Controversy over the removal of tenant housing doors and windows that have been delayed in rent...There's a case of tearing off the roof, too
Jan 24, 2025
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According to local media such as La Depeche, a door and window of a house in Pas-de-Calais, northern France, disappeared one day.
When the tenant did not pay the monthly rent for about five months, the landlord took an extreme measure.
In France, like many European countries, it is illegal to evict tenants who are in arrears of rent in the winter.
In response, the landlord used a 'trick' to evict the tenant while avoiding the law.
The landlord said he would replace the doors and windows and did not install them anew.
As a result, the tenant's family has been blocked by wooden boards and corrugated cardboard, but is suffering from exposure to the bitter cold and outside intrusion in the winter.
The tenant's family eventually asked the city hall and social institutions for help.
The city government is reportedly planning to order the landlord to restore it to its original state.
This is not the first time in France that doors and windows of a house in arrears have been ripped off.
In July 2023, the roof was torn off to pressure tenants who were behind on their monthly rent in Morbien and in 2022 the tenant homes and windows were removed in Lauren Mosel.
This article was translated by Naver AI translator.
