Condominiums in the era of the Climate and Resilience law
As its title does not reveal, the so-called Climate and Resilience law is based on five pillars, from food to consumption to housing.
Adopted on August 21, 2021, it aims to accelerate the greening of our daily lives in how we live, consume, and occupy common spaces. This text resonates in the real estate sector throughout France. Let's see how it contributes to the green and sustainable building at the heart of condominiums.
What progress has been made in four years?
Its objective is to accelerate the energy renovation of buildings subject to the condominium status of buildings, but not only. It also aims to improve the living conditions of residents.
In the light of the thorough reading of this legislative text, buildings over 15 years old intended for total or partial housing must develop a multi-year work plan (PPPT) to be updated every 10 years, and establish a work fund. This fund finances the maintenance, energy renovation, and preservation of the building.
The application of the text is step by step according to the size of the condominiums. Thus, the first phase concerned condominiums with over 200 units from 2024, the second phase, those with 50 to 200 units since January 1, 2025. And the third phase will concern condominiums with less than 50 units, as of January 1, 2026.
The law in general meetings of condominiums
As a reminder, the adaptation of article 24-4 of the Law of July 10, 1965, already required the condominium trustee to include in the agenda of the general meeting the vote on an energy-saving work plan or an energy performance diagnosis.
With the Climate and Resilience law, the trustee must include in the agenda of the general meeting of co-owners the modalities of developing the multi-year work plan (PPPT). When this plan reveals the need to carry out energy renovation work over the next ten years, the trustee will include on the agenda of the meeting the question of adopting all or part of the PPPT, which is subject to a vote by the majority of article 24.
To finance this project, condominiums are obliged to establish a work fund, funded by an annual contribution paid by each co-owner, and its use must be voted on by the majority of article 24.
The main objective of the multi-year work plan (PPPT) is to precisely define priority actions such as insulating the building through roofs, terraces, attics... to optimize energy performance and reduce its carbon footprint, contributing to ensuring the preservation of the building and the enhancement of the heritage.
Other initiatives stem from this law, such as facilitating the installation of charging stations for electric vehicles in condominiums, by allowing a simple majority vote for installation on the public distribution network.
The text also advocates for the gradual prohibition of renting the most energy-intensive housing units (F and G labels on the EPC), starting with G labels in 2025 and F labels in 2028. This improves the comfort of occupants and health preservation.
Thus, the Climate and Resilience law has a significant impact on condominium management, as it encourages them to adopt more sustainable practices and carry out energy renovation work.
Climate, renovation, and subsidies from Greater Paris
Launched by the city of Paris following the dynamics of Eco-renovating Paris, a new program encourages the energy renovation of private housing buildings. It opens up a subsidy from the city and the Greater Paris metropolitan area for the realization of a global technical diagnosis in line with the reference of the Parisian Climate Agency (APC).
Concretely, a condominium trustee has the possibility to initiate the necessary steps with the APC to obtain the subsidy from the city of Paris and the Greater Paris metropolitan area. The assistance from local authorities still aims to "clean up" the real estate stock.
For this purpose, note the proposal made to condominiums to benefit from an "audit check", which is financing the realization of the global technical diagnosis (DTG). This is an exceptional aid granted to condominiums, amounting to €5000 to carry out the comprehensive audit. Knowing that this step is the first one and is essential when outlining an energy renovation project.