Obligation to pay contributions for major repairs
The need for payments is explained by the privatization of residential and non-residential premises. The public part of the property, without the normal functioning of which it is impossible to live comfortably in MKD apartments, requires care and restoration.
The Housing Code defines capital repairs, which includes:
- Replacement of parts of structural elements of an apartment building: roof;
- basement;
- facade;
- stairs;
- utility rooms.
- water supply;
The legislative framework on the basis of which it is necessary to transfer contributions for the restoration of residential buildings is the residential complex. Its articles provide direct instructions on the procedure for applying regulations.
On its basis, the utility service is obliged to issue an invoice to homeowners every month for major repairs of public property. The amount can be included in the receipt with utility obligations or have a separate document. The owner is required to pay it monthly. The received financial investments are accumulated in local specialized accounts.
According to the calculation method, the amount of payment for major repairs is determined as the product of the minimum cost of major repairs and the total occupied area.
The minimum size per square meter is approved by regulations of regional entities and municipalities of federal cities. For this reason, payment for major repairs is different everywhere. The highest is in Moscow and St. Petersburg.
Important! The obligation to pay applies to owners living in high-rise buildings included in the list for restoration.
3-8 months after the publication of the list of repair objects, owners of residential premises must receive notifications from management companies to conclude contracts.
The law exempts citizens living in new buildings (houses 3-5 years old) from making transfers for restoration work. The specific duration depends on the region of residence.
Collection of funds earlier than these deadlines is possible with the consent of all residents of the apartment building, fixed in the decision of the general meeting. To do this, management company employees must organize a meeting of at least 2/3 of the owners of apartment buildings (regardless of residence and registration) and collect signatures.
The director of the legal service “Unified Center for Protection” (edin.center) Konstantin Bobrov answers:
Payment of contributions for major repairs is the responsibility of residents, as follows from Article 169 of the Housing Code of the Russian Federation. These fees must be paid every month. There is no such basis for non-payment as the absence of a column on major repairs in the receipt.
However, it is better to check with the utility companies how this amount of debt was formed. To do this, you must contact them with a written application to provide information on the procedure for calculating the debt. The information obtained will allow you to check whether this amount is overestimated. In addition, it is possible to reduce the amount of debt. This will be possible if a claim for recovery is filed against the tenant. Then the citizen will have the right to claim that the limitation period has expired in relation to the first payments, since the limitation period begins to be calculated for each payment separately. Thus, the debt will be reduced by about a quarter. But this option has a disadvantage in the form of a lot of time, since it is not known when a lawsuit will be filed against the tenant. And this will delay the sale of the apartment to a later date.
How to find out the debt for major repairs?
By the address
Information about overdue payments can be clarified by contacting the organization accumulating the transfers. The payment papers record the date, month and year of the last receipt, as well as the amount of the debt.
Information about the location is available on the web resources of the structures responsible for carrying out major repairs. To verify the correctness of the calculated and transferred amounts when changing the owner of the property, you must take with you identification papers of the tenant and legal papers. The operator is obliged to provide information about arrears and transfers.
Via the Internet - online
Regional operators involved in the restoration work of buildings have websites where you can find out the debt for major repairs via the Internet.
On the web resource of the regional fund, you must select “Payment of contributions” in the menu. Enter the ID in the field that appears and click “Continue.” The display will show the address of the owner of the premises, the amount of debt and information about the organization involved in collecting funds.
By personal account
How can I find out the debt for major repairs on my personal account? A personal account at a utility company is an identifier through which payment receipts from property owners are tracked. Using it, you can track payment for services by each owner for a specific period of time and accumulate information on capital debt.
Information in the identifier:
- personal information of the apartment owner;
- number of registered and resident persons;
- address;
- total area;
- number of premises;
- number of storeys;
- improvement indicators.
Based on these data, fees for utility services are calculated, including for major repairs. When selling, donating, or inheriting real estate, it is necessary to enter new data on the owner, providing them to the regional fund or management company.
