Having an alcoholic neighbor doesn't seem to be the biggest problem in most people's lives. However, this lifestyle can be ignored until noise, drinking, late-night fights, fights and constant dirt become part of daily life around such a person. And although an adult is able to endure such things because he does not want to be associated with an alcoholic and his company, children living in the neighborhood should not watch such things, because the child's psyche is designed in such a way that they immediately record everything that happens in their subconscious, like what can happen in ordinary home conditions. This means that a child can grow up marginalized and alcoholic, even if his own family has never experienced such behavior. A school-age child begins to use vulgar language that he regularly hears in the neighborhood, and his parents cannot clearly explain to teachers where it comes from. At first, the small child only laughs at his uncle, then begins to imitate him, as if as a joke, but from the outside it looks unflattering.
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A particular danger to living next to an alcoholic's neighbor is the fact that he cannot take responsibility for his actions. This leads to a real threat to the lives of other people, because an alcoholic may forget to turn off the gas, water, often smoke in bed and fall asleep with a cigarette. The alcoholic neighbor may also experience periods of aggression, such as attacks with a bottle or knife, and then not even remember it. Therefore, it is very important to know what to do if your neighbor is an alcoholic.
Let's resolve the issue peacefully
People often complain that neither the police nor the court can solve the problem of drinking neighbors. It is possible that the wrong tactics for solving the problem were initially chosen. First, instead of looking for options on how to deal with drinking neighbors, you need to think about how you can come to an agreement with them.
This is easiest to do if you know the alcoholic well. For example, the conflicting parties grew up in the same house and previously had a friendship. In this case, people have common memories and the dialogue can begin with them. This will help build a peaceful conversation and further reach consensus.
Not everyone knows what is best to do if an alcoholic neighbor is interfering with life, so the situation can gradually escalate. Sometimes life's difficulties greatly affect a person's internal state and he begins to drink. If the reason for drinking is related to the loss of a job, you can offer the patient your help in finding a new place. Perhaps, after the situation in his professional life improves, the desire to drink strong drinks will disappear.
In some cases, the cause of binge drinking is the death of a loved one. After a loss, depression and psycho-emotional disorders are possible, which the drunkard tries to suppress with alcohol.
However, relief for a few hours does not solve the problem. In such a situation, you can use the deceased as an example and remind the alcoholic that they believed in him and did not wish such a future for the patient. It is necessary to understand that ordinary reproaches can further distance the drunkard from quitting his binge and recovery.
Communication should begin when the neighbor is sober. You should not do this while drinking a glass of vodka, as the next day the drunkard may forget about the conversation. In addition, when drinking with an alcohol addict, the other party approves of drinking alcohol.
Those who have already decided what to do with their alcoholic neighbors should understand that to achieve the desired effect you will need:
- Friendly attitude. Only in this case will the other side be ready for a constructive dialogue. Aggression only escalates the situation.
- · Willingness to act. There is a possibility that the patient will ask for help in solving the problem that contributed to the development of alcohol dependence. In this case, both parties must be interested.
- Lots of patience. Perhaps the alcohol addict will want to speak out and the conversation will drag on for a long time. We must not forget about the sense of tact and humanity.
It is worth considering that the result largely depends on the person’s alcohol history. As alcohol addiction develops, changes occur both at the physical and mental levels.
Therefore, the duration of drinking will affect the patient’s perception and reactions during the conversation.
In any case, the situation will require an integrated approach. It is necessary to analyze the problem, provide possible ways to solve it and remain ready to help the alcoholic. Basically, most citizens do not want to make efforts and are looking for easy ways to overcome the situation. Therefore, quite often the problem remains unresolved.
Main inconveniences
In some cases, drunkards turn out to be quite quiet people - they drink in their apartment, do nothing and do not bother anyone, except sometimes asking to borrow money. But things are not always so smooth.
Alcoholics love noisy companies, and those in such gatherings are mostly antisocial people. Alcohol has long destroyed their personalities, leaving only the inability to live normally in society, as well as extremely high self-esteem.
Thus, neighbors often encounter garbage in their entrances: drunks do not clean up cigarette butts and empty bottles; for them, living in garbage is the norm. In addition, alcoholics often have noisy gatherings with loud music.
But this is not so bad - alcoholics are prone to damaging the premises in which they are located. Broken windows in the entrance, burnt buttons in elevators and painted walls in such situations become a common sight.
The worst part is that alcoholic neighbors can be dangerous. For example, if you often make comments to them, then fists and sometimes a knife can be used. To prevent such developments, one should fight against drunkards, but not everyone knows which methods are the most effective.
Resolving the issue with the help of the police
If peaceful options for dealing with alcoholics have been used, and neighbors are also drinking and making noise, the police know what to do in such a situation. When a drunkard becomes rowdy on his property or behaves aggressively and uses obscene language on the landing, he is breaking the law. In this case, you can call the police or contact the local police officer.
Noise restrictions apply at night. In case of an offence, rowdies will face sanctions.
There is an administrative penalty for noise at late hours. Even a small fine will significantly hit the alcoholic’s budget, and next time he will think carefully about whether it is worth disturbing the peace of other residents.
Typically, the behavior of drunkards bothers several neighbors. All residents of apartments located close to the violators’ abode may feel discomfort. Even in the private sector, several people suffer from rowdy behavior. Therefore, a collective appeal to the local police officer will bring more results than the application of one resident.
A visit from a law enforcement officer to a violator may result in:
- preventive conversation;
- monetary recovery;
- administrative arrest.
