The essence of the case

The Kyiv City Prosecutor's Office is asking the court to demolish unauthorized structures on Chervona Kalyna Avenue in the Desnianskyi District and to cancel the registration of ownership rights to the corresponding land plots. According to the prosecutor's estimate, this involves communal land worth more than UAH 14 million, which was used in violation of the law.

What is known factually

The defendant in the case is the company — LLC «Mayak Service Invest». In its documents the prosecutor's office states that the ownership of non-residential buildings with an area of about 50 sq. m was registered on the basis of documents that, in its view, “were not issued”. These objects were then contributed to the company's charter capital.

According to the city council, earlier (October 2018) a plot of 0.13 ha at the address Vladimir Mayakovsky Avenue, 476 was leased to “Mayak Service Invest” for five years “for the operation and maintenance of parking buildings and structures”. In July 2021 the same company was approved to lease another plot — over 0.2 ha.

"Thus, the objects show signs of unauthorized construction"

— Kyiv City Prosecutor's Office

What the “toilet scheme” is and why it matters here

The term “toilet scheme” is used in media practice to describe typical land frauds: the right to land is “tied” to artificially created or dubiously registered real estate in order to legalize a change of land use or transfer the plot into private ownership. If the prosecutor's office proves its version, the case could become an example of how authorities respond to such practices amid registry distortions and registration scheme abuses.

Procedure and timeline

On 12 March the Commercial Court of the City of Kyiv opened proceedings on the prosecutor's lawsuit. The preparatory hearing is scheduled for 13 April. The prosecutor's office is asking to cancel the registration of ownership rights to the plots and to oblige the company to vacate the land by demolishing the buildings and the fence.

Why this matters for city residents

It's not only about a single plot: such cases determine whether mechanisms for protecting communal property will be preserved. If the court sides with the prosecutor's office, it will strengthen precedent for returning illegally appropriated plots and curb the appetites of those who try to monetize municipal property through dubious registrations.

Summary

The prosecutor's office calls the objects unauthorized, is asking for the registration to be cancelled and for demolition — the court will hear the evidence in April. The decision will affect not only the return of one plot but also send a signal to other attempts to privatize communal land through legal loopholes. Whether this case will become the start of a systemic purge of such practices is a question for the court and the city authorities.