An ID/personal account is a set of numbers that appear on a receipt. It is printed in the general payment receipt in the section “Payment of contributions for major repairs” or in a separate payment document.
The identifier does not change with a change of owner, since it is assigned to the apartment. The change occurs in the event of a replacement of the management company or regional operator.
Knowing your personal account, you can clarify your debt information by calling the management company, the fund operator.
No receipt
How to check debt for major repairs without a receipt? Using the Personal Account option is convenient for the paying person. It allows you not only to recognize the receipt and expenditure of funds, but also to make payments without a receipt, while remaining on the spot.
To create a Personal Account on the operator’s or management company’s web resource, you must register:
- click “Personal Account”;
- enter a numeric code;
- “Registration” item;
- e-mail;
- get password;
- finish the procedure.
You can find out the ID number from the receipt or from the operator of the management company, after presenting documents for identity and property.
Registered subscribers have the opportunity to create a payment document, monitor the account status, check their personal information, and see arrears in contributions for major repairs.
The director of the secondary real estate sales office, Yulia Dymova, answers:
Contributions for major repairs are indeed transferred to the new copyright holder. Major repairs are paid from the moment the house is included in the appropriate list. You need to contact the Capital Repair Fund and clarify at what point the house was added to this list. If you do not have a receipt, you need to contact the Unified Settlement Center.
Do I need to pay for major repairs?
Is it possible to sell an apartment with a debt for major repairs?
What are the consequences of non-payment?
The law provides penalties for property owners who ignore statutory payments. It is not fully regulated in the legal field, because there is a contradiction between the norms of the law. According to the Housing Code, owners of residential and non-residential premises are required to pay for restoration repairs. The Civil Code stipulates that transfers must be made on the basis of the voluntary consent of citizens.
Important! However, based on judicial practice, most decisions on lawsuits are made in favor of management companies and regional funds.
Accrual of penalties
Debt arises when payment is overdue by 1 month. Starting from the second month and until the end of the third, the management company and the fund have the right to charge a penalty in the amount of 1/300 of the refinancing rate. After 90 days of delay in payment, the fine increases to 1/130 of the Central Bank refinancing rate.
Inability to sell an apartment
When selling real estate, the buyer may require from the seller information on payment of utilities and contributions for major repairs. The presence of debt will affect the completion of the transaction: the buyer will either refuse it or demand a price reduction by this amount.
Fines
Penalties for non-payment of the mandatory contribution are determined by the court, upon the recommendation of the bailiff. The amount of the fine depends on the size of the debt and the reasons for the delay in payment.
Other consequences
The bailiff has the right, upon the recommendation of the Criminal Code about the debt that has arisen, to seize the owner’s bank account. If the debt exceeds 30 thousand rubles, the debtor will not be allowed to cross the border of the Russian Federation.
Do I need to pay a commission?
You can pay any utility bills through the ESIA portal. In some regions, the service may not yet be available, but this is temporary, as the developers are trying to make using the resource as simple as possible. Payments for other utility bills are carried out similarly.
Important! When making the same payment with the same details, for simplicity, it is recommended to link your personal account to your account. In this case, it will be enough to fill out the details only once. With subsequent payments, only the meter readings and the amount will change.
To link an account, you must complete the following steps:
- in the “Accruals” section, find the “My Accounts” sub-item;
- Enter the required personal account number.
When making subsequent payments, use the saved version as a template.
When paying some utility bills at the post office or bank, a fee is charged. A completely logical question arises: is a commission charged when paying through the Unified Identification and Logistics Agency? When paying for housing and communal services through Gosuslugi, no commission is charged, but some credit institutions that issue bank cards may charge commission fees, but not more than one percent or a fixed amount. It is especially convenient to use the portal for those citizens who have benefits. All payments are recalculated by the service automatically.
