The law guarantees the right to resettle in the same area and the equivalence of the new apartment. In addition, only those houses whose residents vote in favor before the law comes into force will be included in the program.

On June 28, the Federation Council approved the law on housing renovation. Two weeks earlier. The final version included dozens of amendments that... In particular, only those houses whose residents vote in favor before the law comes into force will be included in the program. After that, the city will not be able to expand it with new homes.

Citizens are guaranteed resettlement. The exception is Zelenograd and TiNAO, whose residents will receive housing within the district. Those who are not satisfied with an equivalent new apartment will be able to receive equivalent or monetary compensation in the amount of the market value of the old apartment.

The law also established additional guarantees of the rights of residents of houses included in the program to judicial protection. In particular, they have the right to appeal both the renovation decision itself and the equivalence of compensation in cash or in kind, as well as the equivalence of the new apartment.

Additional guarantees

Moscow has already signed, which gives participants in the housing renovation program. This is the inclusion of houses in the project program or exclusion from it only by the decision of the residents themselves, as well as a guarantee that they will remain in the same area where they currently live.

New apartments will be provided to all residents free of charge. The exception is cases when townspeople decide to increase the number of rooms by purchasing additional “squares”. They will work out: discounts and deferred payments, accounting for maternity capital and mortgages.

Veterans, single and lonely pensioners, disabled people and other beneficiaries will be helped with loading and unloading things, ordering cars and paying for moving.

Instead of dilapidated housing, a new generation will be built from modern materials; the apartments will be renovated in a comfort class. New houses will have glazed balconies and loggias, baskets for air conditioners. All buildings will have the possibility of redevelopment.

The housing area will be no less, but even larger due to a more spacious kitchen, hallway, corridor, bathroom, and toilet. Each apartment will have a spacious corridor with light decoration and isolated rooms. Cable ducts will be laid in the baseboards, electrical wiring will be made with safe switches and sockets.

Energy-efficient electric stoves will be installed in the kitchens. Bathrooms in the apartments will be separate, the bathrooms will have a chrome heated towel rail, a sink with mixer tap and a metal bathtub with a protective screen and high-quality shower mixers.

Yards and the area around houses will be landscaped according to new standards: parks, bicycle paths, sports and children's playgrounds with a safe rubber surface will be created, where there are swings, slides and equipment. The blocks will have walking areas with lighting, flower beds and benches.

How Muscovites voted

The renovation program will only include those houses where the majority of residents (two-thirds) voted in favor of moving. Voting in

The project, which received such wide discussion, will be implemented under the control of civil society institutions, citizens and, of course, the Federation Council, she noted Valentina Matvienko.

The senators approved the Federal Law “On Amendments to the Law of the Russian Federation “On the Status of the Capital of the Russian Federation” and certain legislative acts of the Russian Federation regarding the establishment of features of regulation of certain legal relations for the purpose of renovation of the housing stock in the subject of the Russian Federation - the federal city of Moscow.”

The authors of the legal act are senators Zinaida Dragunkina Dragunkina
Zinaida Fedorovnarepresentative from the legislative (representative) body of government of the city of Moscow , Vladimir DolgikhDolgikh
Vladimir Ivanovichrepresentative from the executive body of state power of the city of Moscow and a group of State Duma deputies.

The document was presented by the Chairman of the Federation Council Committee on Federal Structure, Regional Policy, Local Self-Government and Northern Affairs Dmitry Azarov Azarov
Dmitry IgorevichGovernor of the Samara region .

As the senator explained, government authorities in Moscow are vested with the authority to determine the content of the housing renovation program and approve it.

The city authorities will also be able to make decisions on the renovation of the housing stock, containing a list of apartment buildings subject to demolition, indicating their addresses, information about the boundaries of the territory subject to renovation, and about other capital construction projects that are not housing construction projects and located within the boundaries of the specified territory.

The government authorities of the capital will also establish the procedure, cases and forms for identifying and taking into account the opinion of the population on the implementation of the renovation program, etc. It is envisaged to create a Renovation Assistance Fund, which, in the event of non-fulfillment or improper fulfillment of its obligations under agreements for participation in shared construction of apartment buildings bears subsidiary liability.

