A gas station in Bolhrad had been using municipal land for years without paying for it

The Bolhrad City Council successfully sued the company "ATA SERVICE" to recover more than 653,000 hryvnias, as the company had been using a municipally-owned plot of land adjacent to its gas station free of charge for a long time. The court ordered the gas station owners to pay the debt in full.

The Commercial Court of Odesa Oblastissuedthe corresponding ruling on October 20. 

The case file states that “ATA SERVICE” LLC owns a non-residential gas station building in Bolhrad at 112 Zavodska Street. The facility is located on a municipal land plot with an area of 0.2436 hectares.

Back in the fall of 2023, the city council adopted a resolution to lease this plot to the company for 49 years and sent draft agreements, but the defendant never signed them. Despite the lack of a formal right of use and failure to pay rent, the company continued to fully operate the gas station.

In court, the defendant’s representatives attempted to contest the claim. They argued that they had not received the documents and that the gas station was allegedly located on a different plot of land. However, the court reviewed the evidence and found the city council’s position to be fully justified.

Under current law, the use of municipal land is subject to a fee, and the absence of a signed agreement does not exempt the party from the obligation to reimburse the funds.

Юлія Калабайда