The concept and features of official housing provided to military personnel

Any official housing provided to an officer (or warrant officer) is part of the specialized housing stock belonging to the military department. A citizen who has entered into a contract for service has the right to be provided with a separate service apartment, a private house or a room in a dormitory.

The premises allocated for temporary accommodation of military personnel and their families must be suitable for habitation. For example, it is not allowed to accommodate several families of military personnel in one service apartment. Usually, living quarters are provided on the territory of the area in which the officer (or warrant officer) serves, but if it is not possible to provide the serviceman with official housing at the location of the unit, then the commander (chief) must place his subordinate in a nearby populated area.

The officer (or warrant officer) is provided with living quarters within three months from the date of his arrival.

The area of ​​the provided official housing must comply with the security standards established by law. Currently, for one person this value is 18 square meters (for a single serviceman, the standard can be doubled). In cases where it is not possible to fulfill this requirement, a citizen who has arrived for service may be accommodated with his family in a smaller premises suitable for short-term residence or in a maneuverable premises, but only with the consent of the serviceman himself.

Which military personnel are entitled to service housing?

The following categories of military personnel have the right to apply for housing from the service fund of the military department:

1.officers (or warrant officers) who entered into a contract before January 1998;

2. citizens who were appointed to positions after receiving education in military professional educational institutions;

3. officers who entered into their first contract after January 1998;

4. warrant officers, sergeants and sailors who entered into a contract after 1998;

5.military personnel who are participants in the housing mortgage system (but until they purchase or receive an apartment for permanent residence);

6. citizens undergoing military service in closed military camps.

The above list is exhaustive; military personnel who were not included in it (citizens serving on conscription, citizens of foreign countries) are not provided with official housing of the military department.

Features of service housing for military personnel.

The following features of office residential premises can be distinguished:

Service housing cannot be privatized, since it is part of a specialized fund of the military department, which cannot be transferred to private ownership. Privatization can only be carried out if the residential premises are transferred to the municipality;

Service housing cannot be donated, sold or inherited. It is also not subject to exchange, even if the citizens wishing to carry out this transaction live in the same house;

A lease or sublease agreement cannot be concluded in relation to official housing, even if the serviceman is forced to move due to a change in his place of service;

After termination of a contract, a serviceman is obliged to vacate the official residential premises provided to him at his own request;

Participants in the mortgage system who purchased housing during their service period using funds from a targeted loan, but in another city, also have the right to be provided with service apartments (or other residential premises).

Procedure for obtaining official residential premises

To obtain housing from the service fund of the military department at the place of service, an officer (or warrant officer) must submit an application to one of the divisions of the Housing Department of the Ministry of Defense of the Russian Federation (hereinafter referred to as the Department of Defense of the Russian Federation). Information about the location of this institution should be located on special information stands of the military unit, on which information is usually posted, for example, about the daily routine, regulations of duty hours, etc.

The serviceman attaches the following documents to the above application:

Copies of identity documents of both the officer (or warrant officer) and close relatives living with him;

A certificate confirming the conclusion of a service contract by military personnel applying for official housing;

A copy of a document containing information about the conclusion (or divorce) of a marriage;

A document containing information about the composition of the military personnel’s family;

A document containing information about the presence or absence of residential premises at the serviceman’s place of military service, occupied by the serviceman and members of his family on the basis of a social tenancy agreement or belonging to him by right of ownership;

A document confirming that the living quarters previously provided to the serviceman (including a room in a dormitory) were vacated by him and his close relatives living with him.

After receiving the specified set of documents, the unit of the Joint Defense Department of the Ministry of Defense of the Russian Federation, within ten days (working days), decides on the possibility of adding the serviceman to the list for providing official living quarters.

Structural unit of the Joint Department of the Ministry of Defense of the Russian Federation within three days from the moment of receiving information about the availability of a free apartment (or other residential premises) that can be provided, notifies the serviceman about this.

