After the passage of Hurricane Irma, CF, a tenant in Saint-Martin, went to metropolitan France for a few days.
On September 23, during his absence, MB, his owner, forced the lock to break into his home. He removes all of his personal belongings, of which he discards a part, calls on artisans to repair the apartment and re-lets it in early November. When she returns to CF Island she has no more accommodation and what is left of her belongings is piled up in garbage bags outside her door. Yet it is contractually bound to its lessor.
Summoned to the Criminal Court of Saint Martin on Thursday, February 1, MB, 21, explains that he lives in the apartment below the one where his tenant lives. "I had infiltrations and had to repair the roof, as well as redo the floor and the paintings."
"If MB is being prosecuted in the correctional system today it is because we wanted to explain to the owners that they cannot do everything," says the prosecutor.
He explains that the urgency of the works may be a good reason to enter a dwelling. Still requires the authorization of the tenant. The owner was also not authorized to remove CF's belongings and re-let the apartment. The court found MB guilty and sentenced him to 30 days fine of 20 euros. He rejected the request for non-registration in B2 and also received the civil party's request and ordered MB to pay the victim 10 euros for material damage, 000 euros for non-pecuniary damage and 2500 euros under the article. 1500 of the criminal procedure (reimbursement of legal costs). (More details on www.soualigapost.com)
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