The tenant is unauthorized to the DTEK network, and the owner of the country house is forced to close the debt in the amount of 69 436 hryvnias – what the court decided

The owner of the estate, who leased to the resident, rejects the requirements to compensate for the debt to DTEK in the amount of UAH 69 436.

DTEK’s employees have discovered unauthorized connection to electrical grids at the specified address. The owners of the facility calculated the amount for unaccounted electricity – UAH 69 436. However, she denies the obligation to pay the funds by accusing the tenant. This information is shown in the decision of the Samara District Court of Dnipro, published on March 31, 2025.

A contract is in force between the woman and JSC DTEK Dniprovsky Electricity Network, and her personal account was registered on June 13, 2008 for electricity. On July 12, 2013, it was replaced by Nick 2102-02MV № 6212232, which was recorded by the act of technical verification with its signature. During the inspection of electrical appliances on May 8, 2023 (according to paragraph 8.4.2, the Print) revealed illegal connection of equipment to the network with violation of the accounting scheme. It is noted that the meter did not record energy consumption. The act of violation No. DN 006615 was drawn up in the presence of the tenant who refused to sign it. The company requires to recover the amount of lost energy in solidarily.

In her objections, the woman refers to a lease concluded with her husband on March 16, 2023. As noted by DTEK, at the time of the inspection in the house was lived by the tenant, who did unauthorized connection, causing damage. According to her application, a criminal case was initiated, where it was recognized as a victim (ERDR of August 11, 2023). Energy consumption data from 2020 to April 2023 did not show anomalies: in 2023, the monthly volume ranged from 17 to 18 kWh. Thus, theft of energy occurred in May, when the object was used by the tenant. However, DTEK did not attract him as a defendant, trying to recover the funds from the owner.

Court decision The court satisfied the claim of JSC “DTEK Dniprovsky Electricity Network”. The defendants will jointly withdraw UAH 69,436 in favor of the company.

“The defendants did not provide evidence of the absence of violations on their part. According to Part 2 of Art. 614 of the Civil Code of Ukraine, the consumer is obliged to prove his innocence. No requests for examination or appeal were made. The owner’s arguments for liability exclusively were rejected because she, as the owner, had to take care of the legitimate use of property (Article 319 of the CC). The court also noted that the plaintiff is not obliged to constantly check the objects for illegal connections. Criminal proceedings against the tenant are still ongoing, but this does not affect the civil case. Based on the above, the requirements of DTEK are recognized as legitimate, ”the decision stated.

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