Only one social landlord sanctioned for lack of maintenance in Martigues

Social landlords whose HLM are located in priority urban policy neighborhoods (QPV) can benefit from a 30% tax reduction on property tax on built properties (TFPB), provided they invest in building maintenance, tenant support or social and cultural projects.

This tax expenditure amounted to 315 million euros in 2024, 60% of which was financed by local authorities.

In mid-February, Ms Méadel asked the prefects for an inventory of the investments that social landlords must make under this agreement signed with the State and local authorities.

"We have carried out mutual actions, we have also helped social landlords, because they are not responsible for everything, and we have realized that at the latest assessment, there are only 15% of difficulties left," the minister said.

"Most of the landlords have acted so well that they will not have their public aid suspended, except for one: 13 Habitat, in Notre-Dame des Marins, to whom I am suspending the €130.000 aid," explained Juliette Méadel.

Persistent malfunctions have indeed been observed in this residence in Martigues, around forty kilometers northwest of Marseille, but aid could be reactivated from 2027, if progress is made.

"13 Habitat" is the leading social landlord in the Provence-Alpes-Côte d'Azur region, and the Bouches-du-Rhône department decided in June to renew its governance, reacting to a scathing report from the National Agency for the Control of Social Housing (Ancols).

During her press briefing, Juliette Méadel affirmed her "confidence" in "13 Habitat", highlighting the "new impetus" given.

In February, Ms. Méadel explained that she wanted to be the minister of "elevators that work." She then announced sanctions for landlords when "significant failures to comply with the maintenance requirements for stairwells, cellars, basements, and parking lots in social housing" are observed.