Apartment association Viru tn 20 and Narva linn agreed compensation for damage and costs

The apartment association Viru tn 20 sought restoration costs for a shared stairwell after a fire; Narva linn entered as legal successor to original participant XX.

Narva linn, Viru tn 20 korteriühistu applied for reimbursement of costs of remedying the consequences of the fire of 19 August 2019. It referred to soot and water damage in the shared stairwell and expenses of 4 767,29 euros. The demand was originally against owner XX; the court later allowed substitution by Narva linn as universal legal successor. In this case the city acted through Narva Linnavalitsuse Linnamajandusamet, rather than as a separate municipal company. After court-allowed negotiation time, the participants submitted an agreement on 31 January 2024. The city undertook to pay the association 3 986,69 euros: 3 178,19 euros for damage and 808,50 euros in costs. Payment is due within three days after entry into force of the ruling approving the settlement and ending the case. Association costs above the agreed 808,50 euros and the city’s own costs remained with the respective participants. The court found the parties entitled to dispose of the dispute and the terms admissible and enforceable. It approved the agreement and terminated proceedings without separately deciding the basis of liability for the fire. The association was also released from reimbursing the state for earlier legal aid, with those costs left to the budget. The association is to receive 25 euros back, half the fee paid. Participants also shortened the appeal period against the ruling to three days after service.

Approve the settlement: Narva linn through Linnamajandusamet pays the association 3 986,69 euros, including 3 178,19 euros for damage and 808,50 euros in costs, within three days after entry into force. Terminate the case. Leave other costs to participants; do not recover state legal aid costs from the association, leaving them to the budget. Refund the association a 25 euro fee.