Often, the common corridor is large, and a kind of depression leads to your apartment, that is, a narrow part that ends with your door. Many of this part are simply partitioned off with a metal or some other partition. In simple words, they make themselves a vestibule that leads to the apartment - is it legal? And can you just take and block the corridor like that? Let's figure it out ...

I also have such a deepening, and I am also thinking about this question. Moreover, the neighbors have already installed partitions on top. BUT is it legal?

What does the law say?

You need to refer to two articles - the civil code and the housing code of the Russian Federation.

• Article 290 of the Civil Code of the Russian Federation

The owners of apartments in an apartment building own, on the basis of common shared ownership, the common premises of the house, the supporting structures of the house, mechanical, electrical, sanitary-technical and other equipment outside or inside the apartment, serving more than one apartment.

• Article 36 of the LC RF

The owners of premises in an apartment building own, on the basis of common shared ownership, premises in this building, which are not part of apartments and are intended to serve more than one room in this building, including inter-apartment staircases, staircases, elevators, elevator and other shafts, corridors, technical floors, attics, basements ...

Reducing the size of common property in an apartment building is possible only with the consent of all owners of premises in this building through its reconstruction.

In simple words, a corridor is a part of the common property that belongs to all apartment owners in this building. And you, yourself, alone cannot put a partition that will block the access of other residents of the house to this area. It is illegal! A partition is any wall, made of any material, with a door that has a lock and a key, that is, no one except you can get there.

You may only be allowed to put up a wall at a general meeting of tenants when all tenants agree. This is controlled by Articles 44, 45, 46, 47, 48.

That is, in fact, you need to ask permission from all residents of the house, and not just your staircase, as is often the case.

Can I take ownership?

Such capture of a part of the public, you may be allowed! However, it will be impossible for you to register this area, this is also controlled by the law. That is, you can fence yourself off from your neighbors (with their consent, you can), but no!

Controlled by article - 290 of the Civil Code of the Russian Federation (paragraph 2).

However, in rare cases, when the redevelopment or reconstruction of the premises is impossible without joining the common area, it is possible to join the private property. However, this only happens during the restoration and reconstruction of buildings (article 40, Civil Code of the Russian Federation).

What you need to know additionally

• As you understand, you cannot block the corridor without permission with a partition. However, if you put up a wall and install a door without a lock (that is, anyone can open it). Then there will be no obstacles for other residents and such a partition can legally stand. This must be understood!

• It is also not enough to "ask permission" to install a partition at a meeting of house owners; you need to notify the regulatory authorities about this, such as the housing inspection authorities. This must be done MANDATORY!
• The partition is possible only if you have ownership of the apartment, for this you need the relevant documents, they can be requested by the housing inspectorate. It is they who confirm that you have a part of the entire area of ​​the house. If you are renting a living space, you cannot make such decisions! This also needs to be remembered.

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The common corridor is the face not only of yours, but also of your neighbors. In many apartment buildings there are various common corridors that differ in size and shape, as on Photo in our article. Almost always, the appearance of this room gives an answer to the question of who lives in the apartment. The common corridor is the outlook of the tenants, their financial situation and an indicator of relationships. This room is used by everyone, they leave outer clothing, shoes, baby carriages and bicycles in it.

Renovation of a common corridor with neighbors it is customary to do it several times less often than repairs in the corridor of each apartment. Of course, negotiating with neighbors about cleaning things, buying materials that will be used for repairs and their colors is not always easy, because each person has an individual vision of the ideal corridor. In addition, you need to find all the necessary tools for carrying out repair work.

Repair materials

Overhaul is quite an expensive pleasure, so cosmetic will be quite enough for carrying out repairs in the common corridor... When carrying out repairs, you should definitely consult with your neighbors so that there are no disagreements and you do not have to pay an amount that exceeds half of the costs (if the common corridor is designed for 2 apartments). First you need to carefully plan the repair work and only after that purchase all the necessary materials in the right quantities.

In a construction supermarket, you need to purchase polyurethane foam, linoleum, a perforated corner, wall paint, a color scheme for it, an impact drill, putty, dowels and screws, an electric mixer for making mixtures and mortars, a screwdriver, etc. not necessary if you have such items on the farm.

Renovation work

First, you need to remove all the paint that has peeled off from the walls and ceiling with a spatula, and also remove the plaster that has been sprinkled. Sections of the ceiling and walls that are in poor condition should be carefully cemented, plastered and patched. You must give at least one day for everything to dry.

