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Se loger à Colombia

Verified data Dernière vérification June 15, 2026 Reviewed by Henry van de Vorming

Colombia's residential rental market is governed by Ley 820 de 2003, which sets a default one-year lease and bans cash security deposits, so landlords instead require a guarantee — typically a Colombian co-signer (fiador/codeudor) who owns property, a rental-guarantee policy (poliza de arrendamiento), a frozen bank CDT, or several months' rent paid in advance. Newcomers without a local guarantor usually start with a furnished mid-term rental (Airbnb, local agencies, expat Facebook groups) in hubs like Medellin and Bogota before signing a long-term unfurnished lease.

Les bases de la location

Bail habituel
1 an
Dépôt de garantie
—
Meublé
Meublé + non meublé
Marché moyenne durée
Marché moyen terme solide
Déclaration de domicile
Exigée

Frais d'agence : Real-estate agency (inmobiliaria) commission is customarily built into the owner's side of the contract rather than charged to the tenant as a separate move-in fee; agencies typically earn roughly 7-10% or more on the rent. Foreigners renting directly from owners avoid the agency intermediary entirely.

Déclaration de domicile

Foreigners granted a visa valid for more than 3 months must register with Migracion Colombia and obtain a Cedula de Extranjeria (foreign ID card) within 15 days of visa issuance or of entering Colombia; tourism, business and visitor visas are exempt. It is an immigration/identity registration (needed to open a bank account, sign contracts, access services) rather than a purely address-based municipal registry.

Vos droits en tant que locataire

Ley 820 de 2003 protects tenants: it prohibits cash deposits and real guarantees (cauciones reales) to secure the tenant's obligations (Art. 16), caps annual rent increases at 100% of the prior calendar year's CPI/IPC inflation (Art. 20), defaults leases to a one-year term where not stipulated (Art. 5), and provides automatic renewal on the same terms and for the same period when both parties have met their obligations (Art. 6).

Bon à savoir

  • No legal cash deposit: Ley 820 bans deposits, and in practice landlords often accept rent paid a few months in advance instead of a frozen sum
  • Strong furnished mid-term market in Medellin and Bogota makes a soft landing easy for nomads while they hunt for a long-term lease
  • Annual rent increases are legally capped at the prior year's CPI/IPC inflation, giving long-term tenants predictability
  • Renting directly from owners lets foreigners skip both the agency commission and the local-guarantor requirement

À surveiller

  • Long-term unfurnished leases usually demand a Colombian fiador/codeudor who owns property; without one, expect to pay several months' rent in advance, post a CDT (often roughly 5-9 months' rent), or buy a poliza de arrendamiento
  • Furnished (amoblado) units and expat-targeted listings/Facebook groups generally cost more than comparable local-market unfurnished rentals
  • Despite the deposit ban, money paid to agencies has been hard to recover in disputes — prefer reputable intermediaries and keep written proof
  • Register for the Cedula de Extranjeria within the 15-day Migracion Colombia deadline; missing it can bring fines and complicate later procedures

Où chercher

Finca Raiz (fincaraiz.com.co)Metrocuadrado (metrocuadrado.com)ProperatiAirbnb and city-specific expat Facebook groups (furnished/short-term)

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Se loger à Colombia : FAQ

Se loger à Colombia : FAQ

Quel dépôt de garantie faut-il pour louer à Colombia ?

Il n'existe pas de norme publiée unique — les dépôts varient selon le propriétaire. Comptez au moins un mois de loyer retenu en garantie, plus le premier mois d'avance, plus d'éventuels frais d'agence (real-estate agency (inmobiliaria) commission is customarily built into the owner's side of the contract rather than charged to the tenant as a separate move-in fee; agencies typically earn roughly 7-10% or more on the rent. foreigners renting directly from owners avoid the agency intermediary entirely.).

Dois-je déclarer mon domicile à Colombia ?

Oui — Foreigners granted a visa valid for more than 3 months must register with Migracion Colombia and obtain a Cedula de Extranjeria (foreign ID card) within 15 days of visa issuance or of entering Colombia; tourism, business and visitor visas are exempt. It is an immigration/identity registration (needed to open a bank account, sign contracts, access services) rather than a purely address-based municipal registry.

Puis-je trouver des locations meublées ou de courte durée à Colombia ?

Meublé + non meublé et le marché moyenne durée sur lequel s'appuient les nomades est marché moyen terme solide. Commencez votre recherche sur Finca Raiz (fincaraiz.com.co), Metrocuadrado (metrocuadrado.com), Properati.

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