A residential lease. (Drawing) – PHILIPPE HUGUEN / AFP
The nine towns of Common plain are going to experiment with rent control. From June 1, rents for bare and furnished rentals in the private park will be capped in Saint-Aubervilliers, Épinay-sur-Seine, L’Île-Saint-Denis, La Courneuve, Pierrefitte-sur-Seine, Saint- Denis, Saint-Ouen-sur-Seine, Stains, Villetaneuse will be capped. As part of the Elan law of 2018, this decree of the prefecture of the Île-de-France region defines the terms of the rent control which will apply on an experimental basis on the territory of Plaine commune. , who had requested it.
This territorial public establishment brings together these nine cities of Seine-Saint-Denis, an agglomeration where nearly 430,000 people live. “The acceleration of urban changes and the strengthening of the attractiveness of the territory of Plaine Commune […] could contribute to fuel inflationary pressures on the rents of the territory ”, indicated in a press release the prefectures of Île-de-France, Seine-Saint-Denis and Plaine Commune, which cite in particular the Olympic Games of 2024 and the Grand Paris Express.
The rental framework already in place in Paris and Lille
The cap will apply from June 1 for new accommodation, lease renewals and mobility leases. A interactive map allows to know the reference rent of a dwelling, depending in particular on its age and location. A margin of maneuver of 20% upwards and 30% downwards in relation to the reference rent is authorized.
At the end of 2020, only Paris and Lille benefited from such rent control. But several metropolises – notably Bordeaux, Lyon and Montpellier – and Ile-de-France intercommunalities applied to join the system at the end of last year.