Val-d’oise Habitat, CDC housing and real Estate 3 F taking the lead. Under the leadership of the secretary of State for housing, Julien Denormandie, with the three largest donors to the east of Val-d’oise help tenants in difficult economic. “As a social actor, the movement HLM’s mission is to assist its tenants more vulnerable by offering them different solutions “, supports-t-we in the entourage of the secretary of State.
A meeting was held last week at the prefecture, to exchange ideas and co-ordinate ” between the donors. 3 F has received “over a dozen” requests for deferral, including Garges-lès-Gonesse where it counts 4 000 dwellings. “We urge all those who find it difficult to pay the rent to contact us, supports Marie-Laure Lemoine, director of the agency of the Val-d’oise. Either we find a solution together, or we’re going to aid, such as the solidarity Fund for housing. “
Val-d’oise Habitat says, “to analyse on a case-by-case” situations. “All the employees who work in the agency are mobilized to join and strengthen the social unit of recovery, says the landlord, ready to propose solutions. The rent receipts have been sent these last days, we don’t yet have meaningful data to evaluate the impact of the crisis. “
CDC Habitat will reimburse 212 professionals
CDC Habitat, which has about 2 500 housing of Villiers-le-Bel, has for the time being concentrate its efforts on commercial leases. 212 professional, paying by automatic withdrawal, will be refunded.
“We have also decided to stop sending out reminder letters during the confinement period, says it is in the lessor. We invite the people in economic difficulties to contact our customer contact centre. “
A moratorium of the rent claimed
For its part, the national confederation of housing (CNL) asked for strong measures on the part of the State. Emergency first, with the establishment of a moratorium of rents in the social but also private ” as long as the epidemic will not be contained “.
“We still do not have a lot of alerts on the subject in the Val-d’oise, a few people who already had difficulties. But this does not mean that the issues of payment of rent does not exist. Because shame often people come to see us very late, when they have already received letters from a bailiff. We will, therefore, be particularly vigilant on the subject, ” states Daniel Cahorel, federal councillor of the CNL.
The association for the defence of the tenants request, in a second time, the postponement of the reform of the PLA, and the possibility of a partial payment. “For example, a tenant with 80 % of his salary does not pay as well as 80 % of her rent,” says the NLC. And the latter to propose the creation of a compensation fund for residents, ” fed by the fines imposed for non-compliance with the rules of containment and by a tax on specific platforms, e-commerce and large groups ( distribution) who see their sales explode with the health crisis at present.”
For adjustments, postponements of rent requested by the elected
The debate invites himself in the political field. The idea to postpone the rent has been raised and supported by the elected officials of the east of Val-d’oise. In particular, in Sarcelles, Villiers-le-Bel and Garges-lès-Gonesse, where the rate of social housing reaches, or exceeds, 50 %.
