L.I.MA

Seasonal rental of furnished flats in Paris

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GENERAL CONDITIONS

We also own an apartment in Paris and we are specialized in temporary and holiday rentals. L I M A offers a selection of fully equipped apartments in lovely districts of Paris whether your stay is for business or pleasure, for short, medium or long term. Also, LIMA welcomes the tenants directly at the apartment 7 days a week.

1. RESERVATIONS
MAKING A RESERVATION is very easy. . .  After verifying the availability of the apartment you've chosen, fill out the "Request" form by indicating your name, address, telephone number, e-mail address, the dates for your stay, and the number of persons. Next, validate to get an estimate (if it doesn’t work, it means the apartment is not available for the requested period). If the proposal suits you, you only need to validate it again and we will email you.
A reservation is accepted if the customer is 18 years old when the reservation is made.

2. DEPOSIT PAYMENT (agency fees)
We must receive a deposit for your reservation corresponding to 40% of the total cost of the rental. Your reservation will be definitively accepted and reserved in your name only when your deposit is received. You can pay by credit card, bank transfer (swift is recommended), postal money order, Travellers Checks or cash if you are in Paris. The €uro is the accepted currency. We will send you a confirmation in writing (via e-mail or letter) and please, verify that all the details of your rental are correct.

3. BALANCE PAYMENT
The balance of the rental cost must be paid on arrival at the apartment otherwise the reservation will be cancelled and the deposit will be lost.
The person making the reservation is held responsible for payment of the cost of the temporary rental and for compliance to the associated terms; he or she will be responsible for the persons sharing the apartment according to our general conditions.

 

4. PAYMENT METHOD
Only the following payment methods are accepted:

- credit card (only for the deposit) Visa or Mastercard

- bank transfer (telegraphic transfer - Swift)

- traveler’s checks

- postal money order

- cash

For the rental, only €URO is the accepted currency or the equivalent in foreign currency but only for the security deposit.

 

References to do a bank transfer :

Account name : L I M A – 39, avenue des Ternes – 75017 Paris (France)

Bank name  : CREDIT LYONNAIS – 32, avenue des Ternes – 75017 Paris (France)

Bank n° 30002  -  Agency n° 00431 -  Account n° 0000445216Y – Key n° 80

Swift : FR59 – 3000 – 2004 – 3100 – 0044 – 5216 – Y80

BIC : CRLYFRPP

Wire transfer (Please add on 16 €uros to cover the bank fee).


5. PRICE

The price includes:

> Household linen, dishes and electrical appliances.

> Costs of water, real estate and residence taxes. Consumption of electricity is included for rentals of less than 4 weeks.

> Personal reception at the apartment on arrival and on departure for formalities and keys.

> Household insurance that covers the apartment but not the tenants and their personal effects.

The price does not include:

> Your telephone calls

>  Consumption of electricity for rentals of 4 weeks and plus.

>  Your security deposit which must be paid in €uro or the equivalent in foreign currency (Dollars for example).

 

6. SECURITY DEPOSIT
The security deposit is requested to cover any damages caused by the persons occupying the flat. The amount is one week’s rent if the rental is less than a month or equal to the rental for some apartments (but never more than a month rental). For the rental of a month and plus, the amount is a month’s rent. This security deposit must be paid by pre-authorization on credit card : VISA or Mastercard or paid in Cash or Travellers Checks, in €uro or the equivalent in foreign currency (for example : Dollars) and will be returned on the day of your departure, of course in cash if you have received cash, with deductions made, or, if applicable, the sum owed to Lessor. In the case of damage caused by you, which requires estimates from professionals, your security deposit will be kept for a time period of 60 days after the check out in order to settle the amount of the expenses.

7. CANCELLATION BY L.I.M.A
If unforeseen circumstances occur, we may be obliged to assign you a different apartment than the one reserved, you will be informed and we will do our best to see that you are given accommodation in a flat of a similar category. We reimburse only if we don’t have a similar category available.

