---
title: "Get the reference rent for a quarter"
method: GET
path: "/public/tools/rent-control/reference-rent"
tags: ["Public Tools"]
---

# Get the reference rent for a quarter

`GET /public/tools/rent-control/reference-rent`

## Request

- Base URL: `https://api.faireplace.com/api`
- URL: `https://api.faireplace.com/api/public/tools/rent-control/reference-rent`
- Auth: none required

Returns the reference rent (€/m²), its increased and decreased bounds and
the data freshness for a given quarter, room count, construction period and
furnishing. Public, unauthenticated tool. Cacheable.

## Example

```bash
curl "https://api.faireplace.com/api/public/tools/rent-control/reference-rent?quarter=Halles&room_count=2&construction_period=1971-1990&is_furnished=false&year=2024"
```

## Query parameters

- `quarter` string, required
- `room_count` integer, required
- `construction_period` 'avant 1946' | '1946-1970' | '1971-1990' | '1991-2005' | 'après 2005', required: Construction period bracket of the dwelling.
- `is_furnished` boolean, required
- `year` string, required

## Response `200`

Reference rent for the quarter.

- ReferenceRentResponse
  - `reference_rent` number, required: Reference rent per m² (€/m²).
  - `reference_rent_increased` number, required: Increased reference rent per m² (legal ceiling, €/m²).
  - `reference_rent_decreased` number, required
  - `year` string, required
  - `data_freshness` DataFreshness, required
    - `data_year` string, required
    - `is_stale` boolean, required: True when the underlying grids are more than one year old.
    - `warning` string: Present only when `is_stale` is true.

## Other responses

- `400`: Bad request
- `404`: Not found
- `500`: Internal Server Error

---

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