As part of the examination at first reading of the “3DS” bill (differentiation, decentralization, deconcentration and simplification) aimed at simplifying local public action, the deputies adopted this Tuesday, December 14 an amendment which allows to the municipalities to control and sanction the owners which do not respect the framework of the price of rents. It is currently the responsibility of the prefect.
The final text has yet to be validated by a joint joint committee but Ian Brossat, deputy mayor of Paris in charge of housing is very optimistic: “All signals are green”. The chosen one salutes “A very big step forward. It was a request from the city of Paris and I am very happy that a majority of deputies emerged to achieve this result. It is very clearly a positive signal”.
Ian Brossat hopes the measure will be effective by the end of the first half of 2022 “so that the city of Paris can carry out these checks and fight effectively against excessive rents. This will suppose that the city mobilizes staff who will be responsible for carrying out the checks on the ground, that is to say checking that the real estate agencies play the game and pronounce penalties when there is a proven violation “ and he insists: “This is a major project because until now this competence in the hands of the prefect. Last year only five for an amount of 1500 euros were pronounced. It’s ridiculous. And there finally! We will have municipal agents who will be able to fight against these obvious abuses “.
According to the Deputy in charge of Housing, “in Paris, a third of owners charge rents that exceed the authorized ceilings”. He recalls that they face a fine of 5,000 euros per rental apartment.