What actions can deprive the right to improve housing conditions, said in the MHC

The Ministry of Housing and Communal Services explained what actions of citizens can be regarded as a deterioration of housing conditions and lead to a refusal to register those in need of improving housing conditions. This sb.by reported in the press service of the Ministry.

According to subitem 1.3 of paragraph 1 of article 37 of the Housing code, citizens may be denied registration in need of improvement of housing conditions, if they or members of their families worsened their living conditions, resulting in grounds for recognizing them as needy.

- Such cases include the destruction, damage or alienation of a dwelling or part thereof, the transfer of a dwelling to a non-residential one, the exchange, division or change of the order of use of a dwelling. This applies to situations where prior to these actions, the total area was more than 15 square meters per person (more than 10 square meters in Minsk) and the premises met the established sanitary and technical requirements.

Also, the deterioration is considered to be settlement in a residential premises, if before that citizens had in the ownership and (or) in possession and use in this settlement residential premises with an area of 15 square meters or more per person (in Minsk - 10 square meters or more), corresponding to the established requirements. An exception is provided for citizens evicted from such residential premises in court.

In addition, the deterioration is recognized as the accommodation of other citizens, except for the cases provided for by law, in particular, the residence and residence in the prescribed manner of spouses, minors and adult disabled children, disabled parents and other categories specified in the legislation.

Another case is accommodation in a hostel, the conclusion of a contract for renting a dwelling of a private housing stock or a financial lease agreement (leasing) of a dwelling, if previously citizens were provided with a residential area of 15 square meters or more per person (in Minsk - 10 square meters or more), corresponding to the established requirements.

Citizens who have worsened their living conditions are not registered in need of better housing conditions within five years from the date of deterioration. Housing Fund of Belarus is ready for the heating season