A certificate of residence is an official document confirming the fact of residence at the designated address. This paper may be required to be presented at a medical institution, when filing a claim, etc.
The document contains the following information:
- Full name of the person.
- Date of Birth.
- Its registration address.
- Information about persons who live with the applicant (often his relatives).
- Important information about the apartment.
Below is a sample certificate from the place of residence. It is drawn up on a ready-made form (its official name: Form 9).
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About living at your place of residence
Issued to citizen Vasily Ivanovich Pupkin, stating that he is registered and lives at the address: Volgograd region, Volgograd, st. Lenina, 3, apt. 33.
Apartment No. 33 of building No. 3 on the street. Lenin in Volgograd with an area of 33 sq.m. belongs to Pupkin V.G.
Registered at the above address are:
- Pupkin V.G.;
- Pupkin V.V. – son of Pupkin V.G.;
- Pupkina A.B. – wife of Pupkin V.G.
The document also indicates the date of issue and its validity period. The form must have the official’s signature and seal.
Types of registration
Among other facts, registration and its type are indicated. It comes in several types, so it is described in detail in the document.
At the place of residence
The type of registration reflects the obligation of a citizen of the Russian Federation to inform the state of the address that he has chosen as his permanent residence. This type has replaced registration, although people often use the traditional term. The state does not have the right to prohibit a person from registering at a chosen address, but only the owner of the living space decides whether to register the person.
By place of stay
A citizen registered at one address can live in another location for a long time (more than 3 months), for example, for the purposes of professional activity or study. Such long-term stays must be reported. For this purpose, temporary registration is proposed, when the citizen is not deregistered at his place of residence. If the place of permanent and temporary residence is in the same subject of the Russian Federation, there is no need to report the location of your temporary stay.
Form of certificate of registration at the place of stay
What can you not pay?
You can not pay for utilities not only if you do not live in the apartment, but also in cases of poor-quality services provided. Important indicators of service provision are uninterrupted service and quality. These parameters are enshrined in RF PP N 354 dated 05/06/2011. Therefore, if residents receive housing and utility services in unspecified quantities and of inadequate quality, they have the right not to pay for them, or to reduce the payment tariff.
You may not pay or reduce your payment for:
- Water, if it is not supplied around the clock and intermittently.
- Cold water, if it is not suitable for drinking (rusty, cloudy, smells).
- Hot water if its temperature is below 50° C (minimum threshold).
- Heating, if room temperature standards are not observed: in rooms not lower than +18° C, in corner rooms not lower than +20° C.
- Heating that is supplied intermittently during the heating season.
- Electricity, if the voltage and frequency of electricity does not meet the standards: 220 V +/- 10% and 50 Hz +/- 0.02 Hz.
- Electricity supplied intermittently.
- Gas if it is turned off for more than 4 hours a month.
The quality of the services provided is specified in the relevant documents:
- water supply in SanPiN 2.1.4.1074–01;
- power supply in accordance with GOST 13109–97 and GOST 29322–92;
- gas supply in accordance with GOST 5542–2014;
- heating in Federal Law No. 190-FZ “On Heat Supply” dated July 27, 2010 and RF Regulation No. 808 dated August 8, 2012.
If there are violations in the provision of services, then it is necessary to call a utility service employee, record the fact of the violation, and draw up a written complaint (a collective one can be used). A recalculation due to improper service must be requested within 30 days.
Important! If it is impossible to resolve controversial issues with the Criminal Code, you can contact the prosecutor's office, Rospotrebnadzor and even the court.
Let's take a closer look at when you can avoid paying for housing and communal services.
If you don't live in an apartment
No one is exempt from paying for housing and communal services, even if the apartment is not used for living. Because according to Art. 31 of the Housing Code of the Russian Federation, the burden of paying for utilities and other services is borne by all capable residents registered (temporarily and permanently) in this premises. How can you pay for services if you don’t live in an apartment?
If the apartment has individual meters for the consumption of heat, gas, light, water, then the fee is charged according to the readings. But in their absence, the amount for the use of resources is charged according to the standards for everyone registered in the apartment.
However, you can request a recalculation for services that were not actually received by citizens. Next, we’ll look at what services you can get a recalculation for if you don’t live in an apartment :
- water supply;
- drainage;
- gas supply;
- power supply
Important! Heating charges will be charged even if no one lives in the residential premises. Since it is impossible to disconnect the apartment individually from the heating system due to the specifics of the engineering systems.
