When a home can no longer be let because of its DPE
France's Climate and Resilience Act takes the worst-rated homes off the rental market step by step, and already freezes the rent of F and G homes. The dates, class by class, and what they change for you.
Updated on November 9, 2026
The calendar, class by class
From each date, a home of that class is no longer decent: no lease can be signed, renewed or tacitly renewed.
| Class | Mainland France and Corsica | Guadeloupe, Martinique, French Guiana, La Réunion, Mayotte |
|---|---|---|
| G | January 1, 2025 | January 1, 2028 |
| F | January 1, 2028 | January 1, 2031 |
| E | January 1, 2034 | No date set |
| F and G rent freeze | August 24, 2022 | July 1, 2024 |
The DPE calendar, page by page
- Class GBanned since January 1, 2025 in mainland France, from January 1, 2028 overseas.Read the page →
- Class FBanned from January 1, 2028 in mainland France, from January 1, 2031 overseas.Read the page →
- Class EBanned from January 1, 2034 in mainland France. Rent not frozen.Read the page →
- Rent freezeNo review and no increase since August 24, 2022 in mainland France, July 1, 2024 overseas.Read the page →
What the law says
A home let as the tenant's main residence, unfurnished or furnished, must be decent (article 6 of the law of 6 July 1989). Since the Climate and Resilience Act of 22 August 2021, decency includes a minimum energy performance, measured by the class of the DPE (the energy performance diagnosis).
At each step of the calendar, that class becomes indecent: no lease can be signed, renewed or tacitly renewed. A current lease goes on, but the tenant can demand that the home be brought up to standard.
A bill under discussion
The housing recovery and decentralisation bill, passed by the Senate on 8 July 2026, would let an F or G home be let again against a commitment to carry out works. The National Assembly has not passed it to date: the calendar above applies. We update these pages as soon as it is published.
What about your home?
Pick the class, the location and the lease date: the tool tells you whether the home can be let, until when, and whether its rent is frozen. Free, no sign-up.
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Kivlo takes each property's DPE into account.
In F or G, Kivlo blocks the rent review. It flags an unknown class and warns you when your DPE is about to expire.
Your questions.
Sources
- service-public.gouv.fr/particuliers/vosdroits/F35978
- service-public.gouv.fr/particuliers/actualites/A17975
- service-public.gouv.fr/particuliers/vosdroits/F1311
- legifrance.gouv.fr/loda/article_lc/LEGIARTI000043977085
- ecologie.gouv.fr/politiques-publiques/location-gel-loyers-passoires-energetiques
Updated on November 9, 2026
General information, up to date on the date shown. When in doubt, your département's ADIL advises you for free.
Homes let as the tenant's main residence, unfurnished or furnished, under the law of 6 July 1989. Holiday lets are outside this rule.
It is the letter on the energy label of the DPE, the energy performance diagnosis, from A to G. A DPE is valid for 10 years and must be given to the tenant with the lease.
No. The ban applies when a lease is signed, renewed or tacitly renewed. The current lease goes on, but the tenant can demand that the home be brought up to standard, and a judge can order works or reduce the rent.
The law sets its own dates for Guadeloupe, Martinique, French Guiana, La Réunion and Mayotte: classes G and then F are concerned later than in mainland France, and the rent freeze has applied there since July 1, 2024.