Communal debts during the war is better not to accumulate: lawyers explained the consequences

During martial law, the requirements for payment discipline of utilities consumers are mitigated in Ukraine. However, debt writing off is not discussed. The debt of citizens for utilities in Ukraine during the war becomes catastrophic and, according to the estimated experts, can already reach about 100 billion UAH, as the focus reports in its review "War and tariffs. As Ukrainians pay utilities in wartime.

" Kateryna Anishchenko, the lawyer of Riyako & Partners, specifies in a comment on focus, which in the event of non-payment for housing and communal services of the debtor in Ukraine is threatened: as he has already written focus with reference to information of the Open Data Monitoring Service, Open-Territor The number of debts for utilities in 2021 increased by 41%, and the total amount of debt as of December 1, 2021 amounted to UAH 72. 7 billion.

It should be noted that this register includes the problem debts, which open the enforcement proceedings. However, during the martial law, the Ukrainian authorities went to a number of concessions and weakening for utility consumers. In particular, the country has a ban on raising tariffs for citizens on: in addition, Ukraine has introduced a ban on debt collection for communal services from certain categories of citizens. "Law No.

7531 temporarily, during the period of martial law, prohibits the compulsory recovery of a residential person in communities in communities located in areas of hostilities, in temporary occupation, surrounded, in accordance with the list Destroyed or damaged, - said Igor Yusko Yuk Winner. - For citizens suffering from shelling, this is good news, because the financial condition of many of them is unsatisfactory.

" Yasko adds that payers in all regions of Ukraine today also relaxes the lack of consequences in the form of disconnection from housing services, because during the war it is prohibited by law, as well as the termination of penalties on the existing debt. Many citizens, escaping from the war, moved to another region or left Ukraine. To such families who are forced to arrange their lives far from home, today is simply not a home rent.

However, lawyers warn that mitigating payment discipline requirements does not mean debt writing off. Igor Yasko emphasizes that the debt, though without penalties, will have to be fully extinguished after the war. The amount that will accumulate during the period of martial law may be too large and unbearable for the family budget, while the aforementioned sanctions for non -payment may become relevant again. In this regard, lawyers advise Ukrainians to pay for the utility.