If no one is registered in the apartment
Payment for utilities and contributions for general house needs must be made by the owner, even if no one is registered in the apartment. The following question arises: if I am not registered in the apartment and am not its owner, do I have to pay for services?
Other citizens, if they are registered in one place and live in another, that is, have a temporary registration in another residential area, are exempt from paying housing and communal services at the place of permanent registration, since they pay at the place of residence. If there are no meters in the apartment, the payment will be recalculated . When individual metering devices are installed in housing, payment is made according to meter readings. It is more difficult in a situation without metering devices.
If a citizen does not live and is not registered at the same time in a residential building, then he is not obliged to pay housing and communal services.
If a citizen is the owner of a residential premises, then he is obliged to bear the burden of maintaining it, even if he is not registered in it and lives in another territory.
The owner is obliged to pay:
- intercom (or turn it off);
- contributions for major repairs;
- payment for the maintenance of entrances;
- cleaning the area adjacent to the house.
These payments are calculated only on the basis of a certificate of ownership, therefore the owner is obliged to pay for these needs, even if he does not live in the apartment and is registered in another residential area, since they are directly related to the maintenance of the housing.
Registered residents, when living in another territory, are exempt from paying for general house needs if they can document their residence in another place.
During vacation
Saving on rent while on vacation is easy. The basis for this may be the circumstance if a person does not live in the apartment for more than 5 days in a row. Recalculation is carried out only if there are no meters in the apartment.
Let's look in detail at how not to pay for the above utilities while on vacation :
- Contact the RC or MFC (before or after your vacation).
- Provide a package of documents (owner’s passport; documents for housing for which you need to recalculate).
- Fill out an application for recalculation.
- Attach documents confirming the absence of a family member.
- Recalculation will be made within 5 working days.
If a person is planning a longer absence, then it is important to know that you can only apply 6 months in advance. Therefore, you can apply after arrival and submit documents confirming departure for more than six months.
The RC sends the completed application with copies of attached documents to the main office (the originals may be required). Based on this, payment is recalculated. It will affect charges for the consumption of cold and hot water, electricity, and gas. In the absence of individual consumption meters, the payment is reduced or waived completely. If meters are installed in the residential premises, then payment is made according to the readings.
When you may need help
This document confirms the residence or temporary stay of a person at the designated location. These facts are required for the following purposes:
- To obtain compensation, allowances and benefits, including preferential medical care, a document must be provided;
- to receive appropriate services at a health care facility. When wishing to register at a medical institution at the location of his residence, sometimes the patient must present a supporting document;
- to file a claim in court. Often, a judicial institution is selected taking into account the location where the plaintiff is registered, so a certificate of this type is required to confirm this information. When spouses divorce through court, it is necessary to make a decision with which of the former spouses the child will remain. To do this, the court needs to know about the living conditions of each of them;
- to submit a request for improvement of living conditions. To take part in government programs, you must provide information about the place and conditions of your current residence;
- for taxpayer registration. The Federal Tax Service may inquire about the residence of the taxpayer in order to register him;
- to enter into inheritance. Information about the address where the testator lived before death is provided to the notary among other documents for opening the inheritance;
- for training. Children living nearby are enrolled in secondary schools, and this fact must be proven;
- for social mortgage;
- for concluding legal transactions, for example, with real estate.
Men will need similar paper for the military registration and enlistment office. The young man registers with the military by providing official documents.
Is it possible to register like this?
The current law is clear - citizens must live at the place of registration, that is, registration. What are the consequences of living without registration and what punishment awaits violators of law and order? To understand the essence of the issue, let us clarify the wording of the concepts - place of registration and place of actual residence.
This address is entered into the state accounting system and is considered the official place of residence of the person, where she can be found if necessary. Actual place of residence is a residential premises in which an individual lives, with or without registration.
The absence of any form of registration during long-term residence in a certain territory is interpreted as a violation of Law No. 5242-I, being a form of fictitious registration.
Often, when filling out official documents, people write: “I do not live at the official address.” How long can you live without registration without breaking the law?
In addition to the direct violation, living without a registration document causes a lot of inconvenience to relatives, law enforcement officers, representatives of banks and insurance companies trying to contact this person.
A certificate of non-residence at the place of registration eliminates many of the inconveniences that await an unregistered person, since most institutions, organizations and departments operate on a territorial principle.
Unofficially living citizens are not served in medical institutions, banks, schools, kindergartens and other institutions assigned to a certain territory.
Who can get a certificate
The following categories of citizens can pick it up:
- any adult applicant, provided that he is officially registered at the address for which he needs a certificate;
- the owner of the living space has the right to obtain a certificate, even if his registration address is different. Then he confirms his right to own the proper title papers.
