CAF rent certificate in France: what the landlord fills in

The tenant applies for housing benefit online and gives your details: your identity, or your SIRET number for a company. The Caf can also ask the landlord for the attestation de loyer.

1. 1

   When the tenant moves in

   Rent and charges for the month of entry, description of the home.

2. 2

   Every year

   The rent for the month of July, used to calculate the following year’s benefit. Can be declared online.

3. 3

   At every change

   Any change that affects the declaration is reported immediately, including the tenant leaving.

• The landlord

  Name or company name, address, phone; SIRET number if there is one.

• The tenant or tenants

  Name of each one and date they moved into the home.

• The home

  Actual floor area in m², a single room without toilet or not, flatshare and number of flatmates, subletting, conventionné (state-agreement) housing.

• The rent

  Rent excluding charges and the amount of charges, for the month of entry and then for July. Furnished: amount including charges. Flatshare: total rent for the home.

• Payment

  Is the tenant up to date? If not, the month of the last rent paid.

• Decent housing

  Yes or no, according to the list printed on the form (decree no. 2002-120 of 30 January 2002).

• Payment of the benefit

  One box: receive the benefit directly, yes or no. If yes, the direct payment request on the back, with your IBAN.

The attestation goes to the Caf. It describes the home and the rent charged.

The rent receipt goes to the tenant. It confirms that a rent was paid, showing rent and charges separately. It is free and given when the tenant asks for it; if the payment is partial, it is a plain receipt.

• All your tenants on benefit

  Direct payment is requested from the Caf. It then applies to all your tenants who receive a benefit.

• The tenant pays the balance

  The benefit is deducted from the rent and charges. One month’s benefit is paid on the 5th of the following month.

• Tenant leaving

  Report it straight away: benefit paid wrongly after the tenant has left has to be paid back.

A landlord who receives the benefit is required to report unpaid rent to the Caf within two months of it arising, unless the debt has been settled in the meantime. What counts as unpaid rent changes on 1 January 2027.