Old lamps should be replaced with modern daylight fixtures. If there is an old electricity in the corridor that does not function, then it should be removed, but not independently, but with the help of electricians from the housing office. The doors to the apartments can be changed independently, because each family may have different financial capabilities. The floor should also be washed and allowed to dry completely.

It is best to use acrylic paint for painting walls, because it does not stain clothes, but it can be applied to the surface quickly and easily. The paint must be applied in two layers. If the wooden floor has cracks, then they need to be filled with polyurethane foam, and then, after drying, cut off unnecessary parts. Then it remains only to cover the linoleum and fix the plinth.

I will support the previous speakers. If you do not have an agreement with all the tenants of the floor, you have the right to demand that they fulfill your conditions for changing the position of this partition or its demolition. I do not know for sure whether this partition falls under the definition of redevelopment. If so, then it is also given to legalize it in the appropriate institutions.

If they do not agree to a world solution, then your road is first to the Criminal Code.

Here I came across. Interesting. It may well be that you have problems with your claims.

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Corridor affairs ...

Interview with a lawyer from Afanasiev & Partners. We are grateful to Irina Kuznetsova for the transcript of the recording.

In the houses of the Nevsky Syndicate, there are usually corridors and halls with a decent footage. Many equity holders can connect these corridors to apartments. This material is about the features of this process.

- Dmitry, tell me how competent is the installation of an iron door from the elevator platform to the common corridor?

Such installation of the door is not only competent, moreover, the demolition of this door is prohibited by fire safety rules, because this door prevents the spread of combustion products. The installation of an iron door on a common corridor and a lock is recommended by the Ministry of Internal Affairs as an effective way to counteract thieves, both residential and those who like to steal the contents of apartment panels and cut cables.

However, the installation of a lock on this door must comply with fire safety regulations.

- And what are these rules?

According to clause 52 of the Rules, the door must open towards the escape route, i.e. outward from the corridor to the elevator platform. Another point, the door from the inside must be opened without a key.

- Is it possible to put cabinets in the corridors?

You cannot make built-in wardrobes in the corridors, this is prohibited by SNiP 2.01.02-85. However, SNiP does not say anything about ordinary cabinets, which means that the norm from clause 4.6 applies, which prescribes to have a free passage with a width of at least 1 meter. It should be noted that half of the doorway is still subtracted from the width of the corridor. In other words, if you can put a cabinet 60 cm deep in a 2 m wide corridor against one of the walls.

- Quite often there is a case when neighbors living at the end of the corridors block part of the corridor with their door, can this door be demolished as arbitrarily as it was put?

It can be demolished, only it will be a criminal offense under Art. 167 of the Criminal Code of the Russian Federation. I know of more than one such case. Then the actions of the neighbors who blocked the corridor cannot be considered unauthorized without analyzing the situation.

- But haven't the neighbors made a natural allocation of a part of the common property?

A common misconception. Allocation in nature has nothing to do with the installation of the door at all. Allocation in kind is a division of common property and it comes into force only after state registration (Article 219 of the Civil Code of the Russian Federation), since the corridor belongs to the real estate. Allocation of part of the corridor in kind is prohibited, but this only means that you cannot transfer part of the corridor to your own property, but it does not mean that you cannot take part of the corridor for use. The layman may be surprised, but legally property, possession and use are different concepts. So, in order to take possession and use of a part of the corridor, neighbors may have completely legal grounds.

- What then are the legal grounds for installing doors in the corridor by neighbors?

According to Art. 36 LCD RF corridors are the common property of all tenants-owners. According to Art. 37 of the RF LCD, the share of a tenant in the common property is proportional to the area of ​​his apartment. According to Article 247 of the Civil Code of the Russian Federation, a participant in shared ownership has the right to provide him with and use part of the common property, i.e. and a corridor proportional to its share.

In other words, if the neighbors have the right to a part of the corridor area, which is indicated in Art. 247 of the Civil Code of the Russian Federation, then having fenced off this part for themselves, they take it for use, what they are supposed to.

- But after all, some owners may find that their share falls on the "passageway" of the corridor!

The corridor in all parts remains a walk-through, because its purpose is to be a place of passage to apartments, so even if you fenced off with a neighbor for a couple, you both use your part of the corridor. Then, according to the RF LC, the premises should be used for their intended purpose, if the branch of the corridor is intended to approach certain apartments, then only for this this branch of the corridor should be used.

