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Russian court awards apartment owners 15 million rubles over defects
A family bought a newly built apartment in 2013 in Kemerovo region.
Cold, damp conditions and cracks made most of the home difficult to use, and an expert later found serious, irreparable defects in the wall panels.
An appeal court had rejected the owners’ claim because it said the time limit had passed.
The Russian Supreme Court said the cracks alone did not prove the owners already knew the defects were serious, and the time limit had to be counted from when the apartment was handed to the buyers, not an investor.
On reconsideration, the regional court awarded two owners 15,094,479 rubles for the apartment, penalties, losses, a fine and moral harm.
The case shows that serious construction defects may still support a claim years later.
The sources give no further steps in the case.
The Kemerovo Regional Court ordered a developer to pay two apartment owners 15,094,479 rubles over serious construction defects.
The family bought the apartment in a new building in 2013.
Cold, dampness and wall cracks made the apartment nearly impossible to live in, and the owners used only one room.
A court-appointed expert later found that poor-quality wall panels had caused significant defects that could not be fixed.
The Supreme Court said the limitation period could not be counted from the apartment’s transfer to an investor organization.
- Who
- Two apartment owners and the developer.
- What
- The Kemerovo Regional Court ordered the developer to pay 15,094,479 rubles over significant, irreparable construction defects.
- When
- The apartment was bought in 2013; the regional court issued its decision on 3 September 2026.
- Where
- Kemerovo Region, Russia.
- Why
- An expert found that poor-quality wall panels caused serious defects, including cold, dampness and cracks.
This story does not have two clearly opposing sides.
A family bought an apartment in a new building.
The Russian Supreme Court issued a ruling on the case.
On reconsideration, the Kemerovo Regional Court ordered the developer to pay the owners 15,094,479 rubles.
- Total award
- 15,094,479 rubles
- Apartment purchase
- 2013
- Owners
- Two
- Apartment value awarded
- 5,870,000 rubles
- Penalties and other awards
- 5,000,000 rubles in penalty; 1,144,479 rubles in damages; 3,000,000 rubles in fine; 80,000 rubles for moral harm
Sources
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