Andrejs
Lawyer · Riga, Latvia
- 61 cases handled
- 10+ years in practice
- Speaks: English, French, Russian, Latvian
- Law, University of Bordeaux/Riga Graduate School of Law
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5.00(1 review)
Tenant & Squatter Eviction in Latvia
Lawyers who act for owners in Latvia when a tenant stays without paying or after the agreement ends, or when someone occupies the property without any right, from the notice to the court decision and its enforcement by a bailiff.
About Tenant & Squatter Eviction in Latvia
Eviction in Latvia (izlikšana) goes through a court and a sworn bailiff (tiesu izpildītājs); an owner may not change the locks or put a tenant's things outside. This page covers evicting a tenant who does not pay rent or does not leave when the agreement ends, and removing squatters, who in Latvia are more often a former tenant, a relative of a former owner or another person staying in the property without any right. It is for owners of flats and houses in Latvia, many of them living abroad. Some older lists and lawyer pages call this service “Eviction Services”.
Two routes to an eviction
When the tenancy agreement (īres līgums) is entered in the Land Register (Zemesgrāmata), the Residential Tenancy Law allows some cases, such as rent arrears or an agreement whose term has ended, to be handled as undisputed enforcement (bezstrīdus piespiedu izpilde): the court examines the documents instead of holding a full trial. Without that entry, and for occupants with no agreement at all, the owner brings an ordinary claim for eviction. In both cases the bailiff carries out the court's decision.
Before going to court
- The notice to the tenant is written, sent the way the agreement provides and kept as evidence.
- Unpaid rent is calculated and can be claimed together with the eviction or separately (see debt collection).
- The utility contracts, the declared address of the occupants and the condition of the flat are worth documenting.
- Agreements signed before the current law follow transitional rules, which can change the route.
What a lawyer does
The lawyer checks the agreement and the Land Register, sends the notice, chooses the procedure, files the application or the claim in Latvian, works with the bailiff and keeps an owner abroad informed in English, acting under a power of attorney when needed. Disputes that are not about leaving, such as repairs or the deposit, are covered on landlord and tenant disputes; an agreement drafted with a later eviction in mind is the subject of lease and rental contract review.
Questions and answers
Can the owner simply change the locks?
No. Removing a tenant or the tenant's belongings without a court decision is not allowed and can lead to claims against the owner.
Why does it matter whether the agreement is in the Land Register?
A registered agreement opens the simplified procedure; an unregistered one usually means an ordinary court case, which takes longer.
Someone moved in without any agreement. What can be done?
The owner can claim eviction in court of a person living there without a legal basis; the evidence is the Land Register entry and proof of how the person came to be there.
Does the occupant's declared address stop an eviction?
A declared address is a record of residence, not in itself a right to stay; the owner can ask for it to be cancelled when the person has no right to live there.
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