Decent housing

It goes without saying but it is better by saying it: the owner must provide the tenant with decent housing. 
The definition of decent housing is specified in several decrees: 

• decree of 30 January 2002;
• decree of March 9, 2017;

A decent property meets 5 criteria:

• a minimum surface area,
• the absence of risk to the safety and health of the tenant, 
• the absence of pests and parasites, 
• a minimum energy performance, 
• the provision of certain equipment.

It should be noted that the concept of decent property is expanding with the new regulations with, in particular, a focus of the ELAN law on bedbugs.

If the property is not decent, the tenant has recourse.
Renting an indecent property is a matter of criminal law with various sanctions against the owner:

• Compel the owner to do the necessary work;
• impose the reduction of rent to be granted to the tenant;
• impose damages to be paid to the tenant.

As an owner, it is therefore important to be well informed on this subject.

You can refer to the Service-public.fr website which is very clear and complete:
https://www.service-public.fr/particuliers/vosdroits/F2042