Any person subject to the insurance obligation set out in article 7 g of law no. 89-462 of 6 July 1989 aimed at improving relations between tenants and amending law no. 86-1290 of 23 December 1986 , or any landlord taking out home insurance on behalf of a tenant under the conditions defined in the same g who, has applied to take out a policy with an insurance company covering the risks for which he is responsible in France in his capacity as tenant and is refused may refer the matter to the central pricing office provided for in article L. 212-1.
The central rates office sets the premium for which the insurance company concerned is obliged to cover the risk proposed to it. It may, under conditions laid down by decree in the Conseil d’Etat, determine the amount of an excess to be paid by the insured.
Any insurance undertaking which continues to refuse to underwrite the risk for which the premium has been set by the Central Rates Office shall be deemed no longer to be operating in accordance with the regulations in force. It is liable, depending on the case, either to the withdrawal of the authorisations provided for in articles L. 321-1, L. 321-7, L. 321-8 or L. 321-9, or to the penalties provided for in article L. 363-4.