They are both resigned and angry.
The inhabitants of housing of a social landlord rue Henri-Guillaumet in Lagny-sur-Marne have been without heating for weeks.
And according to them, this is not the only problem they encounter in this residence managed by Habitat 77. According to one resident, there are 170 private heating apartments.
Distributed auxiliary electric heaters
Outside it is -2 ° C, this Saturday noon.
"At night, in the rooms, the temperature can drop to 13 ° C," said Farid, 43, who has lived here for almost fifteen years.
For Yann, 48, who has just moved in less than a year ago, this situation is particularly harsh and even perilous.
He has a heart condition and has been operated on several times.
“My heart has to beat faster to keep me warm.
I sleep in a sweater.
It is 10 ° C in my room.
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This heating problem has not occurred recently.
It even lasts for weeks.
And it's been felt harder by locals since the mercury in the thermometer plummeted in recent days.
“We were lucky to have a start to winter that was not very cold,” observes Laurence, 73 years old and a tenant since 1985. “Last year, the heating worked intermittently.
The system is very old.
It dates from the sixties.
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"We will pay twice"
The social landlord distributed additional electric heaters.
But two problems result from it, observe the tenants.
“There were so few, says Laurence, that they were all already given when I wanted to have one.
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Second problem, the cost.
“We pay twice, plague Abdelkader, 56 years old and tenant here since 2011. We pay for heating with the charges and we will pay the electricity bill for the extra radiators.
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Humidity and bronchiolitis
Ouassila, 40 years old and resident since 2014, agrees well: “With electricity, I'm going to head off!
What worries her is the health of her three children with this cold.
“My sons get bronchiolitis.
“Because in addition to the cold, tenants complain about the humidity that creeps into each accommodation by capillary action because, as Laurence explains,“ the city is built on water ”.
The lack of heating compounds the problem.
Most of the inhabitants are resigned or, in any case, suffer in silence.
Kader, 58, has been here since 2003. He says "most people don't care."
This is what would explain their silence.
Ouassila nuance: “Some inhabitants do not know how to express themselves in French well.
They are ashamed of it and do not take the steps.
Laurence abounds and completes.
“Few tenants know the laws.
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The office promises work from February 22
President of Habitat 77, the HLM office which manages this private heating residence, Denis Jullemier gives his version of the facts.
“There has been a problem since the end of last week.
It's pretty serious.
Engie, the contractor, has to dig the bitumen to make the repairs.
In addition, our sensors indicate that the temperature in the buildings is 19 ° C, ”he says.
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According to him, the work will be carried out from February 22.
“In the meantime, our services will ensure that the distribution of electric heaters has been made and that everyone has them.
People have to report it to the warden.
Finally, on the electricity bill, Denis Jullemier kicks in.
“We are not responsible if the Engie service provider has encountered problems and cannot intervene immediately.
It is not voluntary on our part to turn off the heating.
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