The landlord changed the locks
The tenant may experience that the landlord has changed the locks to the residence.
It could be that the landlord has changed the locks because the tenant has not paid rent, and the landlord wants to evict the tenant.
It is not punishable for the landlord to change locks, but changing the locks usually does not solve the conflict. If the landlord wants to evict the tenant, the landlord needs legally enforceable grounds and must contact the enforcement officer if the tenant does not move voluntarily.
If the tenant has disappeared, and it is clear that the tenant has moved, the landlord may dispose of the residence.
The Tenancy Act section 10-2 (Norwegian)We recommend that you first contact the landlord to retrieve access to the residence.
If the landlord does not respond, you can contact the district court and receive information about how you can go about requesting an interlocutory measure, so you can access to the residence again. In some cases you may need help from the enforcement officer to enforce the interlocutory order, if you have succeeded before the district court. If you had expenses for a separate residence in the mean time, you can in most cases claim compensation for these expenses from the landlord.
See the Dispute Act section 32-1, third paragraph (Norwegian) Read more about interlocutory measures in the Dispute Act chapter 34 (Norwegian)If the locks qwew changed because the tenancy has ended, and you have moved out, but not returned the keys to the landlord, the landlord may claim compensation for new locks, if it was necessary to change the locks.
A tenancy is primarily supposed to end in accordance with what is agreed upon regarding giving notice when the parties entered into the tenancy agreement, and the laws in the Tenancy Act.
If not, you must have legally enforceable grounds to end the tenancy with help from an enforcement officer.
Termination Information about the enforcement officer (Norwegian)