Building charges after ownership passed by inheritance

The association sought debt from XX, who had acquired the property by inheritance. The court checked the basis of liability and calculation and awarded principal, late-payment interest and costs.

Narva linn, Kosmonaudi tn 3 korteriühistu sought unpaid management and utility charges from XX, to whom the property had passed by inheritance. According to the association’s application, the disputed debt arose after the previous owner’s death; that owner had owed the association no debt. It relied on unpaid invoices and resolutions supporting charges and late-payment interest. XX received the application, attachments and admission order but submitted no objections. The court determined the application in non-contentious proceedings and checked ownership and succession records. It found that succession and the obligation to contribute to the association’s expenses justified the claim against XX. It considered the invoices and payment calculation substantiated. The application was granted: principal and accrued late-payment interest were awarded, together with continuing statutory late-payment interest from 25 September 2021 until the awarded principal is paid. The court also fixed reimbursable procedural costs and awarded late-payment interest on them from finality of the relevant order until payment. The lack of objections is not described as an admission by XX; the result rests on the court’s findings. Actual payment was not established.

The association was awarded principal, accrued late-payment interest, continuing late-payment interest on the awarded principal from 25 September 2021 until it is paid and procedural costs. Separate late-payment interest applies to awarded costs after the order becomes final. This order does not establish actual payment.