In Paris's 13th arrondissement, residents of the Amiral-Mouchez university residence, managed by the CROUS (Regional Center for University and School Services), are raising the alarm about a significant deterioration in their living conditions. Repeated water and electricity outages, a regularly malfunctioning elevator, and failing communal facilities: this is the daily reality described by several students evokes a building in distress, poorly maintained and ill-suited to its occupants.
Unsanitary conditions and administrative inertia
As more testimonies were gathered, persistent sanitation problems emerged: rats, mold in the common areas, damaged baseboards, and holes in the walls. Several students stated that they had reported these issues to the administration without receiving a prompt response or a lasting solution. Washing machines are also frequently out of order, a rarity in a residence housing over a hundred people.
This situation fuels a broader unease about student precarity in Paris, where access to housing remains strained and university residences play a crucial role. For some residentsThese difficulties illustrate the limitations of a public service meant to guarantee decent living conditions, in a context marked by rising rents and a shortage of affordable housing.
