AKPOLI Espero
Software Engineer & Legal-tech Entrepreneur
Published articles (117)
Housing LawAbnormal neighbour disturbance in France: conciliation and court
An abnormal neighbour disturbance makes the person behind it liable as of right under Article 1253 of the French Civil Code. Compulsory conciliation, the judicial court, daily penalties, damages, five years to act.
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Housing LawNight-time noise in France: the fine, the police and your options
Night-time noise in France costs a fixed fine of €68, €180 if paid late and up to €450 before a judge. When to call the police, what the noisy neighbour risks, how to challenge a fine and what to do if it starts again.
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Housing LawNoise nuisance evidence in France: reports, witnesses, recordings
Without proof, a noise complaint goes nowhere. To build noise nuisance evidence in France, combine a log of incidents, witness statements, an enforcement officer's report and police visits, without crossing the line of privacy.
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Housing LawNoisy tenant in France: making the landlord and the syndic act
A noisy tenant keeps you awake in France? The landlord must act after a reasoned formal notice and can go as far as ending the lease. Steps, the syndic's role and claims against a passive landlord.
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Housing LawNeighbours arguing in France: shouting, abuse and who to call
Neighbours arguing almost every night in France: just noise, or a sign of domestic violence? What the law says, the warning signs, and when to call 17, 3919, 119 or the police chat.
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Housing LawNeighbour noise in France: what the law says and what to do
Neighbour noise in France can be punished by day as well as by night once its length, repetition or intensity goes beyond normal life. The €68 fine, the conciliator, the court: the full guide.
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Criminal LawParental liability in France: who pays for damage caused by a minor
Parental liability applies automatically in France when a minor causes damage, including at a protest. Article 1242 of the Civil Code rewritten in 2025, separated parents, insurance, victims, the State and criminal risks.
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Criminal LawRelative in police custody in France: where and what family can learn
A relative in police custody in France, and the police tell you nothing? For an adult, the law leaves it to them to have family told, within three hours, unless the prosecutor delays it. How to find where they are held, appoint a lawyer, and what changes for a minor.
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Criminal LawMinor arrested at a protest in France: rights and what parents can do
Your child is a minor arrested at a protest? Holding from age 10, police custody from 13, a mandatory lawyer, parents informed, a doctor, then the children's judge: what the French juvenile criminal justice code provides.
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Criminal LawPolice custody in France after a protest: rights and duration
Police custody in France after a protest: 24 hours, renewable once by the prosecutor, a lawyer from the first hour, a doctor, the right to silence and to have a relative told. What the Code of Criminal Procedure says, from arrest to release.
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Criminal LawFilming the police at a protest in France: your rights
Filming the police remains a right in France, and so does sharing the footage, within limits. What became of Article 24 of the Global Security law, the offence of hiding your face at a protest, and what can happen to your phone.
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Criminal LawRight to protest in France: notice, bans and risks
The right to protest is guaranteed in France, but regulated: notice to the town hall or prefecture 3 to 15 clear days ahead, possible bans, forbidden items, unlawful assembly and warnings. What organisers and marchers risk.
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