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Updated September 2026

👥 Someone I do not know is registered at my address — how do I remove them?

Direct answer

It happens more than you would think: a previous tenant who never deregistered, or a fraudster using your address. It can affect your benefits, taxes and mail, so act. Ask Urząd gminy — ewidencja ludności / PESEL (gov.pl) — the population registry — to start an address investigation: you declare that the person does not live there, they check, and the entry is corrected or moved to "unknown". Policja — zawiadomienie o przestępstwie (112) is the desk for it in many municipalities. If mail arrives suggesting fraud (loans, orders, court letters in their name), Rzecznik Praw Obywatelskich (800 676 676) takes the report.

Call firstUrząd gminy — ewidencja ludności / PESEL
Report toPolicja — zawiadomienie o przestępstwie
If that failsRzecznik Praw Obywatelskich

🗣️ What to say

"[Name], unknown to me, appears to be registered at my address [address]. I am the [tenant/owner] and live here [alone / with …]. This person does not live here and never has / left on [date]. I ask you to investigate and correct the register, and to confirm when it is done."

🪜 Step by step

  1. Check your registrationOnline with your digital ID: who is registered at the address. Screenshot it.
  2. Request the investigation: Urząd gminy — ewidencja ludności / PESELWritten declaration; some municipalities have a form. Mention benefits or tax effects for priority.
  3. Return their mail"Not at this address" on the envelope, back in the box. Do not open it.
  4. Fraud signs: Rzecznik Praw ObywatelskichDebt letters, parcels, court notices in their name — report, and keep copies.
  5. ConfirmationAsk for written confirmation of the correction; benefit and tax agencies use the register date.

📇 All contacts

Urząd gminy — ewidencja ludności / PESELRegistration, PESEL number, certificatesWithin 30 days of moving in🔗 www.gov.pl/web/gov/zamelduj-sie-na-pobyt-staly-lub-czasowy-dluzszy-niz-3-miesiace
Policja — zawiadomienie o przestępstwieReport at a station or online; case number immediatelyAlways — the basis for bank, insurer and platform📞 112🔗 www.policja.pl
Rzecznik Praw ObywatelskichComplaints about public bodies, freeWhen the authority does not answer or acts unfairly📞 800 676 676🔗 bip.brpo.gov.pl
Nieodpłatna pomoc prawna (punkty w powiatach)Free legal advice for anyone who cannot payWhen you cannot afford a lawyer🔗 np.ms.gov.pl

❓ Frequently asked

Does it affect my benefits?

It can — a "household" of two changes calculations. Tell the benefit agency in writing that the person does not live there and that an investigation is running.

A former flatmate will not deregister

The same investigation route. Their new address is their problem; the register can set them to "departed, unknown".

Someone used my address for a company

Report to the company register as well; a registered office at your home without consent can be removed.

📎 Sources

Last checked: 2026-09-26

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