If the officer (or warrant officer) agrees with the option proposed to him, then he informs the unit of the Joint Defense Department of the Ministry of Defense of the Russian Federation in writing about his decision within five days (the period begins from the day the notification is delivered to the serviceman against signature).

If a serviceman decides to refuse the residential premises of the service fund offered to him, he is also obliged to notify the unit of the Department of Defense of the Ministry of Defense of the Russian Federation within the specified time frame.

If the serviceman does not report his decision at all, then no later than ten days from the moment he receives a message about the possibility of providing housing, this service housing will be distributed to another serviceman.

The next step in the procedure for obtaining a service apartment for a military personnel is the conclusion of a rental agreement for housing from the service fund of the military department, which lists all the persons who will occupy this premises. The agreement also lists the conditions for using the provided premises, the rights and obligations of the parties, as well as cases of termination of the agreement:

1. Subject to agreement of both parties to the contract.

2. At the request of the military personnel (employer) at any time convenient for him.

3. In court at the request of the military department (lessor) in the event of:

Failure of a military serviceman (tenant) and/or members of his family to comply with the requirements of the residential rental agreement concluded by him;

Systematic (for six months) failure to pay fees for the use of a service apartment and provided utilities;

Destruction (or damage) by a military personnel (tenant) and/or his close relatives of the provided housing;

Systematic violation of the rights of other citizens living in the neighborhood; use by a military personnel (tenant) and/or members of his family of the provided apartment for another purpose, contrary to the agreement.

4. In the event of a change in the owner of this residential premises or its transfer to operational management of another department.

Since by its nature the lease agreement for a service apartment is fixed-term, it will be valid only during the period of service of the officer (or warrant officer).

In cases where the composition of the employer's family increases, a serviceman has the right to receive official housing of a larger area; for this he applies to the structural unit of the Department of Defense of the Ministry of Defense of the Russian Federation with a corresponding application, a new certificate of family composition and a copy of the child’s birth certificate.

If the composition of a serviceman’s family has changed due to divorce, but the ex-wife refuses to vacate the living space, then it is possible to evict her from the service apartment by court decision.

The procedure for releasing service housing for military personnel.

After the termination of the rental contract for housing of the service fund of the military department (in connection with the provision of permanent housing to the serviceman, early termination of the contract, etc.), the serviceman and his relatives living with him are obliged to vacate the apartment (or other residential premises) they occupy in three month period.

The document confirming the deregistration of an officer (or warrant officer) is a certificate of occupancy of residential premises, which must be issued by a structural unit of the Department of Defense of the Ministry of Defense of the Russian Federation.

To receive it, a serviceman must prepare the following set of documents:

Copies of documents (passports, birth certificates) with a note indicating their deregistration, identifying all citizens who were registered in the vacated residential premises;

A copy of the personal account; a document confirming the absence of debt for the provided utility services;

Extract from the house register with a note of departure;

A document that serves as the basis for obtaining official housing, for example, a lease agreement or an order in relation to a service apartment (or other residential premises);

An act of transfer of premises, which reflects information about the technical condition of the premises, repairs, the presence (or absence) of a complete set of keys, etc.

These documents are submitted to the unit of the authorized body in the event of a serviceman being transferred to a new duty station.

If an officer (or warrant officer) is provided with residential premises for permanent residence, then in addition to the above list he attaches:

A copy of the notice of housing allocation;

A notarized obligation to rent out office residential premises, containing information about the timing of vacating the housing, the need to pay for utility services provided, etc.

LEGAL BASIS: Instructions on the provision of service living quarters to military personnel - citizens of the Russian Federation serving under a contract in the Armed Forces of the Russian Federation, approved by order of the Minister of Defense of the Russian Federation dated September 30, 2010 No. 1280

Arbitrage practice: Decision No. 2A-208/2016 of November 22, 2016 in case No. 2A-208/2016 Ulan-Ude Garrison Military Court; Decision No. 2A-221/2016 2A-221/2016~M-2779/2016 M-2779/2016 dated October 13, 2016, Ussuri Military Garrison Court.

