The Ministry of Construction of the Russian Federation has developed a bill on short-term housing rental

CrimeaPRESS reports:

The bill on short-term housing rental, developed by the Ministry of Construction of the Russian Federation, was supported by the government commission on legislative activities. They write about it «News» with a link to a copy of the document.

The bill was developed after the Constitutional Court (CC) of the Russian Federation made a decision on the appeal of a resident of Pskov. Several courts prohibited the man from renting out his apartment by the day, citing the ban on the placement of hostels and mini-hotels in residential buildings in force since 2019. The Constitutional Court ruled that short-term rentals are not prohibited by law. At the same time, the status of short-term rentals remains unclear; the law does not establish the conditions under which the permissible rental of residential premises develops into the prohibited provision of hotel services. The Constitutional Court ruled that legislators must take measures to regulate the peculiarities of short-term rental of residential premises in apartment buildings.

What does the bill say?

The bill amends the Housing Code. They want to clearly indicate that the owner of the apartment has the right to rent it out on the basis of a rental agreement, including a short-term one. But this must be done subject to the rights and legitimate interests of neighbors, the rules for the use of residential premises and the rules for maintaining common property.

The press service of the Cabinet of Ministers reported that the amendments will reduce the number of cases when apartments in an apartment building are used to provide hotel services.

Experts interviewed by the publication believe that the bill requires improvements. In particular, they voiced the following proposals:

• provide in the document clear criteria for distinguishing between daily housing rentals and the provision of hotel services, as discussed by the Constitutional Court;
• give apartment owners the right to prohibit the short-term rental of housing in their building at a general meeting;
• hold apartment owners accountable for tenant violations;
• amend not only the Housing Code, but also the Tax Code, since short-term rental of housing is a business activity.

source: Arguments and Facts

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