The fine for littering the land plot will be up to 50 thousand rubles.

Cluttering of a country house or other land plot will threaten the owner with a fine of up to 50 thousand rubles. This was announced by Evgeny Masharov, a member of the Public Chamber's commission on public expertise of draft laws and other regulations, in an interview with TASS on Sunday, July 27.

"A citizen who has not put the site in order or has done it untimely, faces a fine of 20-50 thousand rubles. It is important to understand that at the first violation, only a warning is issued, and no fines are imposed," Masharov said.

The Law on Land Development entered into force on March 1, 2025. The criteria for abandonment of the site will be applied from September 1 of the same year. The government has set criteria for abandonment, and the owner is given three years to bring the new site into a ready-to-use condition. If, after this period, the site is unusable, the owner is first warned about it, and after another six months — if there is no result — Rosreestr sends a notification to the authorized body. The result will be a trial and the sale of the land by public auction.

"If more than half of the territory is occupied by household waste or garbage and cleaning has not been carried out for more than a year, this indicates that the site is not being used properly. Sites where there are no necessary buildings on the lands intended for development, or a private house has not been built on land allocated for individual residential construction for seven or more years, will be considered abandoned," Masharov explained.

He also added that the same rules apply to areas with dilapidated buildings — with broken windows, collapsed walls or a collapsed roof. Repairs must be started by the owner within a year.

According to Maasharov, the main reason for the introduction of new rules is the need to stimulate the development of settlements. In addition, he said, "abandoned plots cause complaints from neighbors and are dangerous for children and teenagers."

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Earlier, on May 31, Russian Prime Minister Mikhail Mishustin signed a document listing approved signs of undeveloped land, according to which local authorities will be able to distinguish abandoned plots from developed ones and officially seize the plots.

Doctor of Law, Professor, Honored Lawyer of Russia Ivan Solovyov announced on February 10 that a law will come into force on March 1, which defines a three-year period for the development of land located within the boundaries of settlements, garden and garden plots. According to him, the law refers to problematic areas overgrown with shrubs and weeds that are in a neglected state.

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