If you are tired of paying money that goes it’s not clear where. If you want to independently manage the funds for the repair and maintenance of your apartment building, then you need to register an HOA (partnership of homeowners).
Instruction manual
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Know that according to the Federal Law "On Homeowners' Associations, " you have the right to create an initiative group of owners. This group should be represented only by residents or future homeowners. Remember that by joining this partnership, you will be required to participate in resolving issues about the life of your home. Be sure to participate in general meetings of owners. Know that the larger your living space, the more powerful your “voice” becomes.
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To register a partnership, apply to the local government (administration). In the application, ask for a list of apartments for a particular house (houses, you can combine several houses or a whole block) with an indication of the specific area of each apartment. You also need information about the property: municipal or private property. The application should indicate the approval of the candidate representative of the HOA, which will represent the interests of the partnership in the future. Some other requests and paragraphs may also be made regarding further activities of HOAs.
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Next, you need to hold the first meeting of the owners. Notify all participants of the HOA about the upcoming meeting no later than ten days in advance. Prepare a draft charter of the partnership, an approximate minutes of the meeting and voting sheets. In the future, you will need a charter for registration of the partnership.
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At the first meeting, the mandatory paragraph is the approval of the charter. You also need to choose a management method (options: a partnership of homeowners, a management organization or owners of premises in an apartment building). In that case, if the owners do not make a choice, then the administration will do it. A competition will be announced to manage this house. Know that if your house does not have its own current account, then all funds go to the management company. And their distribution remains with your management company. Know that any member of the HOA has the right to receive information about the expenditure of funds. In each HOA, an audit commission should be created.
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To register an HOA, you should contact the tax office. Provide the following documents (minutes of the general meeting and its notarized copy, application for registration in form No. 11001, the charter of the HOA in two copies). Pay the state fee and attach the receipt of payment to the documents.
Helpful advice
If you are not sure that you can correctly draw up a charter, protocol and submit documents for registration, then contact a lawyer for help.
