18.4. Other Family Members and Tenancy Transfers in France
Ascendants and descendants of the tenant, who have been living with the tenant for at least one month prior to the death or abandonment, have the right for the tenancy to be transferred to their name.
Where there is potentially more than one beneficiary to a tenancy then, in the absence of agreement, a court of law will determine to whom the tenancy should be transferred, which may be a joint tenancy.
Where no-one is entitled to succeed then the tenancy is automatically terminated.
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