Co -owners: Your trustee will soon be forced to alert you to an imminent risk for your elevators

The National Assembly adopted a bill to fight against the lifts dragging in length. This text includes a new obligation to inform the co -owners by the trustee, concerning a risk of failure which is close but which remains little known.

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At the time of the deployment of 5G, 2G and 3G are only a distant memory in terms of mobile telephony. Second and third generation mobile networks are still relevant in the elevators. About a third of the elevators in France are equipped with telealarms – the yellow button with the bell allowing you to call a technician if you are stuck in the cabin – still operating in 2Gunderlines the deputy together for the Republic Annaïg Le Meur in an amendment to the bill From his socialist colleague Philippe Brun aimed at fighting against the breakdowns, adopted Thursday, January 23 by the National Assembly. However, telecoms operators have announced their desire to put an end to this technology in the coming years, like Orange, which will gradually turn 2G from 2026. It will then be 3G’s turn.

Adopted by deputies, Annaïg’s amendment the murder aims at “Awareness of co -owners to the risk represented by the potential stop of 2G and 3G on the functioning of their elevator”. He thus creates an obligation, for the trustee, to inform the co -owners of the obligation of upgrade their elevator. The amendment adds the obligation, for the trustee Still, to summon a general meeting in order to discuss a resolution aimed at upgrading the elevator. Another amendment by the MP for Finistère, also adopted by the National Assembly, proposes to list the elevators whose telealarm works thanks to a 2G or 3G technology, “In order to better anticipate the Massive breakdown risks In the event of extinction of these technologies in the coming years ”.

A drop in rent in the event of non-compliance with deadlines

More broadly, Philippe Brun’s bill provides for the obligation, for condominium trustees Or social landlords, to inform, within two working days to the maximum, ascensorists of any elevator failure. In the event of non-compliance with these deadlines, the owner of the elevator is sanctioned by a contractual penalty fixed at 10 euros per day of delay, resulting in compensation of the tenant in the form of a drop in rent For the month when this breakdown was noted. This provision is applicable to current rental contracts and the rental contracts concluded, tacitly renewed or renewed from the promulgation of the law.

From this notification by the trustee or the social landlord, the ascensorists will have two working days to intervene, and eight working days to resolve the failure. Failure to comply with these deadlines by the Ascensorist will be sanctioned by a growing penalty systemstarting with 100 euros per day of delay, then 300 euros per day after a week late, and 700 euros per day after two weeks late. In the absence of a breakdown of the breakdown within the first period of two days, the Ascensorist must put in place supply and access to care measures for people with reduced mobility living in the building, but also the elderly, the elderly, Monoparental families with young children, visually impaired and non -sighted people.

Two million elevator breakdowns per year

Elevators, “these are two million breakdowns per yearan unbearable daily reality ”for the occupants of buildings”castigated the Minister of Housing on Thursday, decided at “Response owners and ascensorists”. Breakdowns which, for some, last “”up to 10 monthswhich constitutes a source of major difficulties, especially for people with reduced mobility, young parents or the elderly ”, denounces Philippe Brun. And, during this time, “Hundreds of thousands of co -owners and tenants continue to pay loads for their elevators»»had deplored Philippe Brun earlier.