French Supreme Court clarifies validity of automatic rent increase clauses in commercial leases

The French Supreme Court's third civil chamber rules that an annual increase clause without a cap or time limit constitutes a rent review, not a price setting.

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This upward-only review violates the public policy rules of commercial lease statutes.

Landlords will no longer be able to enforce such clauses without legal restrictions.

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