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Will they pay for a ruined vacation? The Supreme Court has ruled that bailiffs can be held liable for damages.

Bailiffs can be forced reimburse Failed trips, if a person was detained at the border due to an exit ban, and did not receive notification of the debt.

The Filitz case: he learned of his travel ban at the border.

The Supreme Court's decision was prompted by the case of a Russian citizen. Lester Filitzs, who learned of the travel ban only at the border and lost his travel voucher to Turkey. The Supreme Court ruled that bailiffs have no right to restrict travel without proper notification.

Previously Philitz smog It took him four years to obtain compensation for 139,000 rubles for a ruined travel package, even going all the way to the Supreme Court. He was barred from leaving the country for vacation in 2022. The reason was enforcement proceedings related to an old debt, but Filitzs did not receive notification of the proceedings on the Gosuslugi website due to a technical error.

How to notify those who do not use Gosuslugi

Not all citizens use the Gosuslugi website and have checked the box indicating their willingness to receive notifications from government agencies. In this case, the bailiff must send the notice by regular mail, with a delivery confirmation, noted a member of the Public Council of the Federal Bailiff Service for Moscow. Igor Aksenov.

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