In France you rent — landlord finally instructed (7)
I believe the answer is:
tutored
'instructed' is the definition.
(both can mean taught)
'in france you rent landlord finally' is the wordplay.
'in france you' becomes 'tu' ('you' in French).
'rent' becomes 'tore' ('rend' and 'tear' both mean to rip something).
'finally' suggests the final letters.
The last letter of 'landlord' is 'd'.
'tu'+'tore'+'d'='TUTORED'
(Other definitions for tutored that I've seen before include "Disciplined" , "Gave private lessons to" , "Privately taught" , "Trained" , "Coached" .)