How to get a municipal apartment?

Public housing is the only chance for low-income citizens to receive it on a first-come, first-served basis, provided that they meet certain conditions established by law.

Despite the measures taken by the Government to address the housing issue, problems with obtaining housing from the local municipality remain, as the existing prices for one square meter of housing go off scale.

The current housing legislation of the Russian Federation guarantees citizens who have joined the queue for municipal housing before March 1, 2005, retain their place in the queue.

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Municipal housing can currently only be obtained by those who fall under certain conditions, which are spelled out in the rules established by the new edition of the Housing Code, adopted in 2005.

Namely:

• insufficient number of square meters per person. At the same time, it should be borne in mind that each region of the country sets its own standards;
• income received by the family is insufficient to purchase housing on their own.

Thus, the new norms of the Housing Code give preference only to poor citizens of the Russian Federation. At the same time, it does not matter that they, for example, live in a privatized apartment.

The main feature of the new housing standards is the fact that citizens, precisely because of their financial insolvency, cannot buy the necessary housing for themselves.

Naturally, immediately after the new legal norms came into force, the list of applicants for municipal housing was sharply reduced. However, despite this, the waiting list is still quite large.

It should be borne in mind that citizens who registered before the entry into force of the new housing accounting rules are not required to prove their financial insolvency. In addition, they retained housing benefits.

However, due to the fact that recently the construction of municipal housing has not been very active, getting apartments by everyone will not happen soon. So, according to official data, people on the waiting list of 1989-1990 began to receive housing only in 2011.

And those who are on the waiting list for housing now will have to provide documents that can confirm their belonging to the category of the poor.

And it is necessary to collect quite a lot of such documents, because it will be necessary to collect documents for each able-bodied family member.

At the same time, it should be borne in mind that for each region the criterion for determining financial insolvency is set differently.

What law defines the grounds for recognizing a citizen in need of housing?

In accordance with Article 51 of the Housing Code of the Russian Federation, citizens in need of housing include the following categories:

• persons who are not tenants of residential premises in accordance with a social tenancy agreement or members of the tenant's family, or are not owners of real estate or family members of the owner of real estate;
• persons, although they are owners of residential real estate or who live in an apartment according to a social tenancy agreement, but at the same time the total area of ​​\u200b\u200bthe residential premises per 1 family member is less than provided for by the standard;
• persons who live in residential premises that do not meet the established norms and requirements for sanitation;
• persons who live in residential real estate, it does not matter whether it is privatized or owned, if they make up several families and at the same time one of the families has a seriously ill person who suffers from such a disease that makes it impossible to live together with the rest of the family. The legislator refers to such diseases tuberculosis, AIDS, and other severe chronic diseases. It should be borne in mind that a detailed list of such diseases is determined at the level of the federation by executive authorities.

At the same time, it should be noted that if candidates for enrollment in the housing queue, or members of their family, have living quarters, regardless of whether they are privatized or owned, the calculation of the level, to what extent they are provided with living space, is calculated on the basis of total areas of all available to them and suitable, according to the law, for living quarters.

• citizens living in premises that, in accordance with the procedure established by law, are recognized as unsuitable for habitation. At the same time, such housing cannot be repaired or reconstructed so that, as a result, they comply with sanitary standards relating to residential premises. Typically, such houses are in disrepair, have become unusable as a result of natural disasters and other emergencies;
• orphans, as well as those children who were left without parental care, and the period of their stay in specialized educational institutions, foster families or family-type children's homes has ended;
• citizens suffering from severe forms of chronic diseases, and these diseases pose a threat to the health of those around them.

Documents for obtaining municipal housing

In order for a citizen to be provided with municipal housing, he should apply in writing to the relevant executive body of local authority.

The application is accompanied by a certain list of required documents, without which the application will not be considered.

This list consists of the following documents:

• the application must be signed by all members of the applicant's family and accompanied by copies of identification documents. For adults - these are copies of civil passports, and for minors - copies of birth certificates;
• documents on the income of able-bodied family members for the last two years, plus documents that confirm the ownership of property owned by the family.

In some cases, the municipality may additionally require the provision of the following documents:

• a document that confirms the ownership of any family member for residential property that is suitable for living;
• application of the established form for obtaining an apartment in an extraordinary manner;
• a document that confirms that the citizen who applied with the application has been living on the territory of the Russian Federation for 10 years.

You can submit an application in writing in person, or by sending it by mail, as well as sending it via the Internet by e-mail.

In addition, the application can be placed on a specialized website on the Internet. After checking the data set out in the application and the attached documents, the applicant will receive a notification about his registration or refusal to do so.

Getting public housing

To obtain municipal housing, the applicant for housing shall submit to the district administration of the settlement where he lives, a corresponding application, to which he attaches the necessary documents. This application can also be sent to the multifunctional center.

If the applicant has difficulties with the list of attached documents, it is possible to clarify it with the responsible employees of the housing department of the local public self-government body.

Upon receipt of the application with the attached documents, the employees of the housing department study the data presented within one month and make one decision out of two possible options: put the applicant on the waiting list or refuse to put the applicant on the waiting list.

In this case, the refusal must be motivated. In both the first and second cases, the appropriate notice will be sent to the applicant about the decision.

In case of refusal to register, the applicant is explained his right to appeal against such a decision by applying to the court at the place of residence.

If the applicant and members of his family are put on the waiting list, they have to wait until their turn comes and they receive public housing.

Please note that an applicant may be removed from the housing queue:

• the applicant received municipal housing or purchased it at his own expense;
• the applicant filed an application with a request to cancel the status of needing public housing;
• the applicant moved to another locality, except for St. Petersburg and Moscow;
• the land plot of a family raising three children is included in the state program of individual housing construction;
• if it is not possible to verify the accuracy of the information provided by the applicant.

What rights does a social housing contract give a family:

• the applicant, together with members of his family, has the legal right to live in a residential area, in accordance with the conditions specified in the agreement;
• a family living in such housing enjoys the same rights and has the same obligations as families living in their own living quarters. Payment for utilities is made in accordance with the established tariffs, which are the same for everyone. Therefore, the tenant of municipal housing needs to pay the monthly rent in a timely manner, which is directed to the income of the local budget;
• the tenant of municipal housing retains the right to privatize the dwelling if it meets all the requirements established by the legislation of the Russian Federation for privatization;
• the applicant and members of his family have the right to registration and registration in the received housing. If housing standards allow, the tenant has the right to register other relatives or other citizens.