Housing and land

How can you settle a dispute with your neighbours?

Huquqchi legal team

First send a written request, keep a copy, and try to agree. If that fails, go to the building management or the mahalla committee, then to the competent state body. If the breach continues, file a claim in court to stop it, restore the earlier state and recover the loss. Gather evidence with photos, video and an act.

Common disputes

Noise, water leaks, use of the common area, unauthorised replanning, arguments over boundaries.

Gather evidence

Photos and video, an act (drawn up with the building management or a representative of the mahalla committee), an expert opinion, a document that values the damage.

Step by step

1) A written request, and keep a copy. 2) The building management or the mahalla committee. 3) The competent state body. 4) The court.

What you can demand in court

Under article 11 of the Civil Code, you may demand that the acts which breach your right stop, that the state which existed before the breach be restored, and that the loss be compensated. Under article 231, the owner may demand the removal of any breach of their right, even when the breach does not deprive the owner of possession.

Under article 24 of the Housing Code, the owner of a flat in a multi-flat house who reconstructed or replanned it without permission carries liability, and must return the premises to their earlier state at their own cost.

Legal sources

Legal basisCivil Code, article 11 Legal basisCivil Code, article 231 Legal basisHousing Code, article 24

This article gives legal information, not legal advice. For your own situation, consult a qualified lawyer.