Three owners have already received the maximum fine of 5.000 euros, four others have been financially sanctioned: the Paris town hall took stock on Tuesday September 26 of its action to control rent control, for which it has had the skills since nine months.
“Between January 1 and September 2023, 1.181 reports were collected by the city of Paris, almost ten times more than the State”, which had collected 120 reports in three years, Ian Brossat said at a press conference on Tuesday, deputy mayor of Paris in charge of housing.
The first city to have applied rent control in mid-2019, Paris has been the first since January 1 to be able to directly control this control.
An initial assessment deemed “positive” by the elected official, but which highlighted “a certain number of abuses, particularly on small areas”.
Nearly 50% of the reports made over the period concern studios.
An observation which rises to “80% when including two-room apartments” and which in fact concerns more vulnerable populations such as “students, young workers, or older singles”, indicated Mr. Brossat.
In the 15th arrondissement, the owner of a 900m³ accommodation, rented for 23 euros for 583 months - for an authorized rent of 5.000 euros -, for example, was sentenced to the maximum fine for this type of offense, XNUMX euros.
Over the period, 45 files were regularized. Seven reports in total resulted in financial sanctions, a “final summons” for the owners.
“Seven fines have just been issued, including three with a ceiling of 5.000 euros,” said the elected official, specifying that “34 letters of information prior to the fine” were also issued.
In the capital, "made up of two thirds of tenants", the XNUMXth, XNUMXth and XNUMXth arrondissements come first in number of reports, due to "a large population" but also "a substantial private housing stock", he added.
Of the 1.181 reports made, 47% were investigated by the town hall. Among them, "61% revealed proven excesses", the others not being eligible or concerning additional rent which does not fall within the competence of the city of Paris, indicated the elected official.
In total, 183 formal notices were sent to owners, of which 68% presented “a monthly excess of more than 100 euros”.
Eighteen municipalities in Île-de-France and several French urban areas said to be in tense areas such as Lille, Lyon or Montpellier have since joined this system, set up in 2019.
