How does it work?

La colocation

  • What are the criteria for renting a room with ChambreHabitant?
The conditions for a young person to rent a room on ChambreHabitant.
Tenants wishing to rent a room on ChambreHabitant are young people aged between 18 and 30. They are students, apprentices, seasonal workers, young employees, sportsmen and sportswomen (sport studies).
They must provide proof of school attendance, a work contract or an internship agreement.
  • Sharing with a host family
Your home is large and you want some company?
Have your children grown up and left home?
ChambreHabitant allows anyone who has a room to let to offer it for rent. Whatever their age, carers who want to rent or sublet part of their home can offer a room or flat on ChambreHabitant.
  • Sharing with elderly people

ChambreHabitant is a multigenerational housing and cohabitation solution that enables people over 60 to rent or sublet part of their home to a young person under 30. This solution creates a win-win relationship of mutual assistance, providing economical accommodation for the student and breaking the isolation of the senior citizen.

Tenants wishing to rent a room in a chambre habitant are young people aged between 18 and 30. They may be students, apprentices, seasonal workers, young employees or sportsmen and women.

  • Rental period
Is there a minimum or maximum period for renting a room?
The minimum rental period is 1 month and the maximum is 10 months. The amount of rent or financial compensation indicated in the advertisement on the Chambrehabitant site is monthly.
  • Shared accommodation
Do you have to be an owner to rent out a room?
No. Accommodation is rented or sublet by owners or tenants in the private or social rental sector.
Can a tenant sublet a room?
Yes, tenants may sublet part of their accommodation. The tenant must apply to the landlord.
  • How much does the ChambreHabitant service cost?

Registration on ChambreHabitant is free for the Student or Tenant. The use of the Chambrehabitant application is free (access to the advertisements).
Reservation of a room for rent is €440 payable on confirmation of the rental.

Registration on ChambreHabitant is free for the Host. The use of ChambreHabitant services is free.
Service charges are free for the selection of the tenant.
Lease drafting and signing are optional and subject to fees.

  • What assistance is available for flatsharing?
The student or tenant may be entitled to APL benefits.
The carer may qualify for income tax exemption on rental income under certain conditions.
– The host is over 60 years old.
– The rented rooms are the main residence of the Tenant or Student.
– The rental price (rent) is set within the reasonable limits defined in the ELAN law of 23 November 2018.
– The lease is an intergenerational cohabitation contract.
– The rent is €15.8 per m2 per month for the Ile-de-France region and €11.7 per m2 per month for the rest of France.
  • What are the end-of-contract conditions?
The duration of the contract is defined by the period entered in the Chambrehabitant matchmaking request. In the event of early termination by one of the parties, the applicable notice period is 1 month.

I am a student

1 - I register

2 - I receive confirmation

3 - I receive my personalised selection

4 - I choose and sign the contract

5 - Moving in

1 - Je m'inscris

2 - Je reçois une confirmation

4 - Je choisis et je signe le contrat

3 - Je reçois ma sélection personnalisée

5 - J’emménage

I'm looking for a room

Your selection is made securely online, from selection to validation of your accommodation.

I'm welcoming

1 - I register

2 - I receive confirmation

3 - I receive my personalised selection

4 - I choose and sign the contract

5 - Moving in

1 - Je m'inscris

2 - Je reçois une confirmation

3 - Je reçois ma sélection personnalisée

4 - Je choisis et je signe le contrat

5 - J’accueille

I'm hosting a student

Your choice is made securely online, from selection to validation of your tenant.

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