A new law enters into force designed to strengthen protection of domestic violence victims in housing matters. According to the document, individuals found guilty of violence against a partner can be evicted from social housing, while the affected party retains the right to rent and may continue living in their previous home. Previously, domestic violence victims were often forced to leave their own homes to escape their abuser, which worsened their vulnerable position and created additional difficulties—finding new housing, changing schools for children, losing their familiar support network. The new regulation changes this approach: now responsibility and consequences fall on the abuser, not the victim. Lawmakers and human rights organizations call the change an important step toward systemic protection of domestic violence victims' rights. In their view, the ability to keep one's housing reduces the economic and social dependency of victims on their abuser, which is often one of the factors keeping people in dangerous relationships. Representatives of social services note that practical implementation of the law will require clear cooperation between housing authorities, police, and the judicial system for prompt decisions on eviction and protection of all parties' rights in the process. The initiative is viewed as part of a broader policy to combat domestic violence and support victims, aimed at reducing cases where victims are left homeless after breaking off relationships with their aggressor.