- Let's look at an example. On my site, the area of ​​the common corridor is 35 sq. meters. The total area of ​​all apartments on the site is 464 sq. meters. My apartment has an area of ​​88 sq. meters, and the neighbor's apartment has 62 sq. meters. Does this mean that we own 6.6 and 4.7 of the corridor area?

Right. Once again I will indicate the formula for calculating "my" share in accordance with the law.

Doli Area = Corridor Area * Your Apartment Area / Total Area of ​​Apartments on your site.

- Is it true that then we with a neighbor can claim 11.3 sq. meters from the corridor?

- Good. Another example. At the other end of our corridor there are 2 apartments of 58 and 68 sq. meters. Neighbors, as I understand it, are entitled to 9.5 sq. meters, but they can capture up to 13.5 square meters. meters. Can this be regarded as damage to the rest of the owners?

Maybe. It turns out the situation provided for in paragraph 2 of Art. 247 of the Civil Code of the Russian Federation. The rest of the owners could not get possession and disposal of a part of the common property in the form of the part of the corridor due, then they are entitled to monetary compensation. Appraisers usually estimate 1 sq. meter of non-residential premises as a profit of $ 5 per month. Another question is that the offended neighbors cannot collect this money.

- Why not recover damages from those who use more than they have the right to?

Because the "invaders" of the corridor rightly declare that according to Art. 36 ZhK RF the corridor belongs to all home owners, and not just directly to their neighbors. Therefore, the compensation must be divided among all the owners of the house, and only a share of it is owed to the neighbor - usually 1/300 of it. Needless to say, this will not even pay for the state. filing fee?

This is not to say that the "invaders" of the corridors have a very simple way to legitimize their position through the General Assembly of Owners. After all, it will take 3 months from the moment of filing the claim to the court, and more than one meeting can be held here.

- How can corridors be captured through the General Meeting of Owners?

This way you can capture not only the corridors.

The General Meeting of Owners in accordance with clause 2.3 of Art. 44 of the RF Housing Code has the right to transfer common property for use to someone. True, for such a decision, you need to have 2/3 votes from all owners in accordance with paragraph 1 of Art. 46 LCD RF.

Now let's think for ourselves, there are usually much more residents living at the ends of the corridors than those living right at the entrance. Then the apartments at the ends of the corridors are usually made larger by the designers, and according to clause 3 of Art. 48 ZhK RF vote at the general meeting by "meters". We clearly have more than 2/3 of the owners interested in legalizing their ownership of the corridors.

Moreover, it is elementary to make such a meeting, now Art. 47 of the RF LC provides for a form of absentee general meeting. It's just that a decision is thrown into the mailboxes, the owners sign them and throw them into another mailbox.

- And if you still fail to get the required majority of votes?

Then everything depends on the strength of the nerves of the "invader" of the corridor. I know a precedent when the neighbors captured not a lot, not a little, but 1/2 of the corridor. The court ruled five times for the neighbors to return the required part of the corridor to the rest. Only the "invaders" did not even appear in court. The red tape of only one case usually takes 5-6 months. And only six months later, the bailiff appeared with an order to remove the partition. The "invaders" simply untwisted the securing bolts of the partition and carried it into the apartment. The bailiff wrote down - the court decision was executed. Half an hour after the bailiff left, the "invading neighbors" put the partition back. And so five times. The plaintiffs spent years, and the defendant only minutes and still got what he wanted. They wrote to the press - to no avail, the bailiffs were only offended, tk. they have nothing to do with it, such is the law. Then the "offended" neighbors simply decided to break the partition without a trial, policemen came to the crash and a criminal case was initiated under Art. 167 of the Criminal Code of the Russian Federation.

- And if the neighbors' door blocked the common electrical panel?

Whether the door has closed the flap does not matter. There is no equipment that is allowed to be serviced by someone other than a certified electrician of the HOA. He must be given access in the event of an accident. Residents are prohibited from carrying out electrical work in the PUE. Another question is if there are counters in the dashboard. If yes, then access to the meter should be provided, because the meter is maintained by the owner himself. How else to pay for electricity? Usually, in such cases, the meter is transferred to the apartment or directly to the partition on which the door is placed.

- What to do if the door closes the window into the smoke exhaust shaft?

