Yekaterinburg architect fails to reverse apartment sale in court
The case involved a claim of psychological pressure and fraud in a real estate transaction.
In Yekaterinburg, a court has refused an architect«s request to return an apartment sold under the »Dolina scheme«. We detailed this story in this article.
The purchase took place on 15 February 2025. For a one-room apartment with an area of 29.8 square meters on Shaumyan Street, a couple from the Chelyabinsk region paid 4.4 million rubles (approximately $44,000 at current rates) and registered the ownership. In court, they were able to prove that the transaction was honest.
During the hearing, the seller insisted that she was under constant psychological pressure at the time, was deceived, and could not comprehend the consequences of her actions, which the criminals exploited. The former owner refused to hand over the keys of the property she sold to the new owners.
In the end, after hearing the arguments of both parties, the court refused to satisfy the claim. The apartment remained in the ownership of the bona fide buyers.
The court also added that the woman would not be left homeless: the sold apartment was not her only residence.
Most often, it is pensioners who, following the instructions of fraudsters, sell apartments and then demand the transaction be canceled. Read an expert«s advice on how to tell if a seller is behaving suspiciously.
We also reported how in Nizhny Tagil a pensioner sold two apartments after believing fraudsters, and is now demanding them back.
To learn about the schemes fraudsters use to scam Ural residents, read our special section. Knowing how scammers operate significantly increases your chances of avoiding their traps!