Following the meeting, Chairman of the Federation Council Valentina MatvienkoMatvienko
Valentina Ivanovnarepresentative from the executive body of state power of the city of St. Petersburg told reporters about her meeting with opponents of renovation who came to the building of the upper house of parliament today. “It was a frank conversation. In many ways, the questions that were asked really concern people. Perhaps we have not yet provided sufficient information about how the implementation of the law will be ensured, including from the point of view of environmental safety - the so-called. “smart demolition”, what will happen to construction waste, how it will be disposed of, whether land surveying will be fixed and other issues.”

At the same time, the demand to reject the law, according to the Chairman of the Federation Council, has no grounds. “The document was prepared for a very long time, discussed, amendments were made, including by members of the Federation Council. Today there are no legal claims to the law regarding any infringement of the rights of citizens or violation of the Constitution.”

According to Valentina Matvienko, explanatory work will continue with Muscovites and residents of five-story buildings. “We need to explain and answer questions. This is a lot of work aimed at making people calm down and believing that the implementation of this law will be strictly controlled by the authorities.”

The project, which received wide discussion, will be implemented under the control of civil society institutions, citizens, and, of course, the Federation Council, noted the head of the upper house of parliament. “This places a special responsibility on the Moscow Government to implement everything as planned.”

Wherein Valentina Matvienko did not rule out that as the program progresses, since it is long-term, designed for 10–15 years, there may be a need to clarify some provisions of the law. “In that case, we will definitely do it.”

The authors of the appeal, published on the Greenpeace Russia website, indicate that the “renovation bill” violates the constitutional rights of Muscovites to a favorable environment, health protection and sanitary and epidemiological well-being.

The renovation bill is potentially dangerous because air exchange in Moscow is difficult, and the program proposes large-scale cutting down of green spaces.

The authors write that the renovation law not only does not take into account the need to preserve green areas and their expansion, but also assumes ultra-dense residential development with a corresponding dangerous increase in urban population density. They note that 40–60-year-old plantings, one of the most environmentally effective among natural complexes, will be destroyed. At the same time, environmentalists warn that due to the “renovation” program, the capital may lose about 27 million square meters of green space, which within the boundaries of old Moscow will be about 7% of the area covered with woody vegetation. In a number of metropolitan areas this figure may exceed 50%.

“The Moscow authorities announced that they are going to plant new ones to replace the cut down trees. However, this cannot be considered as adequate compensation, since seedlings (if they take root) will only be able to achieve the ecological efficiency of mature plantings after several decades,” the document says.

Moreover, experts note, the bill does not regulate the procedure for disposing of the gigantic amount of construction waste that will arise due to the massive demolition of old buildings. This creates the ground for abuse, due to which garbage will be chaotically stored in different parts of the Moscow region and can end up in the catchment areas of the Moscow River, depriving residents of normal living conditions or places of recreation.

At the same time, Anton Kulbachevsky, head of the Moscow Department of Environmental Management, previously said that it would not be possible to transport construction waste to landfills near Moscow: landfills cannot cope with such volumes. He stated that construction waste after demolition of the house under the renovation program will be sent for recycling to obtain recyclable materials, and not buried in landfills.

Environmentalists are outraged that instead of applying modern principles of urban planning, developing sanitary, environmental and other standards that meet the requirements of the 21st century, legislators give regional authorities the opportunity to commit violations in each individual case, including even fire safety rules.

Experts noted that the bill, according to which the urban environment should be transformed, was adopted in a hurry and was not discussed with representatives of environmental organizations, despite the fact that previously leading environmental organizations in Russia had already drawn the attention of Volodin and Moskvichev to the inconsistency of the bill with the requirements of federal legislation in the field of environmental protection environment.

The letter was signed by Executive Director of Greenpeace Russia Sergei Tsyplyonkov, Executive Director of WWF Russia Petr Gorbunenko, Director of the non-profit partnership “Birds and People” Yulia Gorelova, General Director of the Wildlife Conservation Center Alexey Zimenko, Development Director of the Russian Bird Conservation Union Elena Zubakina, Co-chairman of the all-Russian public organization “Social-Ecological Union” Askhat Kayumov, co-chairman of the Council of the International Social-Ecological Union Maria Ruzina, head of the Moscow City Society for the Protection of Nature Galina Morozova, head of the “Ecological Defense of the Moscow Region” movement Dmitry Trunin and representative of the Coalition of Initiative Groups Lyubov Zaitseva.

