A neighbor lives with her grandson in her two-room apartment. When he returned from prison, he begged his grandmother to take him in, promising that the old ways were over. But now he is drinking again, being rude, taking things out of the house, and stealing money from her.
She is afraid to complain – her grandson threatens that if he faces trouble because of her complaints, he will 'drop' her. Can she evict him from her apartment and prohibit him from contacting her at all? How can this be done? A reader from bb.lv.
Valters Bergs, lawyer:
– Only the owner of the housing can evict a person from it. Accordingly, the issue of evicting an aggressive grandson can only be resolved by the owner of the apartment – his grandmother.
Regarding threats or violence. If a person has ALREADY suffered from violence, they should contact the State Police with a written statement; based on the results of the review, the guilty party will be held accountable as provided by law.
If it concerns possible violence, the police, assessing the risk, are authorized to make a decision on applying temporary protection. If a police officer, assessing the risk of a threat of violence, does not see an immediate danger and does not make a decision on the forced separation of the parties for the protection of one of them ('lēmums par nošķiršanu'), the party fearing violence has the right to go to court to request the application of temporary protection against violence.
Neighbors can also report actual violence or a potential threat of it to the police, but it is fundamentally important that this is confirmed by the victim themselves.
