Late notice of housing surcharge unjustified in temporary lodging

ATA/168/1996Cour de justice / Chambre administrative26 mars 1996Modified

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Résumé Omnilex

The appellant hosted a friend of her son for six months in a situation initially intended to be temporary. She informed OLS immediately and disclosed the guest's income. The authority could therefore have recognized that the combined incomes would lead to a prohibitive surcharge and should have acted without delay. The court held that, despite the duration, the specific circumstances did not justify a surcharge and that late notification was decisive. If the appellant had known the substantial surcharge, she would have stopped the lodging.

Regeste Omnilex

LGL 31; housing surcharge in social housing when temporary lodging leads to an increase in household income. A temporary accommodation arrangement may, depending on its duration, justify a surcharge in principle; however, the authority must act promptly once it is informed of the relevant facts and can identify the surcharge-triggering income combination. Where the tenant discloses the presence of the hosted person and that person's income from the outset, a prohibitive surcharge notified only belatedly is incompatible with the circumstances of the case and cannot be upheld (consid. implicit).

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Descripteurs

LOGEMENT; SURTAXE; LOGEMENT SOCIAL; MENAGE COMMUN; IEA

Normes

LGL.31

Résumé

Un hébergement conçu comme temporaire dès le départ peut justifier une surtaxe si sa durée est relativement longue. En l'espèce, bien que la recourante ait hébergé un ami de son fils pendant 6 mois, une surtaxe ne se justifiait pas en considération des particularités du cas. La recourante avait en effet dès le début informé l'OLS de l'arrivée de la personne hébergée et lui avait communiqué son revenu. L'OLS était donc en mesure de s'apercevoir que l'addition des revenus allait entraîner une surtaxe prohibitoire. Il aurait dû notifier rapidement l'avis de surtaxe. Si la recourante avait réalisé l'augmentation conséqunte de la surtaxe, elle aurait renoncé à l'hébergement.

Mots-clés

housingsurchargesocial housingtemporary accommodationhousehold incomeadministrative notice

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Questions juridiques clés extraites par Omnilex

Question juridique clé

Whether a housing surcharge was justified for temporary lodging lasting six months.

Solution extraite

No. Although a temporary accommodation may justify a surcharge when it lasts a relatively long time, the particular circumstances here did not justify one.

Motifs extraits

The appellant notified OLS from the outset of the guest's arrival and disclosed the guest's income. OLS could therefore see that combining the incomes would trigger a prohibitive surcharge and should have notified the surcharge promptly. Had the appellant known the substantial increase, she would have ended the lodging.

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