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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 Rahvastikuregister (eesti.ee) / omavalitsus (612 4500) — 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". Kohalik omavalitsus — linnavalitsus / vallavalitsus (eesti.ee) is the desk for it in many municipalities. If mail arrives suggesting fraud (loans, orders, court letters in their name), Politsei- ja Piirivalveamet — teade (112) takes the report.

Call firstRahvastikuregister (eesti.ee) / omavalitsus
Report toKohalik omavalitsus — linnavalitsus / vallavalitsus
If that failsPolitsei- ja Piirivalveamet — teade

🗣️ 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: Rahvastikuregister (eesti.ee) / omavalitsusWritten 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: Politsei- ja Piirivalveamet — teadeDebt 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

Rahvastikuregister (eesti.ee) / omavalitsusResidence registration, personal code, extractsWithin 14 days of moving📞 612 4500🔗 www.rahvastikuregister.ee
Kohalik omavalitsus — linnavalitsus / vallavalitsusNuisances, roads, waste, registration, lost propertyFor anything the municipality handles🔗 www.eesti.ee
Politsei- ja Piirivalveamet — teadeCrime report online or at a stationAlways — the basis for bank, insurer and platform📞 112🔗 www.politsei.ee/et/juhend/kuriteoteate-esitamine
ÕiguskantslerComplaints about authorities, freeWhen the authority does not answer or acts unfairly📞 693 8404🔗 www.oiguskantsler.ee

❓ 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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  • “unknown person registered at my address Estonia”
  • “remove someone from my address registry”
  • “address investigation municipality”
  • “former tenant still registered”
  • “address fraud report”

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