In Belarus, the procedure for calculating fees for housing and communal services for empty apartments of incapacitated citizens has been changed.
This is provided for by Government Resolution No. 825 of 11.11.2024. The document was officially published on the National Legal Portal.
The Ministry of Housing and Communal Services commented on the changes introduced by the resolution, BELTA reports.
How the procedure for calculating utility charges for vacant apartments of incapacitated citizens has changed
Resolution No. 825 amended a number of documents, including government resolutions No. 571 of 16.12.2005 and No. 1466 of 12.06.2014.
Thus, additional mechanisms for social protection of incapacitated citizens permanently residing in social service institutions have been defined.
As explained by the Ministry of Housing and Public Utilities, if such a citizen owns an apartment that is empty, his legal representatives have the right to contact the billing and information center at the location of the apartment and, from December 1 of this year, the fee for technical maintenance and heat supply will be calculated at subsidized rates.
If there are no electricity, gas or water meters in the apartment, the fee for such utilities will not be charged. Currently, in such apartments, the fee is charged based on the conditional number of citizens and consumption standards.
The resolution also limits the period for recalculation of certain housing and communal services in the event of leaving the permanent place of residence for a period of more than ten days: such recalculation can now be carried out for a period of no more than 3 years.
