Rental evictions which must resume in July at the end of the winter break and the state of health emergency cannot take place " without the possibility of rehousing ", said Tuesday the Minister of Housing, Julien Denormandie.
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" I will give instructions to the prefects by circular this week to ensure that only rental eviction procedures backed by possibilities of operational rehousing are implemented, " the minister said during questions to the government in the Assembly. national. The minister added that " the owners will be able to request compensation from the state " when the eviction procedures have not been carried out, he added.
Against the background of the Covid-19 crisis, the government announced in early May the extension of the winter truce until the end of the state of health emergency planned for July, offering a reprieve to thousands of modest households threatened with expulsion. At the end of May, the Collective of United Associations, which brings together around thirty associations, asked the government to " extend the effort " and to " commit to ensuring that there is no return to the street without a solution." " They meet again on Thursday to discuss " " after "people on the street ".
Since the start of confinement, more than 20,000 additional emergency accommodation places have been made available, including nearly 11,400 requisitioned in hotels, to shelter those who were " confined outside ". nearly 180,000 people have been sheltered by associations and state services every night since the start of the crisis.
" While the virus is still circulating in our country, we share the same objective as associations, that is to say that no person ends up on the street in this context, " said Julien Denormandie. Each year, between 15,500 and 16,000 evictions with the help of the police force put on the street those who can no longer afford a roof over their heads.
