Opinion: The Housing Code is a threat to SDMX

Inadequate legislation and lack of awareness of citizens are the main obstacles to the creation of associations of condominiums (SDMX) in Ukraine. This was stated in Kiev, the conference "Public initiatives in reforming the housing sector, which was organized by Center for Research on Local Government and the Union of homeowners in Kiev in support of the International Renaissance Foundation. As deputy chairman of the Union of homeowners Mykhailo Berezovchuk, the number of SDMX in Ukraine today is barely 10% of all homes are at least 5 floors. According to him, the Ministry of Housing is planning that by 2014 in SDMX will have 70% of these houses, but the task for the year 2010 there have only been a quarter of the target. "Towards a AJOAH in Ukraine is red tape in the allocation of property AJOAH land and during the first major overhaul involving the former owner of the house, the privatization of unauthorized persons belonging to the union of auxiliary facilities. AJOAH trying to impose on the functions of your service provider - and responsible for the quality of these services are those who do not offer ", - said M. Berezovchuk. He also informed that the relevant changes in legislation AJOAH prepared by a working group in the appropriate committee of the Verkhovna Rada. Specialists also drew attention to the threats that contains SDMX project to the new Housing Code of Ukraine. "The main problem of this bill - compulsory licensing of the rulers of the property. In the absence of formed a competitive market of public services and the uncertainty of how the qualifying standards will be granted such licenses, it will generate corruption and" sale "licenses captains ZhEKov and souped guiding companies", - said the head of the Lviv Research Center of local government, Vladimir Brigilevich. According to him, the draft of the Housing Code provides broad powers Municipal inspection, including the right of access to housing facilities. However, according to expert information, the bill can not afford to appeal and to prosecute the Inspectors themselves. "The intervention of the supervising authorities should limit the overall activities of the SDMX and resistance to emergency situations. This inspection is not the citizens must prove the existence of violations of the court" - said V. Brigilevich. The head of the Kiev Center NGO promoting the creation AJOAH Dmitry Korchak said that the creation of SDMX often prevents ignorance of citizens. "The resource centers established in five districts of Kiev, people are still not very active: in the way of this - lack of understanding of problems and the fact AJOAH" - said the expert. At the same time, he drew attention to the positives, in cooperation with the authorities. "Civil servants themselves living in apartment buildings and have to find ways to protect their own property. They also receive utility receipts, and do not want to pay extra money for their own utilities, the cost of which has grown in recent years. On the way of effective AJOAH can only help the cooperation of all stakeholders parties - the executive, local government, public organizations ", - said Dmitry Korchak.