The privatization of housing in Russia has been going on for over 25 years. But disputes still rage over what is more profitable: a privatized apartment or municipal housing under a social tenancy agreement? There is no definite answer - people's life situations are different, which means that what suits some families may not suit others.

We propose to understand the issue using the example of comparing two types of housing: privatized and non-privatized. Finally, we will give some current recommendations from lawyers.

What is a “Privatized apartment”?

Let's start with the definition of the concept.

Apartment privatization is the process of transferring housing from state and municipal funds to private ownership. The basis for the privatization of real estate is a document of title - in the usual sense, this is a social tenancy agreement for residential premises (Article 2 of Federal Law No. 1541-1 “On Privatization...”).

But if you moved into an apartment on the basis of a warrant from the municipality, it’s okay - the document also has legal force, although currently it is extremely rare.

Privatization is always voluntary. It is impossible to force a person to re-register municipal property in his own name. If such coercion exists, then the transaction can be challenged in court.

A privatized apartment is housing that is completely owned by the owner, represented by an individual. But there is an option when several residents participate in registering the transaction. In this case, the apartment becomes shared ownership. All participants will have certain shares that can be disposed of in accordance with their preferences.

Some issues of privatization of the housing stock of the Russian Federation are reflected in the Housing and Civil Code. Therefore, before you start registration, you need to weigh the pros and cons, and also make sure that you have the right to privatize the apartment.

What is a “Non-privatized apartment”?

The definition of the concept reads:

A non-privatized apartment is housing that is part of the state or municipal fund. Actually, the objects belong to the authorities. Residents of non-privatized apartments, or rather the tenant and his family members, have only the right to residence. They cannot dispose of the apartment, because... they have no property rights.

The basis for residence is a social tenancy agreement or order (valid until 2005). If the tenant subsequently re-registers the apartment as his own, the housing will lose its “non-privatized” status. But until then it will be listed on the balance sheet of the city or district.

Basic types of non-privatized housing:

• service apartments;
• dormitories;
• housing in closed military camps (ZATO);
• ordinary council housing;
• rooms in communal apartments (see " ").

Of the entire list of non-privatized housing, only municipal properties can be transferred into ownership.

How to determine their status? Typically, information about the owner of the apartment is specified in receipts for payment of housing and communal services. The owner line contains detailed information about who owns the property.

The second option to find out the owner of square meters is to make a request to the Unified State Register of Real Estate. You can also use the online service of Rosreestr. It is enough to know the cadastral information and the address of the desired apartment. The service will provide up-to-date information.

What is the difference?

The legal status of housing affects the property and non-property rights of residents. Before you start privatization, you should have a comparative description - the main differences between privatized and non-privatized housing. Based on these data, it is easier to decide: is privatization necessary or is it better to leave everything as before?

Your attention difference between privatized and municipal apartment:

1. Non-privatized housing can become private property based on the privatization procedure. If the apartment has already been privatized, there is no need for transfer.
2. A municipal apartment is under the jurisdiction of local authorities, which means that the costs of maintaining the facility are borne by the administration. The employer and his family members are exempt from unnecessary costs. You have to maintain privatized housing yourself.
3. Accommodation in a non-privatized apartment is based on the terms of a social rental agreement with the municipality. As soon as the housing is privatized, the contract loses its force. Those living in a privatized apartment register with the Department of Internal Affairs at their place of residence. The title document is an extract from the Unified State Register of Real Estate (since 2016, it replaced the previous certificates of ownership).
4. The owner of a privatized apartment can dispose of his square meters without regard to the municipality - they can be deprivatized, sold, donated, exchanged, mortgaged, bequeathed... If the housing is not privatized, only accommodation is available to the tenant and his family.

Additional comparisons can be made based on the advantages and disadvantages of the procedure.

Pros and cons of privatization

It is not entirely true to think that privatization is suitable for everyone. Against! The procedure has both positive and negative sides. Many people pay attention to the advantages. But you also need to consider the disadvantages, especially since negative aspects can easily tip the scales towards refusal.

