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ATA/168/1996 ΓÇó Late notice of housing surcharge unjustified in temporary lodging
ATA/168/1996Cour de justice / Chambre administrative26 mars 1996Modified
The appellant hosted a friend of her son for six months in a situation initially intended to be temporary. She informed OLS immediately and disclosed the guest's income. The authority could therefore have recognized that the combined incomes would lead to a prohibitive surcharge and should have acted without delay. The court held that, despite the duration, the specific circumstances did not justify a surcharge and that late notification was decisive. If the appellant had known the substantial surcharge, she would have stopped the lodging.
LGL 31; housing surcharge in social housing when temporary lodging leads to an increase in household income. A temporary accommodation arrangement may, depending on its duration, justify a surcharge in principle; however, the authority must act promptly once it is informed of the relevant facts and can identify the surcharge-triggering income combination. Where the tenant discloses the presence of the hosted person and that person's income from the outset, a prohibitive surcharge notified only belatedly is incompatible with the circumstances of the case and cannot be upheld (consid. implicit).
Descripteurs
LOGEMENT; SURTAXE; LOGEMENT SOCIAL; MENAGE COMMUN; IEA
Normes
LGL.31
Résumé
Un hébergement conçu comme temporaire dès le départ peut justifier une surtaxe si sa durée est relativement longue. En l'espèce, bien que la recourante ait hébergé un ami de son fils pendant 6 mois, une surtaxe ne se justifiait pas en considération des particularités du cas. La recourante avait en effet dès le début informé l'OLS de l'arrivée de la personne hébergée et lui avait communiqué son revenu. L'OLS était donc en mesure de s'apercevoir que l'addition des revenus allait entraîner une surtaxe prohibitoire. Il aurait dû notifier rapidement l'avis de surtaxe. Si la recourante avait réalisé l'augmentation conséqunte de la surtaxe, elle aurait renoncé à l'hébergement.