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In Saint-Quentin (Aisne), several residents claim to have been victims of a widespread heating cut for several weeks. The latter claim to have contacted the lessor several times and point the finger at his inaction.
“We survive, we live under the covers, we don’t open.” 14°C maximum during the day at home, 11°C at night… This has been Philippe Moreau’s daily life for several weeks. This resident – like many residents of the Europe district in Saint-Quentin (Aisne) – has been without heating in his home for quite some time. The fault is a collective breakdown which continues, with the exception of four short days of respite during the holiday period, but since then, there has been a shortage. “In the evening, at 8:30 p.m., we are in bed, we are cold all night,” testifies Philippe Moreau, retired and suffering from cancer, to our colleagues at France 3.
On site, the situation is all the more serious as residents have continued to contact their landlord, to win their case as quickly as possible. “They say that they keep asking Engie, and when we call them, they say that they have never been contacted by Partenord” (the lessor, editor’s note), says Jérémy Forest, to our colleagues. It’s all well and good, we’re going to see the organizations, but there’s no one moving behind them either. After a while, what do we do?”
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Many residents fear that the situation will ultimately get bogged down. Others accuse the lessor of “trying to scrounge off energy bills”. Several residents have opted for additional heating… far, however, from establishing itself as an ideal fallback solution: “Besides, electricity bills will increase”, lament several of them. Philippe Moreau decided to start a hunger strike “as long as he does not have heating”. The lessor did not respond to requests from our colleagues.
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