The famous Baltayan family from Plovdiv, whose members currently live in the USA, suspected an affair with their property. According to them, part of it involved an employee of the Plovdiv Municipal Inspectorate, who abused his official position to benefit himself personally.
Arusyak Baltayan – the daughter and heir to a property in the Old Town of Plovdiv, shared before TrafficNews, that she was warned by third parties that a young man was preparing to trade in their real estate. It is about a garage on “Fourth of January” street, which is adjacent to their house, but is listed on a separate UPI. The plot with a total area of 19 sq.m. was built in 1968. and since then it has been used for the needs of the family.
The land on which the garage is built is, according to documents, of unknown ownership. In the archives of the “Central” district and the Municipality of Plovdiv, there is no information about the owner. For 55 years, however, a vintage Lada model owned by the Baltayan family, as well as their other movable property, has been parked in the building.
In the last decade the property has not been used regularly as the family lives in America. On this basis, the interest of Christian Kirkov – senior inspector “District Construction Control” at the Municipality of Plovdiv rested, claim the users of the garage. He is a family acquaintance of theirs, a trusted person whose father they gave keys to the property while they were abroad. They provided access to it in case of unforeseen circumstances.
From 2021 Since then, Kirkov regularly persuaded them to get them ownership documents and to provide him with the property, says Arusiak’s brother. The municipal employee and his father had repeatedly communicated with them live and through social networks on the occasion. According to their suspicions, he wants to acquire the plot of 19 square meters in the Old Town for his own needs or for the purpose of sale. Something the Baltayan family does not agree with.
In order to prevent an affair, they submitted a request to the Plovdiv Municipality to provide information regarding the ownership of the property. It turned out that in a similar period of time, a third party submitted a request to the registry of the local administration for the issuance of a confirmatory notarial deed. With the same official document, ownership of the plot in the Old Town can be acquired.
Independent sources of TrafficNews confirm a similar procedure by a person who is not a user of the property.
„We are concerned that this person wants to acquire the plot by posing as its undisturbed occupant for the past 10 years. If this happens, he will be able to sell it, and here a garage costs tens of thousands of BGN. We do not want and have never wanted to sell this place. Parked inside is my father’s Lada, the car of my childhood“, says Arusiak. She is shocked that such a deal is being made behind their family’s back.
In the meantime, we managed to meet with three neighbors of the family, who categorically deny that Christian Kirkov used the garage. “I’ve never seen this guy, here we are a few people on this street who have lived for a decade and know each other. We have never seen such a person,” shares Stefka C.. This is also the opinion of Anton K., who categorically denies ever seeing the garage being used by anyone other than his long-time neighbor Garo. Such a position is also expressed by the owner of a floor of the house built by the Baltayan family, adjacent to the garage.
Kristian Kirkov: They are trying to persuade me!
„I haven’t used the garage“, says Christian Kirkov himself. In a conversation with our reporter the municipal official accused of abuse categorically denied the accusations, that he wants to acquire for his own benefit the property on “Fourth of January” Street. According to his version, the Baltayan family tried to persuade him, but he himself “no idea‘ what could be their motive for this.
The senior inspector at POI said he felt misled as the family wanted to sell their property and they had an agreement to authorize him to carry out the procedure while they were abroad. He confirmed that his father kept a key to the property. “You must be close, this is a form of great trust“, we say to him, and he answers: “That’s what I thought”.
„The garage isn’t even theirs. It was not built on their land. In the registration books of the “Central” district, it is stated that the land is owned by the Armenian Municipality“, adds Kirkov.
When asked where he got the following information from or whether it was not known to him due to his official position, Kirkov replied that he did not have access to such data. But it is still not clear where the information about the ownership of the property came from.
„This place is a hole. I have no interest in acquiring it. If you want I can invite you to see where I live and if I need it“, argued Kirkov.
The municipal official defined as “untenable” the allegations that he abused the power acquired by official means. Kirkov himself offered to provide photos from his correspondence with Sargis /Arusyak’s brother/ to attach as evidence for his version. Then he decided he didn’t want to anymore.
The insurance
At present, notices have been sent to all notaries in the territory of Plovdiv and the district, as well as to the Chamber of Notaries, by the lawyer of the Baltayan family. Pray yes no transaction concerning the property on “Fourth of January” Street is admitted in Plovdiv. Otherwise, this would be a crime of a general nature, the notification of lawyer Elena Krasteva states.
The case has been referred to the Prosecutor’s Office, which should order an investigation into whether someone has requested information about the property and whether a declaration for the issuance of a Constitutive Notarial Deed of Ownership has been submitted by Christian Kirkov.
What will the inspections of the institutions show – TrafficNews will follow! Stay tuned for details.
2023-09-29 16:00:00
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