Advantages of apartment privatization in 2019:

• A person becomes the owner of real estate - the advantage is that housing can be used as a passive source of income. For example, rent or commercial lease.
• No purchase of housing - privatization is considered a free and unlimited procedure (Article 1 of Federal Law No. 1541-1 “On Privatization...”). The applicant pays only for government services, while the apartment becomes the property free of charge.
• Full disposal of real estate - sale, rent, exchange, donation, will, collateral for a loan, etc.
• Free redevelopment - unlike the situation with non-privatized housing, the owner of individual square meters can make repairs and arrange redevelopment. Of course, with the consent of the BTI and housing authorities.
• Reducing the risk of being evicted from the apartment - if the housing is privatized, no one will evict the owner. Even if there is debt for major repairs or housing and communal services. Residents of non-privatized areas can be evicted by decision of the municipality, i.e. virtually any time.

Disadvantages of apartment privatization in 2019:

• Increased housing maintenance costs - financial costs will primarily affect rent and contributions for major repairs. This becomes an unpleasant discovery for some families, and especially for single pensioners.
• Privatization of worn-out housing - you should not hope that all municipal apartments are located in elite areas, and the premises are equipped with European-quality renovation and modern redevelopment. Worn-out sewerage systems, interruptions in water supply, faulty electricity - this is what distinguishes most non-privatized objects. Therefore, it does not make much sense to transfer “dilapidated” residential premises into ownership.
• Real estate tax - the responsibility of the new owner of the living space is to pay a tax in the amount of 0.1 to 2% of the cadastral value of the apartment (most often it is 0.3%). Residents of municipal housing do not pay this tax.

So, it is clear that along with the beneficial advantages of privatization, there are also obvious disadvantages. After weighing all the nuances, you can decide: is it worth starting privatization or is it better to refrain from re-registration?

Statistics show that over 80% of all housing in Russia has already been privatized and is in use. The rest of the apartments are still listed in the state and municipal funds. Probably, some people still doubt the decision to privatize housing.

The lawyers of our portal have prepared several useful tips:

1. If the tenant of the property is a single pensioner who has no relatives or does not want to bequeath his property to them, there is no need for privatization. Otherwise, you will have to pay utility bills at a high rate + pay an annual property tax.
2. If a family lives in a dilapidated or dilapidated house, they need to wait for the administration’s decision to resettle the residents. Most likely you will be provided with a new, more comfortable living space. So it can be privatized - the basis will be the same social tenancy agreement (see ““).
3. If you want to privatize a service apartment, you will have to transfer the housing to the balance of the municipality. Of course, this requires obtaining the consent of the department or organization. If they allow such a transfer, the housing will go to the municipality, and you will be able to register it in the usual way.
4. If you live in a municipal apartment, but want to improve your living conditions, you can privatize the living space for the purpose of selling it. Or try to sell non-privatized housing - you can learn more about this procedure from our article “

Yuri Karlovich Pilchevsky

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Registration of housing into private ownership has been going on in the Russian Federation for three decades, however, the process still raises many questions. There are many tenants left in the country who have not decided to enter into “market relations” with square meters. Therefore, in Russia privatization acquired the status of an “unlimited procedure”. For all those who have doubts, we will tell you what privatization of an apartment gives. We will answer general questions and give recommendations to residents of the non-prestigious sector and low-income families. You will learn about common and shared ownership of housing, the terms of free transfer of an apartment into private ownership. Get acquainted with common cases of judicial practice when there is “no agreement” between co-owners.

What is privatization and why is it needed?

Privatization (free transfer of housing into private ownership), as conceived by legislators, gave citizens freedom to dispose of the square meters on which they were permanently registered. - 1991, when the Government of the Russian Federation adopted the corresponding bill - Federal Law No. 1541-1.

Those citizens who intended to sell their housing in Khrushchev and become new residents were the first to register their housing as private property. After all, before this, square meters could only be exchanged on equal terms or with an additional payment.

The second reason that made Russians owners related to the institution of registration. If the housing does not belong to you, then you do not have the right to register whoever you want here. In privatized housing, the rule of “iron registration” was in effect.

