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Can a collection company seize property for utility debts during martial law?
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What to do if you receive a decision to seize funds due to an unknown debt?
Collectors do not have the right to forcibly collect debts. However, they have the right to go to court to collect the debt assigned to them and, in the event of a positive court decision, to contact the enforcement service to collect the debt.
In accordance with the Law "On Enforcement Proceedings", the collection of housing and communal services debt should be suspended, but only in the following cases:
for housing and communal services in areas where hostilities are taking place,
for housing and communal services in areas that are or were under temporary occupation or encirclement (according to the approved list);
for housing and communal services in premises that are the permanent residence of a person and which were destroyed or damaged as a result of hostilities.
In all other cases, collection may occur.
The removal of the seizure of property is possible in the event of full repayment of the debt. After establishing the grounds for lifting the seizure of property, an application is submitted to the bailiff or to the court. The document must indicate the reasons for lifting the seizure, as well as supporting documents. The bailiff or the court considers the submitted application, checks its validity and makes a decision to lift the seizure.
You can find out the contact details of the enforcement agent and the enforcement proceedings number:
1) in the Action application - to search, go to "Services", click "Enforcement proceedings".
To find out the amount owed, the reasons for the seizure, and to obtain a copy of the seizure order, contact the enforcement agent.
If you sell real estate in accordance with the legislation of the Russian Federation, such transactions will not be recognized by Ukraine. That is, such a sale will be invalid. In Ukrainian registers, you will remain the owner of the house in one way or another. If you make a corresponding transaction on the territory of Ukraine, directly under Ukrainian legislation, then you, as the owner of the real estate, can contact the notary at your place of residence or registration.
To date, there is no separate law in Ukraine that directly obliges students of educational institutions to pass through metal detectors or other technical devices that do not have medical safety confirmation. However, the installation of such devices may be related to the norms of the legislation on safety in educational institutions.
There is a Resolution of the Cabinet of Ministers of Ukraine No. 1245 dated 01.11.2024 "On the implementation of a pilot project to strengthen the security of the educational environment in secondary education institutions under the legal regime of martial law". The relevant resolution states that "additionally, places for waiting, operator, manual inspection, and storage of things are also being equipped. Additional barriers and restrictive signs are used to regulate the flow of participants in the educational process. At the same time, hand-held metal detectors can be used along with stationary metal detectors."
International treaties relating to the protection of children's rights: UN Convention on the Rights of the Child (Articles 3, 19, 24), Universal Declaration of Human Rights, International Covenant on Civil and Political Rights, European Social Charter (Article 17).
International law does not prohibit the use of technical devices such as metal detectors, but it sets conditions that must be met: metal detectors must be certified and have confirmation that they are safe for children's health; in case of doubts about the effects of the devices (for example, electromagnetic waves), parents have the right to request an expert assessment; constant control through metal detectors may cause children to feel distrust or discomfort - this may contradict the principles of the Convention on the Rights of the Child.