“I was robbed while on vacation. The apartment door was not shielded and my landlord does not want to install one. Does he have the right to refuse? “Asks Myriam, a reader who lives in Paris (14th).
The answer from Marthe Gallois, lawyer at PAP.
"The answer is yes. No law, no text obliges the owner to equip his apartment with an armored door. Housing must, however, provide a normal level of security depending on the situation of this place, if it is, for example, on the ground floor of a building or located in a neighborhood where crime is high. Because, in this case, the tenant's insurer may require a higher level of security.
Insurers refer to A2P standards which attest to a level of resistance in the event of an attempted break-in. The tenant can inquire with insurers of the minimum level of security required and then ask its owner to comply with it.
On the other hand, if the tenant declares to his insurer an important inheritance, if he collects for example valuables, he cannot in any case require the owner that he bear the cost of the security required by the insurer .
It is up to the tenant to choose an accommodation offering a level of security corresponding to the value of their assets. He can also have an armored door installed at his expense if the owner gives his consent, even if he asks him if he agrees to take part of the costs at his expense insofar as this gives value to the property concerned and that the lessor may deduct the cost of the work from his rental income. "