Elderly residents were finally able to bequeath an apartment to their children.

Previously, it was necessary to resort to tricks in order to register at least one adult heir, living distant lands from the family nest, with elderly parents. And after the death of the older generation, discord between the “legitimate” heirs began.

Those who do not always pay utility bills accurately also felt the benefit. You could be evicted from a public apartment for long-term non-payment; from a private apartment, this would be problematic. The procedure is lengthy and costly for municipalities.

So, as a result of privatization, citizens received the right to freely dispose of their living space.

However, owners are subject to a number of responsibilities.:

1. Keep the apartment in order;
2. Pay for major repairs;
3. Pay property taxes.

Readers should differentiate to know the features of each option. And, in fact, there are only two of them: general and shared. Let's deal with each separately.

General privatization of an apartment: what is it?

Initially, the transfer of public housing into private ownership was carried out under the terms of general privatization. This means that the square meters were jointly owned by two or more people registered on the square meters. Ownership shares were not determined using this method. A priori, it was believed that all participants in privatization were allocated equal shares.

General privatization is acceptable for families where people live in peace and harmony.

This practice was successfully used in cases where a friendly family lived in a privatized apartment and did not intend to sell the apartment and divide the property. All owners had the same rights to use, dispose and own joint private property. This is defined in the certificate (title) of ownership, which is issued in a single copy during the general privatization of square meters.

When selling an apartment, family members also act as a “united front”. In this case, the funds received from the sale of housing are divided in equal parts, or new joint housing is purchased. This rule is acceptable for families where people live in peace and harmony.

Life is not so clear - often spouses become “former”, children cannot divide the “sweet loaf”. In this case, it is more reasonable to use another method of privatization of housing - with the allocation of shares to everyone participating in the process of transferring housing into private ownership.

Shared privatization of an apartment: pros and cons

The Housing Code of the Russian Federation determines the procedure for the allocation and use of shared property. It is regulated by articles 41 and 42. The essence of what is happening is that each owner has a certain share in the real estate.

Legally, it is divided into two types:

1. Ideal share“is written down” on paper, that is, cannot be identified in kind. The abstractness of the “ideal” is that it is impossible to tie it to any room in the apartment. It can be 1/8 of a beat or even 7/25. Calculated in the metric system: so many square meters per registered soul.
2. Real share the owner is tied to a specific place in the structure of the residential premises. For example, this could be a room of 18 meters in the total living area.
   The “natural share” should be an isolated room. Those who have chosen this form of transferring housing into private ownership will receive a “communal” apartment. Common areas (corridor, hallway, kitchen and bathroom) remain in joint (common) ownership.

pros

When registering shares, the participants in the process can agree on the size (in physical terms) of the real estate owned by each. This is an ideal option if carried out. Otherwise, you will have to go to court.

Plus, you can negotiate both equal shares and larger (smaller) shares. By agreement of the co-owners, state registration of unequal shares is possible. The tenant’s refusal to participate in the transfer of housing to a “market basis” is also taken into account.

The owner of the share disposes of it at his own discretion.

He has the right, without the consent of other shareholders, to take the following actions:

• Bequeath your part (registration of ownership of the apartment under a will);
• Donate (is it possible to challenge an apartment donation agreement);
• Give as collateral.

Minuses

This method of privatization also has negative aspects. A co-owner can sell his share only with the permission of other homeowners. The “balance” of interests most often has to be settled in the courtroom.

Legal practice shows that the implementation of the legal right of one of the co-owners of real estate results in unhappy consequences for other owners. Exit - . Those who do not have the financial resources to buy out the share being sold are forced to live in a communal apartment, next to strangers.

If one co-owner decides to sell his part of the property, then the other property owners have the primary and preferential right to the transaction. At the same time, they must be offered the same price at which the alienated share will be sold on the real estate market.

An offer to purchase a share is made in writing and is valid for 30 days. If you didn’t express your intentions to purchase a part during this period, you’ll end up with neighbors in a “communal apartment.”

