Can a tenant sublet their accommodation? - Social housing
Verified 08 novembre 2021 - Directorate for Legal and Administrative Information (Prime Minister)
All accommodation
The subleasing of a social housing unit in its entirety is prohibited.
In the case of prohibited sub-leasing, the lessor may ask the judge to terminate the tenant's lease and the sub-tenant's lease.
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Telephone administrative information - Allo Public Service
The informants who answer you belong to the ministry in charge of housing and city planning.
Cost: free service
Attention: the service does not have access to users' personal files and therefore cannot provide information on their progress.
The service is available at the following times:
- Monday: 8.30am to 5.30pm
- Tuesday: 8:30 to 12:15
- Wednesday: 8:30 to 12:15
- Thursday: 8.30am to 5.30pm
- Friday: 1 p.m. to 4:15 p.m
- Lundi : de 08h30 à 16h15
- Mardi : de 08h30 à 12h15
- Mercredi : de 08h30 à 12h15
- Jeudi : de 08h30 à 17h30
- Vendredi : de 13h00 à 16h15
- Departmental Agency for Housing Information (Adil)
Empty and furnished accommodation (furnished lease signed since March 27, 2014)
Housing "law of 48" (general rules of subletting)
Housing "Law of 48" (subrental rent)
Social housing (subleasing prohibited, except in exceptional cases)
Social housing (exceptions allowing subleasing)
Social housing (penalty)
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