22:27, 12 March 2021

Court finds errors in eviction case of KBR resident's family

Khamid Indreev (in the foreground). Screenshot of the video ttps://www.youtube.com/watch?reload=9&v=Q55WKgd1PE8&feature=youtu.be

When deciding to evict Khamid Indreev, a resident of the village of Nartan, and his family from the house, a court in the Kabardino-Balkarian Republic (KBR) misinterpreted the housing legislation, the cassation court has ruled. The advocate has expressed hope that the case will be reconsidered in Indreev's favour.

The "Caucasian Knot" has reported that in August 2020, a court ruled to evict Khamid Indreev's family of nine members from their home. After that, the communal services tried to cut gas, electricity and water supplies from the family. In November 2020, the KBR's Supreme Court upheld the eviction, without specifying two small children among the evictees.

The eviction of the family is being sought by the niece of Khamid Indreev, who has documented her right to inheritance. The head of the family insists that the niece has no real reason to claim the house.

According to the Russian Constitution, "everyone has the right to housing" and "no one can be arbitrarily deprived of the housing."

For 1.5 years Khamid Indreev has been unable to achieve the initiation of a criminal case on the fact of making forged documents in the village administration of Nartan, based on which court judgements had been made to evict his family from the house.

The dispute is about the house built in 1958. Khamid Indreev earlier lived there with his disabled brother and two sisters. The brother and one of the sisters have already passed away, and the second sister lives in some other place and has ceded her share to Khamid Indreev. However, the daughter of the deceased brother claims the ownership of the house.

This article was originally published on the Russian page of 24/7 Internet agency ‘Caucasian Knot’ on March 12, 2021 at 03:40 am MSK. To access the full text of the article, click here.

Author: Lyudmila Maratova

Source: CK correspondent