Required documents for the privatization of the apartment

On the basis of the law on privatization adopted in the Russian Federation in 1991, citizens have the right to transfer their dwellings to private ownership. This gives them a number of Advantages: a privatized apartment can be sold, exchanged, rented, and also pledged to a bank when taking a loan. Formed in the private property of one of the spouses, the dwelling continues to belong to him only when divorced. What documents are needed to privatize an apartment?

They will need the passports of all the tenants registered in the apartment, and for the children - their birth certificates. In the absence of passports, it is allowed to submit any identity document. It must be understood that all residents must agree to privatization, otherwise a refusal, certified by a notary, is being prepared. The rest of the family, including minors from the age of 14, must write a statement of their desire to participate in the conversion of the apartment to private property. In this case, you need to provide information about non-participation in such a process earlier. One of the tenants, who will draw up documents for the privatization of the apartment, must make a power of attorney from the notary in his name.

The list of documents for the privatization of the apartment includes certificates from the Bureau of Inventory - this is an explication and a floor plan. If the premises were re-planned, then it is necessary to legalize it and provide an appropriate certificate.

There will also be need for such documents for the privatization of the apartment, such as the apartment's passport, warrant, hiring agreement, as well as paid receipts for utilities for the three previous months.

It should be noted that the right of free privatization has a citizen of the Russian Federation once in his life. There is an exception to the rules - the minor age of the participants in the process.

Terms of circulation of living space in the property depend on how quickly the necessary documents for the privatization of the apartment will be collected. It will be necessary to make photocopies of all documents and to present also their scripts. On average, privatization will take about a month. You can apply for help in a specialized law firm or take advantage of urgent privatization, but you need to be ready to pay a certain amount for these services.

When all necessary documents for the privatization of the apartment are collected, they must be transferred to the Department of the Housing Fund. The contract of privatization of the apartment is drawn up in the Bureau of Privatization. This document is signed by all tenants of the apartment, participating in the conversion of housing to property. The signed contract must be submitted to the Federal Registration Service. On the hands of residents issued a certificate of ownership of housing.

There are some subtleties in the transfer of ownership of service housing. It can not be privatized, it is allowed to do this only in case of transfer of housing to municipalities. On the municipal apartment, you can prepare a contract of social hiring and then carry out the privatization of the living space.

Privatization of apartments is free, and it continues until 2013.