The holding of the Olympic Games in Paris brings light to the eyes of thousands of owners who are already imagining renting their apartment or house at a high price, completely legally.
But it also turns the heads of landlords, who are already renting their apartment, and who see in this event a way of hitting the jackpot, even if it means being completely illegal.
Testimonies of tenants pushed out or forced to accept small arrangements have multiplied in recent weeks in Paris and in the cities which will host Olympic events (Saint-Denis, Versailles, Colombes, etc.).
“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.
It was clear from the start: he wanted the apartment to be free for the Olympics, but if we wanted, we could take the apartment back in September.
A now frequent case.
“When I visit an apartment, it happens quite…
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