On 24 November 2026, rent control could simply disappear in Paris. On 21 October, the Senate is examining a bill that would decide its fate. Here is what is really at stake, the possible scenarios, and what every Paris owner should do — or above all not do — between now and then.
Update of 22 October 2026: the Senate votes for an extension
On 21 October 2026, the Senate voted by 325 to 17 to extend rent control for two years, until 24 November 2028. The scheme remains limited to the municipalities already involved, including Paris, and making it permanent was rejected. The text also extends from three months to one year the period a tenant has to challenge a rent supplement. To apply before 24 November, it must still be adopted in identical terms by the National Assembly.
For what comes next, read our analyses of the housing programmes of Jean-Luc Mélenchon and of the right, which take opposing positions on rent control.
Why the date of 24 November
Rent control was never a permanent scheme. It was introduced on an experimental basis by article 140 of the ELAN law of 23 November 2018, for five years. The 3DS law of 21 February 2022 extended the experiment by a further three years, setting its end date at 23 November 2026. The DRIHL Île-de-France states that the Paris experiment ends on 24 November 2026 "pending a potential new legislative scheme", and the City of Paris specifies that the 2026 order applies, exceptionally, from 1 July to 24 November 2026.
Without a vote in Parliament before that date, it ends automatically: the municipalities concerned lose any legal basis for capping rents.
Where things stand
The evaluation report commissioned by the government, written by two economists, concludes that the effects are "ambivalent". At the end of June, Housing Minister Vincent Jeanbrun — himself a critic of the scheme — said he was in favour of a two-year extension of the experiments already under way, without adding new municipalities, leaving the question of making it permanent until after the 2027 presidential election.
The legislative vehicle is the bill tabled by MP Iñaki Echaniz, adopted by the National Assembly on 11 December 2025 and originally intended to make the scheme permanent and extend it nationwide. It is to be amended to provide only a transitional extension. The Senate is examining it in public session on 21 October 2026.
The three scenarios
| Scenario | Consequence | Likelihood |
|---|---|---|
| Two-year extension | The cap continues to apply in the municipalities already involved, with no extension | The most credible today |
| Ends on 24 November | Rents become free again in Paris for lettings under the 1989 law | Possible if no bill is passed in time |
| Made permanent | A permanent scheme, possibly extended | Ruled out in the short term |
What the end of rent control would not change
- Existing leases remain governed by the rules in force on the day they were signed or renewed. The end of the experiment does not cancel rights already acquired: a tenant will still be able to take action over an excess found during the rent-control period.
- The control of rent increases in high-pressure areas, a separate mechanism that limits increases between two tenants, follows its own regime.
- The IRL index continues to cap rent reviews during a lease.
- Short-term rental regulation — nights, registration, change of use — is not affected.
The mistake to avoid between now and November
The announced end of the experiment gives no right to anticipate an increase. As long as the order is in force, a lease signed in Paris must respect the increased reference rent.
Raising a rent "in anticipation" of November, or signing a lease above the cap now while betting on the scheme ending, exposes you to the same penalties as before: action by the tenant before the departmental conciliation commission, repayment of overpaid rent, litigation. On the contrary, the July–November 2026 period calls for extra vigilance, since the order in force is expressly limited to 24 November.
What to do in practice
- Keep applying the cap on all leases signed or renewed before the deadline, and state the reference rents in the contract.
- Follow the National Assembly's final vote, expected before 24 November: it will confirm the rules that apply to your year-end re-lets.
- Prepare two price grids, one within the cap and one free, so you can adjust your December relettings without improvising.
- Don't build a business model on the scheme disappearing: a two-year extension would simply push the decision back until after 2027.
⚠️ A matter still being decided
The information above is up to date on the date of publication, but the situation is changing week by week. Check the status of the bill with the DRIHL Île-de-France and the City of Paris before making any decision, and have your strategy validated by a professional.
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