The court recovered from the Melitopol DBR more than 11 thousand hryvnias of debt for heating in favor of “Khersonteploenergo”.
This is stated in the relevant court ruling.
The legal dispute arose over the heating that law enforcement received in a rented Kherson premises in January 2022 but did not pay for.
The DBR refused to pay, arguing that the bills and acts reached them four years late and that the three-year statute of limitations had already passed. However, the court rejected these objections. Under the contract, the consumer was required to pick up the documents themselves if they did not arrive on time.
According to the practice of the Supreme Court, a paper bill is only an informational document and its absence does not relieve one from the obligation to pay for the heat actually consumed.
Moreover, the deadlines for going to court had not expired, as they were legally extended due to the COVID quarantine and were suspended during the period of martial law.
The court fully granted the utilities’ claim.
Earlier we wrote that “Khersonteploenergo” proved in court the illegality of the State Service for Food Safety and Consumer Protection’s demands regarding the reduction of heating charges.