Owning an apartment is a great achievement for every person. But home ownership is not only rights, but also a number of responsibilities. The owner of the apartment bears the burden of paying numerous payments: taxes and utilities.
Payment of taxes
An apartment is a separate unit of a residential building that is taxed. Every year, the owner of the apartment receives receipts for the payment of the building tax. This tax is calculated on the basis of the total apartment area. If the apartment is in shared ownership, then the payment is divided in proportion to the shares.
It should be noted that taxes also come to underage homeowners at the same rate as adult homeowners. Parents are automatically responsible for paying them. In case of non-payment, the amount will increase and, in addition, a penalty will be added. Upon reaching the age of majority, the tax service obliges the owner through the court to pay all debts, including penalties.
If a person owns more than one apartment, but several, then the tax interest rate coefficient changes upward. The owner is obliged to pay taxes for all shares of the area available to him and for property that belongs only to him.
Since the apartment building is on the ground, the state charges the land tax accordingly. It is calculated in proportion to the area of land on which the house is located, and is divided proportionally between the owners. It can be noted that the more floors there are in the house, the lower the amount of land tax for the share of each apartment.
Payment of utility services
The widest range of payments and the largest amount are taken by utility bills. This includes payment for housing maintenance, home renovation. And according to the new legislation of 2014, a cumulative payment for capital repairs of housing, which is planned in the distant future, is included.
If the building is multi-storey and equipped with an elevator, then the owner of the apartment is obliged to pay for the maintenance of the elevator, regardless of whether he uses it or not. The first floors are exceptions, but only in some houses, in agreement with all tenants.
Current payments for the consumption of light, water, gas and the use of sewerage are calculated according to indicators on metering devices or according to the number of citizens living. But no matter how they are calculated, and whoever of the people living in the apartment does not reel water or light, all responsibility for payment falls on the owner of the apartment.
Each organization concludes an agreement for the provision of services with the owner of the apartment, while requiring documents confirming ownership. Therefore, the demand from the landlord. In case of ignoring and non-payment of payments, the services providing utilities go to court. The statement of claim is filed only against the owner of the home.
