Managing Partner of the Law Association "ARES Law Company" - Roman Chumak acted as an invited expert for "Public Kharkiv", providing detailed comments on the current state of compensation payments for damaged and destroyed property. The central topic of the conversation was the analysis of the successful experience of implementing the program in the Kharkiv region, where the volume of payments has already reached 10 billion hryvnias, and the analysis of systemic errors that cause refusals.
Roman Chumak noted that a significant number of delays in the process of considering applications is due to the need to contact the BTI archives to verify property rights registered in paper form before 2013. In such conditions, the prompt involvement of a lawyer helps to significantly speed up the process of integrating data into the State System of Property Rights.
During the broadcast, Roman Chumak highlighted critical blocks that hinder payments. In particular, unprivatized housing or inheritance not accepted on time are insurmountable barriers, since the state compensates for losses only to official owners. It is also important to choose the right type of assistance: a mistake between the categories "damaged" and "destroyed" leads to a refusal. The lawyer paid special attention to the issue of co-owners - without the written consent of all parties (except foreigners), consideration of the application is impossible. If your property is in a combat zone, Roman recommends using remote inspection, but be sure to accompany it with your own video recording with geolocation.
The state strictly controls the targeted use of funds received on special accounts of "eVidnovlenie". The lawyer warned viewers that for amounts exceeding 200 thousand hryvnias, payments are made in 70/30 tranches. To receive the balance, you must submit a report through "Diya" with checks and certificates of work, which are verified by the commission. Any non-targeted expenses, for example, purchasing materials for the facade instead of the declared windows, will lead to the termination of funding.