The Verkhovna Rada at least renamed the Housing Code, removing the Ukrainian SSR from its name.
On April 21, the Verkhovna Rada passed as a law the draft law on de-Sovietization of the legislation of Ukraine № 4284, which, in particular, renamed the Housing Code of the USSR to the Housing Code of Ukraine. What has changed for citizens, analyzed “Judicial and legal newspaper”.
Yes, the Preamble was completely removed from the Housing Code. Other norms of housing legislation have also changed. However, the final version of the text of the law in the version adopted by the Council has not yet been published on the parliament's website (only a comparative table of amendments to the second reading is available as of April 21).
> The proposed version of Article 1 of the updated Housing Code does not take into account the requirements of Article 47 of the Constitution of Ukraine , according to which everyone has the right to housing. The state creates conditions under which every citizen will be able to build housing, buy it or rent it, “the Verkhovna Rada's Legal Department said in its conclusion on the bill.
Yes, according to the text before the second reading, Article 1 reads as follows:
“The right of Ukrainian citizens to housing
According to the Constitution of Ukraine, citizens have the right to housing. This right is ensured by the development and protection of housing, promotion of cooperative and individual housing, fair distribution of public control under public control, which is provided as the implementation of the program of construction of comfortable housing, providing citizens with monetary compensation for their living space for categories citizens defined by law, as well as low fees for apartments and utilities. “
According to the current wording, Article 1 is as follows:
“Article 1. The right of citizens of the Ukrainian SSR to housing
According to the Constitution of the USSR and the Constitution of the Ukrainian SSR, citizens of the Ukrainian SSR have the right to housing. This right is ensured by the development and protection of state and public housing, promotion of cooperative and individual housing, fair distribution of public control under public control, which is provided as the implementation of the program of construction of comfortable housing, providing citizens with monetary compensation for their housing. premises for categories of citizens defined by law, as well as low fees for apartments and utilities. “
Article 22 of the Civil Code” Public control over the provision of citizens with housing »Is as follows :
“Registration of citizens in need of better living conditions, queuing for housing, as well as its distribution in the buildings of state and public housing are carried out under public control and with the publication of relevant information. Under public control and with the publication of relevant information, the registration of citizens wishing to join the housing cooperative, establishing the queue to join the cooperative, deciding on the admission of citizens to members of the cooperative and providing them with housing. “
In accordance with the legislation of Ukraine, the state accounting of housing stock is carried out according to a single system for Ukraine in the manner prescribed by the Cabinet of Ministers of Ukraine.
Article 31 “The right of citizens to receive housing” has also been amended.
In the Housing Code of the Ukrainian SSR, it looks like this: style = “text-align: justify;”>”Citizens in need of improved living conditions have the right to receive housing in state or public housing in the manner prescribed by the legislation of the USSR, this Code and other legislation of the Ukrainian SSR. Accommodation is provided to these citizens who permanently reside in the settlement (unless otherwise provided by the legislation of the USSR and the Ukrainian SSR), usually in the form of a separate apartment for the family. “
According to the changes introduced by the law on de-Sovietization:
“Article 31. The right of citizens to receive housing
Citizens in need of improved living conditions have the right to receive housing in public or public housing in the manner prescribed this Code and other acts of legislation of Ukraine. Housing is provided to these citizens who permanently reside in the settlement (unless otherwise provided by the legislation of Ukraine), usually in the form of a separate apartment for the family. “
Citizens in need of better housing conditions are registered for housing in state and public housing and are included in the unified state register of citizens in need of better housing, the procedure for which is determined by the Cabinet of Ministers of Ukraine.
