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garantie locative

English translation: security deposit

14:13 Apr 29, 2004
French to English translations [PRO]
Bus/Financial - Tourism & Travel / Rented holiday accommodation
French term or phrase: garantie locative
Term being used in connection with holiday insurance policy for rented holiday accommodation.
The problem I have is that the document talks about both an 'acompte' payable on the amount of the holiday (= [booking] deposit) AND a 'garantie locative' (also referred to as a 'caution') which is the kind of deposit you leave when renting to cover for possible damage etc. I'm referring to it for the moment as 'rental deposit', but this seems to me clumsy and ambiguous, since it COULD be referring to the advance down-payment (or deposit) towards the rent.
Can anyone come up with a succinct alternative avoiding this sort of ambiguity? Please...!
Tony M
France
Local time: 06:23
English translation:security deposit
Explanation:
U.S. version

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Note added at 3 mins (2004-04-29 14:16:50 GMT)
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Rental Housing Security Deposit state law citations and information. Comprehensive, interactive, site for landlords, tenants, real ...
rhol.org/rental/security_deposits.htm

pay the last month\'s rent to the landlord and then wait for the landlord to return the security deposit (as opposed to defaulting on the rental agreement by ...
real-estate-law.freeadvice.com/landlord_tenant/ security_deposit.htm
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RHELLER
United States
Local time: 22:23
Grading comment
Many thanks, Rita, and to Gayle also for helpful ref.
Thanks, of course, too, to the other answerers; in the end, I chose this option as being simple, clear and 'plain language'
4 KudoZ points were awarded for this answer



Summary of answers provided
4 +11security deposit
RHELLER
4damage deposit
Martha Melter
4no-show deposit or tenant liability
fasoyin
3(Tenants') Bond
Peter Freckleton


  

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1 min   confidence: Answerer confidence 4/5Answerer confidence 4/5 peer agreement (net): +11
garantie locative
security deposit


Explanation:
U.S. version

--------------------------------------------------
Note added at 3 mins (2004-04-29 14:16:50 GMT)
--------------------------------------------------

Rental Housing Security Deposit state law citations and information. Comprehensive, interactive, site for landlords, tenants, real ...
rhol.org/rental/security_deposits.htm

pay the last month\'s rent to the landlord and then wait for the landlord to return the security deposit (as opposed to defaulting on the rental agreement by ...
real-estate-law.freeadvice.com/landlord_tenant/ security_deposit.htm

RHELLER
United States
Local time: 22:23
Works in field
Native speaker of: Native in EnglishEnglish
PRO pts in category: 31
Grading comment
Many thanks, Rita, and to Gayle also for helpful ref.
Thanks, of course, too, to the other answerers; in the end, I chose this option as being simple, clear and 'plain language'

Peer comments on this answer (and responses from the answerer)
agree  NancyLynn
8 mins
  -> thanks Nancy!
agree  Vicky Papaprodromou
36 mins
  -> merci Vicky :-)
agree  sarahl (X): right and the acompte is really a down payment.
44 mins
  -> merci bien :-)
agree  MARINS
52 mins
  -> merci
agree  T Crotogino
1 hr
  -> merci TC
agree  Hacene
1 hr
  -> merci bien
agree  mportal
3 hrs
  -> merci :-)
agree  Terry Ogborn
3 hrs
  -> merci Terry :-)
agree  Gayle Wallimann: Exactly. http://www.frenchaffair.com/2004/default.asp Look under "FAQ", you'll find the refernece to security deposit.
16 hrs
agree  Karin Dyson
16 hrs
agree  Jean-Claude Gouin
2 days 23 hrs
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10 mins   confidence: Answerer confidence 4/5Answerer confidence 4/5
URGENT! garantie locative
damage deposit


Explanation:
I've heard this used in the US too

Martha Melter
France
Local time: 06:23
Works in field
Native speaker of: Native in EnglishEnglish
PRO pts in category: 7
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3 hrs   confidence: Answerer confidence 4/5Answerer confidence 4/5
URGENT! garantie locative
no-show deposit or tenant liability


Explanation:
Mostly people make hotel reservations and perhaps after securing a better offer ignore to cancel the initial reservation.


    Reference: http://europa.eu.int/eurodicautom/Controller
fasoyin
Local time: 01:23
Specializes in field
Native speaker of: English
Grading comment
Thanks, but as explained in the context, this is NOT the intended meaning here.
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Comment: Thanks, but as explained in the context, this is NOT the intended meaning here.

12 hrs   confidence: Answerer confidence 3/5Answerer confidence 3/5
(Tenants') Bond


Explanation:
As in site below.

New Zealand sites speak of Tenancy Bonds,but in this context I think Bond alone would do.


    Reference: http://www.cartwright-marston.co.uk/let/let.htm
Peter Freckleton
Australia
Local time: 14:23
Native speaker of: Native in EnglishEnglish
PRO pts in category: 8
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