All actions should be documented. The measures listed above do not always help cope with a problematic situation. In this case, the collected documents (acts and protocols) allow you to begin the process of evicting the rowdy.
The police do not always respond and respond to calls. In this situation, you can contact the prosecutor's office. An excellent option is to send one letter to the highest supervisory authority, and the second to the police.
The influence of alcohol on the psyche
Actually, why do alcoholic neighbors cause a lot of trouble? It's all about the effect of ethyl alcohol on the cerebral cortex. It destroys the connections between its cells, causing a person to:
- lies a lot;
- loses intellectual abilities;
- becomes very sloppy;
- behaves tactlessly;
- cannot solve simple logical problems;
- suffers from extremely high self-esteem;
- begins to lead an immoral lifestyle and, for the sake of a bottle, even becomes capable of murder (in rare cases).
Now imagine what the neighbors of such drunks experience. In fact, living with such individuals on the same staircase is like living in a tribe of uneducated aborigines who lead an extremely “unhealthy” lifestyle.
How to get rid of a drinking neighbor within the framework of current legislation?
Personal conversations and appeals to the police do not always give the desired result. At this stage, many citizens stop fighting for their own peace of mind. Unable to imagine what to do next with their violent alcoholic neighbor, they continue to live and put up with unpleasant circumstances.
There is another legal way to solve a problem with drinking tenants - eviction. The Russian Administrative Code contains Article No. 6, which describes violations of the sanitary regime in residential buildings, and the next one (Article No. 7) describes sanctions for such violations. The punishment does not include eviction, but the alcoholic will have to pay a fine for the offense.
In the Housing Code of the Russian Federation (Article No. 91), you can study the conditions for eviction of a problem citizen from an apartment rented under a social tenancy agreement. Article 293 describes the procedure for depriving property rights to housing.
Despite the existing difficulties, it is possible to evict a problem tenant. However, you should understand that this will not be easy. Such issues are resolved in court, for which you will need to write a corresponding statement. Courts extremely rarely satisfy demands for deprivation of property rights to housing. To achieve this, it is necessary to prove through the collected documents that the offender was systematically influenced in various ways.
The mere presence of neighbors at the trial is not enough. Evidence will be required to support regular police calls and fines. Residents need to collect all existing statements, protocols and acts. Only if there is documentary evidence of offenses will it be possible to evict a drinking neighbor.
Adviсe
Never go into open conflict with such people. Alcoholics are very vindictive people, and they have no moral principles - the possibility of physical violence cannot be ruled out.
Don't lend money to such people. Firstly, you will never see your money again, and secondly, you will give a reason for familiarity. Dealing with alcoholics will become much more difficult; talking after this will definitely not work.
Under no circumstances should you raise your hand against such neighbors. Despite their extremely high self-esteem, they are big cowards. A police report will most likely be filed on the same day.
Do not be shy to express complaints, but do it calmly, without swearing or insults. Otherwise, the sensitive nature of an alcoholic may not withstand the pressure, and the person will go even deeper into binge drinking.
What conclusion does judicial practice lead to?
Based on the results of judicial practice, we can confidently conclude that there is meaning in the fight against problem tenants. It should be noted that obstacles in the use of utilities, changes in layout and other violations during repair work are illegal actions.
The plaintiff is not always able to achieve what he wants. Therefore, it is best to go to court collectively. It will be necessary to collect all available evidence of the offense in documentary form.
The more calls to the police, the more justified the appeal to court will be. It is necessary to involve the district police officer in the process. Whenever you interact with law enforcement, you should leave a copy of the report or report.
What are the dangers of living next door to an alcoholic?
If you look at the statistics of emergency incidents, you can easily discover the fact that most fires in the city occur in residential premises - apartment buildings, two-story barracks, dormitories, and so on. And more and more often, information in fire reports reads: “the fire area was 2 sq.m.” It was the bed that burned down. Due to the fact that the neighbor is an alcoholic, who does not let go of the cigarette from his hands, in a drunken stupor he simply falls asleep with it. Most often, people die not from burns, but from asphyxia - suffocation, because they inhaled fumes and smoke. It is spreading with amazing speed. And this is the main danger of living with neighbors who don’t care about anything, especially their health. But more often than not, terrible statistics do not have the desired effect on the alcohol-hardened brain.
Special cases
When such a situation arises, many are faced with nuances that make it difficult to understand how to proceed.
Repair
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Renovation work is quite common in new homes. But if their duration exceeds the permitted time range, we advise you to immediately call the police. Thus, in the capital region it is prohibited to carry out repairs from 19:00 to 9:00, while it is mandatory to observe a two-hour break from 13:00 to 15:00.
Often the time frame is set by the residents of the house themselves, so it is worth asking the management company and involving them in the proceedings too.
Working household appliances at night
There are also cases when residents of neighboring apartments decide to carry out night cleaning. In this case, law enforcement will not help you, so try to solve the problem through dialogue.
Suddenly silent intruders
Take care in advance of evidence of disturbances at night. There are often cases when, even before the police arrive, neighbors fall silent and silence falls in the house.
Try recording the violent behavior of residents of nearby apartments using a smartphone voice recorder or video. Or involve other people as witnesses. On the Internet you can also find programs that measure the volume level and display it in decibels.
This way you can present evidence to law enforcement officers without involving special services.
The police and the local police officer don't come
In this case, we advise you to write a complaint to a higher authority. For example, to the prosecutor's office. Then your request will be responded to much faster.