Military personnel who arrive at their place of duty and do not have housing in a given locality are provided with a service apartment from a specialized housing stock for 3 months, and in the absence of one, they are paid monthly compensation in the amount of rent. In relation to this residential premises, they only have the right to use. In order to obtain departmental housing, you should contact the territorial department of the Ministry of Defense of the Russian Federation, which is responsible for the distribution of housing with a report and a package of documents:

• copies of all pages of the passport/birth certificate of the serviceman and his family members;
• certificate of availability of a military contract;
• certificate of family composition;
• a document confirming the absence of ownership, or under a social rental agreement, in the municipality where the service takes place;
• information that previously occupied office housing (if any) has been vacated;
• a copy of the marriage/divorce certificate;
• certificate from the BTI at the place of duty.

Important! A serviceman who purchased housing with a military mortgage in another city has the right to service housing.

Upon expiration of the contract, or upon transfer to another part, they are required to leave the occupied premises. There is an exception here: If at the time of dismissal due to length of service, health reasons or organizational and staffing measures, the military man continues to be in line to receive housing or to receive a subsidy for the purchase, then he can continue to live in a service apartment.

Certificate for housing for military personnel

Since 2006, a new form of housing provision has become the “Housing Certificate”, which is issued to military personnel in need of improved housing conditions upon dismissal from service due to length of service, for health reasons, or due to the disbandment of a unit, as well as immediate family members of a military man (widow, children , parents), who died in the line of duty. Until this moment, ready-made apartments were provided to citizens in need. The main advantages of the subsidy are faster receipt of housing, as well as the ability to choose the desired apartment in any locality.

Documents for official housing for military personnel

In order to become a participant in this state program, you must obtain the status of a person in need in the prescribed manner by contacting the municipality, and then submit an application and a set of documents to the military department:

1. a certificate confirming length of service;
2. an extract from a financial and personal account;
3. document confirming registration as a person in need;
4. a copy of identification documents of the serviceman and his family members;
5. a document confirming the right to additional space;
6. certificate of family composition;
7. a document confirming the absence of housing in the property, or the presence of an area less than established by the standards.

After checking the documents, the applicant is notified of registration or refusal.
The cost of the subsidy is calculated as follows: living space standard (1 person - 33 square meters, 2 people - 42 meters, 3 or more people - 18 meters each) X for the cost of 1 km.m. in this region. The right to additional meters, military experience (adjustment factor), and home ownership are also taken into account.

One of the forms of obtaining housing is the military mortgage-savings system. Any serviceman can use it, regardless of whether he is in need of improved living conditions or not, from the moment he enters service under a contract. During the first 3 years from the moment of joining the program, the state transfers a fixed amount annually to the special account of the NIS participant (in 2016 - 245,880 rubles). After the three-year period, the military has the right to submit a report of intent to use the funds to purchase housing. After receiving the certificate, he selects a residential property.

Important! This can be not only residential premises in an apartment building, but also, for example, a townhouse.

The next step is to apply to the bank for a mortgage loan. For 2015, the maximum amount was 2.2 million rubles. If desired, a serviceman can purchase a more expensive and spacious apartment by adding personal funds.

After approval of the loan, an agreement is concluded between the military, the bank and the Federal State Institution "Rosvoenipoteka". Then the loan agreement is signed and the purchase and sale transaction is concluded. And only then, the borrower receives a certificate of ownership of the apartment with an encumbrance.

Throughout the entire service life (or until the loan is fully repaid), the military department monthly transfers to the bank funds in the amount of 1/12 of the annual fixed amount due to the NIS participant.

The minimum mortgage term is 3 years, the maximum is up to 45 years (inclusive) of the borrower.

