Odesa Prosecutor's Office lost the lawsuit regarding the land under the hotel on Lidersky Bulvar.
The Economic Court of Odesa Oblast rejected the lawsuit filed by the Odesa Oblast Prosecutor's Office to terminate the lease agreements and return two plots of land on Lidersky Boulevard to the city. The court ruled that the developers acted based on permits issued by the city council.
The Odesa Oblast Prosecutor's Office lost the lawsuit regarding the termination of lease agreements and the return of two land plots on Lidersky Bulvar, 7 and 9, to the city. Instead of tennis courts, a hotel complex was built on these plots. The relevant decision was made by the Odesa Oblast Commercial Court on October 19.
The court ruled that the developers acted based on building permits and approvals issued by the Odesa city council, which indicates that the construction was actually approved by the landowner. Furthermore, the court noted that terminating the lease agreements and demanding the return of the land to its original state is impossible due to the already constructed complex, which would violate the interests of all parties involved.
The Deputy Head of the Odesa Oblast Prosecutor's Office turned to the court on behalf of the Odesa City Council, demanding to terminate the lease agreements, cancel the right to carry out construction work, and require the companies to return the land plots to the city in their original state. The Prosecutor's Office considered that the new construction contradicted the initial terms of the lease and the intended purpose of the land.
The respondents, including "Sport-Service LLC," "Lider-Park LLC," and "Odesabud LLC," denied the lawsuit, stating that they had obtained all necessary construction permits and restrictions from the Department of Architecture and Urban Planning of the Odesa City Council, as well as a building permit from the State Architectural and Construction Inspectorate (DAI). The legal proceedings began in 2022, twice reached the appellate instance, and the Supreme Court sent it for a new review to carefully examine the violations.