEASING CONTRACT
CHAPTER IV: RIGHTS, OBLIGATIONS AND RESPONSIBILITIES OF THE CREDIT LESSEE, THE CREDIT LESSOR AND THE SUPPLIER
CHAPTER V: NON-EXECUTION OF THE LEASING CONTRACT AND REMEDIES
CHAPTER VI: EFFECTS OF JUDICIAL RECOVERY AND LIQUIDATION OF THE LESSEE’S ASSETS ON THE LEASING CONTRACT
CHAPTER VII: FINAL AND TRANSITIONAL PROVISIONS

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The Laws proposed by TOSSIN are extracted from files from the Benin government website (sgg.gouv.bj). They are repackaged to facilitate understanding, exploitation and audio reading of the articles.

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