Accommodation: prior authorization to rent required in certain communes of Seine-Saint-Denis

Since the beginning of January 2019, private landlords have had to apply to their city hall for an APML before signing a new lease in the city center of Saint-Denis andAubervilliers (which also requires a proposed lease including rent and charges, number of occupants, and photos), as well as in a northern neighborhood of Stains.

To find out if this measure applies to your accommodation, you must contact your city council before renting it to find out if it is located in one of the areas concerned. If so, you will need to complete the APML form (Cerfa n°15652) and send it fairly early before the lease to obtain authorization before the lease is signed. You will need to attach a

technical diagnostic file

(electricity, gas, energy performance, exposure to lead and asbestos) that you have had established by a diagnoser and deposited or sent to the town hall where the housing is located or electronically if so planned.

If the city council gives its consent (one month after receiving the request), it will issue you a rent permit free of charge which must be attached to the lease.

If the city council refuses your request, it will specify the nature of the work or development that you will have to carry out before you can rent your accommodation.

The prior authorization shall lapse if it is not followed by a lease within two years of its issue. In case of sale of the rented accommodation, the valid APML must be transferred to the new owner of the accommodation.

Homeowners who opt out of this measure are at risk €5,000 of fines and those who would rent in spite of a refusal of authorization are liable to a fine of up to €15,000.

In certain sectors of La CourneuveHowever, it is only a declaration to the town hall that is requested from the owners after the signature of the lease. To do this, you must fill in Cerfa Form N°15651. This declaration must be renewed each time a new tenant is hired.