SIBERIAN LAW HERALD
ISSN 2071-8136 (print)
ISSN 2071-8144 (online)

List of issues > Siberian Law Herald 2026. 2

Received on 13.03.2026; approved on 15.05.2026; accepted for publication on 08.05.2026


Problems of Illegal Privatization of Residential Premises and Ways to Solve Them

Author(s)
Bezik Nina Vadimovna
Abstract
Legislation imposes restrictions on the privatization of residential premises by legal entities. The undisputed right to privatize these properties is granted only to citizens. This article analyzes cases of illegal privatization of residential premises assigned to state and municipal enterprises, with government inaction, and explores ways to protect these violated rights. It notes that legislative changes in 2021 have worsened the situation for citizens and proposes a solution
Keywords
privatization of residential premises, the right of citizens to privatize residential premises, illegal privatization, the Law on the implementation of the Housing Code of the Russian Federation
About the Authors
Bezik Nina Vadimovna – Candidate of Juridical Sciences, Associate Professor, Department of Civil Law, Law Institute, Irkutsk State University (1, K. Marx st., Irkutsk, 664003, Russian Federation), ORCID: 0000-0002-5330-5196, Researcher ID: AGY-7117-2022, RSCI Author ID: 525347, e-mail: NVBezik@yandex.ru
For citation
Bezik N.V. Problemy nezakonnoy privatizatsii zhilykh pomeshcheniy i puti ikh resheniya [Problems of Illegal Privatization of Residential Premises and Ways to Solve Them] Sibirskij yuridicheskij vestnik [Siberian Law Herald]. 2026, no 2 (113), pp. 67–74. – DOI 10.26516/2071-8136.2026.2.67 (in Russian).
UDC
347.232
DOI
https://doi.org/10.26516/2071-8136.2026.2.67
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