6 25. Decree No. 2002-120 of 30 January 2002 concerning the features of decent housing, implementing Section 187 of the Urban Solidarity and Renewal Act, No. 2000-1208 of 13 December 2000, reads: “Section 3: The accommodation shall comprise the following fixtures and fittings: 1. Facilities for proper heating, with arrangements for the supply of energy and the evacuation of combustion products suited to the features of the dwelling. […] 2. A drinking water supply ensuring that water is supplied within the dwelling with a pressure and flow sufficient for normal use by tenants; 3. Facilities for disposing of household waste water and domestic sewage, preventing the return of odours and effluent and equipped with a U- bend; 4. A kitchen or kitchenette designed to accommodate a cooking appliance and including a sink with hot and cold running water and waste water disposal facilities; 5. A sanitary facility inside the dwelling including a toilet separated from the kitchen and from the room in which meals are eaten, and facilities for washing, comprising a bath or shower, designed to ensure privacy, with hot and cold running water and sewage disposal facilities. The sanitary facility of a one-room dwelling may be confined to a toilet outside the dwelling provided it is in the same building and readily accessible; 6. An electrical system providing adequate lighting in all rooms and including sockets, suitable for common household appliances essential to everyday life.” c) The right to housing fit for human habitation 26. The Public Health Code reads: “Article L.1331-22: Cellars, basements, attics, rooms with no outside window and other premises inherently unfit for human habitation may be not be made available for habitation, either free of charge or in return for money.” “Article L.1331-23: Premises may not be made available for habitation, either free of charge or in return for money, under conditions that will manifestly lead to their being overcrowded.” d) Measures to combat eviction 27. The Tenancy Act of 6 July 1989 reads: “Section 24: Any clause providing for the automatic termination of the lease in the event of failure to pay the agreed rent, supplementary charges or a deposit shall not take effect until two months after notice to comply has remained without effect. On penalty of inadmissibility, the bailiff shall give notice of termination to the State representative in the département, by registered letter with a request for acknowledgement of receipt, at least two months before the hearing, so that the latter may, as necessary, refer to the bodies providing housing assistance, the housing support fund or the competent social services. The court may, even of its own motion, grant extra time for payment […]” 28. The Civil Enforcement Procedure [Reform] Act, No. 91-650 of 9 July 1991, reads: “Section 61: Unless otherwise provided, eviction or evacuation from a building or inhabited premises may take place only pursuant to a court decision or registered enforceable friendly settlement, and after formal notice to quit the premises […]”

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