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Housing at the Tribunal administratif de Marseille

In 2025, the Tribunal administratif de Marseille issued 505 decisions on housing (17% fewer than in 2024), that is 5% of its caseload. 44% of the decisions with a stated outcome are dismissals, against 32% for all administrative tribunals. The median time is 19 months, against 12 months for all administrative tribunals.

Activity year by year

On housing, the number of decisions of the Tribunal administratif de Marseille fell every year, from 841 in 2023 to 505 in 2025. That is a decrease of 40%, against a decrease of 26% for all administrative tribunals.

Its share of the caseload of the Tribunal administratif de Marseille went from 8% in 2023 to 5% in 2025.

The dismissal rate is 44% in 2025, against 37% in 2023; the median time is 19 months in 2025, against 12 months in 2023.

TA Marseille: decisions on housing per year2023 : Decisions 841 ; 2024 : Decisions 606 ; 2025 : Decisions 50502004006008001.0 kDecisions 2023 : 8412023Decisions 2024 : 6062024Decisions 2025 : 5052025
TA Marseille: decisions on housing per year
YearDecisionsChangeShare of caseloadDismissal rateMedian time
2023841–8%37%12 months
2024606−28%6%38%19 months
2025505−17%5%44%19 months

Series start in 2023, the first full year in which the decisions of the Tribunal administratif de Marseille were published. TA Marseille stands for Tribunal administratif de Marseille. Share of caseload: share of the subject among all the decisions of the court, computed from 200 decisions a year. Rate and time not computed below 200 decisions in the year.

See also Tribunal administratif de Marseille: all subjects Housing in France

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Time to judgment

In 2025, the median time from filing to judgment is 19 months for cases on housing decided at the Tribunal administratif de Marseille: a quarter are decided in less than a month, a quarter wait more than 22 months. This median is the same as in 2024.

The median time of the Tribunal administratif de Marseille (19 months) is longer than that of all administrative tribunals (12 months). All subjects together, the median time of the Tribunal administratif de Marseille is 7 months; on this subject it is 12 months longer.

The median time is calculated on 235 judgments and rulings; 270 other decisions of the year are orders, which count in the volumes but not in the times.

  • A quarter of cases decided inless than a monthfirst quartile
  • Median time19 monthsagainst 12 months for all administrative tribunals
  • A quarter of cases wait more than22 monthsthird quartile
  • Decisions counted235out of 505 decisions in 2025
Time from filing to decision, TA Marseille, 2025< 3 months : 34% ; 3-6 months : 0.4% ; 6-12 months : 0.4% ; 1-2 years : 42% ; 2-3 years : 19% ; > 3 years : 4%34%< 3 months0.4%3-6 months0.4%6-12 months42%1-2 years19%2-3 years4%> 3 years
Decisions by duration in 2025
DurationTA MarseilleAdministrative tribunals
< 3 months34%22%
3-6 months0.4%5%
6-12 months0.4%22%
1-2 years42%36%
2-3 years19%13%
> 3 years4%2%

Judgments and rulings only, excluding orders; time counted from the filing of the application to the decision. Not computed below 200 decisions in the year.

See also Tribunal administratif de Marseille: all subjects Housing in France

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Outcome of the cases

Among the 473 decisions of 2025 on housing with a stated outcome, 44% are dismissals, 51% annul the contested act or grant the claim, and 4% are withdrawals or “no need to rule” decisions, which end the case without a ruling on the merits. On this subject, for all administrative tribunals, these shares are 32%, 60% and 7%. 32 other decisions of the year (interim rulings, outcome not stated or classified apart) are left out of the calculation.

The dismissal rate of the Tribunal administratif de Marseille is 12 points higher than that of the same subject for all administrative tribunals. Compared with 2024, the dismissal rate on this subject is up 6 points.

