Illegal actions of neighbors must be suppressed and punished. To stop noisy parties, late repairs and other actions that disturb the residents of the house, you need to contact the police or the local police officer. After a conversation with the violator by an authorized person, measures will be taken to prevent similar actions in the future. As punishment for such actions, an administrative fine is imposed, and in exceptional circumstances, criminal prosecution.
General application rules
Next, we’ll look at how to correctly write a statement to a district police officer against neighbors, a sample document.
All complaints of this nature are documented and submitted to officials in writing or electronically. At the top of the document, information about the recipient of the document is indicated. Next comes the applicant’s personal data with the exact place of residence. Providing personal information is required.
Acceptance of anonymous documents for consideration is allowed only in the case of a report of the preparation of serious crimes:
- Terrorist act.
- Murder.
You can submit an application in the following ways:
- Give it when you visit the police department in person.
- Complete and send on the official website of the Ministry of Internal Affairs.
- By registered letter with notification.
The district police officer is contacted for the following illegal acts:
- Public order disturbance.
- Exceeding the permissible noise level after the permissible time (23:00).
- Sale of narcotic substances.
- Renting an apartment is illegal.
- Suspicion of abuse of a teenager.
Even if you do not file a complaint directly with law enforcement agencies, it will still be accepted. After studying the information contained in the complaint, it will be sent to the department whose competence is to solve the specified problem.
Collective complaint
In order for a decision to be made on the appeal as quickly as possible, you need to know how to correctly write an application to the district police officer. It is allowed to file a collective complaint from citizens living in the same house. In such an appeal, all participants put their signature with the obligatory indication of passport data. Such a complaint contains the following information:
- Where and when was the complaint filed?
- Details of all applicants.
- What was the reason for writing the appeal?
- Indication of regulations that were violated.
- Applicants' requirements.
A collective complaint is filed if a citizen’s actions violate the rights of several persons at the same time. An example of such actions could be:
- Too much noise from renovations in the apartment.
- Frequent visits by antisocial personalities to one of the residents of the house.
- Use of the courtyard area for parking.
Reporting to the police against neighbors for insult and hooliganism
Since 2012, an act that resulted in personal insult has been classified as an administrative violation. Hooliganism has always been a criminal offense. If there are facts of humiliation of honor and dignity on the part of other residents of the house and neighbors, you must report this to law enforcement agencies.
The evidence may include video or audio recordings, or eyewitness testimony. Hooligan acts include:
- Gross violation of public order.
- Aggressive actions that cause harm to other residents of the house.
The prepared document contains the following information:
- A form of insult.
- Availability of supporting documents or witnesses to the incident.
The document is drawn up in written or electronic form in any form. Emotional statements and swearing in the text are not allowed. It is necessary to disclose the facts of violations, without speculation or suspicion.
Statement regarding the residence of illegal immigrants
In almost every major city, apartments are rented out to visiting citizens who are on the territory of the Russian Federation illegally. If residents see that an apartment in their building is being rented to illegal migrants, they have the right to contact law enforcement agencies for inspection.
The best option, in which a decision on this issue will be made as quickly as possible, is to contact the Office for Migrant Affairs. Employees of this department will tell you how to correctly write a statement against your neighbors to the police and help in drawing up the document. Here you can also get a sample statement to the police regarding illegal immigrants living in the house.
If citizens' suspicions are confirmed, those illegally staying in the Russian Federation will face a fine and deportation.
Reporting neighbors to the police for leaving trash
If unscrupulous residents of the house leave garbage in the entrance, then the district police officer must be informed about this fact. The written appeal indicates the systematic nature of such a violation and the exact address of the offender. You can make a similar complaint if:
- Leaving trash in any public area of the house, including in the yard and playground.
- Waste is thrown out of cars or windows.
- Residents of the house accumulate garbage generated during the renovation process.
Complaint about neighbors in the dacha area
There are frequent cases of disputes between neighbors in summer cottages. The main reasons for such conflicts are:
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- Controversial annexation of territory to one's own site.
- Noise.
- Public order disturbance.
- Use of the site area for purposes other than its intended purpose.
- Production of prohibited drugs.
Such a complaint can be sent to a local police officer or through the Ministry of Internal Affairs website. If, as a result of illegal actions, a citizen has suffered moral harm, then it is necessary to file a claim in court.
