In most cases, you can only live illegally in garages that have been converted into residences. In our conversation with the following person on this subject: RIA News said Sergei Gavrilov, a member of the State Duma of the Communist Party of the Russian Federation.
“Recently, the practice of informally converting old brick garages and the second floors built on top of them into residential buildings has become widespread. Some people choose such garage studios (…) as an alternative to rented rooms and apartments,” said Gavrilov.
The MP explained that advertisements for sale can often be found on the Internet and it is often reported that the converted garage is equipped with all the necessary amenities.
However, according to the law, you cannot live in a garage, which is a non-residential building, and it is impossible to register there. Additionally, according to the MP, the use of a garage as a residence falls within the scope of Article 8.8. Code of Administrative Offenses of the Russian Federation “use of land for purposes other than its intended purpose” with a fine of up to 200 thousand rubles.
The only way to legalize such housing is to change the type of permitted use of the land and obtain permission to build residential buildings.
“Most of the “residential garages” do not have proper registration and do not comply with the norms and requirements of the residential law,” the MP concluded.
Russians on October 30 began to buy garages more oftenthe demand for them increased by 17%, and the average cost of such a purchase became clear.
Russians have been reminded of this need before. tax payments Until December 1.