Author
Maître Léa Scemama
Léa Scemama is a lawyer admitted to the Bar (avocate à la Cour), practising in real estate, corporate and commercial law at Miraï Avocats, in Paris.
She advises and represents landlords, individuals and businesses at every stage of their matters, from advice to litigation: leases and eviction for unpaid rent, company formation and transfers, sale of business assets and commercial disputes.
From 2022 to 2024 she practised at Dune, first as a trainee lawyer and then as an admitted lawyer, in commercial law, real estate law, commercial leases, corporate law and civil and commercial litigation.
During her training she worked as a legal counsel in the Corporate and Tax department of the Paris-Saclay Legal Clinic, and completed an internship at the Civil Affairs and Seal Directorate of the French Ministry of Justice, within its offices for real estate and environmental law, corporate law and audit, general commercial law, business economics law and the law of obligations.
Her articles
Abrupt termination of a commercial relationship: freelancers are owed notice too
Established relationship, reasonable notice, the eighteen-month cap and compensation based on gross margin: the rights of a freelancer dropped by a client.
Tenant's notice in France: notice periods, formalities and pitfalls
Three months or one month, tight housing areas, uncollected registered letters, rent during notice: the rules on the notice given by a tenant.
How to recover an unpaid invoice in France
Order for payment, interim payment order, protective attachment or proceedings on the merits: how to choose the right route, and how to combine them.
Order for payment: three months to serve, or lose everything
Decree no. 2026-96 cuts the deadline for serving an order for payment from six months to three, for orders issued since 1 September 2026.
French residential lease: duration, rent and notice
Duration, mandatory content, rent and indexation, deposit and notice under the French 1989 Act, explained by a real estate lawyer.
Order for payment for an unpaid invoice in France
Conditions, court, step-by-step procedure, deadlines, costs and the 2026 reform, explained by a commercial law attorney.
Evicting a tenant for unpaid rent: the complete step-by-step procedure
Tenant not paying rent in France? Eviction takes 12 to 18 months, up to 36 if contested or appealed. Every stage explained so you can act without a misstep.