REVISITING THE QUESTION OF THE TERMINATION OF HOUSING RELATIONS IN CONNECTION WITH THE RECOGNITION OF A CITIZEN LOST THE RIGHT TO USE THE LIVING ROOM
Subject/theme The article presents one of the most common grounds for the termination of housing relations associated with the forfeiture of the right to use a living accomodation in cases where a person loses legal connection with a dwelling and interested persons (proprietors, landlords, employers and other persons) take a legal action. Goals / objectives. A complex analysis of the features of the recognition of forfeit of the right to use the living quarters not only from the theoretical point of housing law, but also from the law enforcement practice, is conducted. Methodology The general, general scientific, private-science (formal-legal and comparative-legal) methods of cognition have been employed within the study conducted. Conclusion The absence of a theoretical consolidation of the features of the recognition of forfeit of the right to use the living quarters creates difficulties in its understanding, and therefore, the present research defines the recognition of a citizen who has lost the right to use a dwelling, and also identifies the characteristic signs of such recognition. In addition, the procedure for proving the absence of a defendant at the place of residence is special and only if there are certain grounds the court can recognize that a citizen has lost the right to use the dwelling whereas there are cases of refusal as well