The landlord of an apartment in Pamplona has been sentenced to 4 years in prison for change the lock key without knowledge nor permission from the tenantwhom he left on the street with her 8-month-old son and without her belongings.
The Civil and Criminal Chamber of the Superior Court of Justice of Navarra (TSJN) has confirmed the 4 year prison sentence imposed in April by the Provincial Court. The sentence, which can be appealed before the Supreme Court, assumes the facts considered proven at that time, reports the TSJN.
Thus, on March 7, 2019, the defendant signed a rental contract for a home located in the old town of Pamplona, valid from March 10, 2019 to March 31, 2020, and which was extended for two years.
On March 31, 2021, the defendant informed the tenant of her desire not to renew the contract to renovate the property, to which the landlord responded that would remain the samepaying the rent, until she found a new home for herself and her 8-month-old son.
On June 7, without the consent or knowledge of the tenant, who continued to live in the home, He went to the property with a locksmith and changed the lock.