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Investing both physically and financially in a house that is not ours is a difficult choice. But it is important to feel at home, whether you are a tenant or an owner, especially if the rental is to last.

But it is difficult to really invest yourself, to take your time and your money for a property that will eventually return to its owner.

However, there are alternatives to major work to modernize, change or renovate your cozy little nest.

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Do not escape our precious advice, follow us to the end!

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What can you change without the (necessary) authorization of the owner?

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You can make all the changes that do not alter the appearance of the accommodation, without any problem. As well as all that is easily removable and that will not leave an indelible mark.

Among those, there is painting, changing the floor, installing shelves... Works that will allow you to feel better, to feel at home. At the same time, you can choose your decoration and personalize your interior according to your desires.

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The painting

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The painting work can be done according to your wishes. If it is a color that does not modify the functionality of a room or that the color would not be prohibitive for future tenants, you are not obliged to take back the wall for the delivery of the accommodation to its owner .

However, Blue, pink, orange or fresco, you can dare everything. The only condition is to restore the walls to the state in which you found them. Unless you find an agreement with the owner, if your project suits him.

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The holes in the walls

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Putting a shelf, a frame or a suspension is obviously allowed. But it is obvious that you will not be able to leave the walls filled with holes!.

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Essential work

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Note that if the work you are carrying out is essential and lasts more than 21 days, you can demand a reduction in rent.

The so-called "comfort" works do not have to be taken care of by your landlord. By signing the rental lease, you agree to maintain the accommodation throughout the contract duty.

What works require the owner's written consent?

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The transformation of a room, the knocking down of a partition, or the displacement or removal of furniture essential to the dwelling require written authorization in good and due form.

If you want to change the bathtub into a shower, remove a sink or change the tiles in your bathroom, you must have your landlord's approval. And the authorization even covers you when the lease ends. Thanks to this authorization, the landlord cannot ask you to return the accommodation as he rented it to you.

In short, being a tenant gives you rights and duties. The limit between the work that will have to be carried out by you, or by your landlord and sometimes difficult to know.

If you have any doubts, do not hesitate to get information from a real estate agency or your home insurance.