It is very convenient to use the service to pay for utilities. Each transaction is saved in history, so it is not necessary to have receipts, although printouts will not hurt in case of resolving controversial issues. Advantages of paying for housing and communal services on the State Services portal:
- Errors when filling out each column of the receipt are minimal or practically reduced to zero.
- Personal information has already been entered automatically by the service, and there is no need to do this operation manually.
- 24-hour access and the ability to make payments when it is convenient and you have personal time.
- There is no need to stand in line during peak hours, when the majority of people pay for utilities.
- The information is immediately sent to the administration and management company providing a specific type of service.
- The interface is clear, but in case of problems you can always consult technical support.
Who is eligible for benefits?
The law defines categories of citizens entitled to a payment discount of 30%, 50%, 100%.
Homeowners aged 80 years and older (single and married) are exempt from contributions.
Payment reduced by half:
- disabled people of groups 1 and 2;
- owners aged 70 years and older (single and family);
- disabled children;
- guardians/parents of disabled children.
The following are eligible to receive a 30% subsidy:
- liquidators at the Chernobyl nuclear power plant;
- civilians from the exclusion zone affected by radiation;
- veterans of war and labor;
- disabled war veterans;
- large families;
- low-income people with a confirmed income level.
Receiving compensation is possible subject to confirmation of the federal decree at the regional level (relevant resolutions with budgetary justification have been adopted).
Exemption of the owner from contributions
You can be exempt from paying contributions for major repairs. This is allowed by the Housing Code of Russia.
The owner of the living space is not required to pay if:
- The apartment building in which the owner's apartment is located has emergency status.
A conclusion on this condition of the building is issued in writing by the city municipality. - A citizen's real estate is temporarily seized from him to meet the needs of the authorities - municipal or federal.
What is meant here is that the current owner, while the property is not in his possession, is 100% relieved of all obligations to pay any contributions - be it housing and communal services or major repairs. Housing may be withdrawn under exceptional circumstances, such as the resettlement of refugees, a sharp increase in the number of tourists due to any ongoing events, etc. It is important to note that owners of private housing, as a rule, are not affected. The clause applies primarily to hotels, hostels, property of developers, etc. - A citizen purchased an apartment in a recently commissioned building.
Depending on the legislative specifics of the subject of the Russian Federation, exemption from contributions is valid for 1 – 3 years. It is best to check with the city administration for information. In addition, the developer himself must notify existing owners about the terms of the benefit.
You should know the described provisions in order to plan your expenses wisely and not pay what, by law, does not need to be paid anyway.
Receipt MosOblEIRTS
Each person uses different utilities. And from each service he receives his own payment receipt. But MosObleIRTs LLC went further than anyone else. He created a special document that combines all payment receipts. We will tell you further about what kind of document this is, what it looks like, what is written in it, how to use it, how to pay for it.
EPD is a unique receipt.
With its help, the consumer has the right to pay:
- communal apartment;
- repairs and maintenance of housing;
- other services.
Also, using this document, the consumer can make contributions.
It has many unique qualities.
Here's the client:
- significantly saves your time, because All utility bills are on one piece of paper, i.e. he does not need to waste time, look for them, or pay separately;
- uses a clear accrual scheme;
- uses the “One Window” service, where different payments can be made in one place;
- can choose the payment method that suits him best.
What does a receipt from MosOblEIRTS look like?
In general, almost every consumer knows what a payment document looks like.
It contains the following elements:
- QR code.
This is a barcode. With its help, the consumer pays the receipt via telephone or terminal. Remember: the consumer does not need to enter data manually.
- “Full name of the owner or citizen renting housing.”
- "Residential address."
- "Barcode.
There are 28 digits included in this category. It is with their help that the consumer pays the bill.”
- "Month year".
- Owner code.
- "Information about the recipient."
- "Kinds .
- "Tariff per 1 unit of measurement."
- “The amount for each .
- "Information about recalculation."
- “Amount taking into account benefits, recalculation.”
- "Additional services". Most often, this category includes personal insurance.
- “The amount taking into account voluntary insurance of citizens.”
