Turn a small room into a large one and vice versa, combine a kitchen with a living room to keep up with the latest trends, build and destroy, create and clean - redevelopment allows you to change your native apartment beyond recognition. But in your creative impulse, you should not forget about the bureaucratic side of the issue. When it comes to real estate transactions, there is simply nowhere to go. Therefore, there is nothing to avoid the formalities that sooner or later will befall you.
The difference between redevelopment and reconstruction
Many ignorant people confuse these two terms and consider them synonymous. They are indeed similar in content, but it is their differences that can cause a property owner to break the law without even realizing it.
Reconstruction - repair and construction works that directly affect load-bearing walls and/or engineering systems.
If you decide to combine several rooms with a load-bearing wall, plan to move it, disassemble it, reduce it, drill a beautiful arch or do something that will affect it, it is about re-planning. Without proper knowledge of how important the chosen wall is, you can make changes that are dangerous not only for your apartment, but also for the whole house. It is obvious that in the case of obtaining a special permit, it is mandatory. It guarantees compliance with technical requirements, legality and harmlessness of repair works.
Redevelopment is repair and construction work that does not affect the load-bearing walls, although they affect the appearance and characteristics of the object.
Re-planning can also refer to the construction and destruction of walls, the transfer and creation of rooms, the unification and demarcation of spaces, but in all these processes only secondary and not load-bearing walls are involved. Therefore, no matter how you change your apartment, its new appearance will not affect the neighbors and the house as a whole. A permit will no longer be required to carry out the works, but do not forget that after their completion, you will still have to add information about its new appearance to the documents for the apartment.
In order not to accidentally do things, you can learn Resolution of the Cabinet of Ministers No. 406< /a> dated 07.06.2017 "On approval of the list of construction works that do not require documents giving the right to their production, and after the completion of which the object is not subject to commissioning." Here is a complete list of works that can be performed in the apartment without obtaining additional permits.
We draw up the replanning correctly
You definitely don't need permission if you want to:
- ✅ increase the area without touching load-bearing walls and partitions;
- ✅ insulate the room (due to the appearance of an additional inner layer, the total living space becomes slightly smaller);
- ✅ combine a room with a balcony without significantly increasing existing openings;
- ✅ put additional partitions in the rooms for their optimal zoning;
- ✅ make the bathroom and the bathroom a single space (only if the wall between them does not carry and the ventilation system does not pass through it);
- ✅ cut out additional doorways or windows inside the apartment (of course, if we are not talking about capital walls).
In contrast to reconstruction, it is not necessary to obtain a special permit before starting redevelopment. But after it, you should still put all the documents in order. The procedure takes place in a simplified form, so it will not take much time. If the work performed is insignificant, it is enough to issue a new technical passport. To do this, you should contact BTI or any private company in which relevant specialists work. Adhering to the rules prescribed in Instructions on technical inventory, they will make a detailed analysis of the room and record the smallest changes.
A little more worries await you if the living space of the apartment has changed during the redevelopment. This point should be recorded in the State Register of Property Rights. After submitting the technical passport and documents confirming the right of ownership, you will receive an extract that proves the legality of the repair and construction works.
💡 Do not forget that all co-owners of the apartment must participate in the preparation of documents.
Is it necessary to issue a replanning?
Back in 2017, a decision was made to ease the requirements for redevelopment. Fines, some administrative responsibility were canceled and the mandatory obtaining of a permit was waived. In fact, the legalization of redevelopment has completely become a matter of conscience of the homeowners. Many have decided that the optional "red tape" will not affect their property in any way. Yes, it is, but only up to a certain point. Laziness will creep up when you least expect it - illegal replanning will disrupt all your plans when it comes to:
- apartment sale;
- inheritance of real estate;
- donation of an object;
- registration of property as collateral for a loan;
- exchange of one apartment for another;
- other operations.
All these operations simply will not happen. If some of them can still be postponed and the necessary documents are issued late, then in case of sale, your unreliability and irresponsibility can lead to the fact that an impatient investor will invest his savings in another object. There are enough good offers on the market, so he will lose only a small part of his precious time. We advise you to resolve all matters in advance. In addition, for this you will only need:
- documents of owners (identification code and passport);
- old technical passport (if available);
- documents confirming ownership of the apartment.
Feel free to contact us after the legalization of the redevelopment if you want to sell your property or start making money from it. leasing. Income, especially passive income, will never be superfluous.