The Federation Council (FC) approved the law on the renovation of housing stock in Moscow. In the morning, protesters gathered near the building of the upper house, demanding that the consideration of the law be postponed. Speaker of the Federation Council Valentina Matvienko, who came out to them, said that senators “have no legal grounds to reject this law,” since it “fully protects the rights of citizens.”


Senators approved the renovation law: 147 members of the Federation Council voted for the law, four more abstained, and no one voted against. Let us remind you that the State Duma adopted a high-profile law in the third reading on June 14, yesterday it was unanimously supported by the relevant committee of the Federation Council. Deputy Mayor for Urban Development Policy Marat Khusnullin answered questions from parliamentarians in the Federation Council. Senator Vladimir Lukin was interested in the “safety of potential resettlers”: “Moscow will be transformed from a city of five-story buildings into a city of high-rise buildings. A serious problem arises - a high-rise building in London recently burned down, there were many casualties.” Marat Khusnullin replied that “the houses will be built the same as those being built in Moscow today”: “6, 14–16, somewhere separately up to 20 floors. There will be no additional security restrictions.”

Senator Lyudmila Narusova asked where the “huge quantities of construction waste generated” will be transported. Mr. Khusnullin said that “the problem is far-fetched,” since Moscow annually removes from 17 to 20 million tons of soil and waste, and the renovation program “will add waste by no more than 10 percent.” In addition, building materials “are attractive waste materials” and can “be used for the production of other reinforced concrete products.”

And Senator Svetlana Goryacheva asked city hall officials “what kind of practice it is to reconstruct the sidewalks and roads of Moscow like this”: “Half the center was torn up. They created traffic jams and dissatisfied drivers. What do you want to achieve? According to her, “barely moving guest workers are annoying” and “nobody is happy” with the results of reconstruction in the city center. The senators supported Svetlana Goryacheva's question with applause. But Valentina Matvienko did not allow representatives of the mayor’s office to answer him: “We will assume that this is Svetlana Petrovna’s wish, it does not relate to the topic of the law.”

This morning, before the Federation Council meeting, opponents of the law gathered near the building of the upper chamber. “Renovation is violence, lawlessness, lawlessness,” said one of the posters, which the picketers held in turn. Among them was the leader of the Moscow branch of Yabloko, Sergei Mitrokhin - he stood with a poster “You should have a renovation!” Speaker of the Federation Council Valentina Matvienko came out to the protesters. She shook hands with Sergei Mitrokhin and asked: “What are we protesting against?” Mr. Mitrokhin asked her to postpone the consideration of the law. The main thing, according to him, is not “whether they will give you more square meters when moving or less,” but the non-compliance with “fire safety standards” in the law: “Have you seen a fire in London? At least for this sake, put the law aside.” “I’m glad that we have caring citizens,” said the speaker of the Federation Council. According to her, “the latest version and the first version of the law are two huge differences.” “We carefully looked at whether this law violates the Constitution and violates the rights of citizens. Today, the Federation Council has no legal grounds to reject this law, because it has been significantly improved and fully protects the rights of citizens,” said Ms. Matvienko.

“There are several hundred dormitories with amenities on the floor, and they were not included in the renovation,” objected Sergei Mitrokhin. According to Valentina Matvienko, “dormitories are being accommodated separately,” and the renovation program has not even begun. “If you were the mayor of Moscow, I don’t know whether you would have enough political will to undertake such a powerful, large-scale project in the interests of Moscow residents,” she turned to Mr. Mitrokhin. “I’ll be there again, Valentina Ivanovna,” said the leader of the Moscow Yabloko. The current Moscow authorities, in his words, “did not have enough political will to resettle the dormitories.”

Moscow City Duma deputy from the Communist Party of the Russian Federation Elena Shuvalova recalled the concerns of environmentalists in connection with the renovation program. Valentina Matvienko reported that she was “immersed” in the question: “It is supposed to be a “smart demolition” of houses: there are technologies when the house is immersed in a cover using water jets and dustproof nets.” According to Ms. Shuvalova, the mayor arouses “not just mistrust, but hatred” among Muscovites. “Let me categorically disagree with you,” said the speaker of the Federation Council. “What Sobyanin did over the years of his leadership of Moscow evokes great respect.”

