Utility arrears: default award including costs
Editorial summary
The owner paid only part of the utility bills and did not answer the association’s claim. The court awarded 1113.04 euros in debt and 332.33 euros in costs by default.
Narva linn, Kreenholmi tn 5 korteriühistu · 80180766
Participants and roles
- Claimant — Narva linn, Kreenholmi tn 5 korteriühistu
- Defendant — apartment owner XX
The dispute and the court’s decision
Narva linn, Kreenholmi tn 5 korteriühistu, named in the source as KÜ Kreenholmi 5, sought 1113.04 euros in utility arrears as at 1 February 2011 from owner XX. According to the association, services had only partly been paid for; it also claimed 332.33 euros in costs.
The defendant received the documents personally and was warned about a possible default judgment but neither replied nor objected. The court treated the claimant’s factual allegations as unchallenged and the claim as legally justified, granting it by default.
It awarded 1113.04 euros in debt and all 332.33 euros in costs: a 255.64-euro court fee and 76.69 euros for legal assistance. The judgment was declared immediately enforceable without security. Actual payment, entry into force and subsequent appeals have not been reverified.
Outcome of this decision
The default award comprises 1113.04 euros in debt and 332.33 euros in costs, including a 255.64-euro fee and 76.69 euros for legal assistance. The judgment is immediately enforceable without security.