Provide a window of the same area above your door. I must say that SNiPs do not regulate the form of such a window, so there are two main options. You can simply make a square window above the door measuring about 50x50 cm and put a grate in it. And it can be done by analogy with clause 1.74 in SNiP 2.08.02-89. It's just that the partition on which the door stands should not reach the ceiling and the gap left should have an area of ​​at least 2500 sq. cm. With a typical corridor width of about 2 m, this is a gap of about 12-14 cm from the ceiling. A mesh can be placed in the ventilation window.

- But what if the fire hydrant closes the door?

The simplest solution is to give the extra key to the concierge and write his phone number on the door. Another option is a reinforced glass door insert that firefighters can smash and open the door.

It is possible to agree on the transfer of the crane, but it is time consuming and costs money. There is an easier solution. We put an electromagnetic lock in the circuit of which the fire detector is included, which solves the problem. In the event of a fire, the door is unlocked. It should not be forgotten that the sensor needs air communication with the main corridor, therefore, a small ventilation. the window is also needed. The pleasure costs about $ 80, but for several apartments it is not so bad to have an electronic lock that does not allow the selection of a key. Recall that 40% of apartments, according to the statistics of the Ministry of Internal Affairs, are opened with master keys.

- In general, you can put doors in the corridors according to fire safety rules?

There is no prohibition on this in the Rules, but there are requirements for doors standing in the way of evacuation. The corridor door must open outward into the common corridor and open without a key from the inside and have a clearance of at least 0.8 m in accordance with SNiP 2.01.02-85. In addition, the corridor door should not interfere with the opening of other doors.

- I wonder if the action of the neighbors to close the corridors was a redevelopment for which sanctions are envisaged in the new Housing Code of the Russian Federation?

No, the new Housing Code of the Russian Federation provides for sanctions for the redevelopment of residential premises. The corridor is non-residential. There is not even a reconstruction of the premises, tk. in the definition of the State Construction Committee given in VSN 61-89 (p), the signs of reconstruction are a change in the construction volume and area. The door does not change the volume and area.

- Don't you need the consent of the HOA to install the door?

Homeowners' association is an organization hired by the owners to operate the house and nothing more. It has nothing to do with property relations between the owners of the HOA.

- How so? In paragraph 2 of Art. 137 of the RF LCD indicates that the HOA has the right to provide common property for use!

The laws must be read to the end, the owners can order the HOA to dispose of their property, without this order the actions of the HOA are illegal. In Art. 146 states that in order to make decisions on the transfer of rights to common property, it is required to obtain 2/3 of the votes from all owners. Quite often the HOA tries to pretend to be the owner of the house, although this is nothing more than a group of plumbers and electricians hired by the tenants. Not to mention the fact that any owner can leave the HOA simply by submitting an application in accordance with Art. 143 ZhK RF and no decisions of the HOA have no force for him.

- And if the owner is already bound by an agreement with the HOA?

The owner at any time can terminate the contract with the HOA on the basis of Art. 782 of the Civil Code of the Russian Federation, but this does not relieve him of the obligation to pay utility bills in the amount established in the Housing Code of the Russian Federation.

- And then what should the neighbors do when a consensus is not found?

Agree. The negotiation path is the most efficient. For negotiations, as well as for courts, it is better to call professionals. Save time, and the matter is very simple. The services of a lawyer in such cases are usually $ 100- $ 200.

September 9, 2017

What if the neighbors have fenced off part of the common corridor?

Residents of apartment buildings often face situations when one of the tenants arbitrarily fences off part of the territory for their own needs, thereby blocking access to other owners to use common shared property, for example, a passage to a common corridor.

Such disputes are extremely rarely resolved through negotiations, and therefore the question arises: what to do next if the violation is not eliminated voluntarily and the offender behaves aggressively, not wanting to comply with the law.

The procedure for the disposal of common property of residents of an apartment building

If we talk about the eligibility of tenants in relation to property and premises intended for common use, then each tenant has the right to use, possess and dispose of property in an amount proportional to the area of ​​the apartment, while it is prohibited to allocate part of it in kind or to refuse it. This right is enshrined in Art. 289-290 of the Civil Code of the Russian Federation.

The owners of apartment buildings, as follows from Part 1 of Art. 36 ZhK RF, on the basis of common shared ownership have the right of ownership to the common property of the house, which is intended for joint use by residents - staircases, corridors, platforms, vestibules, entrances, etc. Any actions with this property alone are not allowed, permission must be obtained from all owners by virtue of Art. 247 of the Civil Code of the Russian Federation, part 3 of Art. 44 LCD RF.

