With the end this Friday April 1 of the winter break, the associations fear an upsurge in evictions of tenants, after two years of calm during the pandemic.
It is the first time since the Covid-19 has been circulating in France that the winter break has not been extended. In 2020, it had been until July and in 2021 until the end of May.
The number of evictions, after a record in 2019, had thus decreased significantly. For lack of time to practice them, but also because the Minister Emmanuelle Wargon had instructed the prefects to avoid evictions without solution, the State compensating the donors.
But this year, the ministry is told, “ there are no circumstances that would make it necessary to extend the winter break. […] The instructions are still applied with great discernment, especially concerning families or people of good faith. “, we add.
Concerns of associations fighting for the right to housing
Many organizations fighting for better access to decent housing are concerned. The spokesperson for the Right to Housing (DAL) association, Jean-Baptiste Eyraud, asks for a “ suspension of evictions “until 2022 and demands” respect for rights enshrined in law “.
We need to mobilize unoccupied housing, which has never been so numerous in the country. There are 3.1 million. Therefore, it is necessary to requisition the dwellings belonging to wealthy owners.
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According to a study by the Abbé-Pierre foundation published on Wednesday, out of 66 evicted households, 32% of them have not found fixed accommodation one to three years later.
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