The most energy-inefficient homes considered unfit for habitation on January 1

From Wednesday, the most energy-inefficient homes will be classified as indecent and can no longer be rented, which is upsetting landlords worried about being forced to carry out renovation work, despite a great deal of vagueness surrounding the application of this measure.
Adopted in 2021, the Climate and Resilience Act provides for homes with mediocre energy performance to gradually be considered indecent.
First, homes rated G+ on the Diagnostic de Performance Energétique (DPE) were deemed indecent in 2023. From January 1, it will be the turn of G-rated homes, followed by F-rated homes in 2028 and E-rated homes in 2034.
The law requires landlords to provide tenants with decent accommodation. If this is not the case, the tenant can demand that the landlord carry out work, and if necessary, take the landlord to court to obtain a rent reduction or suspension of payment while the work is being carried out.
Decency is a prerequisite for signing a lease, so "in theory, there should be no more advertisements for G-rated rental accommodation", nor any new contracts, according to David Rodrigues, head of legal affairs at the CLCV association (Consommation, logement et cadre de vie).