Subsection 1: General provisions

Within the meaning and for the application of this section, the following definitions apply: 1° Surroundings: spaces located in the immediate vicinity of the dwelling and the facilities they contain; 2° Cellars: premises generally located underground and designed and built to be used for conservation and storage purposes; 3° Attics: premises consisting of that part of the interior space of a building located below the slopes of the roof and…

The health and hygiene rules laid down by this section apply to residential premises, as well as to the surroundings of these premises and to the common areas of multi-family residential buildings. The same rules apply to installations such as mobile homes, campsites, huts, caravans, marquees, boats, caravans, informal shacks, shelters and containers. However, for these installations, a decree provides for the adaptation of the rules set out in sub-sections…

Failure to comply with the health and hygiene rules laid down in this section constitutes offences which are investigated and recorded in accordance with article L. 1312-1 and punished in accordance with article R. 1312-14. It may also, depending on the nature of the rules disregarded, their importance or their accumulation, and having regard to the possible risk or danger resulting therefrom, constitute : 1° an emergency situation justifying the…