If the “bone of contention” is an individual house where two owners are forced to live, the division becomes even more burdensome. As a rule, ownership does not belong to “divisible property”: it has one entrance, a common roof, a heating and sewage system, and a plot of land. An opinion on divisible/indivisible property must be given by a technical expert.

If the owners do not come to a mutual agreement, the legal battle threatens to drag on for a long time. Even if an agreement is not reached in court, none of the owners will receive the right to sale or monetary compensation.

The disadvantages of “sharing” are clearly visible if the share is owned by a young child. In the event of alienation of housing, parents or guardians will have to resolve the issue with the guardianship and trusteeship authorities. Supervising government officials protect the interests of minors and may refuse to issue a deed of sale.

It is possible to obtain permission, but such a decision is the prerogative of the court.

The path is difficult and not always productive. For example, parents decided to sell a spacious apartment (joint shared ownership with a minor) in order to buy a small apartment, and use the difference to pay for their offspring’s education. The verdict of the man in the robe is categorically negative.

Is it worth privatizing an apartment in Khrushchev?

A significant part of the Russian Federation’s residents are in no hurry to privatize, that is, to legalize their rights to residential premises. And there are objective reasons for this that should be taken into account.

When making a decision on the privatization of a small apartment in a Khrushchev-era building, the following nuances must be taken into account:

1. If there are so many residents registered in a small area that there are less than 18 square meters per “capita”, register ownership. Old buildings in some Russian regions have already been recognized as unsafe. When they move out, tenants have the opportunity to improve their living conditions without additional material costs. Let's look at an example.
   A “standard” family of four huddles on 27 square meters. Upon resettlement, she will receive spacious housing of at least 64 square meters - according to the norms, such families are entitled to 18 square meters per brother. Owners of privatized “khrushchubs” have the right to count only on privatized square meters.
   Resettlement is even more profitable if two people are registered in a non-privatized Khrushchev block - they will be provided with housing of 21 square meters for each.
2. The cramped “boxes” of Khrushchev’s thaw are living out their days: utility lines are falling into disrepair, roofs are leaking, balconies are collapsing. The owner will have to eliminate the shortcomings at the expense of his own capital investments, and a huge amount of money will be spent on this. Tenants have the right to count on state assistance in major repairs of the building without their own expenses.
3. Force majeure circumstances (flood, fire, collapse of structures) affect tenants to a lesser extent than owners. The state will provide new housing to the first category. Owners have to rely only on themselves and an insurance policy, if they have one. Nobody will help them anymore.

Should low-income housing be privatized?

Those who count money from payday to the next should not rush into privatization. It is more profitable for them to live in a rented apartment for financial reasons.

Being an owner means bearing the burden of considerable family expenses.:

1. Payment of contributions for major repairs– on average, 7 rubles per square meter are paid per month. In Moscow, owners pay twice as much.
2. Property tax constitutes a certain percentage of the cadastral value of the home. It can be several times higher than the market value of the property.
3. It is more difficult for owners to obtain government support(subsidy) to pay for housing and utilities.

Residents of prosperous Germany who know how to count money prefer to live in rented housing in order to be able to quickly change apartments when changing places of work or study. They want to remain mobile, easy-going people - “mobil bleiben”.

The positive thing is that the landlord cannot suddenly deny the tenants the right to live in the rented apartment or raise the rent at his whim. The tenant in such houses does not even have to change light bulbs himself, not to mention repairs. All this is the concern of the company, which provides rental housing to Europeans. That’s why they are in no hurry to get into banking bondage when purchasing private housing, why should they rush?

Is it possible to privatize an apartment without the consent of all residents? Watch the video:

Summary: from general to specific or vice versa?

As you can see, the choice is ambiguous. We have given everything in favor of the right to freely dispose of our own housing. On the other side of your choice there are just as many “against”. You can solve the equation by comparing your financial capabilities, family connections, and other living conditions. For many citizens of the Russian Federation, the preferred option is social rental housing. This is evidenced by numerous cases of “deprivatization” (deprivatization) of previously coveted property and the extension of the deadlines for free acquisition of housing. Of course, it is very pleasant to manage the square meters on which you live. But don't forget that this means the burden of maintaining such a property. Weigh the arguments, especially if you live in an old housing stock that will have to be patched up like Trishkin’s caftan. Time doesn't push you.