Typical situations of violation of rights
There can be many examples of unauthorized seizure of property in common use. One of them - a neighbor fenced off a common pantry, dryer or other room in such a way that other residents lost access to part of the room and the ability to fully use it.

None of the tenants has the right to arbitrarily seize part of the common property in an apartment building, except for cases when such a right is granted to one of the tenants on the basis of a decision of the general meeting of apartment owners in such a building.

Examples of unauthorized seizure of common property:

• restricting access to the common pantry;
• installation of a door and restricting access to the roof;
• restricting access to basements;
• installation of a door or restriction of access to a common wheelchair / dressing room / common hallway.

As Art. 304 of the Civil Code of the Russian Federation, the owner of the property has the right to demand the elimination of any violation of his rights, even in cases where such a violation does not deprive him of the right to own the property. In the event of the seizure of a part of the corridor or other common territory, the owner's rights to its full use are violated.

If the reconstruction carried out by the tenant concerns the common property of the tenants, then for the reconstruction it is necessary to obtain permission from all homeowners in the house (part 1 of article 40 of the RF LC). If there was no such permission, you can safely call a meeting and raise the issue of removing obstacles by the violator.

What to do and where to start to prevent abuse

First, where to start is to try to hold a collective meeting of all tenants and bring up for discussion the issue of removing obstacles to the use of common property. In practice, such meetings rarely give a positive result, but it is necessary to record the very fact of the violation, about which an appropriate decision is made. Based on the results of the meeting, it is better to draw up a document that must be signed by at least several members of the general meeting.

The next step there will be photo and video recording of the violation, the materials of which will be used as confirmation of the fact of unauthorized seizure of public property.

In the third stage it is necessary to carry out work to collect information and information about the offender himself in order to be able to display the collected data in a statement that will be prepared in the fourth stage.

At the fourth stage a statement is prepared and sent to the authorized body to consider such administrative violations. As a rule, this is the Management Company or a special commission under the municipality. This body can issue an order to the tenant who seized part of the common room, but in no other way they can force him to eliminate the violations.

Fifth stage, if the tenant does not remove the obstacles, go to court. If the owners of the common property have not reached a consensus on the use and disposal of them, then this dispute can only be resolved through a court (Article 247 of the Civil Code of the Russian Federation).

All available documents relating to the conflict must be submitted to the court: photo materials, the conclusion of the authorized bodies and the Management Company, collective decisions of homeowners, etc.

The claim is filed with the district court at the location of the real estate.

When drawing up an application, it is important to comply with the requirements of Art. 131-132 Code of Civil Procedure of the Russian Federation in terms of the content of the claim and the list of mandatory documents attached to it.

The claim is paid a state duty of 300 rubles, as a statement of a non-property nature.

In the aggregate, the measures taken will make it possible to bring the perpetrator to justice, obliging him to dismantle the objects that interfere with the common use of the property through the courts.

Note: With the continuation of the execution of the court decision, the bailiffs have the right to impose a serious fine on the tenant and forcibly, with the participation of the Criminal Code, eliminate the violation.

Specialist help

The best option would be to contact a lawyer or attorney with a request to carry out work aimed at eliminating obstacles to the use of common property, as well as bringing the guilty person to administrative responsibility exclusively in the legal field and in a legal way.

The lawyer Kochenkov V.V. will help to significantly save your personal time and ensure the preparation of all the necessary documents and evidence to protect your interests both in court and out of court.

In most cases, residents want to fence off and take advantage of that part of the common hallway or corridor that is directly adjacent to the apartment. We note right away that only homeowners have the right to such actions. It is enshrined in Articles 36 and 37 of the Housing Code of the Russian Federation. However, even for owners to exercise their legal right is far from easy: there are many legal nuances.

Where to begin?

Although Articles 36 and 37 of the Housing Code of the Russian Federation state that the common property belongs to all homeowners, the first step is to carefully study the charter of the HOA, housing cooperative, or an agreement with a management company. From these documents, it may become clear that stairs, halls, attics, basements, adjoining territory and other property were transferred, with the consent of the tenants, to the operational management of the service organization. That is, it has the right to extract income from the operation of such objects. In such a situation, it will be necessary to contact the board of the HOA, ZhSK or UK. Their representatives will determine on what conditions you will be able to install the partition and "cut" the additional area. But, most likely, you will have to pay a monthly rent to use it.

