Supreme Court rules that Odesa City Council violated land laws

The Supreme Court has confirmed violations of land and urban planning legislation in the actions of the Odesa City Council following a lawsuit filed by the prosecutor's office.

According to the press service of the Odesa Regional Prosecutor's Office, the case concerned violations of legal norms in the lease of residential and public land.

In court, prosecutors proved that the construction and operation of a gas station on Balkivska Street, as a high-risk facility, is possible only on transport land. Therefore, the city council's decision to lease residential and public land is illegal and should be canceled.

"The facts of violations of the law in the work of the city council revealed and proved by the prosecutor's office in court are not isolated, but have become systemic. As a result, the city budget is losing out on rent due to an unjustified reduction in the rental rate for land use. Now, following a lawsuit and a cassation appeal filed by the prosecutor's office, the Supreme Court has issued a ruling ordering the Odesa City Council to check compliance with the law within three months when granting land plots for gas stations," the prosecutor's office said.

If violations are found, the city council must eliminate them and bring the lease agreements into compliance with the law.

In early July, the Odesa District Administrative Court banned the Odesa City Council from granting permission to Ekatel Auto LLC to develop a land management project for a plot of more than 1 hectare at 4B Krasnov Street. In February 2024, members of the Odesa City Council at the Land Commission supported the allocation of 68 acres of land at 2B Krasova Street for the placement and maintenance of road transport and road facilities to Nikas PE for a 20-year lease.

Кирило Бойко