Communal apartment

Despite the fact that the authorities of the Russian Federation have already taken a long time to resettlement, the concept of "communal apartment" still exists. It turned out to be extremely tenacious, surviving its creator - the Soviet system, for more than twenty years.

According to forecasts, even the richest Moscow will be able to get rid of communal apartments by 2018, and St. Petersburg - by 2020. However, experts believe that these terms are very illusory.

Let's try to figure out what the communal apartment is, what features it has in the legal regime , what rights it has for its residents and what duties. Moreover, in such conditions today in Russia live about 17 million people - two people in Sweden.

Although in the normative or legal acts the phrase "communal apartment" occurs quite often, however, such definition is not found in any applicable law. And, nevertheless, in our country there is no such person who would not be able to explain this concept in its own way, actually denoting an apartment belonging to the state, and to which several separate families can be settled. The main thing is not to violate the norms of residential areas established in each of the regions per capita.

The communal apartment consists of several separate rooms that can be provided to residents under a social contract , some of which may be the property of those living in them. Corridors, toilets and kitchens are considered a common living area. People own them on the rights of a common share.

It is common knowledge that a communal apartment is the cause of numerous disputes and strife between neighbors. It is quite understandable: not every hostess will tolerate a neighbor in her kitchen, not every neighbor will long tolerate the cries of children or foreign guests in her corridor. Nevertheless, the owner of such "wealth" as a room in a communal apartment, fully carries the burden of maintenance in the order of common property.

However, many with tenderness think of communal apartments as a distant and good time. Friendship with neighbors, several refrigerators in the kitchen ... Yes, those who are unfamiliar with this concept, who have always lived in a separate apartment, this retro will always remember with a smile. The picture completely changes when a person lives in such conditions, especially when for him it is not the past, but the most that neither is the present. It would seem that the technical progress has gone very far, and the unsightly communal is still in the same scenery.

Until 1998, the privatization of a communal apartment was possible only with the simultaneous consent of all residents. But by the decision of the Constitutional Court of Russia, which in this law saw the infringement of the rights of citizens, each of the residents can unanimously privatize their living space, without waiting for the consent of their neighbors. Although there were some shortcomings in matters relating to public areas.

In order to determine the share of everyone living in common places, it is necessary to divide the quadrature of his room into the area of the whole apartment.

There are some restrictions when selling rooms in such apartments.

For example, if, as a result of buying and selling, the introduction of new tenants leads to a deterioration in the living conditions of the owners of the remaining rooms, then upon their application the transaction can be declared invalid.

Or if, as a result of the sale or purchase of a room in a communal apartment, such citizens enter, to whom the current legislation does not permit communal settlement. For example, those who suffer from various serious illnesses, including infectious diseases.

Nevertheless, for today the communal apartment is considered the most accessible way to improve their living conditions.