The Ministry of the Environment has prepared and is submitting for approval amendments to the Regulations on the Administration of Common Use Objects of an Apartment Building, aligned with the new requirements that will come into effect from July 1 for owners of apartments and other premises to accumulate funds for the renovation of the house in accordance with mandatory requirements.
According to the report, these amendments are aimed at creating conditions for more efficient use of funds accumulated by owners of apartments and other premises and improving the technical condition of old apartment buildings.
The prepared amendments will, among other things, encourage the mandatory renovation of old apartment buildings by eliminating defects identified by specialists.
By eliminating the obligation for owners of apartments and other premises to approve annual plans, the entire responsibility for renovating the house in accordance with mandatory requirements would fall on the administrator of common-use facilities, who would find it easier to organize the work, and therefore the technical condition of the houses would improve more quickly.
For example, if a technical maintenance specialist identifies defects in the structures supporting balconies and recommends their removal, and if the accumulated funds for such work are sufficient, these mandatory works would be carried out without a separate decision by the owners of apartments and other premises, but in accordance with the established procedures for the procurement of goods, services and works, using the accumulated funds for their intended purpose.
Currently, such mandatory repairs require the consent of residents, and without such consent, the technical condition of the house continues to deteriorate.
The administrator would not be able to spend more funds than has been accumulated on mandatory house renovation works without the separate approval of the owners of apartments and other premises. The exception would apply only when liquidating accidents or performing other works that must be performed immediately and in order to avoid danger to human life, health or the environment or possible significant material losses.
In such cases, if the accumulated funds are not sufficient, they are allocated to pay the owners of apartments and other premises.
Taking into account the frequent complaints of apartment and other premises owners regarding the prices of purchased goods, services and works, the draft amendment to the Regulations on the Administration of Common Use Objects of an Apartment Building proposes to increase the powers of representatives of apartment and other premises owners. They could participate not as observers (as is currently the case), but as members in the commission for the purchase of building maintenance services, renovation works of common use objects, and goods.
Comments and suggestions regarding this legal act can be submitted in the Legislative Acts Information System (LAIS) until July 9.
