Attika is right on many points: there are major problems in France with the leaseback managment companies, they are claiming money/compensation at the end of the contract... and they should not do as we bought the property to be second home _ Residence secondaire. Once the leaseback contract is over, we should be able to live in the property. However the reality is completely different as we signed leasebacks, which are commercial leases !
Also there are several laws regarding the leaseback properties. The latest information published by the government is the extension of the delay granted to find a new managment company when the first managment company left, dissapeared, did not do its job and so on and you kicked it out... the new delay is 1 year/12 months instead of 1 month...
If you read French several information are available on line, please just type Residence de tourisme problemes... you will find out.