Re-obtaining housing for military personnel

In practice, there are often cases when the military took a mandatory part in privatization due to their age, but subsequently this living space was sold, and in fact they do not own anything. In accordance with the Housing Code of the Russian Federation, deliberate deterioration of housing conditions in order to obtain free housing from the state is grounds for refusal to register as a person in need during the first 5 years from the date of the transaction (purchase/sale/donation), which led to the deterioration of conditions .

That is, after 5 years, the serviceman has the right to be re-provided with housing by the state.

Thus, currently in Russia there is a successfully functioning mechanism for issuing housing certificates to military personnel, as well as a military mortgage lending program, in which more and more military personnel take part every year.

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On the provision of housing to family members of military personnel who died (died) during military service, and family members of citizens who died (died) after dismissal from military service, see clause 3.1 of Art. 24 of this law.

Article 15. Right to housing

1. The state guarantees military personnel the provision of their living quarters in the form of providing them with funds for the purchase or construction of living quarters or providing them with living quarters in the manner and on the terms established by this Federal Law, other federal laws and other regulatory legal acts of the Russian Federation, at the expense of federal budget funds.

Military personnel - citizens undergoing military service under a contract, and members of their families living together with them, are provided no later than three months from the date of arrival at a new place of military service with service living quarters in accordance with the standards and in the manner provided for by federal laws and other regulatory legal acts of the Russian Federation. Federation. Service living quarters are provided in settlements in which military units are located, and if it is not possible to provide service residential premises in the specified settlements, in other nearby settlements. At the same time, military personnel - citizens with three or more children - are provided with service living quarters on a priority basis.

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Military personnel - citizens who entered into a contract for military service before January 1, 1998 (with the exception of cadets of military professional educational organizations and military educational organizations of higher education), and members of their families living with them, recognized as needing residential premises, by the federal executive body or a federal government body in which military service is provided for by federal law, provides a subsidy for the acquisition or construction of residential premises (hereinafter referred to as the housing subsidy) or residential premises in federal ownership, at the choice of the specified citizens, free of charge or under a social rental agreement with the specified by a federal executive body or a federal state body at the place of military service, and upon dismissal from military service upon reaching the age limit for military service, for health reasons or in connection with organizational and staffing measures, with a total duration of military service of 10 years or more - at the chosen place of residence in accordance with the standards for the provision of residential space provided for in Article 15.1

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For the entire period of military service, service living quarters are provided for:

military personnel appointed to military positions after receiving professional education in a military professional educational organization or a military educational organization of higher education and receiving an officer military rank in connection with this (starting from 1998), and members of their families living with them;

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officers who entered into the first contract for military service after January 1, 1998, and members of their families living with them;

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warrant officers and midshipmen, sergeants and foremen, soldiers and sailors who are citizens who entered military service under a contract after January 1, 1998, and members of their families living with them.

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Service living quarters are provided for the entire period of military service in closed military camps to military personnel - citizens undergoing military service under a contract, and members of their families living with them.

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Closed military camps include military towns of military units located in populated areas that have a pass system, as well as separate separate military camps of military units located outside populated areas. Lists of closed military camps are approved by the Government of the Russian Federation on the proposal of the Ministry of Defense of the Russian Federation (another federal executive body in which military service is provided for by federal law).

Military personnel - citizens undergoing military service under a contract, and members of their families living with them are provided with service living quarters in accordance with the standards established by federal laws and other regulatory legal acts of the Russian Federation.

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Military personnel provided with service living quarters for the first five years of military service under a contract (not counting the time of study in military professional educational organizations or military educational organizations of higher education) retain the right to the living quarters occupied by them before entering military service. They cannot be deregistered as those in need of residential premises at their place of residence before conscription (entry) into military service.

