The Moscow prosecutor’s office has opened a probe after a tip about a woman with three children who moved from an apartment in the eastern part of the city to the entrance of a building. The information comes from the departments’ telegram channel.
Preliminary details indicate a Muscovite with several children took up residence in the stairwell of a residential building on Tagilskaya Street. Images released by the prosecutor’s office show that she set up a living space there and moved in her personal belongings and essential items.
According to source material from RIA News, the woman, who was renting her own apartment, also rented another unit to manage financial difficulties. At a later point the owners of the apartment she rented asked her to vacate, leaving her and her family at the building entrance.
The agency added that the youngest child was born in 2015, while the other two were born in 2013 and 2010. The prosecutor’s office stated that the determination of all circumstances surrounding the incident and the restoration of housing rights are under its supervision. This is the aim as investigators gather facts and verify who bears responsibility for the situation. [attribution: Moscow prosecutor’s office]
Earlier, lawyer Artem Zabelsky commented on what steps should be taken if a former spouse tries to eject someone from their home. The discussion underscores the ongoing concerns around housing rights and protection for families in transition. [attribution: legal counsel statements]
There have been other recent incidents noted in the city around entrances to residential buildings, including a separate event where a snake was found at the entrance of another building. Such occurrences highlight the varied nature of safety and welfare concerns in urban housing settings across Moscow. [attribution: local reporting]