It is worth noting that a person living in a living space without official registration can obtain a certificate of residence by providing a power of attorney from the owner of the apartment.
What does the sample look like?
The above information indicates that there are several types of papers about the actual habitat. The contents of the paper are determined by the specific case, for example, the status of the person applying, or the intended purpose.
It is worth paying attention to the fact that any paper is a document, and it will not have legal force without the appropriate details. These include:
- name of the certificate;
- number;
- date of registration;
- signature of a representative of the official authority;
- stamp.
Warning
Depending on the essence of the requested paper, what its purpose is, the document will display information about the size of the living space, the number of people registered in it, indicating the date of birth and other personal data. Often, a certificate of actual place of residence is required to confirm the registration in an apartment (house) of a minor citizen (under 18 years of age).
Required documents to obtain a certificate
Since various institutions themselves determine what specific official documents they need, the applicant should decide in advance where exactly he will apply with this request:
- Only the passport is presented at the passport office;
- The MFC requires an extract from the house register and birth certificates of children.
The management company also requires only the applicant’s passport, since this organization already has all the other information.
Sample certificate of employment
- First, indicate the full name of the company, just below its actual address and telephone number.
- Next, put the date the document was compiled, then in the middle the word “Certificate” and its number according to the organization’s internal document flow.
- Then comes the actual necessary information: here you must completely enter the last name, first name, and patronymic of the employee for whom the certificate is intended, as well as certify the necessary facts.
- After this, if the employee has named the recipient of receipt, you can indicate to whom the certificate will be presented.
- At the bottom, the document must be signed by either the director of the company or his authorized representative (indicating the position and a transcript of the signature).
Terms of certificate production and its cost
The certificate is issued free of charge, so any demands for payment are illegal. As for the duration of its registration, each institution has its own deadlines:
- The passport office issues the paper in about half an hour from the moment of request, but there may be a delay due to the heavy workload of the institution’s employees. The maximum waiting period is two hours;
- The management company issues a certificate a few hours after the request.
The longest waiting period is associated with receipt through Russian Post if it is not possible to personally visit any of the institutions. The request reaches the authority within a few days, then it is processed for 1-2 days, after which the certificate is issued and sent to the applicant’s address.
Pensions and Laws
Subsequently, the food supply was announced, so please note the issue sheet dated January 25, 2013 to the Ministry of Regional Development, Activities, Housing and Communal Affairs and the Ministry of Internal Affairs of Ukraine No. 1224/CH mta No. 7/20=1079. At the present time, passport holders may have the right to see more specified approvals for housing and communal services, OSBB, and KP. It is important to note that this is one of the main legislative documents that govern housing and communal services, OSBB, KP and the Rules for the reduction of residential buildings and residential areas approved by the order of the Ministry of Regional Development, Public Works and Housing and Communal Services. arstva No. 76 dated 05/17/2005 rock.
Is it possible to refuse to issue a certificate due to housing and communal services debts?
Although refusal is not provided for at the legislative level, such cases do occur. A common reason is debt to pay utility bills. However, this situation is unlawful, therefore, if it arises, you must contact the relevant authorities with a complaint against the employee who allowed himself to refuse.
Another reason for refusal may be a lack of necessary official papers. This problem can be easily solved: you just need to bring the missing certificates to complete the package of documents.
A certificate of residence is an important document that may be required for various purposes. The procedure for obtaining it is quite simple and does not require any payment.
Cohabitation Act
Only a commission consisting of authorized representatives of municipal structures, three neighbors and a district police officer can draw up such an act.
How to compose it? The form of drawing up the act is arbitrary, but there are several mandatory points that the document must contain:
- date of compilation and residential address of the person being inspected;
- passport details of the person being checked;
- evidence of his absence or presence in the specified place;
- information about the current location, if any;
- surnames, initials and passport details of everyone who took part in recording the fact of residence;
- signatures of participants.
Testimony confirming cohabitation and the composition of residents is a prerequisite. The neighbors must also draw up an act indicating:
- surnames, initials and passport details;
- information about the persons who conducted the inspection;
- signatures of inspection participants;
- date of drawing up the act.
The certificate filled out by neighbors must be signed by a representative of the housing department or a local commissioner. To compile it, it is most convenient to use a sample, which can be downloaded here.
Photo 1. Sample certificate of cohabitation.
This certificate does not have an official form; it can be compiled arbitrarily. But the document will acquire legal force only when it contains the basic provisions required by law.
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