Our lawyer will advise you free of charge.

Residential premises that citizens occupy under a social tenancy agreement are subject to privatization. In accordance with the Law, residential premises in disrepair, in dormitories, in houses of closed military camps, as well as service housing and the housing stock of stationary social security institutions located in rural areas are not subject to privatization, writes the Owner.

The Privatization Law also includes apartments provided to citizens under a social tenancy agreement after March 1, 2005, in the list of residential premises not subject to privatization. But in accordance with the Resolution of the Constitutional Court of the Russian Federation, this norm was recognized as inconsistent with the Constitution of the Russian Federation. That is, an apartment provided under a social tenancy agreement after March 1, 2005 can also be privatized.

The right to privatization is given only once, that is, if a citizen has previously participated in privatization, then when he applies again, he will be denied. At the same time, minors who have become owners of occupied residential premises through privatization retain the right to a one-time free privatization after they reach the age of majority.

Citizens who privatized an apartment, but, having changed their mind, returned the living space to the state, that is, deprivatized it, also do not have the right to re-privatization.

What is needed for privatization?

A huge desire. And it's not a joke. Moreover, such a desire must be expressed by everyone registered in the apartment. As the law states, privatization requires the consent of all adult family members living together, as well as minors from 14 to 18 years old. Privatization by minors from 14 to 18 years of age is completed by them independently with the consent of their legal representatives.

If one of the family members does not want to privatize the apartment, then he must refuse privatization. In this case, the remaining family members can privatize the housing into common ownership. But if a citizen does not want to privatize the housing, and he also does not want to write a “refusal” from privatization, then in this situation other family members will not be able to privatize the apartment.

There may be such a situation: a family wants to privatize an apartment, but one of the family members has already participated in privatization, that is, he has already exercised his right. At the same time, he does not give his consent to privatization and does not write a waiver. Well, such a harmful person has been caught - neither for himself nor for others! Unfortunately, such problems are not uncommon. And the remaining family members have to go to court to solve this problem. Judicial practice on this matter is ambiguous, but still there are decisions in favor of those wishing to privatize.

Thus, in order to privatize an apartment, you must:

Consent to the privatization of everyone registered in the apartment;

- refusal to privatize a family member who does not want to participate in privatization;

- participation in privatization for the first time, an exception for minor children who have the right to participate in privatization again;

- so that the residential premises are subject to privatization.

Privatization in Moscow

What is the “one window” regime in Moscow?

In Moscow, reception of citizens who privatize housing is carried out in a “one window” mode. This means that for Muscovites the privatization of housing is more simplified, since almost all documents will be collected upon request without the participation of the citizen.

Those wishing to privatize an apartment must contact the Office of the Department of Housing Policy and Housing Fund of the City of Moscow in Administrative Districts. One of the adult family members comes to the appointment. At the same time, he will need to have with him originals and copies of identification documents of all family members: for citizens over 14 years old - a passport, for children under 14 years old - a birth certificate.

To verify the principle of one-time participation in privatization, citizens who arrived in the occupied area after September 1, 1991 must provide:

Information on registration at the place of residence (extract from the house register) for the period from September 1991 to arrival at this place of residence;

- a certificate from an authorized body confirming the unused right to participate in privatization at the previous place of residence (in case of living outside the city of Moscow during the specified period).

Department employees inform citizens about the need to pay for paperwork (production of BTI documents, execution, if necessary, of a social tenancy agreement, registration of property rights, execution of a notarized power of attorney for submitting documents for state registration) and issue the necessary receipts for this. Next, they send requests to the BTI and other housing organizations in order to obtain the necessary documents. After checking all the documents, citizens are called to sign a contract for the transfer of ownership of residential premises.

The signed agreement, at the request of the applicants, can be:

Submitted for state registration to the registration service directly by employees of the Department's Office. After state registration, the registered agreement is issued to the applicant through the “one window” service. This service is paid;

- handed over to the applicant for independent actions to register property rights. In this case, you will be able to save a little, since you will not have to make a power of attorney and pay for the state registration service to the employees of the Department.

