the Savings is due to the maintenance of roofs, facades, staircases, basements and foundations, said the expert of the thematic platforms of the all-Russian popular front “Housing and the urban environment” Paul Sclancy. “These are the kinds of works that are not visible, but their failure leads to further ageing of the building and brings the need to repair or recognition of the house emergency,” he notes. In addition, according to Sklanka, there are fears that are not carried out work related to the preparation for the heating period – for example, cleaning of heat exchanging equipment from nakupni-corrosion deposits. “This means that winter will be colder in the apartments or heat will be given at the wrong time”, – said the expert.
The management companies of four types of costs, says the head of the center of public control in the sphere of housing and communal services of the Tver region Elena Julegina. This salary, taxes, fees for public resources and expenses for maintenance of houses. “To save on salary payment, tax payments and payments for resources this entails criminal liability for employees of management companies, she says. – That is reduce costs only for the maintenance of houses. And this is contrary to the interests of owners and tasks, for which the UK exists.” First and foremost, cut back spending on cosmetic repair of facades and porches – painting of walls, railings, Windows. “Now is not the time, for example, to change the Windows in the hallways to energy-efficient,” – said Julegina. A number of renovations to be postponed too – for example, the current roof, broken glass in stairwell window or a leaky sewer pipe in the basement. “Even if the owners make 100% of the Board, these amounts usually still not enough for what you need to do according to the standards, because of the initially low rates. If the owners paid half the laid – this can not be enough,” adds Julegina.
According to the latest data of NP “housing Control”, the collection of payments for utility services in April has fallen in comparison with February by 25%. In this variation of decrease in payment discipline varies depending on the region from 4% (Arkhangelsk oblast, Tatarstan) to 50-60% (Krasnodar Krai, Chechnya, Kalmykia). In the Krasnodar Krai and the Komi Republic, noted in the organization, attempts have been made private management companies to increase the payment of citizens for compensation for the cost of disinfection without meeting.
“the Most common method of solving the problem of financial shortage for management companies is to minimize the maintenance of the MCD that in the long term leads to the deterioration of accommodation in such houses, and in severe cases, to an increase in accidents,” reports “housing Control”. In 11 regions have already increased the number of complaints poor service.