Outcomes on housing in 2025
  • TA Marseille
  • Administrative tribunals
  • Dismissed
  • Annulled or granted
  • No need to rule
  • Withdrawn
  • Referred or transferred
  • Other outcomes
Outcomes on housing in 2025
OutcomeDecisions 2025ShareShare: Administrative tribunals
Dismissed21044%32%
Annulled or granted24351%60%
No need to rule163%6%
Withdrawn41%2%
Referred or transferred00%1%

Decisions with a stated and classified outcome, excluding interim decisions (expert report, investigation).

See also Tribunal administratif de Marseille: all subjects Housing in France

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Same subject in the jurisdiction

In the jurisdiction of the Cour administrative d'appel de Marseille, the 4 administrative tribunals issued 1,083 decisions on housing in 2025 between them; the Tribunal administratif de Marseille issued 505, that is 47%.

On housing, the Tribunal administratif de Marseille issued 505 of the 11,258 decisions of all administrative tribunals, or 4%. The share of this subject in the caseload ranges from 2% for the administrative tribunal of Bastia to 7% for the administrative tribunal of Nice; it is 5% for the Tribunal administratif de Marseille. Among the 2 courts that issued at least 200 decisions on this subject, the dismissal rate ranges from 33% for the administrative tribunal of Nice to 44% for the Tribunal administratif de Marseille.

Decisions on housing in 2025
Tribunals of the jurisdiction: Housing
CourtDecisions 2025Share of caseloadDismissal rateMedian time
Tribunal administratif de Marseille5055%44%19 months
Tribunal administratif de Nice4537%33%–
Tribunal administratif de Toulon883%––
Tribunal administratif de Bastia372%––

Share of caseload: share of the subject among all the decisions of the court. Dismissal rate not computed below 200 decisions on the subject; median time: judgments and rulings only, excluding orders, not computed below 200 judgments.

See also Housing in France Tribunal administratif de Marseille: all subjects

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The other subjects of the court

With 505 decisions, or 5% of the total of the Tribunal administratif de Marseille, this subject comes behind planning and building permits (554) and ahead of civil service (472).

Decisions of the Tribunal administratif de Marseille by subject in 2025
Decisions of the Tribunal administratif de Marseille by subject in 2025
SubjectDecisions 2025Share of caseloadDismissal rateMedian time
Immigration3,25730%64%5 months
Social welfare6696%77%19 months
Planning and building permits5545%61%34 months
Housing5055%44%19 months
Civil service4724%59%30 months
Tax2933%66%–
Local authorities and public property1982%––
Driving licences1832%––
Policing1581%––
Employment law1391%––
Public procurement971%––
Public health941%––
Environment and agriculture671%––
Education641%––
Elections70.1%––
Other subjects4,05538%52%7 months

Subject determined from the legal texts cited in each decision; “other subjects” groups decisions without a characteristic text. Detailed pages exist from 50 decisions on the subject.

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Understanding these figures

What these figures count

Of the 10,812 decisions of the Tribunal administratif de Marseille in 2025, 505 fall under housing (5%), based on the legal texts they cite; 4,055 (38%) fall under no identified subject and appear under “Other subjects”.

Frequently asked questions

How many decisions on housing did the Tribunal administratif de Marseille issue in 2025?

The Tribunal administratif de Marseille issued 505 decisions on housing in 2025 (17% fewer than in 2024), that is 5% of its 10,812 decisions. Since 2023 the total is 1,952 decisions.

What is the median time to judgment on housing at the Tribunal administratif de Marseille?

In 2025, the median time from filing to decision is 19 months for cases on housing: a quarter are decided in less than a month, a quarter wait more than 22 months. On this subject it is 12 months for all administrative tribunals.

What share of the decisions on housing at the Tribunal administratif de Marseille are dismissals?

In 2025, 44% of the decisions on housing of the Tribunal administratif de Marseille with a stated outcome were dismissals, against 32% for all administrative tribunals. The calculation covers 473 of the 505 decisions of the year.

How many decisions on housing did the other tribunals of the jurisdiction issue?

In 2025, the administrative tribunals of Nice, Toulon and Bastia issued 453, 88 and 37 respectively.