"HOUSING CODE OF THE RUSSIAN FEDERATION" (LC RF)
dated December 29, 2004 N 188-FZ

(adopted by the State Duma of the Federal Assembly of the Russian Federation on December 22, 2004)
(current edition)

Article 32 housing rights the owner of a dwelling in case of withdrawal of a land plot for state or municipal needs

1. Residential premises may be withdrawn from the owner by way of redemption in connection with the withdrawal of the relevant land plot for state or municipal needs. The redemption of a part of a dwelling is allowed only with the consent of the owner. Depending on for whose needs the land plot is withdrawn, the purchase of residential premises is carried out by the Russian Federation, the relevant subject of the Russian Federation or a municipality.

2. The decision to withdraw a dwelling shall be made by the state authority or the local self-government body that has taken the decision to withdraw the relevant land plot for state or municipal needs. The procedure for the preparation and adoption of such a decision is determined by federal law.

3. The decision of a state authority or a local self-government body to withdraw a dwelling is subject to state registration in the body that carries out state registration of rights to real estate and deals with it.

4. The owner of the residential premises, not later than one year before the upcoming withdrawal of this premises, must be notified in writing about decision on the withdrawal of the residential premises belonging to him, on the date of the state registration of such a decision by the body that made the decision on the withdrawal in accordance with paragraph 3 of this article. Redemption of a dwelling before the expiration of a year from the date of receipt by the owner of such notification is allowed only with the consent of the owner.

5. The owner of the residential premises subject to withdrawal, from the moment of state registration of the decision on the withdrawal of this premises until an agreement is reached or a decision is made by the court on the redemption of the residential premises, may own, use and dispose of it at its own discretion and produce necessary costs ensuring the use of the premises in accordance with its purpose. The owner bears the risk of attributing to him, when determining the redemption price of the dwelling, the costs and losses associated with the investments made during the specified period, which significantly increase the cost of the withdrawn dwelling.

6. The redemption price of a dwelling, the terms and other conditions for the redemption are determined by an agreement with the owner of the dwelling. The agreement includes the obligation of the Russian Federation, a subject of the Russian Federation or a municipality to pay the redemption price for the withdrawn residential premises.

7. When determining the redemption price of a dwelling, it shall include the market value of the dwelling, as well as all losses caused to the owner of the dwelling by its withdrawal, including losses that he incurs in connection with a change in the place of residence, temporary use of another dwelling before acquiring ownership other residential premises (if the agreement specified in paragraph 6 of this article does not provide for the preservation of the right to use the withdrawn residential premises until the acquisition of another residential premises into ownership), moving, searching for another residential premises to acquire ownership of it, registration of ownership of another residential area, early termination its obligations to third parties, including lost profits.

8. By agreement with the owner of a dwelling, he may be provided with another dwelling in exchange for the withdrawn dwelling, with its value included in the redemption price.

9. If the owner of the dwelling does not agree with the decision to withdraw the dwelling, or if an agreement has not been reached with him on the redemption price of the dwelling or other conditions for its redemption, the state authority or local self-government body that made such a decision may file a claim with the court for the redemption residential premises. A claim for the redemption of residential premises may be brought within two years from the date of sending the notification specified in paragraph 4 of this article to the owner of the residential premises.

10. Recognition, in accordance with the procedure established by the Government of the Russian Federation, of an apartment building as emergency and subject to demolition or reconstruction is the basis for the body that made the decision to recognize such a house as emergency and subject to demolition or reconstruction to the owners of premises in the specified house of the requirement for its demolition or reconstruction within a reasonable time . In the event that these owners did not carry out the demolition or reconstruction of the said house within the prescribed period, the land plot on which the said house is located is subject to withdrawal for municipal needs and, accordingly, each dwelling in the said house is subject to withdrawal, with the exception of dwellings owned on the right property municipality, in the manner prescribed by parts 1 - 3, 5 - 9 of this article.

(As amended by Federal Law No. 232-FZ of December 18, 2006)

(see text in previous edition)

11. If in relation to the territory on which an apartment building is located, recognized as emergency and subject to demolition or reconstruction, a decision is made to develop the built-up area in accordance with the legislation of the Russian Federation on urban planning, the body that made the decision to recognize such a house as emergency, is obliged to present to the owners of the premises in the specified house a demand for its demolition or reconstruction and set a period of at least six months for filing an application for a permit to build, demolish or reconstruct the specified house. If the owner or owners of an apartment building fails to file an application for a permit for the construction, demolition or reconstruction of such a house, the land plot on which the said house is located, and residential premises in accordance with the procedure established by the legislation of the Russian Federation on urban planning activities, within the prescribed period in the specified house are subject to withdrawal for municipal needs in accordance with part 10 of this article.

(part eleven introduced federal law dated December 18, 2006 N 232-FZ)

12. Withdrawal of a land plot on which an apartment building is located, recognized as emergency and subject to demolition or reconstruction, and residential premises in such a house before the expiration of the period specified in part 11 of this article, is allowed only with the consent of the owner.

(Part twelve was introduced by Federal Law No. 232-FZ of December 18, 2006)