French Rental File (Dossier de Location)
The dossier French agencies expect, limited to the documents the law actually allows them to ask for. 5 required documents, 2 conditional. The checklist is free to read. Pro matches your files to it and builds the bundle.
Drop the whole folder in
Every PDF you have for this application, in any order, named however your bank and employer named them.
See what matches and what's missing
Each file is read in your browser and placed against a checklist slot. Anything mandatory that's absent is called out before you file.
Build the submission bundle
Files come out in the order the authority reads them, named to match, and checked against the portal's size limit.
What the French Rental File (Dossier de Location) actually asks for
In the order Landlords and letting agencies works through them. Output format: One merged PDF, tenant documents then guarantor documents.
- 01
Proof of identity (pièce d'identité)
RequiredPassport, national ID card or residence permit, in date.
- 02
Proof of current address (justificatif de domicile)
RequiredLast 3 monthsYour last three rent receipts, or a utility bill at your current address.
- 03
Proof of employment (justificatif d'activité)
RequiredEmployment contract or an employer attestation with your role and salary.
- 04
Payslips (bulletins de salaire)
RequiredLast 3 monthsConsecutive payslips showing gross pay, deductions and net pay.
- 05
Tax notice (avis d'imposition)
RequiredMost recent tax yearThe most recent notice, or the non-taxation notice.
- 06
Guarantor's file (dossier du garant)
If it appliesThe guarantor's ID, address proof, payslips and tax notice: the same set as yours.
- 07
Visale guarantee certificate
If it appliesThe state-backed guarantee, accepted by many landlords in place of a personal guarantor.
Compiled from the decree fixing the documents a landlord may require of a tenant and their guarantor. Agencies sometimes ask for more than the law permits. Last reviewed 2026-08-05.
What actually goes wrong
Some requests are illegal
French law fixes the list of documents a landlord may demand. A bank statement, a health card, or a copy of your account details are not on it. A complete legal dossier is a stronger answer than over-supplying.
One PDF, guarantor included
Agencies process the tenant file and the guarantor file together. Sending them as one ordered document is the difference between being shortlisted and being asked to resend.
Free, forever
- The complete checklist on this page
- What each document must show, and how recent it has to be
- The portal's size limits and naming convention
- Every other PDF tool on the site
Pro: the pack builder
- Drop your folder in and have every file matched to its slot
- A gap report before you file, not after it's refused
- Size checks against the limits this submission enforces
- One assembled bundle, in order, correctly named
- A cover sheet listing what's inside and what isn't
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French Rental File (Dossier de Location) questions
What if I've just arrived in France?
With no French payslips or tax notice, the usual routes are a Visale guarantee, a guarantor based in France, or several months' rent paid in advance where the landlord agrees. Include your employment contract and its start date regardless.
One folder in, one submission out
The French Rental File (Dossier de Location) checklist is free to read above. Pro matches your documents to it and assembles the bundle.
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