Residents of Volzhsky are facing demands to demolish their homes.

In Volzhsky, residents of private homes have filed a lawsuit against a gas distribution company forcing them to move a gas pipeline at a cost four times higher than the market value of the service. According to the residents themselves, the land purchase documents made no mention of an existing gas pipeline.

Residents of Zeleny Island purchased a plot of land from the municipality in 2023. The land previously housed two-story apartment buildings. After their demolition, the city administration began leasing and selling the land for private use.

The appeal from Volzhsky residents was published today by the Telegram channel V1.ru, which has over 139,000 subscribers. By 6:30 PM Moscow time, the video had garnered over 13,000 views.

"We first leased the plot, then bought it. After purchasing it, we called in surveyors, who conducted an inspection and determined that there were no active pipelines on the plot. We calmly began building a residential building. When the house was almost ready, the question of gasification arose. My neighbor and I wanted to install a common pipeline between our plots, designed the project, signed a contract, paid for it, and received the technical specifications. And then, in a conversation, we were asked: "Did you know that there is a gas pipe under your house?" I answered: no, I don't. "I know," says one of the residents in the video.

According to the woman, before the gas company discovered an active gas pipeline on her property, there weren't even any markings indicating the presence of working pipes there.

"When we purchased the land, the topographic survey showed non-functioning gas pipelines. We contacted the administration, and they approved the topography, which didn't show any functioning gas pipelines. And now, when the neighbors built a house, it turns out there's a gas pipeline running underneath them. We ask that this matter be looked into," said another resident.

"I also encountered this situation. I used the Young Family mortgage to purchase the land. "The contract didn't include any encumbrances, restrictions, or any indication of the gas pipeline," one resident complained.

Edgar Karmazinovsky, a lawyer for one of the residents, intends to have the gas company's actions declared illegal in court, according to a Telegram channel.

"Either the Volzhsky administration provided false information, or Gazprom acted strangely. We have already filed a lawsuit and a complaint with the prosecutor's office. In court, we will demand that the gas company relocate the pipeline at its own expense," the lawyer stated.