Likbez: when any owner can save money and not pay fees for major repairs

CrimeaPRESS reports:

The obligation of owners to pay contributions for major repairs is enshrined in the Housing Code (Art. 158 and Art. 171). The amount of the contribution in a particular region is determined by local officials or at the general meeting of the HOA, if the owners of the HOA independently form a capital repair fund on a special account. Pay such fees, portal experts say The power of lawrequired monthly. In case of delay in accordance with Article 155 of the Housing Code, a penalty is charged for each day of delay in the amount of 1/300 of the refinancing rate.

Nevertheless, in some cases, the owner has the opportunity to save money and either not pay for the overhaul at all, or pay only half of this fee, using the benefit. But these cases are quite rare and have their own specifics.

Who will be exempt from maintenance fees?

The following categories of owners are exempt from overhaul fees:

• owners of apartments in new buildings

Provided that the new building was commissioned after 2016. And here it is also necessary to take into account that exemption from contributions in this case is not eternal. This is a delay. And it is designed only for a period of three to five years.

The duration of this delay directly depends on the decision of the regional authorities. In most regions, as a rule, only three years are provided.

• owners of apartments in emergency houses that are being demolished

It should be noted here that such a period usually does not last long, since the authorities are in no hurry to announce to residents about their plans to demolish the MKD in advance. And before the official decision of the authorities to demolish the house, all owners must pay contributions for overhaul.

• owners of apartments that are subject to withdrawal for the needs of the state

And this is an extremely rare case. As a rule, the state seizes land, sometimes with private houses. It rarely comes to sites with MKD.

Benefits for capital repairs

For certain categories of citizens, benefits can be established for the payment of contributions for overhaul in the amount of 100 and 50 percent. It should be borne in mind here that although these benefits are provided for by federal housing legislation, they are established at the regional level.

In other words, these are only recommendations for the regions by federal legislation.

Therefore, in some regions, these benefits can be provided in full, in other regions — only partially, and in others — absent altogether.

Accordingly, before applying for these benefits, even if you belong to preferential categories, you must first familiarize yourself with regional laws.

Important: To get a benefit, you need to take care of it yourself and apply. There is a declarative procedure here, nothing will be assigned to you automatically.

And one more important point. The overhaul benefit, even if it is set at 100 percent, is realized only in the form of compensation. This means that you must first pay the overhaul contribution in full, and only then receive the appropriate compensation.

Who can claim benefits?

As mentioned above, benefits can be assigned in the amount of 50 or 100 percent. 100% benefit can be claimed by:

• pensioners who have reached the age of 80 (provided that they are living alone or only disabled family members (disabled people of the first or second group, pensioners) live with them, and also provided that they live in the apartment personally.

If, for example, a pensioner moved to live in a dacha, and rents out an apartment in the city, then the benefit will be canceled immediately, as soon as the communal services and the social security department become aware of this.

You can count on a 50% discount for:

• pensioners who have reached the age of 70 (under the same conditions as pensioners over 80 years old, i.e. actual residence in an apartment, a single pensioner or as part of a family consisting of disabled members).

In addition, benefits for capital repairs are usually provided to traditional categories of beneficiaries:

• disabled people;
• veterans and participants of the Great Patriotic War;
• combat veterans;
• liquidators of the accident at the Chernobyl nuclear power plant;
• other categories of beneficiaries established by regional legislation.

The amount of these benefits is established by regional and, in some cases, federal laws (as a rule, benefits in these cases amount to 50%).

source: The power of law

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