The authorities of St. Petersburg did not extend the lease to Memorial

The Property Relations Committee of St. Petersburg refused to renew the lease of the human rights organization Memorial in the historic building on Razyezzhaya Street, where it has been located for more than 20 years. about this on Facebook . wrote Boris Vishnevsky, deputy of the city legislature,

In January 2018, Memorial applied to the Property Relations Committee to extend the lease agreement, but in July it was refused. The response says that in May this issue was considered by the commission for the disposal of property and decided to refuse to provide premises at 9 Razhezhaya Street.

The deputy writes that Memorial did not violate the terms of the contract, paid the rent on time, did not cause damage to the premises, and the authorities never had any claims. Therefore, according to Vishnevsky, there are no objective reasons to refuse to extend the contract.

“Moreover, “Memorial” was constantly (including in 2018!) included by the Government of St. Petersburg in the “List of public associations of war and labor veterans, prisoners of fascist concentration camps, disabled people and victims of political repressions of St. rent for the use of non-residential facilities owned by St. Petersburg,” writes Boris Vishnevsky.