Contacting the “one-stop shop” service may not always result in receiving title documents. Reasons for refusal may include:

Lack of city rights to privatized housing;

- submission of counterfeit documents, documents that have lost their validity, etc.;

- refusal of the applicant to pay for services;

- re-participation in privatization;

- lack of information confirming participation (non-participation) in privatization from other regions of the Russian Federation.

If the apartment has undergone redevelopment

Unregistered redevelopment or refurbishment may complicate the privatization process. In the event of illegal redevelopment, privatization, of course, will not be refused, but negative consequences will still occur. Thus, employees of the Department’s Office in the administrative district, if there are facts of unauthorized conversion in the documents received from the BTI, send a letter to the relevant organization (BTI) and to the applicants about the suspension of privatization. Only after the employer legalizes the refurbishment or redevelopment is the decision to suspend canceled.

You need to know that you do not need to obtain a permit when carrying out the following work: renovation of premises, installation or disassembly of built-in furniture, cabinets, mezzanines, replacement (without rearranging!) of engineering equipment with similar parameters and technical design.

For those who wish to return their housing to the state

This process is called “deprivatization” or “deprivatization,” but the meaning is still the same: the person who has become the owner of the apartment, for some reason, wants to return the apartment to its previous status, that is, return the housing to the state. Let us remind you that this can also be done only until March 1, 2010.

In accordance with the Law, citizens have the right to return the apartment only under the following conditions:

The residential premises must be the only place of permanent residence;

- the residential premises must be free from any obligations (for example, the apartment should not be mortgaged, under arrest, be the subject of legal proceedings, etc.);

- all co-owners agree to deprivatization.

If these conditions are met, the authorities do not have the right to refuse to accept the apartment. In this case, the return procedure consists of terminating the privatization agreement, state registration of the agreement to terminate the agreement, and concluding a new social rental agreement with the former owner.

Before taking such a step, it is worth weighing the pros and cons, since once the housing has been deprivatized, it is no longer possible to get it back into ownership!

What are the pros and cons?

What are the advantages of privatization:

Citizens who have become owners of residential premises own, use and dispose of these premises at their own discretion; they have the right to sell, bequeath, lease, pledge, and also make other transactions not prohibited by law. The employer does not have the right to carry out these transactions;

- the owner has the right to register any person in the apartment, while the tenant in some cases must obtain the consent of the landlord - the owner of the apartment;

- it is almost impossible to take away an apartment from the owner, while a tenant can be evicted, for example, for illegal actions (violating the rights of neighbors, not paying rent, etc.). At the same time, he may be evicted to another residential premises, which may be worse than the one occupied; or maybe without providing other housing at all.

If the owner leads a lifestyle that will disturb the neighbors around him, then all that can be done with such a person is to evict him through the court and sell the apartment at public auction. In this case, the proceeds from the sale are returned to the former owner, minus the costs associated with the auction.

What are the disadvantages:

For your own housing you will have to pay a personal property tax, which must be paid to the owners of residential premises. Employers do not pay this tax. This tax is paid annually. The specific amount of tax is established by local representative authorities. The tax rate ranges from 0.1 to 2.0% and depends on the value of the property. The inventory value of the property is taken, i.e. the amount indicated by the BTI. In principle, the tax amount is not that large, but that’s it for now. In the future, it is planned to calculate the tax not on the inventory value, but on the market value of the apartment. Then this tax will increase significantly and hit the pockets of many citizens;

For the owner of a residential premises, the cost of utility bills is slightly higher than for a tenant.

In Moscow, one more fact can be attributed to the advantages of social rent (and, accordingly, to the disadvantage of home ownership). If the house in which the tenant lives is subject to demolition, then he is provided with living quarters within the limits of provision for one person. The provision rate is 18 sq. m per person. For example, a family of 4 people occupies an apartment with a total area of ​​50 square meters. m on the basis of a social tenancy agreement. The house is being demolished, which means the family is entitled to an apartment with a total area of ​​at least 72 square meters. m. The owner is provided with equivalent residential premises. Let’s say that if he occupied a 1-room apartment, he will receive the same 1-room apartment.