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Military personnel - citizens who are provided with service living quarters for the entire period of military service and are recognized as in need of living quarters, upon reaching a total duration of military service of 20 years or more, and upon dismissal from military service upon reaching the age limit for military service, for health reasons or in connection with organizational and staffing measures with a total duration of military service of 10 years or more, a federal executive body or a federal state body in which military service is provided for by federal law is provided with a housing subsidy or residential premises in federal ownership, at the choice of these citizens into the property free of charge or under a social rental agreement with the specified federal executive body or federal state body at the chosen permanent place of residence and in accordance with the standards for the provision of residential space provided for in Article 15.1 of this Federal Law.

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Civilian military personnel are recognized by the federal executive body or the federal state body in which military service is provided for by federal law as needing residential premises on the grounds provided for in Article 51 of the Housing Code of the Russian Federation, in the manner approved by the Government of the Russian Federation.

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Military personnel provided with official living quarters enter into a rental agreement with the Ministry of Defense of the Russian Federation (another federal executive body or federal government body in which military service is provided for by federal law). The said agreement determines the procedure for the provision of official residential premises, its maintenance and release. The conditions and procedure for concluding such an agreement are determined by the authorized federal executive body.

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Military personnel performing military service under a contract are given, at their request, the right to join housing-construction (housing) cooperatives or to receive land plots for the construction of individual residential houses.

Military personnel - citizens undergoing military service under a contract, during the period of their military service, have the right to improved housing conditions, taking into account the norms, priority and social guarantees established by federal laws and other regulatory legal acts of the Russian Federation.

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Military personnel - foreign citizens are accommodated for the entire period of military service in dormitories in military units (military camps).

The procedure for providing housing subsidies and living quarters to citizens specified in paragraphs three and twelve of this paragraph is established by the federal executive body or the federal government body in which military service is provided for by federal law.

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2.1. Providing living quarters for citizens discharged from military service upon reaching the age limit for military service, health reasons or in connection with organizational and staffing events, the total duration of military service of which is 10 years or more, regardless of the date of discharge from military service and which are up to On January 1, 2005, they were accepted by local government bodies for registration as those in need of residential premises, including those who changed their place of residence and accepted in connection with this by local government bodies for registration as those in need of residential premises at a new place of residence after January 1, 2005 , and members of their families living with them, is carried out at the expense of the federal budget at the choice of a citizen discharged from military service, in the form of providing:

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Ownership of residential premises is free of charge;

Residential premises under a social tenancy agreement;

A one-time cash payment for the purchase or construction of residential premises.

paragraph one of this paragraph, residential premises are owned free of charge or under a social tenancy agreement, the size of the total area of ​​residential premises is determined in accordance with paragraphs 1 - 3 of Article 15.1 of this Federal Law.

When providing, in accordance with this Federal Law, to the citizens specified in paragraph one of this clause, a one-time cash payment for the purchase or construction of residential premises, the amount of this monetary payment is determined based on the standard for the total area of ​​residential premises, determined in accordance with paragraph 4 of Article 15.1 of this Federal Law , and the average market value of one square meter of total residential area, determined by the authorized federal executive body for each subject of the Russian Federation.

3. Military personnel - citizens undergoing military service under a contract, and members of their families who have arrived at a new place of military service of military personnel - citizens, before receiving residential premises in accordance with the standards established by federal laws and other regulatory legal acts of the Russian Federation, are registered at the place of residence, including at their request to the addresses of military units. Before receiving residential premises, the specified military personnel - citizens and members of their families - are provided with service residential premises suitable for temporary residence, residential premises of a maneuver fund or a dormitory.

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In the absence of the specified residential premises, military units rent residential premises to provide for military personnel - citizens and members of their families living with them or, at the request of military personnel - citizens, pay them monthly monetary compensation for renting (subletting) residential premises in the manner and amount

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Local government bodies provide assistance to military units in providing rental premises suitable for temporary residence of military personnel - citizens and members of their families.

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Military personnel - foreign citizens are registered at the addresses of military units.

