Võidu prospekt 7: court awarded maintenance debt and statutory late-payment interest

The court checked documents on expenses and payment allocation and the basis for electronic service, then awarded debt and statutory late-payment interest.

The court awarded the apartment association Narva linn, Võidu prospekt 7 principal and statutory late-payment interest against owner XX. The claim was supported not only by invoices but also by meeting decisions, management plans and supplier documents. After the payment order application, the owner emailed an objection. The court accepted it despite the lack of a digital signature because it had no doubt about the sender. The case was transferred for further consideration. The association clarified its demand, seeking maintenance payments for periods before and after 2018. At that stage, the interested person did not respond. The court separately explained service. It used an email address previously confirmed by the participant and already used to communicate with the court. Attempts at other delivery methods were unsuccessful. On that basis, the court deemed the documents served. On the merits, the court noted that invoices alone do not prove the amount owed. The association must show the basis for shared expenses and their allocation among owners. Here it supplied calculations, minutes approving rates and plans, floor-area data, contracts and service invoices. The court found the principal proved. As charges covered periods before and after 2018, the court applied the relevant legislation for both periods. Use of the ruling in a new dispute requires attention to later legislative changes and the circumstances of that case. The ruling of 13 September 2022 awarded principal and statutory interest on it until performance. Costs were imposed on the interested person, for separate quantification. The award does not establish today’s unpaid balance.

Grant the association’s application: award principal and statutory late-payment interest on it until performance against XX. XX bears costs, to be quantified separately after finality.