This amendment is necessary whenever a co-tenant leaves the lease and a new one replaces them:
- Co-tenancy: one flatmate leaves, another arrives
- Couple: separation, one partner leaves the lease
- Joint lease: modification of co-signatories
Without an amendment, the departing tenant remains legally bound (joint liability, guarantee). The amendment officially releases them from their obligations.
The generated document includes:
- Reference to the original lease (date, parties, address)
- Identification of the departing tenant
- Identification of the new tenant (with required documents)
- Effective date of the change
- Confirmation that all other clauses remain unchanged
- Fate of the rental deposit
- Discharge of the departing tenant
- Signatures of all parties (landlord + former + new tenant)
- Obtain landlord’s prior agreement: get their agreement in principle
- Present the new tenant: provide required documents (ID, income proof)
- Draft the amendment: generate it via our tool
- Intermediate inventory (recommended): contradictory report of the property’s condition
- Tripartite signature: landlord + departing tenant + new tenant
- Registration: submit the amendment to the Legal Security office
Three common options:
| Option | How it works |
|---|---|
| Full transfer | The departing tenant transfers their share; new tenant reimburses directly |
| Release + new deposit | The bank releases the deposit; new tenant opens a new account |
| Maintained shared | The deposit stays; new tenant reimburses the departing one outside the lease |
The chosen option must be explicitly stated in the amendment.