4. Military personnel - citizens undergoing military service under a contract, who own individual residential buildings (apartments) or are members of housing construction (housing) cooperatives, as well as military personnel - citizens who, in accordance with federal laws and other regulatory legal acts, The Russian Federation retains residential premises at the place of residence until entering military service or reserves residential premises; when transferred to a new place of military service in another locality, they are provided with service living quarters or dormitories together with their family members living with them for the period of military service in that locality. In the absence of the specified residential premises, the commander of the military unit acts in accordance with paragraph 3 of this article.

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5. If residential premises occupied by military personnel and members of their families living with them are vacated, with the exception of residential premises owned by them, these premises are provided to other military personnel and members of their families.

6. Military personnel - citizens, as well as citizens discharged from military service, and members of their families have the right to receive free ownership of the residential premises they occupy in accordance with federal laws and other regulatory legal acts, with the exception of official residential premises and residential premises in closed military towns.

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7. Lost power. - Federal Law of August 22, 2004 N 122-FZ.

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9. Military personnel undergoing military service under a contract, sent for military service outside the territory of the Russian Federation, to the regions of the Far North, equivalent areas and other areas with unfavorable climatic or environmental conditions, the living quarters they occupy in state or municipal housing buildings funds are reserved, with the exception of office residential premises, for the entire duration of their stay outside the territory of the Russian Federation or in the specified areas and localities.

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11. Military personnel undergoing military service upon conscription are accommodated in accordance with the requirements of general military regulations.

Military personnel undergoing military service upon conscription, cadets of military professional educational organizations or military educational organizations of higher education retain the residential premises occupied by them before conscription (entry) to military service. They cannot be deregistered as those in need of housing.

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12. Military personnel - citizens undergoing military service under a contract, and citizens discharged from military service upon reaching the age limit for military service, health conditions or in connection with organizational and staffing events, the total duration of military service of which is 10 years or more , as well as military personnel - citizens undergoing military service outside the territory of the Russian Federation, in the regions of the Far North, equivalent areas and other areas with unfavorable climatic or environmental conditions, local government bodies have the right, as a matter of priority, to grant the right to join housing construction (housing) cooperatives or allocate land plots for the construction of individual residential buildings.

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13. Citizens discharged from military service, whose total duration of military service is 20 years or more, and upon dismissal from military service upon reaching the age limit for military service, for health reasons or in connection with organizational and staffing measures for the total duration military service of 10 years or more, who were not provided with a housing subsidy or living quarters at the time of dismissal from military service, cannot, without their consent, be deregistered as those in need of living quarters at the last place of military service before dismissal and are provided with a housing subsidy or living quarters in the manner prescribed by this Federal Law for military personnel.

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14. Providing living quarters for citizen military personnel with a total duration of military service of 10 years or more, upon dismissal from military service upon reaching the age limit for military service, health status or in connection with organizational and staffing events, and members of their families during the change place of residence is carried out by federal executive authorities and federal state bodies that provide for military service, at the expense of federal budget funds for the construction and acquisition of residential premises, including through the issuance of state housing certificates. The right to provide housing under these conditions is granted to these citizens once. Documents on the delivery of residential premises to the Ministry of Defense of the Russian Federation (another federal executive body or federal state body in which military service is provided for by federal law) and deregistration at the previous place of residence are presented by the indicated citizens and members of their families living together with them upon receipt residential premises at the chosen place of residence.

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Citizens discharged from military service and registered as needing residential premises, and members of their families living with them, are paid monthly monetary compensation for renting (subletting) residential premises at the expense of the federal budget in the manner and amount determined by the Government of the Russian Federation. Federation.

According to current legislation, the state is obliged to provide residential office space for a serviceman, as well as members of his family, within 3 months from the moment of arrival at a new place of service. for military personnel are also established by current laws and can be increased subject to certain conditions.

Who is eligible for service housing?

