Soon on the Russian housing market will start a major change. And we are not talking about increasing or reducing prices, not about new ambitious projects, not the growing number of real estate developers. The fact that next year some people in our country can be deprived of their privatized housing.
The reason for this is growing lately, debts on utility bills. And here stands the flagship of Saint-Petersburg, where local authorities have long started to struggle with malicious defaulters. Only in recent months in the city on the Neva river and its surroundings, some landlords lost their homes because of the systematic non-payment of contributions for housing and utilities. The most striking example is the 11 dwellings, which the district court transferred the administration of the Frunze district to improve the living conditions of the needy.
Under current Russian legislation, on the eviction of tenants from residential premises for the debts is an extreme disciplinary measure, which is possible after repeated reminders and warnings. Well, if it still came before the eviction, those who are not lucky, are other premises on the rate of a hostel — 6 square meters per person. It is impossible not to notice another important point — even though the eviction of the debt on payment for housing and communal services (HCS) evicted will have to repay the full amount.
While that housing confiscated from debtors, distribute the waiting list only in Saint-Petersburg. But experts believe that soon this experience will be replicated in other cities of our country. For example, the idea to transfer to the waiting list of housing debtors to develop officials in Kirov. It is likely that similar steps will do in Yaroslavl, and Nizhny Novgorod, and even Moscow.
Decided to hit the Dodgers and the deputies of the State Duma. So, some elected officials believe that citizens who are unable or unwilling to make timely payment of utility payments should be frozen the possibility of registration of housing transactions.
As the number of non-payers for utility services in recent years has increased, the possibility of confiscation of property has attracted considerable interest from the public. Many have the question arises — if the apartment is privatized and is a private property, in some cases, it can take over the debts on utility bills? This question is answered by lawyer Michael Brill.
“Privatized apartment can’t take away for the debts of the housing, if this housing — only the debtor. But if a person coping with debt, but there are still one or two apartments, then keep it unlikely. After all, if there is a place to live, an extra apartment can be picked up for the debt,” — said the expert.
According to Michael Brill, the apartment will not be able to select, if it is given as collateral for the mortgage agreement. Such housing may be facing foreclosure on the Federal law “On mortgage”.
There is another important point — the apartment can be collected only after the court accepted and handed down such a decision. And to court all the threats from the management company should not be taken literally. In management companies prefer not to sue, and get money for housing and communal services. And if the debtor will pay, up to the court case probably will not come.
