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Every year in Russia the list of emergency housing for demolition is replenished. Residents of such houses are not left without a roof over their heads. The administration offers homeowners two options: moving to new apartments or receiving a redemption price for a damaged property. It happens that compensation is the only option, since there is simply nowhere to evict citizens.
Many residents do not know whether they are entitled to the redemption price of emergency housing. And if so, can you count on serious money? What to do if you do not agree with the option proposed by the authorities? Don’t lie - it’s more profitable for the municipality to lower the redemption price and not pay the owners the full amount. Therefore, residents need to know how to calculate compensation, as well as what it consists of. We will consider this issue further.
✅ What is the redemption price of emergency housing?
It’s easier to say that the redemption price is an alternative to new housing instead of emergency housing. However, there is a more precise definition.
The redemption price is the market value of a residential property in a dilapidated building for demolition. Payments are made by local authorities based on the assessment of apartments and auxiliary coefficients.
The recipient is all legal holders of residential premises, provided that the housing belongs to them by right of ownership. The principle is that an agreement is concluded with each owner - for relocation or for payment of compensation, whichever is preferable.
But a reservation needs to be made - to the legal owners, and not to tenants under a social tenancy agreement with the municipality. If the housing does not belong to a citizen, he can only count on an equivalent area in the new house (Article 86 of the Housing Code of the Russian Federation). The resettlement will be handled by the local administration, with which a new social rental agreement will have to be concluded. There is no talk of monetary compensation for employers.
Who is entitled to compensation?
When an apartment building is recognized as unsafe, the most popular issue is the provision of alternative housing. However, starting from 2021, not all residents have this opportunity.
| No. | Who has the right to new housing |
| 1 | Tenants of apartments under a social tenancy agreement |
| 2 | Homeowners who are willing to pay the missing part up to the full cost of the property |
Therefore, the issue of redemption price in 2021 has become particularly relevant. Since the owner does not automatically receive the right to receive similar living space. He is obliged to pay the difference in price between the new apartment and the emergency one.
The following persons are not entitled to new housing and are guaranteed compensation:
- owners who cannot pay up to the full cost of the apartment;
- citizens who own other residential real estate;
- persons who refused to receive a new apartment.
✅ How does the administration buy out emergency housing?
The targeted program for the resettlement of dilapidated houses does not contain any specific nuances regarding the payment of compensation for the demolition of housing. Usually the authorities use their own regulations. Assessment, calculations, contracts and payments to residents have been established for a long time - taking into account regional characteristics and the size of the budget. Let's see how this happens in practice.