1. Defenders of the Fatherland, recruited to serve after graduating from a vocational educational institution, and receiving the rank of officer, and members of their families.
2. Military personnel with the rank of officer who were called up for service by Decree of the President and who entered into their first contract, and members of his family.
3. Soldiers and sailors, midshipmen and warrant officers, petty officers and sergeants who are citizens of the Russian Federation, and members of their families.
4. Defenders of the Fatherland are citizens of the Russian Federation recruited for contract service, and members of their families provided with housing in closed military camps.

This list is exhaustive and means that not all military personnel are provided with departmental housing. This category does not include conscripts, foreign citizens, or officers provided with housing.

Office space is provided at the location of the military unit, and in the absence of such, in nearby cities and other populated areas.

In addition, the provided real estate must meet all the requirements for residential premises and be issued within the limits established by the state.

How much m2 is required?

From the service fund for military personnel, they are established by current legislation and should not be less than the indicators established for officers receiving or owning.

Today these figures are 18 sq.m. for one person. Moreover, for a single military man this figure can be doubled, and for a family of two or more people no more than 9 sq.m.

Receiving may not always coincide with the true state of affairs. Therefore, in the absence of suitable real estate, a military man may be provided with a smaller residential apartment for temporary use.

This is done only with the consent of future residents, and living space can be provided in a dormitory or from a specialized flexible housing stock.

How to get a service apartment

From the service fund, carried out on the basis of a report, to which the following documents must be attached:

• Copies of passports of all family members living together, for minor children - birth certificates.
• A copy of the marriage certificate.
• Data on service, in the form of a certificate.
• Data on family composition.
• Information about the officer and his family owning real estate under a social tenancy agreement or owning other properties.

Real estate is provided on a waiting list, which is determined by the date of submission of documents, and if it coincides with other waiting lists, priority is given to persons who have served for a longer period of time.

If the composition of the family changes, for example, upon the birth of a child, he has the right to expand and receive a larger property.

Upon receipt of living space, a housing contract is concluded with officers, the validity of which is limited to the term of the serviceman’s contract. And for those who were called to serve by Decree of the President, until the end of their official duties.

Separately, it is worth mentioning business trips and what it is like to be on a business trip. Based on clause 9 of Art. 20 Federal Law No. 76 dated 05/27/98 (as amended on 02/03/2014) “On the status of military personnel”, the costs of reserving places for military personnel on business trips are paid from the funds of the Ministry of Defense of the Russian Federation.

How to rent out living space upon dismissal

The housing contract is valid until the end of service in the Armed Forces, for those who were called up by Presidential Decree. And for contract workers at the end of the contract.

In addition, it can be terminated early:

• By agreement of the parties.
• In the case of providing the person on the waiting list with residential premises under a social lease agreement or ownership.
• In case of early dismissal.

Determined by the current Housing Code. Upon expiration of its validity period, as well as upon early termination of the contract, the premises are vacated and rented out within 3 months.

When renting out the apartment provided from the service fund, . In case of refusal to rent out the provided apartment, eviction will be carried out by court decision.

Some military personnel are interested in how to rent out a departmental apartment when moving. So, when moving to another region to further continue his service, he retains the right to the already received departmental premises, which means that it is not required to be handed over.

Those who wish to sublet or rent out a service apartment during the move will be upset, since such disposal of this property is prohibited. In addition, such apartments are not only subject to subletting, but also to exchange, or replacement with a smaller premises.

It is prohibited to change the terms of the contract at the request of the serviceman's family; they only have the right to use the provided residential premises.

According to Russian legislation, most categories of military personnel have the right to live in official housing during the entire period of service. But many of them are not aware of what documents are required for this and where to go to obtain them. After receiving the necessary certificates and certificates, difficulties often arise with determining the place to submit documents for obtaining a service and the process of processing them. Let's look at these questions in more detail.

Documents required to be submitted

Citizens who have entered into a contract to serve far from their place of permanent residence, as well as other members of their family, are entitled to apply. Service apartments are provided from a fund of specialized housing intended for the residence of certain categories of citizens.

