A small hotel company won against energy giant TGK-1 in court again. The North-West District Arbitration Court rejected TGK-1's appeal about heating charges. This means Melnitsa LLC, which runs Bogema Hotel, doesn't have to pay unfair heating bills. The energy company wanted the hotel to pay for heating an empty neighboring building.
After a tenant left a nearby space, TGK-1 started charging the hotel based on strange formulas instead of meter readings. They demanded over half a million rubles for the 2023/2024 heating season without showing proper calculations. The first court ruled for TGK-1 without calling both sides. The second court looked deeper into the details and reversed that decision, making TGK-1 lose its claim.
The judges said TGK-1 failed to provide evidence supporting their bills. They couldn't prove why the hotel should pay more than what the meters showed. Vasily Kichedzhi, Bogema Hotel founder, calls this a common problem facing many businesses. Despite losing twice, TGK-1 has filed another similar lawsuit for a different period, continuing to send inflated bills.
After a tenant left a nearby space, TGK-1 started charging the hotel based on strange formulas instead of meter readings. They demanded over half a million rubles for the 2023/2024 heating season without showing proper calculations. The first court ruled for TGK-1 without calling both sides. The second court looked deeper into the details and reversed that decision, making TGK-1 lose its claim.
The judges said TGK-1 failed to provide evidence supporting their bills. They couldn't prove why the hotel should pay more than what the meters showed. Vasily Kichedzhi, Bogema Hotel founder, calls this a common problem facing many businesses. Despite losing twice, TGK-1 has filed another similar lawsuit for a different period, continuing to send inflated bills.
