Fines from utilities were proposed to be sent for overhaul

Fines from management companies (CC), regional operators for the management of municipal solid waste (MSW) and resource supply organizations are proposed to be left in the housing and communal services system and sent for major repairs of apartment buildings. This provision is contained in a draft law prepared for submission to the State Duma by the head of the Committee on Construction and Housing from the United Russia faction, Sergei Pakhomov. Izvestia has reviewed the document.

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The reason for the legislative initiative is the lack of funds from regional capital repair funds for these purposes: the deficit today is about 80 billion rubles, which is why the deadlines for completing critically necessary work are being shifted, the deputy explained to Izvestia.

The program of overhaul of common property in apartment buildings — roofs, basements, utilities, facades, replacement of elevators, has been operating in Russia since 2014. It provides for the extension of the life cycle by maintaining structural elements and engineering systems in proper technical condition.

In 2024, Capital Repair Funds spent 105.5 billion rubles — 11,920 houses were repaired. At the same time, there are 136,698 houses in the capital repair program today, and 60,486 in the short term (replacement of elevators in the next three years, repair of communications, roof, facade, etc.).

As practice shows, there is not enough money to overhaul all apartment buildings, including taking into account the prices of building materials. Buildings are rapidly becoming emergency buildings, and the main purpose of the overhaul mechanism to maintain technical condition is not being fulfilled, according to the State Duma.

It is proposed to fix in the Budget Code of the Russian Federation the target orientation of incoming fines from organizations for major repairs of common property, including the replacement of elevators, in order to slow down the process of dilapidation of houses and extend their life cycle. Currently, this applies to penalties related to the road fund, recycling fees, and environmental payments, the explanatory note says.

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