A Jewish family living in the Villejuif-la-Garenne suburb of Paris received an official notice from their building’s management company demanding that they remove a mezuzah affixed outside their apartment door. The family was told it must be taken down or face legal action.

In a letter from the property management company, the family was informed that the door frame where the mezuzah was placed is considered a shared, public area of the building rather than private property. The notice said that according to the building’s regulations, no personal items may be installed in shared spaces without prior approval from the building committee, and the mezuzah was put up without such permission. The family was given 15 days to remove the mezuzah and restore the door frame to its original condition before facing consequences.