Complaint about neighbors drinking alcohol
If residents of the house consume alcoholic beverages in public places, it is necessary to draw up a statement and submit it to law enforcement agencies. Such acts are a violation of the current Article 20.20 of the Code of Administrative Offences. Penalties are imposed as punishment for such violations. It is prohibited to drink any liquids containing alcohol, including beer, in courtyards and entrances.
Disturbance from barking dogs
Few people know how to write a police report against a neighbor who has animals at home that disturb the peace of other residents. The peace of neighbors can be disturbed not only by the noise from renovations being carried out in the adjacent apartment, but also by the constant barking of dogs. The problem is especially relevant for buildings with poor sound insulation.
In case of such a problem, it is necessary to file a complaint addressed to the local district police officer. The appeal indicates the apartment in which the animals are located, specifying that the barking of dogs is systematic.
How to submit a UUP application
You can report illegal behavior directly during the rounds, if, for example, the local police officer knocked on your door. To write or not to write a statement is everyone’s business. We believe that if your neighbors have created inconvenience for the first time, you can contact the local police officer orally and ask him to conduct a preventative conversation with the offender.
If complaints against the same person are repeated, a written appeal must be drawn up.
A written application can be submitted:
- to the duty station of the Ministry of Internal Affairs . If the applicant asks to understand the situation with beatings, damage to property, etc., then such an appeal will be registered under a number in a special register of crime reports and submitted to the district police officer for permission;
- at the reception at the UUP - as we have already written, the reception schedule is always on the sign of the stronghold or on the website of the regional Ministry of Internal Affairs. You can come at the specified hours and tell about what happened, and here they can accept a complaint (statement) from you;
- a written appeal can be placed in a special box (it is usually attached at the entrance to the strong point) or even sent by mail;
- via Internet reception.
Citizens who know the mobile phone number of a precinct police officer can call him, summon him or report what happened. If this is some kind of clarification (for example, when the UUP is already working on the application), then telephone communication is acceptable. If you are going to report a violation of the law by phone, it is still better to meet with a police representative in person to record the important message officially. A telephone conversation, as they say, “cannot be added to the case,” and if the police fail to act to solve the crime, the applicant will then have nothing to refer to .
Actions of the district police officer
After receiving a complaint from a citizen living in the territory of the district police officer’s jurisdiction, he is obliged to consider the submitted documents. First of all, the district police officer must talk to the person who violated the law. If the information specified in the application is confirmed, the official makes a decision on the need to prosecute. The district police officer has the right to carry out the following activities:
- Determine the identity of the offender, check his official documents.
- Clarify information and ask questions regarding the complaint received.
- Conduct interviews with persons who witnessed the violation.
- Draw up a special act in which all identified violations are recorded.
To conduct an interview, the offender may be invited to the police station or a similar procedure may be carried out directly in his apartment. The verification of the received application is carried out after instructions from the head of the law enforcement department in writing.
What can you complain about to a local police officer?
As we have already noted, the local police officer is involved in almost all issues related to violations of law and order. Most often the local police commissioner is called:
- when people drink alcohol in the courtyards of residential buildings, gather in groups, and interfere with the normal rest of adults and children. The UUP has the right to draw up administrative protocols under Art. 20.20 of the Code of Administrative Offenses of the Russian Federation (drinking alcohol in public places or under Article 20.1 of the Code of Administrative Offenses of the Russian Federation (petty hooliganism);
- when smoking neighbors violate the Law on the Prohibition of Tobacco Use in Public Places and smoke on staircase landings, in children's recreation areas, etc. Heavy smokers are also brought to administrative responsibility by local police officers;
- in the event of domestic conflicts, which usually occur against the background of hostile family relationships and/or due to excessive alcohol consumption. As a result of domestic fights, the district police officer has the right to independently record violations of the law (for example, threats from a drunk neighbor), and, if necessary, call the SOG (investigative task force). Typically, the SOG is called in cases where bodily harm has been caused, property has been stolen, etc.
- if neighbors are making noise (loud music, stomping, etc.), the district police officer is called after repeated requests to be quieter. If the noise is not a consequence of a violation of public order, the district police officer will record the complaint, take explanations, and carry out preventive work. Subsequently, the compiled material can be used as evidence in court.
