Housing allowance denied for second dwelling used for convenience

ATA/776/1998Cour de justice / Chambre administrative1 déc. 1998Dismissed

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Résumé Omnilex

The case concerns entitlement to a housing allowance under RLGL.7 al.6. The beneficiary, who had set up a separate residence from the person with whom he had shared a household in order to 'take stock' and reflect, challenged the refusal of the allowance. The court held that a second dwelling adopted for reasons of personal convenience does not entitle the person to continued assistance. It distinguished situations in which a beneficiary temporarily has two leases because the first lease cannot be terminated early. The refusal of the allowance was upheld.

Regeste Omnilex

RLGL.7 al.6; housing allowance and second dwelling for personal convenience: entitlement is excluded where the beneficiary establishes a separate residence not out of necessity but for reasons of convenience. A temporary dual-leasing situation may justify continued payment only if the beneficiary could not free itself early from the first lease and thus had to bear two rents for unavoidable reasons. By contrast, a separate domicile created to distance oneself from a cohabiting person and to 'take stock' is not a protected ground for the allowance (consid. not specified).

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Descripteurs

LOGEMENT; ALLOCATION DE LOGEMENT; LOGEMENT SOCIAL; OBLIGATION D'ANNONCER; BAIL A LOYER; CHANGEMENT DE LOGEMENT; MODIFICATION(EN GENERAL); BASE DU REVENU; IEA

Normes

RLGL.7 al.6

Résumé

Contrairement au cas où l'OCL peut continuer à verser une allocation de logement à celui qui a été durant deux mois titulaire de deux baux, car il n'avait pu se libérer de manière anticipée d'un premier bail plus cher, il ne peut le faire dans le cas où l'un des bénéficiaires se constitue un domicile séparé de son co-locataire afin de "faire le point" et de "réfléchir". N'a pas droit à une allocation de logement celui qui, pour des motifs de convenance personnelle, dispose d'un second logement. Constitue un tel motif le souhait de "faire le point" dans un domicile séparé de celui occupé par la personne avec laquelle on faisait ménage commun.

Mots-clés

housing allowancesocial welfaresocial housingchange of residencetenancysecond dwellingpersonal convenienceincome basisreporting obligation

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Questions juridiques clés extraites par Omnilex

Question juridique clé

Whether a housing allowance may be maintained when the beneficiary takes a second dwelling for personal convenience.

Solution extraite

No. A second dwelling chosen for personal convenience, such as to 'take stock' and think separately from a cohabiting person, does not justify continued entitlement to a housing allowance.

Motifs extraits

Under RLGL.7(6), the allowance is not due where the second housing situation results from convenience rather than necessity. The court distinguished cases where a person temporarily holds two leases because an early release from the first lease was impossible.

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