On porches of houses in the October district of Vitebsk ads began to appear as follows: after the 26th of each month will be off "housing services", if someone does not pay the rent. Below - a reference to the Resolution of the Council of Ministers № 1466. But it is written in it is not at all afraid of people than the regional center.

Residents of Vitebsk, notification of new measures against debtors checked with defenders. Because suddenly that: a couple of days late with payment, and then you shut off and the water and electricity ...

As it turned out, the staff wrote in the housing ads, to say the truth. According to the decree number 1466, to suspend the delivery of its services to public utilities can really. But not so fast: only when a person does not pay the rent for at least 2 months. Then he should send a warning, and within 5 days of a person can still have time to pay. And only then can we talk about the trip.

HCS position is clear: the number of debtors is more stable, debt increase. Apparently, public utilities, and decided to scare people "as a prevention." But at the same time showed a lack of respect to public documents, that some of the locals thought - not to show it to the court. Yet fraud is a deception and manipulation of the housing obvious.

Staff housing in the past tried to influence the defaulters. On porches pasted lists of names people who have the greatest debt, and their names published in the state media. Tried to recall the debt on the phone - three times during the day a special system to dial in to the debtor, and warned of the administrative responsibilities. Yet - to draw cartoons and produced "board of shame", not to mention the forced eviction. But attempts to fraud and blackmail in Vitebsk before it failed.

Viasna Human Rights Center