Municipal Elections 2026 in Paris: What Are the Candidates’ Housing Proposals and Where Do They Stand?

This spring, Parisians will once again head to the polls for the upcoming municipal elections, scheduled for March 15 and 22, 2026. This election will be notable for a significant change in voting procedures in the capital. Thanks to the law passed on August 11, 2025, voters will now be required to cast two separate ballots on the same day, choosing their representatives both for the district council and the Paris Council.

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This procedural change, however, does not directly affect the course of the electoral campaign. As in previous elections, each candidate outlines their program and priorities, centered around issues that resonate broadly with voters. These include areas such as education, security, healthcare, but also housing. In Paris, this topic holds a key role in municipal debates, reflecting its impact on residents’ daily lives. Topics like fluctuations in real estate prices, rent controls, availability of social housing, renovation of energy-inefficient buildings, or the regulation of seasonal tourist rentals are all factors that influence voters’ choices at the ballot box.

This focus on housing is driven by the significant role municipalities play in this area, even though they are not acting alone. They shape the development of their territories by deciding where and how construction can take place, balancing the need for new homes with the preservation of urban harmony. They support the creation of new housing, including social housing, collaborate with landlords, and ensure compliance with legal obligations. Municipalities also play a key role in distributing certain social housing units and assisting residents in difficulty. They are on the front lines in the fight against substandard housing conditions, regulating practices such as short-term rentals, and helping residents renovate their homes.

In this context, if housing is one of your top concerns, Sortiraparis offers you a summary of the proposals from candidates running for Paris mayor on this issue. Our goal is to present the various measures as objectively as possible, so you have all the necessary information to form your own opinion when it comes time to vote.

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Housing Policies Proposed for the 2026 Paris Municipal Elections:

(regular updates based on program announcements and candidate declarations)

Pierre-Yves Bournazel (Horizons – Backed by Renaissance)

• Rebuild 60,000 housing units into the market through incentives for property owners (source: Le Parisien).
• Construct 15,000 social and intermediate housing units annually (source: Le Parisien).
• Limit tourist rentals to a maximum of 30 nights per year for furnished tourist accommodations (source: Boursorama).
• Offer a "100% guarantees package" to reassure private landlords, covering rent and security deposits, to encourage the release of vacant or unused housing. (Source: Batiweb).
• Create three new university districts (student housing) by 2030, providing around 7,000 student-specific units. (Source: Batiweb)
• Quadruple the renovation rate of social housing to modernize the stock over the next decade (comprehensive renovation plan). (Source: Batiweb).
• Merge Paris’s three main HLM agencies to realize savings estimated at around €540 million. (Source: Le Parisien).
• Restrict large-scale preemptions in private housing (except in cases of unfitness), focusing public resources on renovation rather than compulsory acquisition. (Source: Club Grand Paris).
• Allocate a majority of social housing to "essential" categories such as teachers, healthcare workers, police officers, and shopkeepers. (Source: Club Grand Paris).
• Prioritize social housing access for working individuals. (Source: Official candidate website).
• Increase turnover in social housing with a moving bonus incentive. (Source: Official candidate website).
• Fund the renovation of 90,000 energy-inefficient units in private housing. (Source: Official candidate website).
• Test an energy autonomy plan for private condominiums. (Source: Official candidate website).
• Introduce a Parisian student lease to support young people in securing housing. (Source: Official candidate website).
• Outsource and support property management through partners to speed up rental processes under the "100% guarantees" package. (Source: Official candidate website).
• Redeploy staff involved in preemption efforts to assist property owners with leasing and administrative procedures as part of the "Trust Pact." (Source: Official candidate website).
• Enhance Airbnb rental controls using AI tools and web scraping to enforce regulations. (Source: Official candidate website).
• Establish a balanced governance structure for merged social landlords, with 50% tenant representatives on the board. (Source: Official candidate website).
• Publish annual transparency indicators for housing providers (vacancy rates, response times, budget usage) and create a platform for tenants to anonymously report faults or maintenance issues. (Source: Official candidate website).
• Maintain the social housing quota at 25% of housing stock in Paris, as targeted on the housing page of the site. (Source: Official candidate website).
• Implement an annual audit of housing allocations, declare any links to politically exposed persons, and conduct targeted inspections by Paris City’s General Inspectorate. (Source: Official candidate website).
• Introduce time-limited leases (pending legislative change). (Source: Official candidate website).
• Automate rent surcharges when income thresholds are exceeded, with annual reviews and controls. (Source: Official candidate website).
• Partially fund social housing renovations through increased sales — aiming for 1,000 additional units sold annually, with proceeds invested into renovation, intermediate housing, and converting office space into homes. (Source: Official candidate website).
• Create a municipal tax credit offering a 50% property tax reduction, paid as a one-time subsidy for renovated and leased F/G-rated housing. (Source: Official candidate website).