- “Other information about housing.
Usually they include:
- Type of real estate. In this case, real estate can be owned by a person, a municipality, or the state.
- Area of the object. Enter the total living area, the number of registered persons, and separately beneficiaries.
- The date the receipt was issued, the date of the last payment.
What data is displayed on the receipt?
The ENP necessarily contains the following important categories.
This:
- "Gas supply". The amount depends on the cost established by the Government of the Moscow Region. The amount depends on the cost calculated per person, multiplied by the number of residents. If the owner has installed appliances in his apartment, then he must pay for them.
- "Major renovation".
Here the payment amount depends on the area of the object. Residents transfer money to the Capital Repair Fund.
- "Voluntary insurance".
Here, the consumer is given money if his home is damaged as a result of an emergency. Two amounts are entered into the EPD, i.e. with or without insurance .
Here the consumer pays the amount for the device. In its absence, they pay according to the standard.
The amount of heat consumed depends on the area of the home. This indicator does not depend on the number of residents.
Take into account wastewater disposal and treatment. If an appliance is installed in the apartment, you will have to pay for it. And if it is not there, then you will have to pay the amount obtained by adding up the volume of water supply allocated by the IPU.
- ", Maintenance".
This includes several services, including maintenance of housing and its territory. The amount of charges depends on the area of the property.
The consumer here pays the amount according to the device or standard. One organization is engaged in supplying water to the house, and another organization is engaged in heating it. And the amounts are different.
- "Removal and disposal of solid waste."
This mainly talks about the maintenance of a residential property. The total amount of charges depends on the area.
Also, do not forget that the EPD often includes additional columns that were not described above. They also pay money for them.
This includes payment:
Tear-off form for transmitting meter readings
This document looks like this:
It includes the following columns:
- Subscriber's personal account. Usually it includes 8 digits.
- Postal address of non-residential premises.
- A linear barcode that provides specialists with information about the owner.
- Table for transmitting readings.
Typically, the consumer enters the following data here.
This:
- Device number.
- Type of service being measured.
- Previous readings.
- Date of transmission of previous testimony.
- Current readings.
- Date the device was tested.
The owner fills out the bottom part of the form.
Here he needs to enter:
- Date of taking the testimony.
- Owner's full name.
Below, he must confirm the data entered in the form.
Service "Electronic receipt"
This is a new program that allows the consumer to control and pay for housing and utility services.
This is how this service works.
UK:
- Makes accruals for used housing and communal services.
- Generates and prints a receipt for the consumer.
- Transfers calculations to the MosOblEIRTS database.
The client pays the receipt in a way convenient for him. Receipt payment methods and payment acceptance conditions do not change.
Currently, this service operates in the Lyubertsy region.
Later he will work in the Leninsky district.
The management company will print and deliver paper receipts to other areas.
Service capabilities
You can use this service in the same way as a regular account created on the website.
With it you can:
- check the information available to the management company about the residential property;
- check the number of accruals, the reporting period;
- transmit readings from the electric meter;
- quickly pay utility bills. Moreover, the invoice is paid with bank plastic, and no commission is charged for the operation.
How to use the service: registration and management
Activating the Electronic Receipt service is incredibly simple.
To do this, the consumer needs:
- Follow this link: https://www.mosobleirts.rf/ .
- Find the “New personal account” button.
- Follow the instructions that appear on the screen.
Is it possible to print a receipt?
You cannot print an electronic receipt. This is a remote service, so all operations are carried out online. They remain in the payment history, which the user has the right to study at any time.
Will they send a receipt after payment?
As mentioned above, the “Electronic Receipt” service is completely remote.
Thanks to this, the consumer can receive payment documents, pay for them, i.e. He will not receive paper payments.
And if he wants to check whether he previously paid the bill or not, then he only has to enter the account and study the payment history.
Let's summarize: receipts received from MosOblEIRTS LLC must be paid. And if the consumer does not understand what he is paying for, then he should approach the operator with this question.