Each year, the lessor sends you a resources survey that you must complete and return to him.

Your lease can be terminated if the resources survey shows, for the 2^e year in which the annual income of persons housed exceeds a certain amount. This amount is equivalent to 1.5 times the maximum income to obtain a social housing PLS :

The lessor will inform you of your situation as soon as the results of the resources survey show, for the second^e year in succession, exceeding the maximum authorized.

You must leave the premises within 18 months from 1^er January of the year following the results of the survey showing, for the second^e year in succession, an overrun of the maximum permitted.

The lessor notifies you, by registered letter with notice of receipt or by act of commissioner of justice (formerly act of bailiff), the deadline of departure 6 months before the end of the 18-month period.

The landlord does not have to make you a relocation proposal.

This procedure stops if you meet at least one of the following 2 conditions:

• during the 18-month period, you inform your lessor that your income has fallen below a certain amount. This amount corresponds to the maximum revenues for the allocation social housing PLS (so-called social rental loan)
• you reach the age of 65 until the year in which appears for the 2^e consecutive times the maximum allowed has been exceeded

The obligation to leave your home does not apply, regardless of your income:

• if you are 65 years of age or older
• or if you are handicapped person or if you have a person with a disability
• or if your accommodation is located in a priority area of city politics

Failure to pay your rent and expenses on the scheduled date may result in the termination of your lease, after a decision by the judge.

Be careful, expulsion can be automatic if rescission clause applies. In practice, this clause exists in most leases. In the event of a cancelation clause, the lessor first sends you a payment order. If you do not pay within 2 months, the landlord can ask the judge to find that the lease is terminated and order the eviction. The judge may, however, decide to give you a delay in payment if he or she considers that you are able to pay your debt. If you pay on time, you can stay in the accommodation.

If you cause neighborhood problems, the lessor sends you a formal notice to comply with the obligation to use leased premises peacefully. If you do not comply with this obligation, the lessor has the following 2 options:

• Either ask the judge directly for your eviction, without making you any offer of alternative accommodation.
• Either offer you a relocation offer corresponding to your needs in order to bring calm in the building. In this case, he sends you this proposal by registered letter with acknowledgement of receipt. If you refuse or fail to reply after a period of one month, the landlord can ask the judge for your expulsion.

In any case, a period of 3 months must elapse between your subpoena in court and the date of the hearing.

If your lease contains a rescission clause (this is the most common case), the judge automatically orders your expulsion. If your lease does not contain this clause, the judge can take your situation into account.

If the judge orders your eviction, you will have at least 2 months to leave the accommodation. However, if you have refused any proposals for relocation, the judge may reduce or abolish this minimum 2-month period.

Each year, the lessor sends the tenant a resources survey.

Your lease can be terminated when you fail to respond for 2 consecutive years to theresources survey and that your accommodation is located in zones A, Abis or B1.

To find out if your municipality is affected, you can use this simulator:

Know the area of his commune: A, Abis, B1, B2 or C

You must then leave the accommodation within 18 months from 1^er January of the year following these two consecutive years.

The landlord does not have to make you a relocation proposal.

Six months before the end of the 18-month period, the lessor shall inform you, by registered letter with request for acknowledgement of receipt or by bailiff's act (now called commissioner of justice), the date on which you must have left the accommodation.

The obligation to leave your home disappears when you meet at least 1 of the following conditions:

• You reach the age of 65, up to the age of 2^e consecutive year with no response toresources survey
• During the 18-month period, you send the lessor the documents and information requested in theresources survey and that proves your income is less than the maximum income for the allocation of a social housing PLS.

In any case, you cannot be forced to leave your accommodation when you meet at least 1 of the following conditions:

• You are 65 years of age or older
• You are handicapped person or that you have a person with a disability
• Your accommodation is located in a priority area of city politics

The subletting of part of the dwelling is permitted, under certain conditions.

But he is forbidden to sublet all accommodation. If you do not comply with this prohibition, the lessor may bring the matter before the judge for resilia your lease.

It is forbidden to give up (free or not) your accommodation.

If you do not comply with this prohibition, the lessor may bring the matter before the judge for resilia your lease.

