The lawyer of the ADC \u201cMemorial,\u201d working within the project \u201cLegal help for Roma settlements in Russia,\u201d had defended the Roma family, that was subjected to eviction, in the court in Kaliningrad. The district court found the administration\u2019s actions to be illegal for attempting to evict a family with children without any alternative housing. This case is a rather rare example of when housing rights are protected and observed when people are resettled from the repair houses. Families with many children or people from vulnerable groups are not able to pay for other housing and suffer very often in such cases.<\/p>\n
The workers of ADC \u201cMemorial\u201d learned about the threat of Platon K.\u2019s family to be evicted this February. The Roma family complained about the administration\u2019s threat to evict them from the house where they had been living with their children for many years. In July, the administration filed an appeal and asked to evict and unregister all members of the Roma family living in the house, without providing any alternative housing. In order to protect the housing rights of the applicants, ADC \u201cMemorial\u201d signed a contract with Ella Alekseyenkova, an attorney in the Kaliningrad region.<\/p>\n
Arguing against the administration\u2019s actions in the court, the lawyer emphasised that the decision about the eviction violated the current housing code and did not take into consideration the interests of a disabled child, who needs an additional living space. Agreeing with the lawyer\u2019s arguments, the district court found the administration\u2019s appeal baseless. Right now, the lawyer is preparing a new appeal for additional living space for the Roma family, which it has a legal right to.