Passportization of a Damaged Building: A Fundamental Legal Step Towards Compensation and Restoration of Your Home
The full-scale war of Russia against Ukraine has brought unprecedented destruction to our land, turning hundreds of thousands of square meters of residential and commercial real estate into epicenters of pain and despair. Every damaged house in Kyiv, Irpin, Bucha, Kharkiv, or Dnipro is not just broken bricks, mangled concrete, and smashed glass. It is someone’s destroyed comfort zone, lost sense of safety, and family coziness. Specialists of the expert company GlobalBud Ukraine perfectly understand the extremely difficult psychological state in which real estate owners find themselves after surviving a missile strike or drone attack. However, no matter how morally difficult it may be, it is important to remember: after an act of destruction, the stage of systemic restoration and renovation inevitably follows. And the very first, non-alternative legal step on this path is professional passportization of a damaged building.
What is object passportization after shelling?
Object passportization after shelling is by no means a formal bureaucratic procedure or collecting papers for show. It is the creation of your sole, absolutely legitimate evidentiary basis. Without an officially issued technical passport and an approved inspection report, you physically and legally will not be able to prove to the state the scale of the damage caused, will not receive targeted compensation under the “eRecovery” program, and will not have the legal right to begin major repairs. State registers, commissions, and international funds work exclusively in the language of dry facts, precise figures, and certified engineering conclusions.
Why independent restoration without passportization is a legal trap
The natural desire of every person after the smoke from an explosion clears is to clean up the consequences as quickly as possible, cover windows with film, seal cracks, remove construction debris, and return their home to a livable look. From a human perspective, this impulse is completely understandable and justifiable. But from a legal and engineering point of view, it is a fatal mistake that could cost you hundreds of thousands of hryvnias in unreimbursed losses.
If you destroy evidence of destruction (even with good intentions to simply clear the area) before a certified construction expert inspects the object, it will be almost impossible to prove the damage to the state commission. Turning to certified GBU specialists for technical inspection of buildings and structures solves several critical tasks at once:
- Legitimization of damages for state compensation. For your application in the “Diia” application to turn into actual cash payments to your bank account, it must be firmly supported by a technical report officially entered into the Unified State Electronic System in the Construction Sphere (USESCS). Only engineers with the appropriate qualification certificate have the access level to this state register.
- Fixation of war crimes for international reparations. Your document will forever become part of a global evidentiary basis for international criminal courts. In the future, this will allow compensation to be recovered directly from the aggressor state.
- Legality of further construction. Any dismantling of walls, debris removal, or strengthening of load-bearing structures without a pre-approved project and technical passport is classified by Ukrainian legislation as illegal construction. This is guaranteed to lead to the imposition of large fines or insurmountable problems with selling, gifting, or inheriting the property in the future.
How the procedure of object passportization is carried out by GBU specialists
The process of compiling a passport for a damaged object requires the most scrupulous engineering approach and the use of high-precision instrumental equipment. When you call GlobalBud Ukraine specialists, you receive comprehensive “turnkey” support. The procedure consists of several fundamental stages.
First, a primary visual inspection and large-scale photo and video fixation of all existing destruction are conducted, starting from facade damage and ending with the roofing truss system.
Second, our engineers apply modern instrumental methods of non-destructive testing. Using laser 3D space scanners, sclerometers (for measuring the strength of concrete that has undergone destructive thermal effects from fire), and professional thermal imagers, we detect absolutely all hidden defects that cannot be seen with the naked eye.
Based on the collected data array, a detailed technical report is compiled. It must state the established category of object damage, include drawings with exact localization of defects, and set out detailed recommendations for necessary restoration works. Most importantly, our certified expert independently, without your involvement, enters all this data together with your report into the state register USESCS. Thanks to this, your real estate officially and indisputably receives the status of being damaged as a result of hostilities, and you can safely submit the final package of documents for compensation.
Frequently Asked Questions (FAQ)
Is it possible to carry out passportization if we have already independently replaced broken windows and filled in cracks?
Yes, this is possible, but the process becomes significantly more complicated. In such a case, we will be forced to rely on your own photo and video evidence that you took directly on the day of the shelling. In addition, engineers will conduct an instrumental check, which will allow for the fixation of hidden internal deformations (for example, displacement of window openings or micro-cracks in load-bearing pylons) that cannot be eliminated with ordinary cosmetic repairs or assembly foam. However, we strongly recommend calling experts before starting any, even minimal, work.
How much time does the full cycle of passport production and entry into USESCS take?
The immediate site visit of the engineering brigade and instrumental inspection within the city of Kyiv or Kyiv region takes from 2 to 5 hours, depending on the total area of the object and the degree of its destruction. The next, cameral stage — data processing, compilation of defect statements, drawings, and generation of an electronic report with subsequent entry into the state register. This process usually takes from 3 to 7 working days.
Does your official technical report guarantee 100% receipt of full compensation from the state?
Our technical report and damaged building passport are a mandatory, fundamental, and legally flawless basis for the consideration of your application by the local compensation commission. We guarantee that the document will be drawn up in accordance with all current building codes (DBN) and guaranteed to be accepted by the electronic system USESCS without any comments or returns for revision. This maximally increases your chances for fast and unhindered receipt of targeted funds under the state “eRecovery” program, however, it should be remembered that the final amount of payments is approved exclusively by the state commission based on regulatory approved checklists of the cost of building materials and works.