If the managing organization is not assigned the right to promptly dispose of common house property, then no one has the right to take payments from the owner for its use (as opposed to the cost of its maintenance). But in the event that the HOA, ZhSK or UK decides that the area of ​​the corridor that you want to fence exceeds the share in the common property that is due to you by law, you will have to pay. How many meters you are entitled to, we will tell you in the second tip.

And, of course, after studying the charter of the HOA, housing cooperative, or a management agreement with the management company, it is advisable to contact these organizations and inform them of their intention to install a partition.

We moderate appetites or negotiate with neighbors

If the hall is large enough, then most citizens are tempted to fence off their spaces to the maximum and use it for their own purposes - to place old furniture, appliances, a bicycle, a moped, etc. there. But you must take into account the interests of other residents, who also have the right to use the corridor. According to article 247 of the Civil Code of the Russian Federation, the owner has the right to provide for use a part of the common property of the house, proportional to the area of ​​the apartment he occupies. And if you "captured" other people's square meters, then the rest of the homeowners can make claims and demand monetary compensation or monthly rent for "surplus". Some principled citizens, especially if they are supported by the leadership of the HOA, ZhSK, Criminal Code, may even sue you.

So be sure to talk with the owners of the nearest apartments and try to make the neighbors your like-minded people. If you can convince them, then they will agree to bear part of the cost of installing the door, and it will be possible to fence off a larger area.

We examine the corridor: carefully, counters!

Quite often, conflicts with neighbors arise if you are going to fence off a part of the corridor where the electrical panel is located for all apartments on the floor (without metering devices). In this case, residents who disagree with your plans may refer to the lack of access to common house equipment. But their claims are unfounded: from the point of view of the law, only a certified electrician can handle the maintenance of an electrical panel. And in case of emergency, he only needs to provide access to the equipment.

It is quite another matter if there are metering devices in the switchboard. Then providing access to meters is a completely legal requirement of the owners. But here, too, there is a way out, although it will result in additional expenses for you - metering devices can be reinstalled in apartments. There is a cheaper option - to make duplicates of the entrance keys and give them to the neighbors, whose counters were outside your door.

The most difficult situation is when there is a fire hydrant in the corridor. Representatives of the fire inspection usually categorically prohibit fencing such objects. But here, too, there is a way out. For example, you can install a door with a glass insert, which is easy to break in case of danger and provide access to a fire hydrant.

The problem is easier to solve if there is a concierge at your entrance. Then the spare keys for the door are transferred to him for storage.

We organize an absentee meeting of owners

If you do not want future litigation with the HOA, ZhSK, UK or other owners who consider the installation of the door illegal, then before installing it, it is necessary to organize a general meeting of the owners of the apartment building. This, of course, will turn out to be a waste of time and nerves for you. But, if the decision of the meeting comes into force, no one will be able to make claims to you anymore.

It is necessary to hold a general meeting in absentia, since with the full-time option you are unlikely to collect a quorum (two-thirds of the total number of owners must be present).

The agenda can include not only your specific question, but also other problems that concern residents. You must notify all apartment owners ten days in advance of the meeting. This can be done by registered mail with delivery notification (which will cost a pretty penny), or by posting information on the stand on the ground floor. Then, on a certain day, send documents with the text of questions to other residents, indicating by what date (usually several days) they can express their opinion. After that it is worth walking through the apartments and collecting papers. More than 50% of the votes should be given “for” a positive solution to your question.

According to the Consumer Society of St. Petersburg and the Leningrad Region, about 90% of partitions in common corridors of houses are now installed with some kind of violation of the law. In 30% of cases, their installation was challenged or is now being challenged in court.

So, if you act at your own peril and risk and did not enlist the decision of the general meeting of tenants, be prepared for the fact that at any time you may receive a notification from the HOA, ZhSK or UK with the requirement to dismantle the installed door. If you don't, home maintenance organizations can go to court. And if he takes their side, then you will be obliged to eliminate the partition at your own expense. Serious problems can arise if you suddenly want to sell an apartment. The door will have to either be dismantled, or still hold a general meeting of tenants and obtain permission to install the partition after the fact.

Text: Svetlana Kovalenko Photo: Alexey Alexandronok