8. CANCELLATION BY YOU
We keep the entire cost of your rental or deposit of reservation in case of cancellation by yourself as follows :

  • You do not show up on the planned arrival date.
  • You change dates for your stay.
  • You decide to leave the flat before the planned departure date.
  • You cancel your reservation

 

9. NUMBER OF PERSONS OCCUPYING THE FLAT
The number of persons cannot be more than the number of beds indicated on the reservation contract (number also includes children less than 2 years old). If the number of occupants is not respected, L.I.M.A reserves the right to cancel the rental contract and keep the entire cost of your rental.

10. ON ARRIVAL
Check in takes place 7 days a week,
started from 14:00 to 23:00, after this time, we will charge 50 €uros for late arrivals. Upon your arrival in Paris, you must call us at the following number: 0033(0)611 288 970 in order to confirm the meeting time at the apartment (please, do it 1 to 2 hours before our meeting). The reservation is agreed upon and accepted for a seasonal or temporary furnished rental. When you arrive, we will sign a rental agreement (if not done), you will pay the balance of the rent, give us the security deposit (pre-authorization by credit card : VISA or Mastercard or in cash or Traveler’s cheques : it will be given back to you on check out, in cash if we have received cash, with a deduction of any expenses incurred by damage in the apartment), you will give us a copy of your passport or ID card for every person occupying to the rented apartment, (thank you to plan), will communicate us the name and the telephone number of people to be contacted in an emergency and in return, you will be given the keys.   

11. ON DEPARTURE
The rental ends before midday, we will come at the apartment for the departure formalities (condition of the premises, inventory, security deposit and return of the keys). The departure is carried out after you have completely vacated the premises.

12. PETS
For reasons of hygiene, pets are not permitted in our flats.

13. YOUR RESPONSIBILITIES
We accommodate you in a furnished and fully equipped flat and you are responsible for any deterioration that occurs during the period that you have exclusive possession.
The flat should be turned over to us in the same state of cleanliness and working order.
You are not permitted to put anything on the walls or to move equipment and furniture..
Do not transfer the rental or sublet the flat.
Do not practice any commercial or other activity on the premises.
Occupy the flat with respect to other occupants of the building.
If these conditions are not respected, we can end your rental without any prior notification.

14. OUR RESPONSIBILITIES

Making a flat available that is in good condition and working order.
We are not responsible for any cancellation or delay in rental due to reasons over which we have no control: political, religious events, terrorism, natural disasters, fires, accidents, war, strikes, governmental measures, industrial actions, etc.
We cannot be responsible for any mechanical break down of equipment in the flat or the co-property, e.g. the elevator, electric doors, heating, TV antenna, etc . . . or for a service outage: electricity, water, gas or cable TV, Internet. We are not responsible for your rental choice.

15. TELEPHONE

The telephone line is restrictive, which means you can receive calls but you can only call emergency numbers (Ambulance, Fire Department, Police). To make other phone calls using this phone, you must buy a telephone card that uses a code number and not a chip at the Post Office or at a tobacco shop. By entering the card's code you will be able to access a telephone line for France and international calls using the credit you have on the card.(Cost around 10 Euros).

16. CLEANING AND HOUSEHOLD LINEN

We give you a flat that is in perfect condition and we request that you return it in the same condition as you found it (dishes washed, dried and put away, refrigerator empty of all provisions, garbage emptied).
At your arrival, the beds are made, you have extra sheets, bath towels and dishtowel at your disposal.  On the day of your departure, we ask that you put the dirty laundry near the washing machine.
If the conditions of cleanliness are not respected, a sum of 100 €uros will be deducted from your security deposit for cleaning fee.

17. BEHAVIOUR

The person signing the contract is responsible for his/her group.
If a person occupying the premises creates a disturbance, we will be obliged to end the rental agreement before the time period expires and we will keep the entire cost of your rental.

18. PHOTOS
Photographs found on our site cannot be used without the authorisation of L I M A, under threat of legal action.

19. SECURITY AND VALUABLES

We are not liable for any loss or theft of valuable objects that belong to you. You must have a civil liability insurance.

20. LITIGATION
In case of litigation occurring for the execution of the general conditions or during their realisation and in regards to the conditions or their consequences, if a friendly settlement does not occur and if the litigation must be brought to a court, the parties give jurisdiction to the Tribunal de PARIS (Paris Court).

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