France's winter housing 'truce' ends, advocates warn of record evictions

End of winter motel season means hundreds of unhoused people must move out

“This is really creating a lot of last-minute chaos,” said Brenda Siegel, executive director of End Homelessness Vermont.

On March 29 and 30, all over France, thousands of people protested for a decent, stable and affordable #housing for all. Faced with evictions and speculation, the mobilization continues!

France's winter housing 'truce' ends, advocates warn of record evictions

As France's yearly ban on evictions during the winter comes to an end, housing advocates are denouncing the lack of solutions for those who cannot pay rent, pointing to the record number of evictions in 2024.

On the eve of the end of the winter truce, the association points out the serious social consequences of rental evictions, multiplied by inflation and repressive policies such as the anti-squat law of 2023.

While the respite granted to thousands of modest households ends this Monday, nearly 24,000 households were expelled from their homes last year, says the Foundation for Housing the Disadvantaged.

After all if a dwelling has been empty for 5 years you have to force the owners to rent it since we lack housing. 5 years is long is not that. Except that things are more complex than that. Much more complex. For example if you need the housing one day to house a child, a relative, or even yourself, then you will not be able to take it back as you see fit because you owe a minimum lease of 3 years to your tenant. We are in Paris. Capital of Fran…