Article R2511-13 of the French General Code of Local Authorities
Housing applications are submitted, in duplicate against receipt, to a borough town hall or to the town hall of the commune. Within one month of the application being lodged, the arrondissement mayor forwards one of the copies of the application to the mayor of the municipality. The mayor of the municipality periodically sends all the arrondissement mayors and the municipal committee an updated list of housing applications, after eliminating double…