- when the neighbors' apartment is rented to foreign citizens. Such requests have recently become more and more frequent; they arise due to the large number of migrants who often illegally stay on the territory of the state. When such temporary residents disturb the peace, complaints appear to the local police officer, who is obliged to find out the reasons for the residence of the persons indicated in the application, and, if necessary, contact the Migration Department. If there is no temporary registration, then violators will face a fine and even expulsion. In addition, in order to control the obligation to pay taxes, local police officers almost always report to the tax office about the owners who rent out residential premises.
In some matters, for example, if it is necessary to initiate a criminal case under a serious crime, the district police officer does not personally make a decision, but collects the necessary material for this, transferring it to the investigative body.
In some cases, a local police officer is called to record a fact: natural death or damage to a car (for example, for the purpose of obtaining insurance).
The district police officer does not have the authority to resolve land, civil disputes and conflicts, but the registered fact of contacting the police on such issues can subsequently become strong evidence in court.
Acceptable time for consideration of an appeal
The submitted application is considered by the district police officer within one calendar month. In case of certain circumstances, the time for making a decision may be increased by another 30 days. When submitting an application to the prosecutor's office, similar deadlines are established, but if additional prosecutorial checks are not required, the consideration time can be reduced to 15 days. If additional verification is necessary to establish all the circumstances of the incident, the applicant is notified of this no later than 7 days after registration of the application.
When to contact the prosecutor's office
An appeal to the prosecutor's office is made in the case of more serious crimes. Examples of such actions could be:
- Theft of material assets.
- Making threats of harm to health or death.
- The neighbors' actions are frankly hooligan in nature.
If during the inspection the facts specified in the application are confirmed, then the prosecutor draws up an order according to which, no later than 30 days later, all identified comments must be completely eliminated. If the police refused to initiate criminal proceedings against the offender living in the house, then it is necessary to submit an application to the prosecutor's office.
Contacting the HOA and Management Company
There are a number of situations when authorized employees of the HOA and the management company can solve the problem. Examples of offences:
- Damage to a house or entrance by residents or their dogs.
- Systematic disposal and leaving of garbage in hallways and stairwells.
- Other violations of the rights of residents of the house.
The common responsibility of all HOAs is to maintain the normal condition of the property of the house. The remaining features and rules of operation of the HOA and the Management Company can be studied in their charters. The same document prescribes measures to be taken against residents of violators.
How to correctly write a statement against neighbors to a district police officer
There are no strict rules for drawing up an application. It is important to comply with the basic requirements usually required for business correspondence:
- correctly indicate to whom it is addressed;
- indicate your details and place of residence, telephone number. If there is no personal information about yourself, the district police officer has the right not to consider an anonymous appeal;
- describe in detail and without unnecessary emotion the events that prompted you to contact the police;
- indicate what measures, in your opinion, need to be taken against violators of law and order;
- number, signature.
You can use a sample application to a district police officer regarding noisy neighbors:
To the local police commissioner of police department No. 1 of the Ministry of Internal Affairs for the city of Kovrov, Vladimir region
From Raisa Stepanovna Pavlova, who lives in Kovrov, st. Lesnaya, 50, apt. 3 Tel. 899393939
COMPLAINT about illegal actions of neighbors
I am contacting you to check the legality of residence of 5 immigrants from Uzbekistan living in the neighboring apartment No. 4, 50 st. Lesnaya, Kovrov. These people constantly make noise at night, go out to smoke on the landing, drink alcohol in the entrance and at home, listen to music loudly after 11:00 p.m.
My rights to silence and quiet rest are grossly violated, these men do not respond to comments, with the owner of apartment No. 4 Maslova P.R. I couldn’t get in touch because her phone number 89484848 doesn’t answer. I am raising a school-age child alone; noise and constant feasts prevent her from doing her homework and disrupt her sleep.
The actions of these persons contain signs of administrative offenses provided for in Art. 20.20, 20.1 of the Code of Administrative Offenses of the Russian Federation, as well as Article 6.24 (smoking in the wrong place) and possibly signs of a crime under Art. 322 of the Criminal Code of the Russian Federation (illegal crossing of the border of the Russian Federation).
Based on the above, I ask you to check the legality of residence of these violators of law and order, bring them to justice and oblige them to prevent violations of peace in the future, and carry out preventive work with them.
Pavlova R.S. /signature/. 02/21/2021
If you do not know what address the stronghold is located at and what the police department number is, you can address your application to the Ministry of Internal Affairs for the city. The structure of the units, unfamiliar to the average citizen, is well known to the records management department in law enforcement agencies, and your appeal will certainly be sent to the local police officer for consideration.