The exchange of dwellings between tenants is allowed, under certain specific conditions (size of dwellings, composition of families, etc.).

In all other cases, you must obtain the agreement of the lessor. If you do not comply with this obligation, the lessor can ask the judge to terminate your lease.

If your accommodation is under-occupied, your landlord must offer you at least 3 new housing units adapted to your needs, even if you exceed the maximum revenues for the allocation of a social housing unit.

These proposals must meet the following three characteristics:

• Respect the decency criteria
• Have a rent lower than the one you are leaving
• Be located close to the accommodation you are leaving. In Paris, Lyon and Marseille, the accommodation must be located in the same arrondissement, or in a neighboring arrondissement that may or may not belong to your municipality. If your municipality is divided into cantons, it must be located in the same canton or in a neighboring canton which may or may not belong to your municipality. In all other cases, it must not be located more than 5 km from the accommodation you are leaving.

If you accept one of these units, you receive mobility assistance.

This aid covers the following costs:

• Moving expenses. Either the landlord will finance your move up to €1,000 and chooses the company of removal, or he pays you the lump sum of €400 to cover moving expenses. This payment shall take place within one month of the return of the keys of the former dwelling.
• Charges for opening, closing or transferring subscriptions to water, electricity, gas and telephone networks 
• The work to upgrade the quality of the proposed new housing unit compared to the old one. At your request, the landlord does this work before the move-in, up to a certain amount.

In some geographical areas, the 3^e The offer of accommodation is accompanied by the letter of notice (leave) given by your landlord. If this offer is rejected, your lease will be terminated. You must leave the premises within 6 months of notification of this 3^e offer of relocation.

But you cannot be forced to leave your homeeven when your home becomes under-occupied, if you are in any of the following situations:

• You're over 65
• You are handicapped person
• You have a loss of physical or mental autonomy
• You have a dependant handicapped person
• You have a dependent with a loss of physical or mental autonomy.

Persons considered to be persons living at home are the following:

• Yourself (applicant)
• Your co-applicant : Civil partnerships' or cohabiting spouse or partner, or a member of your family who is not dependent on you (only grandfather, grandmother, mother, father, son, daughter, granddaughter, grandson, brother, sister)
• Persons and children listed on your tax notice or that of your co-applicant
  These include children with disabilities of all ages, children under the age of 21 (including alternating care if declared at the home of each parent), students under the age of 25, and persons with a disability-inclusive mobility card (or disability card).

If you have social housing adapted to the handicap and you are under 65, the landlord can terminate your lease if the disabled person no longer occupies the dwelling.

The landlord must offer you at least 3 accommodations adapted to your needs.

These dwellings must meet the following characteristics:

• Respect the decency criteria
• Have a rent lower than the one you are leaving
• Be located close to the accommodation you are leaving. In Paris, Lyon and Marseille, the accommodation must be located in the same arrondissement, or in a neighboring arrondissement that may or may not belong to your municipality. If your municipality is divided into cantons, it must be located in the same canton or in a neighboring canton which may or may not belong to your municipality. In all other cases, it must not be located more than 5 km from the accommodation you are leaving.

If you accept 1 of these units, you receive mobility assistance.

This aid covers the following costs:

• Moving expenses. The lessor shall pay the removal company up to €1,000 he chooses or, if you refuse, he pays you the lump sum of €400 to cover your moving expenses. This payment takes place within a month after the keys of the accommodation you leave.
• The costs of opening, closing or transferring subscriptions to the water, electricity, gas and telephone networks.
• The work to upgrade the quality of the proposed new housing unit compared to the old one. At your request, the landlord does this work before the move-in and does so, up to a certain amount:

If you refuse the 3 housing proposals, your lease can be terminated.

You will then have to leave the accommodation:

• at the end of a period of six months
• or, in the event of the death of a disabled person in your care, at the end of an 18-month period

That period shall run from notification of the 3^e offer of accommodation.

Your accommodation must be occupied at least 8 months a year, unless there are legitimate reasons (professional obligation, health reason, or force majeure), by you or the people who usually live there.

If not, the lessor may issue you a subpoena in court within 3 months before the hearing. If the judge orders your eviction, you will have 2 to 3 months to leave the accommodation.