Olympic Games in Paris brings light to eyes of thousands of owners. But it also turns heads of landlords, who are already renting their apartment.

Testimonies of tenants pushed out or forced to accept small arrangements have multiplied in recent weeks. “The owner asked us to leave in June,” says Simon, who signed in November in a shared accommodation in Saint-Denis, a stone's throw from the Stade de France. ‘When I visit an apartment, it happens quite…’