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Social Housing Act 2009

1) The purpose of the Act shall be the construction of micro-districts and urban villages to replace substandard housing stock.

2 a) The Act shall identify the legal, economic, social, and organizational principles of carrying out comprehensive construction of micro-districts and urban villages for the replacement of substandard residential housing stock.
b) The scope of the Act shall not apply to objects located on protected archeological territories, in the areas of the protection of monuments and historical areas of populated places determined according to the procedure set forth by legislation.

3) Substandard residential housing stock shall be the totality of residential housing, that, in terms of their technical condition, do not meet the modern regulatory requirements to safe and comfortable habitation and whose marginal operation life has expired or where the depreciation of the main construction elements has reached at least 60 percent.

4 a) Government policy shall be based, in particular, on the principle of contributing to the exercise of the right of ROP nationals for residential housing;
b) In addition it shall be specified that the reconstruction of the residential housing stock shall be the rebuilding of the housing stock for the purpose of improving the conditions of habitation and operation;

5) The Minister of Infrastructure may:
i. Refurbish the substandard housing - renew utilities and fixed amenities, repair the structure, extend the total area and the living area, and so on,
ii. Replace only specific constructions, their elements or the main technical and economic indicators, within a development;
or
iii. Demolish the substandard housing stock within an area designated for the construction of new residential housing stock and build micro districts and urban villages

6 a) The construction and development of areas of micro-districts and urban villages shall be carried out according to
i. the town-planning documentation,
ii. approved development designs and project documentation for the construction of specific objects in these micro-districts and urban villages;
iii. and shall guarantee and provide for the protection of property rights of citizens for residential and non-residential premises that are being refurbished, replaced or demolished.
b) The reconstruction of the substandard residential housing stock shall be carried out according to the norms established in the area of land management, urban planning, verdurization of territories, service and maintenance of buildings and structures, as well as adjoining territories, illumination of territories, healthcare, the environment, lands, and treatment of waste.
c) It shall be envisaged that the administration shall implement measures to recycle wastes that are produced at the time of demolishing buildings, contribute to the removal of construction materials and structural units for reutilization by private individuals and legal entities that are interested therein and who have gained the right to carry out such an activity according to the procedure established by the law.

7) The Law establishes that central bodies of executive power in the area of construction, architecture, residential and housing services, land resources, the environment, and natural resources shall, within the limits of their competence:
i. prepare proposals for the formulation of government policy in the area of micro-districts, urban vilages and the refurbishment, replacement, or demolition of the substandard residential housing stock;
ii.coordinate and oversee the activities of local bodies of executive power and bodies of local government with respect to issues of construction of micro-districts or urban villages in settlements;
iii. develop and approve government standards, norms and rules within the limits established by the law;
iv. provide for the oversight of the adherence to the requirements of regulations and pieces of legislation in the area of land and housing relations;
v. organize the development of draft government programs for the reconstruction and the replacement of the residential housing stock;
vi. provide regulatory and legal support and exercise other powers envisaged by the law.

8 a) The Act shall allow the Council of Ministers to delegate such powers to the Municipal Administrations, District or Urban, in the instance of delegation of such powers thereto, they shall within the limits of their competence:
i. participate in the development and provide for the implementation of government and regional programs for the reconstruction and the replacement of the residential housing stock;
ii. inform the population about the implementation of measures related to the reconstruction and the replacement of the residential housing stock;
iii. oversee the implementation of local programs for the reconstruction and the replacement of the residential housing stock, including the adherence to the legislation of ROP at the time of carrying out tenders to attract investors-developers to the implementation of the above-mentioned programs.
b) In addition, it shall be envisaged that the Municipal Administrations, District or Urban, in the instance of delegation of such powers thereto by the Council of Ministers, shall prepare a draft decision on organizing comprehensive development and construction of micro-districts and urban villages and determine an investor-developer through the relevant tender, establish the requirements to the construction of objects of the social area on the territories of comprehensive development and the construction of blocks of micro-districts and urban villages.

9) Bodies of local government shall, in particular:
i. make decisions on the withdrawal (buy-out) and transfer of land plots in connection with carrying out comprehensive construction of micro-districts and urban villages
ii. contribute to the development of residential housing construction, as well as the construction and the replacement of the residential housing stock at the expense of all sources of financing;
ii. approve and implement local programs for comprehensive construction of micro-districts and urban villages

10) The sources for financing the reconstruction and the replacement of the residential housing stock shall be:
i. financial resources of the funds for the reconstruction and the replacement of the residential housing stock set up according to law;
ii. financial resources of the State Budget and local budgets with subsequent return of such resources;
iii. other sources that are not prohibited by law.

11) The procedure for the indemnification of owners (lessees) of residential (non-residential) housing premises, land plots and other property alienated at the time of comprehensive construction of micro-districts and urban villages shall be regulated according to relevant statute.

12 a) Areas where it is decided to carry out the reconstruction and the replacement of the residential housing stock shall be determined on the basis of general development plans and plans for land and economic management.
b) The restriction of material rights for real estate objects that are located on the area of construction of micro-districts and urban villages shall be subject to state registration according to the law.
c) After state registration of the decision on including real estate objects into the substandard residential housing stock according to the procedure established by the law, it shall be prohibited to take any actions aimed at changing the owner of such objects or at extending their rights at the time of relocation.
d) The plan for land and economic management approved according to the established procedure shall be the reason for the transfer of land plots into ownership or lease for the reconstruction and the replacement of the residential housing stock after withdrawal or buy-out of land plots for social needs.


Discuss?

[Vladimir]

How about incorporating building standards into this? You can just add a clause that construction regulations will be adopted Eurocodes
http://www.bsi-global.com/en/Standards- ... /Eurocodes

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Done:

(6) a. The construction and development of areas of micro-districts and urban villages shall conform to Eurocode standards and be carried out according to;