Other participants in the spontaneous meeting, who disagreed with the renovation program, asked why they were “going to destroy” not only dilapidated houses, but “brick ones of good quality.” “This is not in the law, this is not in the program,” said Mrs. Matvienko. And when asked why 2/3 of residents can decide for the entire house, the Speaker of the Federation Council replied that based on the results of voting in houses, “more than 90%” support renovation. With those who disagree, the issue will be resolved “individually,” she assured.

After communicating with the speaker, Sergei Mitrokhin was detained by police officers and was soon released. The press service of Yabloko told Kommersant that Mr. Mitrokhin had already been detained at pickets against renovation near the State Duma and for the third time a protocol was drawn up against him for violating Part 5 of Art. 20.2 of the Code of Administrative Offenses (violation of the procedure for holding a public event entails fines from 10 to 20 thousand rubles or compulsory labor for up to 40 hours), the trial will take place on June 29.

Natalia Korchenkova

Muscovites went out on single pickets to the building of the Federation Council on Bolshaya Dmitrovka, protesting against the adoption of the renovation law, which will be considered in the Council today. The event is being broadcast live On the page community "Moscow activist" on Facebook.

50-70 people gathered near the building. Participants of the action are holding posters “Renovation is violence, lawlessness, lawlessness”, “Renovators on trial”. At the beginning of the action, opponents of the renovation surrounded the chairman of the Federation Council, Valentina Matvienko, starting a discussion right on the steps of the building. Later it became known that the police had detained protest participant Sergei Mitrokhin, and riot police officers were on duty at the scene, but nothing was known about other arrests.

The politician was detained immediately after Federation Council Speaker Valentina Matvienko left the building and called on the protesters to stop the picket. According to the BBC Russian Service, Matvienko said that the opinion of opponents of the law is very important for the authorities, but the majority of citizens on the Active Citizen portal supported the renovation. Mitrokhin and Matvienko argued, after which the speaker left, and the head of the Moscow branch of Yabloko took out a poster. At that moment he was detained by the police and taken to the Tverskoy district police department. “We held a picket at the Federation Council. Matvienko came out to us. We talked to her and asked not to pass the renovation law today. She left, and they immediately took me away,” Sergei Mitrokhin told RBC.

According to activist Vera Kochina, residents of at least 100 houses in the Academichesky district suspect massive voter fraud. Other activists argue that the renovation plans do not include adequate infrastructure. “Strong, good Stalinists are being drawn into the program because of the land and space. But many of the really bad Khrushchevs are not being touched. It’s not profitable,” commentators write. “We need to make statements that we are against the LAW on “renovation” ITSELF! And we need to repair houses in a timely manner so that they do not wear out ahead of schedule, and not collect money for major repairs, and then drive people out of their usual green places and cozy apartments and not threaten them in every way available to the authorities." Moscow City Duma deputy Elena Shuvalova suggests coming to the president's reception room again on Thursday.

The relevant committee of the Federation Council on economic policy recommended approving the law, pointing out that it was developed “with a new approach to the formation of laws, with the involvement of a very large number of the population, residents of the city of Moscow and public organizations in this development, and the adoption of the Federal Law will create a legal basis for a comprehensive solution to the problem renovation of areas and five-story buildings of the first period of industrial construction."

At the same time, another co-author of the bill, Nikolai Gonchar, said that at this stage not all problems associated with the launch of the program have been resolved. “The voting results are still not completely ready. This is due to the fact that many owners of apartments in five-story buildings rent them out and do not live in Moscow and sometimes even in Russia,” he clarified. Chairman of the Federation Council Committee on Social Policy Valery Ryazansky said that without a renovation program, panel houses in the future could fall apart like houses of cards, and the mayor’s office will be to blame for this.

The day before, more than a hundred representatives of Moscow initiative groups gathered at the entrance to the reception of the President of the Russian Federation on Ilyinka to submit signatures against the renovation law. According to the Moscow Activist community page on Facebook, people submitted 17 thousand new signatures and stood in line for a personal reception. In addition, almost 5 thousand signatures were submitted to the presidential reception for the resignation of the Moscow government “as having lost the trust of citizens due to the implementation of anti-constitutional and illegal urban planning policies.”

Muscovites have already repeatedly collected tens of thousands of signatures against the renovation law, but the State Duma previously called them fake. The head of the specialized committee for transport and construction, Evgeny Moskvichev, said that out of 20 thousand signatures, supposedly only 4 thousand were from residents of areas falling under renovation, and half of them were for demolition.