Apartments occur to an adult citizen once in a lifetime, on a voluntary basis. Minors can exercise this right twice – before the age of 18 with their parents, and independently after reaching adulthood.

The following premises are not subject to privatization:

• city ​​cooperative apartments;
• apartments and dormitories from enterprises;
• private and collective farm construction in rural areas;
• dormitory;
• housing in a town attached to a military unit;
• schools, hospitals, rest homes;
• the property is in disrepair.

Accordingly, the residents of these houses and rooms do not have the right to privatization. Temporary tenants too.

Incapacitated people can also participate with the help of guardians acting on their behalf.

Pros and cons, is it necessary to privatize an apartment?

Whether it is worth privatizing an apartment is an individual choice for everyone, but the procedure has a significant advantage - you get housing almost free of charge. The costs are only for paperwork.

Free privatization of housing allows you to register anyone you want in a privatized apartment, coordinating the issue only between the share owners. It will also be easier to go through the redevelopment process. You can make money on it by renting it out. It will be easier to draw up short-term contracts and renew them regularly. If you are the owner of an apartment, then they will no longer be able to evict you from it and write you out, even with large utility debts.

There is also a psychological aspect of going through the procedure of paid and free privatization of an apartment - a person simply enjoys feeling like the owner.

Changing the status of housing has its own nuances. For example, you cannot exchange such an apartment for a non-privatized one. It is possible to refuse privatization in order to transfer the property back to the state, but this is a rather complicated process. It will also be more difficult to obtain subsidies and other benefits.

Privatization for the poor: pros and cons

The advantages of the procedure include the fact that privatized housing can be sold, purchased a smaller apartment, leaving the difference at your own discretion.

But there are also disadvantages that influence the refusal of privatization, among which is an increase in utility costs, because they will now include the maintenance of household property. Plus, the amount of property taxes will increase. Also, you will not be able to get a larger property for free, for example, when the house is to be demolished. Only compensation. Therefore, you need to analyze in detail whether it is necessary to privatize the apartment in this case.

Privatization for pensioners

An elderly person will be able to bequeath a privatized apartment to relatives, and he can shift part of the costs of the privatization process onto their shoulders. It can also be used as a contribution under an annuity or lifelong maintenance agreement.

The reason for refusing privatization may be the risk of losing housing. Since in the event of a disaster, new ones will no longer be provided to you, only in individual cases, which are difficult to achieve. You can apply, but this, again, is additional expenses and monthly fees.

Debtors

Among those who have the right to privatize an apartment, there may also be residents with debts on utility bills. These two situations should not influence each other, so organizations cannot interfere with the procedure.

The refusal of privatization may be influenced by the nuance that now the apartment will become your property, and in the case of other debts (for example, loans), the apartment may be seized, and soon it will be completely deprived of you. People cannot be evicted from a non-privatized room for bank debts.

Refusal of privatization and right of lifelong residence

If desired, you can issue a refusal to participate in privatization. If some residents refuse, others can still privatize the property for themselves. Everyone will own their share, including children, even if they are not registered there, but have the right of residence. A notarized refusal of privatization must be certified by the relevant institution.

There are two types of process reluctance. The first is the refusal of privatization, when a person deliberately does not use his right, and because of this, other residents also cannot use it. There is a refusal to participate in the process, which is done in favor of other persons living in the apartment, all in equal shares, and not one specific person.

If you have not decided whether to privatize your apartment, do not forget that living in it is not free and you need to pay for social rent. You will be able to use the housing for exactly as long as possible until the last family member leaves it. Anyone who leaves the property is deprived of the right to use it.

Features of the rejection process

When does the privatization of apartments in Russia end?

A few years ago, free privatization of housing was introduced . This has made life easier for many families, but this program has a limited validity period, which has already been extended five times. It was announced that the law on apartment privatization states that the last date is March 1, 2017.

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