“In France, news that an apartment measuring less than 17 square feet had been rented out for 15 years is being cited as proof of an overly expensive real estate market in Paris. A 50-year-old man identified only as “Dominique” had been paying rent of 330 euros, or about $442, to live in the apartment.
The story was highlighted by the housing advocacy group Fondation Abbe Pierre, after the man asked for help dealing with his landlord. He had been living in a space that measured 1.56 square meters — or about 16.8 square feet.
“I come home, I go to bed,” Dominique told the French website and radio stationRTL, describing how he coped with living in the space….”
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