The lawyer warned about the possibility of challenging the privatization of the apartment years later

The privatization of housing can be declared invalid even after a long time, if at the time of the transaction the person did not realize the significance of his actions. Lawyer Kristina Vostrikova told about this on May 12.

"If the examination confirms that the person did not realize the legal significance of their actions, the court has grounds to invalidate the privatization," she told the Prime news agency.

In this case, the apartment is returned to state or municipal ownership. It becomes impossible to inherit it.

According to Vostrikova, there is no special statute of limitations for such disputes — the general rules apply (one or three years). A ten-year period is valid for persons who did not participate in the transaction. Currently, amendments are being discussed that could introduce a ten-year restriction to challenge privatization in order to eliminate risks for housing that has long been out of state ownership.

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