The law provides the following list of documents for military personnel to obtain permanent housing:

1. Photocopies of the passports of the serviceman and other members of his family with information about registration at the place of residence (for children under 14 years of age - birth certificate). It is important to note that passport copies must be made page by page.
2. Photocopies of documents certifying registration or divorce (if the serviceman was married or divorced). These photocopies require certification by the unit commander with a seal attached or a notary.
3. Extract from the house register. It can be obtained from the MFC, the passport office at the place of registration or the municipal administration. An extract must be submitted from all military family registration addresses for the required period.
4. Photocopies of financial personal accounts from the places of residence of the serviceman and other members of his family for the 5 years preceding the submission of the application. These documents can be obtained from organizations that operate the housing stock. The purpose of providing these documents is to identify evidence that living conditions were purposefully deteriorated.
5. A certificate confirming that the serviceman is actually serving in the region in which he wishes to receive a service apartment.
6. Certificate informing about the total service life.
7. An extract from Rosreestr containing information about the housing located at the place of service and the rights of the serviceman and his family to this property. It must contain information for the past 5 years about the purchase or sale of real estate by a military family.
8. Documents that would confirm the absence of housing provided under a social tenancy agreement.
9. Application (submission is necessary to recognize a military man and his family as needing housing).

The application form for the provision of official residential premises can be found in the Appendix to the Rules of the Government of the Russian Federation of June 29, 2011 No. 512.

The application must contain the following information:

• Full name of the applicant;
• passport details;
• the name of the region of the Russian Federation and the administrative-territorial entity where it is required to provide official housing;
• address of the place of duty;
• the date of concluding the first contract for military service or the date of receiving an officer rank after graduating from a military educational organization of higher education;
• the name of the institution where this application is being submitted.

When collecting documents, it is important to consider the following features:

1. If it is not possible to obtain the above documents for reasons beyond the applicant’s actions, then he must submit documents that would certify this.
2. You should not hesitate to collect the necessary documentation, since housing for military personnel is distributed according to the queue determined by the date of submission of the package of documents to the authorized bodies.
3. If a serviceman gave initial consent to receive a service apartment, but did not submit the required certificates and photocopies of documents within 30 days, then this housing is subject to distribution among other military personnel.

Additional documents

In some cases, to obtain official housing, military personnel are required to provide a certificate from the BTI authorities at the place of service or documents confirming the rights to additional social support in terms of housing according to the law of the Russian Federation.

After receiving official housing, the question may arise about increasing its size in connection with the expansion of the family. In this case, you need to submit an appropriate application for improvement of living conditions and attach to it a certificate confirming the fact of the birth of the child.

You need to know that in the event of a divorce and the ex-wife does not want to leave the service apartment, a serviceman can do this in court.

In exceptional cases, in addition to the main package of documents, a certificate may be required containing information about the place of residence of children under 18 years of age who live with their mother after divorce.

Place of submission of documents

After completing the collection of the necessary certificates, photocopies and extracts, military personnel may have a question about where to apply for an apartment.

To obtain housing from a specialized housing stock, you need to submit the entire list of necessary documents to the territorial divisions of the departments of the Housing Department of the Ministry of Defense of the Russian Federation. Documents are submitted in person, by registered mail with a list of attachments or by post.

The law obliged the authorized bodies to review the submitted application and documents within 30 working days and make an appropriate decision on registration or refusal.

If it is determined that a military family requires a service apartment, it will be registered. The register of all military personnel in need is published on the official website of the Russian Ministry of Defense.

From this moment, the search for a suitable apartment begins, based on the number of family members of the serviceman. The law establishes that at least 18 square meters must be allocated per person. m.

Once the living space has been found, a rental agreement is concluded. It contains the conditions of living in the apartment, a description of the legal status of the parties and details of termination of the contract. This document is urgent in nature, since its validity terminates upon completion of the contract or upon the resignation of the serviceman.

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