Utilities are paid according to Article No. 153 of the Housing code of the Russian Federation. If nobody lives in the apartment, it does not exempt from payment, but allows to cut down apartment maintenance costs.
It is required to you
- - statement;
- - reference from place of residence;
- - documents of title on other housing;
- - petition.
Instruction
1. The homeowner is obliged to make in due time utility payments after obtaining the receipt from uniform clearing house. If in the apartment metering devices are installed, charges are made according to their indications. Respectively, if you do not live in the apartment, then do not use water, the electric power, therefore, are exempted from payment.
2. If you have not installed metering devices, file to the asset holder petition, show the certificate of registration in other place, documents of title on housing in which you actually live. You will be exempted from payment for water and electricity. Payment for heating is made according to apartment cubic capacity. Therefore your absence in it cannot exempt you from introduction of utility payments. Irrespective of, you live in the apartment or not, the living space is heated, and it is necessary to pay for it.
3. In apartments of new fund, heat counters are installed. If you have heat metering device, you will make payment according to its indications. You can reduce temperature and save on payment, but it is simply impossible to turn off heating absolutely in cold season as the heating system and water supply system will be frozen.
4. The owner pays all-house services irrespective of, he lives in the apartment or not. For example, you cannot be exempted from payment of cleaning of the all-house territory, entrance. If the intercom is installed, you are obliged to perform duty on payment for installation, repair. That is you can be exempted from payment of what you do not consume, but irrespective of it, the owner is obliged to contain the housing therefore you nevertheless should make some payments.
5. All controversial issues on charge and payment of utility bills are solved between the asset holder and the homeowner in court. If something does not suit you, and you have not come to consensus on charge for utilities, file the statement of claim to court.