Migrant Workers' Home (MWF)

Verified 22 February 2022 - Directorate for Legal and Administrative Information (Prime Minister)

If you are a worker of foreign origin, you can be accommodated in a migrant worker's home (FTM). This property offers individual or shared rooms and common areas. You sign an occupancy contract with the manager of the home. The length of the accommodation is 1 month. If you wish to extend the accommodation, this period is automatic rollover.

The Migrant Workers' Home (MWF) houses workers of foreign origin.

This type of accommodation offers both single or shared rooms and common areas (for example, kitchen, laundry).

You sign an occupancy contract with the manager of the home.

This contract specifies in particular the conditions of your admission and accommodation.

You are affected if you meet the following conditions:

  • You are a lone worker, separated from your family back home
  • You are a foreign national and have a valid residence permit

There's no no age requirement.

FYI  

some households also host people who are experiencing serious difficulties in finding housing (single-parent families, isolated persons, etc.).

The coordinates of the fires can be obtained in the town hall.

Who shall I contact

You must then apply to the household of your choice.

You sign an occupancy contract with the manager of the home.

The contract shall contain the following elements:

  • Conditions of admission
  • Contract Start Date
  • Conditions for termination of the contract
  • Amount of the monthly fee (type of rent) and all ancillary services (e.g. laundry)
  • Amount of security deposit
  • Description of the premises and facilities and communal areas at your disposal

Rules and regulations The contract must be annexed to the contract. You have to sign this settlement.

Accommodation costs generally include:

  • Monthly fee
  • Security deposit equal to 1 month's fee (this amount is returned on your departure)
  • Individual participation in ancillary services

Yeah. Yeah. All or part of these costs may be borne by personalized housing assistance (CHA) if the home is agreed (most households are) and/or aid paid by the Solidarity Housing Fund (FSL).

The contract shall be concluded for a period of time one month.

He is automatically renewed if you wish to continue hosting.

The contract may be terminated at your own initiative or at the initiative of the home manager.

At your initiative

You may terminate your contract at any time provided you comply with a notice period of 8 days to notify the home manager.

To do this, you must send a registered letter with notice of receipt to your household manager.

This period of notice begins on the day on which the manager receives the mail and signs the acknowledgement of receipt.

During the 8 days, you continue to pay your accommodation costs (royalty,...).

At the initiative of the home manager

The manager of the household can terminate your contract at any time. It must do so within a certain period of notice (1 month or 3 months) which differs according to the nature of the breach of the contract.

Termination of the contract must be served on you by one of the following means:

  • Registered letter with notice of receipt
  • Commissioner of Justice (former bailiff and judicial auctioneer)
  • Written letter delivered against discharge

During the notice period, you must continue to pay the accommodation costs that correspond to the only period in which you actually occupy the premises.

Rules and regulations Non-performance of your obligations (e.g. non-payment of the fee, non-compliance with the

The manager must respect a notice period one month to warn you that he will terminate the contract.

The conditions for admission are no longer met

The AIFM must comply with a notice period of 3 months to warn you that he will terminate the contract.

Closure of the facility

The AIFM must comply with a notice period of 3 months to warn you that he will terminate the contract.

Who can help me?

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  • Migrant Info

    Information service, anonymous and free of charge, for foreigners and professionals in contact with them

    By telephone

     +33 (0) 1 53 26 52 82

    Open Monday to Friday from 9am to 1pm and 2pm to 5pm

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