Sophia Chikirou (La France Insoumise / New Paris for the People)

• The candidate proposes to quickly increase the housing supply in Paris by acting on the private market, cracking down on vacant properties and illegal tourist rentals, while strictly tightening rent controls (Source: official candidate website)
• Create a Housing Rights Brigade, massively converting tourist apartments into standard housing, implementing a moratorium on new furnished rentals, and strengthening the use of preemption rights to expand social housing and long-term leasing agreements (Source: official candidate website)
• The plan also includes establishing a public property management agency, increasing aid for the most vulnerable tenants, freezing social rent levels at the start of the term, and launching a broad energy renovation program linked to affordable rents and the use of eco-friendly, biobased materials (Source: official candidate website)
• Implement a comprehensive campaign to combat discrimination in housing access, featuring regular testing with published results, creating an anti-discrimination unit affiliated with the Housing Rights Brigade, tying municipal benefits to equal access, and establishing a Paris Equality Housing Label to highlight committed stakeholders (Source: official candidate website)
• Declare a "housing emergency" (Source: )
• Triple the number of municipal staff dedicated to housing enforcement, especially to combat substandard living conditions and illegal rentals (Source: official candidate website)
• Implement a systematic, individualized tracking of vacant homes, including direct outreach to owners to propose solutions such as rentals or lease agreements (Source: official candidate website)
• Establish direct municipal housing assistance, stackable with APL allowances, aimed at the most vulnerable households (Source: official candidate website)
• Expand the use of real solidarity leases (BRS) to separate land from buildings and facilitate social homeownership (Source: official candidate website)
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• Strengthen legal tools for the city to combat unsafe housing through expedited procedures (Source: official candidate website)

To learn more about all the measures, specific goals, and the implementation timetable, visit the full program.

Rachida Dati (The Republicans/Modem/UDI)

• Prioritizing families and working individuals (including healthcare workers) for access to social and intermediate housing (Source: official candidate website and Instagram).
• Enhancing housing accessibility for those employed in Paris (Source: official candidate website).
• Allocating 100 million euros annually to renovate and secure the social housing stock (Source: Instagram account).
• Ending the practice of preempting properties as a municipal action tool (Source: Imoweek).
• Questioning the expansion of social housing quotas within the city (Source: Imoweek).
• Energy-efficient upgrades of social housing: renovating 10,000 units annually (Source: CNEWS).

Emmanuel Grégoire (Center-Left Alliance: Socialist Party, Communist Party, Environmentalists, Place Publique, L’Après)

• Ban permanent tourist rentals to free up housing (source: Le Parisien).
• Make housing more affordable and accessible, with up to 60,000 social and intermediate housing units (source: official candidate website and France24).
• Capitalize on vacant properties. (source: official candidate website)
• Massive renovation of private housing stock (35,000 social housing units) and support for upgrading 200,000 private homes. (source: official candidate website)
• Transform or repurpose vacant office spaces into residential units. (source: Le Monde)
• Add extra floors to existing buildings to create new housing. (source: Le Monde)
• Strengthen the active municipal policy of requisitioning vacant properties. (source: Ouest France)
• Deploy a "multi-landlord team" for property repairs. (source: France24)
• Actively requisition vacant homes vacant for over five years. (source: official candidate site)
• Combat discrimination in housing access. (source: official candidate site)
• Create a housing protection brigade to enforce rent controls citywide. (source: official candidate site)
• "Zero children on the street" plan and creation of 4,000 emergency shelter beds. (source: CNEWS)
• An accessible municipal housing insurance package, including protection against bed bugs. (source: official candidate site)
• Establish a Municipal Rent Guarantee extending the Visale program. (source: official candidate site)
• Support efforts to make residential buildings fully accessible. (source: official candidate site)

Sarah Knafo (Reconquête)

Thierry Mariani (National Rally - UDR)