Apartment upkeep: default award of debt and interest
Editorial summary
The owner had not paid maintenance and management charges and did not answer the association’s claim. The court awarded 6194.09 kroons in debt and interest and 1960 kroons in costs by default.
Narva linn, Rahu tn 28 korteriühistu · 80158413
Participants and roles
- Claimant — Narva linn, Rahu tn 28 korteriühistu
- Defendant — apartment owner XX
The dispute and the court’s decision
Narva linn, Rahu tn 28 korteriühistu, named in the source as Korteriühistu Rahu 28, claimed 4882.83 kroons in maintenance and management arrears and 1311.26 kroons in interest from owner XX, totalling 6194.09 kroons.
The claim documents were served on the defendant, but no timely response or objections were submitted. At the association’s request, the court treated the factual allegations as unchallenged and the claim as legally justified, granting the full 6194.09 kroons by default.
It also awarded 1960 kroons in costs: a 1000-kroon court fee and 960 kroons for legal assistance. The judgment was declared immediately enforceable without security. Amounts remain in the source currency; actual payment, entry into force and subsequent appeals have not been reverified.
Outcome of this decision
The default judgment awarded 6194.09 kroons in debt and interest, plus 1960 kroons in costs. It is immediately enforceable without security.